[captn3m0]

1. You can download the dataset using http://hn.algolia.com/api. Mind the rate-limits, though.

2. This has already been done quite a few times by various apps, most prominently here: http://algorithmia.com/demo/hn (http://blog.algorithmia.com/post/86295023534/algorithmic-tag...)

[tucson]

http://hn.algolia.com/api Thanks. How many requests would that require ?

http://algorithmia.com/demo/hn does not work for me.

[captn3m0]

The first link states at the bottom: "We are limiting the number of API requests from a single IP to 10,000 per hour. "

The hn/tag demo works one time out of five refreshes for me, so keep trying. Here's a screenshot in case that doesn't work: http://imgur.com/yPF0hkn

[tucson]

Thank you. I appreciate the screenshot. Interesting; I get the feeling the tag algorithm is crucial to make it work. Not sure it's such a clear no-brainer as I first imagined it...

[stevekemp]

See the new API too:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8422599