From the site: > the best articles to read on HN are the ones with a high upvote-to-discussion ratio. Mostly because controversial pieces tend to produce a dis

From the site: > the best articles to read on HN are the ones with a high upvote-to-discussion ratio. Mostly because controversial pieces tend to produce a disproportionate number of comments compared to upvotes I don't know if this is a perfect way to capture interesting things. Many times I read the headline on HN and then go straight to the discussion. What HN really needs is an algo that matches interesting articles to your profile. I use hckrnews.com to filter out the most upvoted and commented top posts. But I often find that things that interest me the most may not be the most voted or commented on items.