[pinaceae]

this is so old (2008, with updates till 2010).

why is this up again?

must have been on HN multiple times now.

[hk__2]

> must have been on HN multiple times now.

It has been posted 8 years ago [1], then again twice 7 years ago [2,3], then 3 years ago [4].

    [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1029181
    [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1278476
    [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1549613
    [4]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7791097

[dewey]

Because enough people found it interesting enough to upvote.

[icebraining]

xkcd: Ten Thousand.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, I rest my case.