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Compare conversation breadth—not repeated keywords—normalized for changes in total HN activity.

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Interest over time
Values are indexed from 0–100 against the highest point in this comparison. Resolution: dayly.

What's driving the conversation

HN stories contributing most strongly to the selected topics in this chart window.

Startups
Startup companies and entrepreneurship

5

Interest

17

Stories

25

Authors

Confidence: medium

Open Source
Open-source software and communities

17

Interest

51

Stories

70

Authors

Confidence: high

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Topics appearing in the same distinct HN stories over the last 30 days.

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