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We need to write some software that generates low-quality articles like this and then submits them to hn automatically. Candidates: . $x is dead . the rise an

We need to write some software that generates low-quality articles like this and then submits them to hn automatically. Candidates: . $x is dead . the rise and fall of $x . new battery breakthrough claims to $x . Ask HN: $question_where_the_answer_is_my_own_business . <Google|Apple> <unveils|retires> create_rand_product_name($technology) . Study reveals random_food() <increases|decreases> risk of random_quality() . <any string of english words that contains "Machine Learning" or "AI"> . A random_quality() RayTracer in random_tech() . ??? suggestions welcome This would then force hn to have some sort of filtering/moderation. Randy's law 247: The easiest way to fix a non-trivial system is to abuse it.

tomhoward 8y ago
Or, just let the system work as it has very well for many years: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18003343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18003343
bopbop 8y ago
This article is quite a poor example of the issue you are referring to - it's quite a detailed look at the technical history of RSS - but I love your regex spam queries. Ask HN: $question_where_the_answer_is_my_own_business is my personal favourite.
- RandyRanderson 8y ago
  They changed the hn title at least once. It was "rise and demise". Go here [0] and click on past: [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18002503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18002503
  - bopbop 8y ago
    Understood - that's also the name of the actual article, although on reflection this article is a bit weirder then your average click bait. Normally a rise and fall, etc, is only a title looking for eyeballs - what's most odd about this otherwise well researched article is that the last two paragraphs actually proclaim RSS's death, when this is clearly not the case. It's not as prominent without a flagship corporate app like google reader, as noted by the author, but it's nearly everywhere and there are a large number of very usable readers on mobile. It is a good argument against corporate walled gardens, however.

tomhoward 8y ago

Or, just let the system work as it has very well for many years: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18003343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18003343

bopbop 8y ago

This article is quite a poor example of the issue you are referring to - it's quite a detailed look at the technical history of RSS - but I love your regex spam queries. Ask HN: $question_where_the_answer_is_my_own_business is my personal favourite.

RandyRanderson 8y ago
They changed the hn title at least once. It was "rise and demise". Go here [0] and click on past: [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18002503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18002503
- bopbop 8y ago
  Understood - that's also the name of the actual article, although on reflection this article is a bit weirder then your average click bait. Normally a rise and fall, etc, is only a title looking for eyeballs - what's most odd about this otherwise well researched article is that the last two paragraphs actually proclaim RSS's death, when this is clearly not the case. It's not as prominent without a flagship corporate app like google reader, as noted by the author, but it's nearly everywhere and there are a large number of very usable readers on mobile. It is a good argument against corporate walled gardens, however.