Author here. There’s a longer description in the Github readme: https://github.com/ejamesc/go-hn-confidence https://github.com/ejamesc/go-hn-confidence I shoul

Author here. There’s a longer description in the Github readme: https://github.com/ejamesc/go-hn-confidence https://github.com/ejamesc/go-hn-confidence I should note that while this site is how I weaned myself off Hacker News, it’s no longer as useful as it was in the past (hnconf has existed for 6 years). I’ve a feeling dang has taken this observation into account (that upvote to comment ratio is a signal of quality) and they’ve adjusted HN’s ranking algo accordingly. I still use the site, but for a different reason: a site that updates once every 30 minutes is far less addictive than a site that updates all the time. Shameless plug: if you’re interested in little career optimisations like these, you might want to check out my writing at https://commoncog.com/blog https://commoncog.com/blog