This is shitty advice. It gets you to the front page, sure -- but something that isn't interesting still won't be interesting no matter how many votes. There's

This is shitty advice. It gets you to the front page, sure -- but something that isn't interesting still won't be interesting no matter how many votes. There's a secret to getting your Show HN to the front page: make something genuinely interesting. Do it, and it's dead simple to get on the front page.