For those confused about why you would want to optimize the amount of time on the /newest page: I believe it comes from a comment that pg(?) made at some point

For those confused about why you would want to optimize the amount of time on the /newest page: I believe it comes from a comment that pg(?) made at some point that once an article falls off the first page of /newest, it's pretty much impossible to get on to the front page. I'm not sure if that's part of the algorithm, or just an observation he was making though. So, spending more time on /newest means that you have more opportunity to make it on to the front page.