Amazing video showing what it is like to run solo as a blind person

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14 pointsjjacobs224 comments

The most amazing thing about this for me was that YouTube reports that there were only 152 views when I watched it, and zero comments. And the link has 7 points on HN, Yet this link made it to the front page of HN (currently the 8th highest link).

I guess I thought it would have to be clicked on a few more times, to get up to number 8!

There must be some high-karma people who voted this up.

Anybody know what the HN algorithm is, to get this onto the front page?

I don't think the algorithm currently gives extra weight to high-karma users (there are however penalties for voting rings, flags, etc.). To hit the frontpage, you just need a certain number of votes in a short time.

I also wouldn't count on the YouTube views instantly reflecting all activity.

YouTube's view count isn't real-time.

I don't usually get motion-sickness but this was unwatchable. The verbal commentary was quite interesting though.

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