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Some time back PG posted the exact algorithm used. If you search through his history you'll be able to find it. Use searchyc.com to do it.
by mixmax 17y ago
Some time back PG posted the exact algorithm used. If you search through his history you'll be able to find it. Use searchyc.com to do it.
- aarongough 17y agoThank-you mixmax. I had looked for this before, but last time I searched using Google and came up with no useful results. For posterity: PG explaining the algorithm that determines the 'hotness' of an item here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38704
- aarongough 17y agoI just saw why you knew the answer to this question, you posted a similar question a while back! History repeats... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=166833 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=166833