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Today I made one of the most important discoveries of my PhD
- Gehinnn 5y agoIt is a nice twist, but I would still consider the title click bait. I like hn for having no click bait.
- qzw 5y agoHow about we allow clickbait only on Sundays. Then during the rest of the week we can tell all the submissions with questionable titles to “Save it for Clickbait Sunday.” Edit: Sigh, I guess I have to add a disclaimer that it's a joke. I should know better by now.
- meowster 5y agoI'd rather have interesting posts like this in moderation, not a free-for-all with lower quality posts.
- qzw 5y agoIt was an attempt at humor, just like the tweets in the submission. I was trying to gently poke fun at the fact that some portion of hn will call anything a bit unexpected "clickbait".
- netizen-936824 5y agoNo jokes allowed. HN is srs bsns >:(
- mrzool 5y agoWelcome to HN, one of the few Internet forums where humor is actively discouraged and unfailingly frowned upon (with the possible sole exception of idlewords[1]). Dear HN users, make yourselves a favor and stop taking everything, including yourselves, so seriously. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=idlewords https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=idlewords
- defaulty 5y ago> How about we allow clickbait only on Sundays. Then during the rest of the week we can tell all the submissions with questionable titles to “Save it for Clickbait Sunday.” Thank you for the idea, but no thank you
- meowster 5y agoIt's an intellectually-enticing title, but I wouldn't lump it in with "Clickbait" (with a capital 'C'). It's way more interesting than "10 things... , number 4 will shock you!"
- ClosedPistachio 5y agoIt's a sarcastic headline, but you'll get a little chuckle at the end
- vanderZwan 5y agoOTOH, in some sense it truly is pretty important to discover this if you're working in astronomy. At least, I think that if you don't notice it I doubt any of your colleagues will be able to take you seriously. Like a sort of Fizz-Buzz test
- cosmotic 5y agoI had a tear for the apparent sad state of education. I've had my fair share of herp derps, but 2.5 years? Involving others?
- tonetheman 5y agoYeah that is a great thread. All the steps of thinking you are on to something ... :) Good quick read.