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The mood detection may as well be RNG. I have an even better way to identify who is an expert on HN. Say "It's silly that X still isn't a thing." If X is a thi
by shawn 8y ago
The mood detection may as well be RNG.
I have an even better way to identify who is an expert on HN. Say "It's silly that X still isn't a thing." If X is a thing, you'll get ten people telling you why you're wrong within ten minutes. Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17941772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17941772
You'll have to trade some karma for the answer though.
- mattnewton 8y agoWhat else is karma for? :D I have seen this technique used to great effect inside large companies too. People will spend a lot of effort telling you why you are dead wrong.
- mr_toad 8y agohttps://www.xkcd.com/386/ https://www.xkcd.com/386/
- shawn 8y agoJust to raise the visibility of this: lettergram's HNProfile project is awesome. It identified both of my alt accounts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17944348 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17944348