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Re:Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone ... by melling on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @01:49PM (#6992109)
When I made the comment it wasn't, and I had the only comment. It took about an 45 minutes to gain any traction, which can be verified by the age of the comments.

The original story would have been on the front page in minutes, with dozens of comments.

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Re:Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone ... by Touche on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @03:02PM (#6992526)
If the difference between a sensationalist vs. reaction article is only 45 minutes I think HN is doing fairly well compared to other online communities.
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Re:Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone ... by melling on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @03:37PM (#6992701)
A story is almost gone in 45 minutes on HN. You'll often notice people complaining about posting a story posted a day earlier that didn't get any traction and is highly voted on resubmission. Someone has to start a conversion or it has to get up voted quickly. I was the 4th upvote and the first comment.
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