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It likely has a dependency on HN: looking up users, karma, etc., which is just simpler to do on the same machine.
by kmt 17y ago
It likely has a dependency on HN: looking up users, karma, etc., which is just simpler to do on the same machine.
- markbao 17y agoRanking applications by HN karma? I hope not.
- davidu 17y agoThey've been clear that they do look at your HN posts and comments, etc. It may or may not be used for ranking in specific, but it's definitely used and they've always been upfront about that when asked.
- idoh 17y agoAlso, they use hacker news to communicate to applicants. I applied a while back, and one day while browsing I got a message through HN, something like "pg has a question for you" in the header bar. Clicking through is the question, and place to put the answer. Basically, there's a whole messaging system in hacker news that most people don't see.
- markbao 17y agoYeah, this is known :) but an algo that incorporates HN karma wouldn't be the best thing :P
- Xichekolas 17y agoI was told once that they don't rank on karma, but if they recognize your name from discussions around here it helps your case.