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You know, software developers know EXACTLY why facebook is recommending dead friends. Yes, almost all of us KNOW that the algorithm has absolutely no way of kno
by jeb 16y ago
You know, software developers know EXACTLY why facebook is recommending dead friends. Yes, almost all of us KNOW that the algorithm has absolutely no way of knowing that dude is dead. We also understand exactly why the trigger "he is not posting much" works.
But for whatever reason, when someone mentions something like this, we pretend we don't know the algorithms behind it. Dudes, you know it's no facebook conspiracy - they are just using some standard algorithms you understand pretty well, so let's not pretend like it's some special thing.
If their algorithms somehow parsed the RIP on his wall and stopped suggesting him, then THAT would be special.
- skybrian 16y agoYes, we know how it works. Someone was looking at what happens in the common case and didn't think of this edge case. It's a reminder that social situations are complex and though we try, it's impossible to think of every edge case. That's why you need a way for people to report bugs to you, a way to quickly disable features that aren't working, and a process to fix them.
- pbhjpbhj 16y ago>It's a reminder that social situations are complex and though we try, it's impossible to think of every edge case. If they implement a tag to show someone has died what are they going to do about the zombie apocalypse/second coming? Edge cases.
- brilliant 16y agoWell, they get involved if you try to call yourself "Naked Jen" -- why can't they get involved if someone is dead. If there's a story in a reputable newspaper that says the guy is dead, what's the problem? At least stop poking people about reconnecting with teh dead guy. What's so freakishly hard about that??