<i>A virtually unknown HN users posts a blog posting from googles official blog and aces the previous #1 (and will probably go up a lot further still).
So much for the theory that submissions get voted up to 'what they're worth'.</i><p>I'd say that is proof that who the poster is doesn't factor into how people are voting on a threads worth. I'd call dfranke's thread an exception to that rule.<p>(it depends on your feeling of worth; the HN hack was extremely impressive and clearly, locally, worth lots of votes and kudos. On the other hand the Google announcement is huge news for lots of the tech world :) )