If those upvotes are fast enough, it will have a very high score, and it will shoot straight onto the top of HN. ~(Score) = votes / time Also, people open lin

If those upvotes are fast enough, it will have a very high score, and it will shoot straight onto the top of HN. ~(Score) = votes / time Also, people open links, upvote if they like it, and then continue reading (most of the time). That way if their reading is interrupted, they can check their "saved stories" to get back to reading later.