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This happens on HN within our field too :) . I see stuff hit the front page all the time, only to be ripped to pieces a few hours later when someone that knows
by shouldbworking 9y ago
This happens on HN within our field too :) . I see stuff hit the front page all the time, only to be ripped to pieces a few hours later when someone that knows what they're doing appears.
Do you remember the "super fast hash algorithm" from a few weeks ago that turned out to be rubbish? What about the "high performance TCP proxy" on the front page right now that's not proxying correctly or with unusual speed?
People seem to upvote on title alone
- krapp 9y ago>Do you remember the "super fast hash algorithm" from a few weeks ago that turned out to be rubbish? What about the "high performance TCP proxy" on the front page right now that's not proxying correctly or with unusual speed? Seems like debunking Hacker News stories might make for a fun project.
- deathhand 9y agoDouble points if it can be automated!
- pavel_lishin 9y agoI suspect your definition of "fun" may align with a very small percentage of the population.
- krapp 9y agoI can confirm this to be the case.