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Oh, okay. Sorry again. I was testing a script that pulled text from a file on my computer and submitted it to HN in the appropriate fields. I had a feeling it m
by ABrandt 16y ago
Oh, okay. Sorry again. I was testing a script that pulled text from a file on my computer and submitted it to HN in the appropriate fields. I had a feeling it might look suspicious, but it was just too much fun to play with. Lesson learned.
- duck 16y agoScripts that are submitting stories seems like a really bad road to be going down (even if you do it with a reduced rate)...
- ABrandt 16y agoTotally agree. I definitely don't have any malicious intent to use this. It was just fascinating to see if I could. I'm new to this programming thing so perhaps I get a little carried away when I develop a new found power.
- runjake 16y agoYes, you got carried away. If something hasn't been submitted by a human being, it's probably not worth being submitted by a script. Edit: What's the deal with the downvotes? The OP said he was parsing a file for multiple automated submissions. This is bad. Even if he's collecting them for later in a batch, one would have to ask himself if the links are all that good. I would assume by pg's responses, he would agree.
- doki_pen 16y agoI can imagine submitting a link from the shell. What if I blog to posterous in mutt, then want to submit the link. A shell script is still invoked by a human.
- KeithMajhor 16y agoSubmitting a story with a script doesn't mean it's automated, he could be writing his own client.