alt Hacker NewsMaybe that means you're a net newbie (noobie, noob).
noob = new user
new = I think this might be a mistake? Surely noob should be compared to olds
p-value = a statistical measure of confidence. In academic science a value < 0.05 is considered "statistically significant".
It's from where the comment is sourced.
/noobcomments vs /newcomments. New is new as in recent.