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gregsadetsky

HACKER NEWS ● TRACKED BY VIRALHUNT SINCE MAR 2018 ▲ 404% · 30D 10.3K FOLLOWERS OFFICIAL PROFILE ↗

“hi@greg.technology<p>---<p>Cofounder of a web mapping startup acquired by Apple.<p>Received awards from the US Coast Guard and the Governor General of Canada for creating a map that helped rescue 1,700 people during Hurricane Harvey.<p>---<p>Currently refurbishing laptops with robots! https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reviserobotics.com&#x2F; (YC W25).<p>Also worked on Disco, an open source self-hosting software: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;disco.cloud&#x2F;<p>See my talk about it at the Recurse Center: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;z2lP7C8VT6M<p>And this (slightly less chaotic) Devtools FM episode: https:&#x2F;&”

gregsadetsky is a Hacker News page with 10.3K followers, tracked by ViralHunt since March 2018. Across 143 tracked posts they have accumulated 26.4K total engagement — an average of 185 per post. Their engagement over the last 30 days is up 404% versus the previous month.

143posts tracked
26.4Ktotal engagement
13.5Ktotal points
6.5Ktotal comments

Most viral posts by gregsadetsky

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EFF is leaving X
Apr 9, 2026
POI 1.4K COM 1.3K
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POI 877 COM 515
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POI 618 COM 327
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Show HN: Boing
Nov 30, 2025
POI 782 COM 147
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POI 280 COM 381
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Flipper One Tech Specs
May 20, 2026
POI 526 COM 177
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POI 269 COM 294
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POI 580 COM 127
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Who is gregsadetsky?

gregsadetsky is a Hacker News creator with 10.3K followers. ViralHunt has tracked 143 of their posts since March 2018, 26.4K engagement in all, about 185 per post. Their own words: “hi@greg.technology<p>---<p>Cofounder of a web mapping startup acquired by Apple.<p>Received awards from the US Coast Guard and the Governor General of Canada fo”

What is their most viral post?

EFF is leaving X, posted Apr 9, 2026: 4.1K engagement, 1.4K points, which is 22 times their average post.

When does gregsadetsky post?

Mostly on Wednesdays, around 18:00 UTC: 29% of their tracked posts fall in the three hours around that time. Over the last 90 days they published about 8.2 posts a week.

Is gregsadetsky growing?

Their engagement over the last 30 days is up 404% against the 30 days before. Their newest tracked post is from Nov 9, 2026.

Which creators are similar?

On Hacker News, the creators ViralHunt ranks next to them: todsacerdoti, ingve, pseudolus, tosh, zdw.

When gregsadetsky posts

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Latest tracked posts by gregsadetsky

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Nov 9, 2026
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