In response to some of the points being raised in the thread, and to provide some sorely needed data, here are some snapshots of the HN "newest" page taken sinc

In response to some of the points being raised in the thread, and to provide some sorely needed data, here are some snapshots of the HN "newest" page taken since Feb 2009: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2254397 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2254397