I took a quick look at the data and FWIW the votes look legit to me, if that's what you were wondering.

It actually was what I was wondering. Thank you @Dang!

I'm fairly certain it was sarcasm.

It did get 29 points in 3 minutes, which seems like a lot even for a fan favorite, but is also consistent with previous OpenAI announcements here.

I posted a verge article first but then checked and saw the openai blog and posted that. I'd guess it's the officialness / domain that makes ppl click on this so easily.

to be fair, I was waiting for this release the whole day

o3-mini was announced for today, and OpenAI typically publishes in the morning hours (PT). Many people were eagerly waiting. The publication was imminent. I kept checking both Twitter and Hacker News for updates. Just add ten more people like me and the news will become top news within a few minutes. That is legit.