>> "I don't understand why that merits the #1 ranking on HN" Because enough people upvoted it to get it there. The Magazine, although not focussed on tech, I a

>> "I don't understand why that merits the #1 ranking on HN" Because enough people upvoted it to get it there. The Magazine, although not focussed on tech, I assume attracts a large tech audience (the people on HN). Marco is a well known person in the development community and I'm sure quite a few people saw the post on his blog and submitted here gaining it upvotes.