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You're testing whether active participants on HN that volunteer to do a problem are worth talking to? I've done tests like this in the past couple of years for
by ggruschow 16y ago
You're testing whether active participants on HN that volunteer to do a problem are worth talking to?
I've done tests like this in the past couple of years for everyone responding to a job ad for all sorts of positions. The job ads usually include the problem(s), so I'm getting the same self-selection you are. Combining our results for a freakonomics style conclusion:
HN readers are an order of magnitude more skilled than job ad readers.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoI'm not really testing them - I'm providing them with information about the tests I do, why I do them, what I do with them, and the discussions that arise from them. If you don't try it for yourself then you haven't given yourself the chance to think of the issues that I then raise in subsequent discussions. These test aren't for everyone, they are examples of what I specifically do. We already know that self-selected from HN already means to 0.1%.