[qup]

It seemed ridiculous to me that it could make the top of HN. It was a question with no discussion, yet.

If it had a discussion or even a good answer, it would have made perfect sense.

I assumed the goal would be stack overflow karma, as that's actually valuable.

[godelski]

It rose to the top because of the question, the link about France, and because new posts get higher weights. It is at 79pts and 59 comments currently and about to fall off the front page. But also on the front page is a post with 6pts and 1 comment (1hr old), 17 points and 2 comments (2 hrs), 7pts and 2 comments (30 minutes). and a few more. Just a slow Saturday.

[throwawayadvsec]

Or maybe it's the perfect place to discuss this kind of topics.

An Ask HN with the same kind of question could have reached the front page.