"hind-cite is a set of tools & data for analyzing the time-based performance of Hacker News posts."
"Project Bamboo is currently piloting a directory of tools, services, and collections that can facilitate digital research. This evolution of Lisa Spiro's DiRT wiki includes new ways of browsing and commenting on the entries. Please send us feedback on how to improve the site!"
Contains a Java based tool that turns dumps into a database and index and then an API for querying.
Cool. But where's the source?