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Yes. I also submitted my article myself (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44148997 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44148997), but the upvotes came in o

by secure 1y ago

Yes. I also submitted my article myself (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44148997 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44148997), but the upvotes came in on this duplicate submission. I don’t know who todsacerdoti is, but looking at their submission history, it looks like this account automatically cross-posts from other sites (maybe lobsters?)

throw259895 1y ago
Correct. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43249197 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43249197
Y_Y 1y ago
> I don’t know who todsacerdoti is, but looking at their submission history, it looks like this account automatically cross-posts from other sites (maybe lobsters?) That's a pretty serious allegation to make without evidence. Luckily I have some evidence right here: ~ $ python3 repost3.py todsacerdoti 78.0 seconds earlier - michael.stapelberg.ch - I like to install NixOS (declaratively) 92.0 seconds earlier - southcla.ws - Structured Errors in Go 149.0 seconds earlier - home.expurple.me - Why Use Structured Errors in Rust Applications? 101.0 seconds earlier - www.sitongpeng.com - WebSockets guarantee order – so why are my messages scram... 142.0 seconds earlier - volution.ro - PunchCard Key Backup 74.0 seconds earlier - www.youtube.com - Configure Your Git [video] 79.0 seconds earlier - download.vusec.net - Half Spectre, Full Exploit: Hardening Rowhammer Attacks w... 53567.0 seconds earlier - standardcompletions.org - Standard Completions 67.0 seconds earlier - bitfehler.srht.site - FOSS Tools for Infrastructure Testing 97.0 seconds earlier - ratfactor.com - Implementing a Forth ... I checked afterwards, most of those articles have different authors on Lobsters, so it doesn't seem to be one person just funding cool stuff and submitting to both. edit: some stats - 1 posts where HN is earlier within ten minutes 135 posts where HN is after within ten minutes Earliest instance within ten minutes: 2025-05-10T16:00:53Z Average time to repost: 140 seconds @dang - I know the anti-spam countermeasures are secret, and that there may be good reasons for cross-posting, but perhaps this might be a good thing to check for abuse of (even as a cronjob).
- prettymuchnoone 1y ago
  i don't think @-ing dang works, you should probably send an email to hn@ycombinator.com i think?
  - Y_Y 1y ago
    I was hoping to just kiboz[0] him. For real though he does have a habit of showing up when mentioned even if there isn't an real @mention mechanism. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Kibo%22_Parry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Kibo%22_Parry
    - layer8 1y ago
      He has also confirmed that one should send an email rather than @dang-ing.
      - Y_Y 1y ago
        I'm sure he'd prefer that, but doing so would associate my email with my username (which I'd prefer to avoid), and it was demonstrably unnecessary, at least in this case.
- aspenmayer 1y ago
  What's the source for repost3.py?
  - Y_Y 1y ago
    Shamefully vibe-script-kiddied https://pastebin.com/baF6RKV4 https://pastebin.com/baF6RKV4
    - aspenmayer 1y ago
      I can’t verify this in context without an invite to lobste.rs
Tomte 1y ago
Not visible to me. Probably because of the Guidelines: „Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.“
- aspenmayer 1y ago
  Do you have showdead enabled on your profile?
dang 1y ago
(We since merged the thread and re-upped your submission. We try to favor the author's own post if there is one, and otherwise the one that came first, but it's all pretty ad hoc and depends on what we happen to see.)
- aspenmayer 1y ago
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by secure 1y ago

throw259895 1y ago

Correct. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43249197 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43249197

Y_Y 1y ago

> I don’t know who todsacerdoti is, but looking at their submission history, it looks like this account automatically cross-posts from other sites (maybe lobsters?) That's a pretty serious allegation to make without evidence. Luckily I have some evidence right here: ~ $ python3 repost3.py todsacerdoti 78.0 seconds earlier - michael.stapelberg.ch - I like to install NixOS (declaratively) 92.0 seconds earlier - southcla.ws - Structured Errors in Go 149.0 seconds earlier - home.expurple.me - Why Use Structured Errors in Rust Applications? 101.0 seconds earlier - www.sitongpeng.com - WebSockets guarantee order – so why are my messages scram... 142.0 seconds earlier - volution.ro - PunchCard Key Backup 74.0 seconds earlier - www.youtube.com - Configure Your Git [video] 79.0 seconds earlier - download.vusec.net - Half Spectre, Full Exploit: Hardening Rowhammer Attacks w... 53567.0 seconds earlier - standardcompletions.org - Standard Completions 67.0 seconds earlier - bitfehler.srht.site - FOSS Tools for Infrastructure Testing 97.0 seconds earlier - ratfactor.com - Implementing a Forth ... I checked afterwards, most of those articles have different authors on Lobsters, so it doesn't seem to be one person just funding cool stuff and submitting to both. edit: some stats - 1 posts where HN is earlier within ten minutes 135 posts where HN is after within ten minutes Earliest instance within ten minutes: 2025-05-10T16:00:53Z Average time to repost: 140 seconds @dang - I know the anti-spam countermeasures are secret, and that there may be good reasons for cross-posting, but perhaps this might be a good thing to check for abuse of (even as a cronjob).

prettymuchnoone 1y ago
i don't think @-ing dang works, you should probably send an email to hn@ycombinator.com i think?
- Y_Y 1y ago
  I was hoping to just kiboz[0] him. For real though he does have a habit of showing up when mentioned even if there isn't an real @mention mechanism. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Kibo%22_Parry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Kibo%22_Parry
  - layer8 1y ago
    He has also confirmed that one should send an email rather than @dang-ing.
    - Y_Y 1y ago
      I'm sure he'd prefer that, but doing so would associate my email with my username (which I'd prefer to avoid), and it was demonstrably unnecessary, at least in this case.
aspenmayer 1y ago
What's the source for repost3.py?
- Y_Y 1y ago
  Shamefully vibe-script-kiddied https://pastebin.com/baF6RKV4 https://pastebin.com/baF6RKV4
  - aspenmayer 1y ago
    I can’t verify this in context without an invite to lobste.rs

Tomte 1y ago

Not visible to me. Probably because of the Guidelines: „Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.“

aspenmayer 1y ago
Do you have showdead enabled on your profile?

dang 1y ago

(We since merged the thread and re-upped your submission. We try to favor the author's own post if there is one, and otherwise the one that came first, but it's all pretty ad hoc and depends on what we happen to see.)

aspenmayer 1y ago
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