[grzm]

All stories start out on the front page: most don’t stay there. This is relatively new (less than an hour old) during a period of relatively low activity. The fact that it may still be on the front page says more about current activity on HN than anything particular about this submission.

[saagarjha]

Do they? I think most stories don't make it past new unless they get a handful of upvotes.

[madhadron]

Thank you, that's clarifying.