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I'm wondering if AasishPokhrel created this repo for the purpose of being the billionth.

joshdavham 1y ago
I highly doubt it, but that does sound possible.
paxys 1y ago
It's pretty easy to game this. Just keep creating repos till you hit # one billion and remove the old ones. Their API makes it trivial. The only issue will be rate limits, and other people simultaneously creating repos, so it's a matter of luck.
- recursive 1y ago
  I don't believe they will renumber the old ones. Also, it can't be trivial, since two people can try this, and only one can win.
  - handfuloflight 1y ago
    There is always one trillion to look forward to!
    - hu3 1y ago
      bogus aí agents stuck in loops will get us there soon enough
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
  - Macha 1y ago
    The one who lost doesn't get discussed in this thread.
    - recursive 1y ago
      Yes, but that doesn't make it trivial.
- GodelNumbering 1y ago
  There was a guy who got fired from Meta for creating excessive automated diffs in pursuit of a certain magic number
  - paxys 1y ago
    I hope PR #80085 was worth it.
  - fancyswimtime 1y ago
    69 doesn't seem excessive
  - nithssh 1y ago
    Sounds interesting, is there anything online about this?
maniacalhack0r 1y ago
AasishPokhrel made 2 repos yday - shit and yep. no activity between may 17th and june 10th. i have no idea if its possible to calculate the rate at which repos are being created and time your repo creation to hit vanity numbers
kylehotchkiss 1y ago
I think he’s in university for software development in Nepal, and it’s really touching that a milestone could go so deeply into the world. Hopefully he has a big spot for this on his resume and can find a great career in development!
- netsharc 1y ago
  I don't get why this needs a big spot in his resume, and why it should lead to a great career. A company/hiring manager that thinks being lucky to hit a magic number on some system has any relevance to work, I'd rate as very insane...
  - mkagenius 1y ago
    I will be really sus of someone's intelligence if they mentioned this as an achievement. It's fine as a joke, though.
- notfed 1y ago
  I find a bit of humor in the fact that this is completely unrequited attention. There's even a chance the guy is oblivious.

I highly doubt it, but that does sound possible.

It's pretty easy to game this. Just keep creating repos till you hit # one billion and remove the old ones. Their API makes it trivial. The only issue will be rate limits, and other people simultaneously creating repos, so it's a matter of luck.

recursive 1y ago
I don't believe they will renumber the old ones. Also, it can't be trivial, since two people can try this, and only one can win.
- handfuloflight 1y ago
  There is always one trillion to look forward to!
  - hu3 1y ago
    bogus aí agents stuck in loops will get us there soon enough
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]
- Macha 1y ago
  The one who lost doesn't get discussed in this thread.
  - recursive 1y ago
    Yes, but that doesn't make it trivial.
GodelNumbering 1y ago
There was a guy who got fired from Meta for creating excessive automated diffs in pursuit of a certain magic number
- paxys 1y ago
  I hope PR #80085 was worth it.
- fancyswimtime 1y ago
  69 doesn't seem excessive
- nithssh 1y ago
  Sounds interesting, is there anything online about this?

maniacalhack0r 1y ago

AasishPokhrel made 2 repos yday - shit and yep. no activity between may 17th and june 10th. i have no idea if its possible to calculate the rate at which repos are being created and time your repo creation to hit vanity numbers

kylehotchkiss 1y ago

I think he’s in university for software development in Nepal, and it’s really touching that a milestone could go so deeply into the world. Hopefully he has a big spot for this on his resume and can find a great career in development!

netsharc 1y ago
I don't get why this needs a big spot in his resume, and why it should lead to a great career. A company/hiring manager that thinks being lucky to hit a magic number on some system has any relevance to work, I'd rate as very insane...
- mkagenius 1y ago
  I will be really sus of someone's intelligence if they mentioned this as an achievement. It's fine as a joke, though.
notfed 1y ago
I find a bit of humor in the fact that this is completely unrequited attention. There's even a chance the guy is oblivious.