I'm really curious how stuff like this gets to the top of HN? In my opinion this is simply a publicity stunt surrounding the interest of HN celebrities, and I wonder who thought this was such a good post?

Personally I feel that way too many of the front page threads some YC company posting some blog post about the HN zeitgeist of the week. That or job postings from YC backed companies.

Maybe I'll get downvotes but it seems like some YC companies are trying to game the system and use their sway here to get unwarranted buzz. I know the site is YC run, but personally I would like to see the focus on YC companies de-emphasized a bit here.