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This suggests an interesting way of looking at the problem, namely "How do we make the site less interesting for non-hackers?"
by mlinsey 18y ago
This suggests an interesting way of looking at the problem, namely "How do we make the site less interesting for non-hackers?"
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- diego 18y agoPerhaps require solving a hacker-related "captcha" for submitting stories or posting until your karma has passed a certain threshold. For example, fix a line of code or enter the order of complexity of an algorithm.
- noonespecial 18y agoSweet! Then we'd get major practice in for our Google interview as well. Don't forget puzzles involving sparrows, rowboats, candles, and ropes for those of us who might be elsewhere-bound.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agopeople in academic disciplines have known for years that the best way to to get joe public to leave you alone is to make your interests seem really boring.
- walterk 18y agoThis all assumes that non-hackers are to blame. I haven't seen any evidence that this is the case.