Meta question about ranking - why is this article so high? Right now it's #39, 12 pts in 17 hours. It is above an article with 43 points in 16 hours and one wi

Meta question about ranking - why is this article so high? Right now it's #39, 12 pts in 17 hours. It is above an article with 43 points in 16 hours and one with 324 in 22 hours. For a while yesterday it was near the top of the front page with 3 points. Does wired.com get a big boost, or is there something else going on?