I think both this article (and others like it), and your comment, are giving the users of 4chan/b/ way more credit than is deserved. Any useful output that com

I think both this article (and others like it), and your comment, are giving the users of 4chan/b/ way more credit than is deserved. Any useful output that comes out of 4chan could be achieved in a much more intelligent and efficient way. At best they're taking a brute force approach, throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. People who are easily impressed by the results are ignoring the noise. I also worry that the amount of child porn that's regularly posted on /b/ could come back to haunt Mr. Poole if he tries to us his fame to launch a real career.