What's the rule to order HN posts? 2 points by xxiao 14y ago ↗ HN by date, comments, points, or what? it's hard to find this out and it appears orderless to me.
[–] IanDrake 14y ago ↗ I think it's an internal number based on all those factors but they're probably weighted and decayed.
[–] gvb 14y ago ↗ You can download the source to find out: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=830445 [–] mooism2 14y ago ↗ It's a non-linear function of age, points, flags and perhaps other factors too. But the source is definitive, yes.
[–] mooism2 14y ago ↗ It's a non-linear function of age, points, flags and perhaps other factors too. But the source is definitive, yes.
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