News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:NY Times Articles on HN by ColinWright on Sunday December 29, 2013 @09:46AM (#6979656)
Looking at how long these accounts have been registered, initial results are:

    created:  854 days ago	    created:  601 days ago
    created:  923 days ago	    created: 2466 days ago
    created:   13 days ago	    created: 1304 days ago
    created: 1311 days ago	    created: 1983 days ago
    created: 1168 days ago	    created:  500 days ago
    created:  319 days ago	    created: 1286 days ago
    created:  305 days ago	    created:  817 days ago
    created: 1793 days ago	    created: 1822 days ago
    created:   89 days ago	    created: 1444 days ago
    created:  899 days ago	    created:  491 days ago
    created:  736 days ago	    created:  649 days ago
    created: 1160 days ago	    created: 1767 days ago
    created:  363 days ago	    created:  560 days ago
    created: 1554 days ago	    created:  863 days ago
    created:   81 days ago	    created: 1169 days ago
    created: 1316 days ago	    created:  310 days ago
    created:  504 days ago	    created:  176 days ago
    created: 2015 days ago	    created:  142 days ago
    created:  838 days ago
Now complete.

So no, these don't appear to be newly registered accounts specifically for the purpose of shilling for NYT. Why do you want there to be a conspiracy?

Re:NY Times Articles on HN by iamjdg on Sunday December 29, 2013 @09:55AM (#6979688)
Great detective work!...oh i don't know why I want there to be a conspiracy, maybe my own life is not exciting enough :)