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Re:Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool by frooodle on Saturday May 04, 2024 @11:04AM (#40258191)
Creator here, there was a big HN post that caused that big boom during Christmas
Re:Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool by nikisweeting on Saturday May 04, 2024 @04:01PM (#40259926)
Got it! Strange that such a big post doesn't show up in that Google search! Really makes me lose trust in Google for basic research like that (sigh)

Sorry for insinuating that you maybe bought stars and congrats on the great project growth!

Hopefully if nothing else, my comment will answer this question for others that had the same "partially written by ChatGPT" == "willing to use bots for growth" suspicion.