alt Hacker NewsAt the moment this story has 2 upvotes in a half hour and is in the 8th position on the front page. Apparently HN has a fairy godmother algorithm that randomly promotes posts.
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mdrachuk • today at 4:11 PM
Great work HN team, since it’s indeed an interesting story.
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mr_toad • today at 4:32 PM
Mods might be amused to be described as fairly godmothers.
That is indeed how it works
https://news.ycombinator.com/pool
But not in this case. It's a slow Sunday afternoon and getting a few upvotes quickly is enough