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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 although the algorithm might have changed since then. Roughly, a recen
by olalonde 12y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 although the algorithm might have changed since then. Roughly, a recent post with few points can rank higher than an old one with many points.
- larrys 12y agoFor example I wonder if that algorithm (which I don't understand) takes into account (or has changed to take into account) the source link of the story (in this case wsj.com). Either positive or negative. (Maybe it says that already?)
- bri3d 12y agoHN has domain penalties as well as keyword penalties. Here's dang talking about the NSA and Snowden keyword penalties yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9097596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9097596