Show HN: Probabilistically Generating HN Post Titles

Post by chrisdevereux » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 9:39 PM UTC

sologrrl wrote: post #153

kr4 wrote: post #98

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Couldn't resist from posting these: -How Facebook is killing Linux on the desktop -MongoDB Raises $150 Million - And Still Isn't Difficult Enough To Watch HBO Shows -Facebook claims it can read your e-mail without a data plan -I am depressed and I need someone to talk to restaurants. -Ask PG: Will you share your data in plain English -France convicts Google Maps for iOS -Mars water surprise in Curiosity rover – I am…

Those are absolutely hilarious. Created a new subreddit to submit and vote on the best of these titles at http://www.reddit.com/r/HNCJ Show HN post for the subreddit is here. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6816322

Post by jw_ » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 9:46 PM UTC

Post by mattdeboard » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 9:57 PM UTC

gamegoblin wrote: post #2

I was inspired by this comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6813162 I find that lookback of 2 generally creates more entertaining titles. Lookback of 3 usually seems to just splice together two titles (which can be hilarious, and is usually more grammatically correct), and lookback of 1 tends to generate more nonsense. Some fun ones I found just now: The Neuroscientist Who Discovered He Was a Teenage Hacker H…

Post by r0muald » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 10:01 PM UTC

Post by ksrm » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 10:19 PM UTC

jiggy2011 wrote: post #3

That is literally hilarious. "Nobody’s going to download your bullshit app" , "HN will be retired, transition to Google Wallet Anti-Competitively" , "The best interface is no retirement" , "Amazon's homepage was down for 6 hours to boot Ubuntu" , "PHP Sucks But I Like PHP" , "Programming is a Lie" ,""Gangbang Interviews" and "Bikini Shots": Silicon Valley’s Start-Up Machine" , "Ask HN: What colour is your primary ope…