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HN is weird sometimes: this submission of mine was made earlier, on the same subject, and only attracted a few sparse comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19803586

I am always interested in looking at cases like these and try to discern why one submission received a lot more attention than another one. I guess it's more haruspex than science.

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It’s all about that headline. Yours conveys a reference to information, this one conveys the interesting part up front. In a world where both print and digital media are seeing consolidation and bankruptcy almost daily, this is a story of an outlet with quality journalism making a profit. It made my Friday.

I would guess it depends at what time you post. Posting at 3am would have different results than a 3pm post.

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