Wow. This gives a lot of false positives, but it found all ~10 of my old accounts over the years. The most interesting thing is that my writing style changed pretty drastically since a decade ago. Searching for my oldest account matches my earliest usernames, whereas searching this account matched the rest. The details of the algorithm are fascinating: https://stylometry.net/about Mostly because of how simple it is.…
Woof. I create new accounts on a semi-regular basis because I think cliques are the most corrosive factor to social media. Any time my account gathers enough upvotes enough I destroy it for another. I had four accounts. None are over 50% confidence, but when I look at any one account the others are consistently #2, #3, and #4. Now I’m thinking very carefully about what words I use to avoid linking this as the 5th acc…
Re: Show HN: Using stylometry to find HN users with alternate accounts
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