I read it again - and enjoyed it again (as much as one can enjoy a cautionary tale). Really I'm just curious how such old articles come back to the front page.
Aside for some controversial subjects, which seem to get an extra ding from dang, it appears to me that articles get boosted to the front page by getting a good number of votes quickly.
There's enough turnover here that many would not have seen (or remembered :) the earlier articles.