diff --git a/app/models/story.rb b/app/models/story.rb
index e0f1970..9d84c09 100644
--- a/app/models/story.rb
+++ b/app/models/story.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Story < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     # TODO: as the site grows, shrink this down to 12 or so.
-    window = 60 * 60 * 36
+    window = 60 * 60 * 24
 
     return -((order * sign) + (self.created_at.to_f / window)).round(7)
   end