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What kind of discussions are propping up to #3 on HN front page. There is more general topic discussion than Hacker related discussion (btw I meant hacker in th
by suyash 12y ago
What kind of discussions are propping up to #3 on HN front page. There is more general topic discussion than Hacker related discussion (btw I meant hacker in the good sense)
- Russell91 12y agoThe problem is that ppl like you and me can't downvote. Voting systems without downvotes take the expectation of the half-rectified utility across the readership, not the regular utility. So ridiculous articles like this one can survive in spite of having negative true utility. Also, more sensational articles are naturally at an advantage (expectation scales linearly with standard deviation on half-rectified functions). Just one way of thinking about it.
- jqm 12y agoI personally love novel and lighthearted articles. Particularly on Friday afternoon when I don't feel like doing much.
- dang 12y agoPlease reread the Hacker News guidelines. Any articles that gratify intellectual curiosity are on topic. This article may be a bit fluffy, but it fits the bill.
- hmsimha 12y ago> This article may be a bit fluffy, but it fits the bill. I don't even know whether this was intentional, which makes it the best kind of wordplay