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I just spotted this in my twitter stream and submitted it, and did not tell anyone that I'd submitted it, so at least if there's any kind of foul play it's not
by swombat 13y ago
I just spotted this in my twitter stream and submitted it, and did not tell anyone that I'd submitted it, so at least if there's any kind of foul play it's not a voting ring that I'm aware of.
- tzs 13y agoTo be clear, I'm not suggesting you did anything bad or wrong. I'm just surprised the earlier story died so quickly. HN is full of the kind of people that appreciate Nate Silver's analysis. His work was much discussed here during the last major election. I would have expected that earlier submission to have quickly gathered votes and comments. I sometimes am completely puzzled by the voting choices people make here.
- twoodfin 13y agoIt's easy to speculate: Just like the bad old days of reddit, a post you don't need to read to "upvote your agreement" (not article quality) beats a neutral headline. "Shifts" vs. "too far".
- forgotAgain 13y agoBrings back memories of HB Gary and the program they developed for the federal government. The "online persona management service" allowed a single operator to manage a group of digital personas.