That's not true.

This one got 4269 points: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3078128

Hint: Steve Jobs

There's been more than just this post that have got 1000+. I'm guessing this filter doesn't search the entire archive of submissions.

It only looks at articles that are in memory. You'll notice that the Steve Jobs article has made it there now that people have been opening it.

I see, that makes sense, but why is it so? Aren't the posts stored in a database somewhere? How does it work?

Indeed... my original comment looks kind of dumb now. Odd algorithm though, if I may say so.

Gotcha, good knowledge - thanks!

It's still time limited as there have been posts in the past to reach those thresholds.

Example: World Lens http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2014555

Hadn't read that article. Scathing! Thanks for digging it up.