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SHOW HN2026

14points
4comments
#2,473of 4,366 in 2026
Top 57%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Design: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, simple UI for comparing assets quickly

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work, clean and simple. Careful about data distribution/licensing as exchanges have explicit data distribution clauses with Yahoo. If you got permission through Yahoo you're…
      nezuzen on HN
    • Nice UI to compare different assets quickly. It would be even more useful if it showed percentage change rather than $ change.
      discordance on HN
  • Good idea for an ambient display

    From 1 comment
    • Great idea for any kind of ambient display. Could use it to CI or server stats.
      mmahemoff on HN

Objections

  • Data distribution and licensing concerns around Yahoo data

    From 1 comment
    • Nice work, clean and simple. Careful about data distribution/licensing as exchanges have explicit data distribution clauses with Yahoo. If you got permission through Yahoo you're…
      nezuzen on HN

Requests

  • Show percentage change instead of dollar change

    From 1 comment
    • Nice UI to compare different assets quickly. It would be even more useful if it showed percentage change rather than $ change.
      discordance on HN
  • Support for CI or server stats display

    From 1 comment
    • Great idea for any kind of ambient display. Could use it to CI or server stats.
      mmahemoff on HN

Questions

  • Was data licensed through Yahoo?

    From 1 comment
    • Nice work, clean and simple. Careful about data distribution/licensing as exchanges have explicit data distribution clauses with Yahoo. If you got permission through Yahoo you're…
      nezuzen on HN

Alternatives named

  • Uptimecore (maker's related project for server monitoring)

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks! I'm actually working on that as well, the favicon doesn't work yet though: - https://uptimecore.com/ - https://uptimecore.com/domains?domains=google.com Edit: note that…
      franciscop on HN

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