https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 although the algorithm might have changed since then. Roughly, a recent post with few points can rank higher than an old one with many points.
For example I wonder if that algorithm (which I don't understand) takes into account (or has changed to take into account) the source link of the story (in this case wsj.com). Either positive or negative. (Maybe it says that already?)
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 although the algorithm might have changed since then. Roughly, a recent post with few points can rank higher than an old one with many points.
For example I wonder if that algorithm (which I don't understand) takes into account (or has changed to take into account) the source link of the story (in this case wsj.com). Either positive or negative. (Maybe it says that already?)
HN has domain penalties as well as keyword penalties.
Here's dang talking about the NSA and Snowden keyword penalties yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9097596