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User Spotlight
Pick a Hacker News user
Type any username above and press Explore to build a deep portrait of their Hacker News life.
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Career arc
Every story this user posted in the selected window. Hover a dot for the title. The dashed line is a rolling median.
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Personal heartbeat
When this user submits, hour by hour of the week (UTC).
Listening
Distinctive words
Words this user uses in story titles more often than the average HN user. Size is the relative lift.
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Biggest hits
The five highest-scoring stories in the selected window.
Discussion magnets
High comment count relative to score. Posts that sparked threads disproportionate to the upvotes they got.