I mean, it’s pretty cool. There’s that fact. But my guess it’s probably being drive to top due to the parallels to 2001. I’d imagine there’s a large Kubrick fanbase on HN, if not just a 2001 fanbase.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(short_story)
> The book was credited to Clarke alone.
TIL :)