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Very cool idea! Nice to see funding for non-traditional research models. But I'm a little confused why you made this comment on an earlier HN post about Shanno
by growlix 8y ago
Very cool idea! Nice to see funding for non-traditional research models.
But I'm a little confused why you made this comment on an earlier HN post about Shannon Labs: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17675617 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17675617
- nicklovescode 8y agoit was posted earlier, but never made it on the top 10 pages for reasons we couldn't figure out despite getting plenty of upvotes on /newest. To check if it was actually alive we posted a couple dummy comments after a while, and then abandoned the post. (disclosure, I'm a mentor and the post was sent to a few mentors, which likely tripped some bot checker)
- confeit 8y agoBecause you also used a voting ring (next to astroturfing). Admire the hustle, though a bit too naughty.
- nicklovescode 8y agoA few of us think the project is very much worth upvoting! The bot checker should appreciate that :)
- confeit 8y agoThat's why I called it naughty and not blatant manipulation. Now if this were an ICO or a company looking for an easy flip in the overhyped AI market, it would be different.
- growlix 8y agoTotally reasonable. I was more (be/a)mused than suspicious. I'm excited to see what gets funded!
- throwawaymath 8y agoThat's not confusing :) It looks like the founder was just trying to kick off discussion without being explicit about her involvement. The submitter (Aaron Lin) is also part of the organization. In the scheme of things, I give them a pass. Raising attention for an initiative like this can be challenging. It's not actually dishonest.
- quickben 8y ago" It's not actually dishonest." dishonest - Intended to mislead or cheat. Raising any initiative with multiples of free 100k carrots is super easy. Why do they have to resort to all other tactics?