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austenallred on June 6, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Posting to HN is like exposing yourself to the eye...

That account says 7-8 AM EST is the easiest to get on the front page, whereas in the evening will stay on the front page the longest (notably mostly during the middle of the night). (tl;dr 9-10 AM is the overall best)

carbocation on June 6, 2013 [–]

That's for maximizing your likelihood of hitting the front page.

If you continue reading, it also states that to maximize time on the front page, submitting between 8-9 PM EST is optimal.

It concludes with an overall optimal posting time of 9-10 AM EST, or 7AM - noon more generally.

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