If there's no repos on landing page for 10s, fetch some

app/models/repo.coffee

@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ Repo = Model.extend
   ).property('_lastBuildDuration', 'lastBuildStartedAt', 'lastBuildFinishedAt')
 
   sortOrder: (->
-    # cuz sortAscending seems buggy when set to false
+    state = @get('lastBuildState')
-    if lastBuildFinishedAt = @get('lastBuildFinishedAt')
+    if state != 'passed' && state != 'failed'
-      - new Date(lastBuildFinishedAt).getTime()
+      0
     else
-      - new Date('9999').getTime() - parseInt(@get('lastBuildId'))
+      parseInt(@get('lastBuildId'))
-  ).property('lastBuildFinishedAt', 'lastBuildId')
+  ).property('lastBuildId', 'lastBuildState')
 
   stats: (->
     if @get('slug')

app/routes/home.coffee

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ Route = BasicRoute.extend
         if store.hasRecordForId('build', buildId)
           state = repo.get('lastBuild.state')
           state == 'passed' || state == 'failed'
-      sorted: Ember.computed.sort('repos', 'sortedReposKeys')
+      external: []
+      withExternal: Ember.computed.union('repos', 'external')
+      sorted: Ember.computed.sort('withExternal', 'sortedReposKeys')
       content: limit('sorted', 'limit')
-      sortedReposKeys: ['sortOrder:asc']
+      sortedReposKeys: ['sortOrder:desc']
       limit: 3
     ).create()
 
@@ -24,6 +26,12 @@ Route = BasicRoute.extend
       @set('letMoreReposThrough', true)
     , 5000
 
+    setTimeout =>
+      unless repos.get('length')
+        @store.find('repo').then (reposFromRequest) ->
+          repos.get('external').pushObjects reposFromRequest.toArray().slice(0, 3)
+    , 10000
+
     @_super.apply this, arguments
 
   activate: ->
@@ -42,7 +50,9 @@ Route = BasicRoute.extend
     if @get('repos.length') < 3
       return true
 
-    if event == 'build:finished' && @get('letMoreReposThrough')
+    if event == 'build:finished' &&
+         ['passed', 'failed'].indexOf(data.build.state) != -1 &&
+         @get('letMoreReposThrough')
       @set('letMoreReposThrough', false)
       return true