So by HN standards (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html) this is unequivocally a dupe. But the community interest here seems genuine, so we won't apply the full penalty.
No community reaction doesn't mean anything. HN is so competitive these days, any submission HAS to get 5 upvotes within 10 minutes in order to reach the front page, and only when it reaches the front page will enough people upvote it. It's a catch-22.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7604787
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7682173
So by HN standards (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html) this is unequivocally a dupe. But the community interest here seems genuine, so we won't apply the full penalty.