This might not be the best barometer for submitting a story, but take a peak at http://www.hackrtrackr.com/ http://www.hackrtrackr.com/, I was surprised (still

This might not be the best barometer for submitting a story, but take a peak at http://www.hackrtrackr.com/ http://www.hackrtrackr.com/, I was surprised (still am) how many people participate from within middle[skewed easterly] america. I've always operated under the assumption that HN activity scales according to eastern standard time.