Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon–And Everyone Else

Re:Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon–And Every... by hellbanner on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @12:51PM (#9102247)

Can someone explain HN's front page algorithm? This is on the front page with 0 comments & 4 points.

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Re:Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon–And Every... by olalonde on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @12:57PM (#9102303)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 although the algorithm might have changed since then. Roughly, a recent post with few points can rank higher than an old one with many points.

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Re:Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon–And Every... by larrys on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @01:20PM (#9102447)

For example I wonder if that algorithm (which I don't understand) takes into account (or has changed to take into account) the source link of the story (in this case wsj.com). Either positive or negative. (Maybe it says that already?)

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Re:Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon–And Every... by bri3d on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @01:36PM (#9102572)

HN has domain penalties as well as keyword penalties.

Here's dang talking about the NSA and Snowden keyword penalties yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9097596

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