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The Truth About Lying

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Re: The Truth About Lying

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Why is this on the fp with just 2 points after 13 minutes?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=231191

"(p - 1) / (t + 2)^1.5 where p = points and t = age in hours"

But, it stands to reason that there could be a bit of extra juice someone can apply to get neat articles on the front page. Maybe someone who is 'trusted' was one of the voters.

Re: The Truth About Lying

#4

Why is this on the fp with just 2 points after 13 minutes?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=231191 "(p - 1) / (t + 2)^1.5 where p = points and t = age in hours" But, it stands to reason that there could be a bit of extra juice someone can apply to get neat articles on the front page. Maybe someone who is 'trusted' was one of the voters.

Ah thanks, I thought it was some kind of bug.