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Browsing in Public

We couldn't settle whether Browsing in Public's website (inpubliq.com) still works when we checked it on 22 October 2026.

Website
unverified
Evidence
Site check
Last checked
2026-10-22
Posted to Show HN
2023-05-11
Where
Show HN
Attention
5 points

What we know

Browsing in Public was posted to Show HN on 2023-05-11, at inpubliq.com. We could not settle this either way.

We don't know from this record whether the product still operates, what it charged, or, if it's gone, why. Across the whole register, 22% of launches whose status we could settle are gone.

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Evidence

What the check recorded: unverified (unreachable:UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), at https://inpubliq.com.

The original Show HN post · Report a correction — a domain can vanish while a product moves or rebrands, and stay up after it shuts down.

Questions about Browsing in Public

Is Browsing in Public still in business?
We couldn't settle whether Browsing in Public's website (inpubliq.com) still works when we checked it on 22 October 2026. Check the site yourself before relying on it.
What happened to Browsing in Public?
We could not settle this either way. The register records what our checks found, not why; any shutdown reason would come from the founders.
When did Browsing in Public launch?
Browsing in Public was posted to Show HN on 11 May 2023.

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How we know. Show HN and Product Hunt entries are judged by asking the domain whether it still answers: gone means it no longer resolves, refuses the connection, serves a parking page, or says plainly that it has shut down. An HTTP error is not counted as gone — a server that answers 404 is one somebody still pays for. Y Combinator entries use the status YC itself publishes (active, inactive, acquired or public), which is why only those can say acquired or public. Search the whole register.