While not specific to ASK HN submissions, in my experience it's almost useless to submit in the evening (EST). I have submitted several interesting stories that

While not specific to ASK HN submissions, in my experience it's almost useless to submit in the evening (EST). I have submitted several interesting stories that were ignored due to the time of their submission. Two examples: IBM and the Jeopardy Challenge: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1566395 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1566395 The Day Einstein Died: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1492997 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1492997