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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3165679 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3165679 vs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3162752 https://news.ycombinat

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3165679 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3165679 vs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3162752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3162752 for example. If you pay attention you'll see the pattern too: If you come to HN on European mornings the things you like and click on never really get anywhere; do the same in the Stateside mornings and much the same stories go up like rockets.

ColinWright 15y ago
That's just one example - I analyzed several thousand items and found that submitting in the European morning had a significant positive effect in getting to the front page. That was 8 months ago - things may have changed. If I get time later today I'll do a different analysis.