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Only one post crosses into 4 digit territory... http://news.ycombinator.com/over?points=1000 http://news.ycombinator.com/over?points=1000 ...it's an interesti

by arbuge 14y ago

Only one post crosses into 4 digit territory... http://news.ycombinator.com/over?points=1000 http://news.ycombinator.com/over?points=1000 ...it's an interesting one though. Justifies sticking with HN as your news outlet.

iamben 14y ago
There's been more than just this post that have got 1000+. I'm guessing this filter doesn't search the entire archive of submissions.
- kgermino 14y ago
  It only looks at articles that are in memory. You'll notice that the Steve Jobs article has made it there now that people have been opening it.
  - Achshar 14y ago
    I see, that makes sense, but why is it so? Aren't the posts stored in a database somewhere? How does it work?
  - iamben 14y ago
    Gotcha, good knowledge - thanks!
  - arbuge 14y ago
    Indeed... my original comment looks kind of dumb now. Odd algorithm though, if I may say so.
zhoutong 14y ago
That's not true. This one got 4269 points: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3078128 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3078128 Hint: Steve Jobs
tatsuke95 14y ago
Hadn't read that article. Scathing! Thanks for digging it up.
elliottcarlson 14y ago
It's still time limited as there have been posts in the past to reach those thresholds. Example: World Lens http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2014555 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2014555