Offtopic, but I found this interesting tidbit from the how to get on hn frontpage article:

  To get to the front page, you only need 5 or 6 upvotes, within the first five to ten minutes

Is hn really this easy to game? I wonder what all has changed on the backend since 2013... I'm sure quite a bit, given the increased presents of sockpuppetry/bots on the net.

edit: A quote of dang that evokes great irony given the source:

  Articles that try to make a system out of how they succeeded on HN always miss this point.