HACKER Q&A
📣 audiodude

Why is it even possible to post content when it's not 9am-11am US ET?


The sure should just lock you out. No one will see posts submitted outside this window...


  👤 latexr Accepted Answer ✓
There are other countries in the world. Those countries have people in them, and those people also use the internet. That includes HN.

The last reported stats by dang (years ago) put US users at about half the traffic.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40745850

Furthermore, there are people in the US awake before your time frame.