There's a weird bug with the infinite scroll where the page width and/or column widths randomly change slightly when I hit the bottom of the page every once in a while
jnwatson 1 hours ago [-]
I like cocktails. I like cocktail recipes. I don't know why this is on hacker news thought.
guessmyname 49 minutes ago [-]
This always happens on Sundays.
Users submit random web pages that pique their interest. Those who are merely scrolling through the “New” page find these submissions intriguing as well, leading them to upvote. These submissions gradually ascend to the top of Hacker News in place of other submissions that are typically more relevant and submitted during weekdays.
There ought to be an XKCD for this, but instead it's from the FAQ.
In short: somebody thought it was interesting enough to submit, and enough other people voted for it that it got to your attention.
That's it.
If it ends up with 2000 points and sits on the new page for 3 days, I'll be quite surprised, but strange subjects do that.
taude 1 hours ago [-]
my thoughts exactly.
billfor 50 minutes ago [-]
A drink with bourbon and rye makes no sense imho. A rye is just bourbon with a higher percent of rye and less corn. You might as well call it blending your own whiskey.
JamesSwift 4 minutes ago [-]
This is pretty common in rum drinks, especially tiki. Like you said, rye offers something unique separate from traditional “bourbon” and so the flavor profile of the end drink is different
chongli 36 minutes ago [-]
I’m a big fan of the Webtender [1]. A super old school website without style sheets. Tons of information, nicely organized, and everything loads super quickly, as it should be!
Users submit random web pages that pique their interest. Those who are merely scrolling through the “New” page find these submissions intriguing as well, leading them to upvote. These submissions gradually ascend to the top of Hacker News in place of other submissions that are typically more relevant and submitted during weekdays.
Similar, but not quite the same as https://xkcd.com/1053/
In short: somebody thought it was interesting enough to submit, and enough other people voted for it that it got to your attention.
That's it.
If it ends up with 2000 points and sits on the new page for 3 days, I'll be quite surprised, but strange subjects do that.
[1] https://www.webtender.com/
Site seems to be crushed under load
https://archive.is/x180d