Show HN: Probabilistically Generating HN Post Titles

Post by FiloSottile » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 11:28 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 siddboots » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 11:42 PM UTC

kr4 wrote: post #98

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…

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…

Post by chrismorgan » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 11:46 PM UTC

  My GF learned to code in 3 months. This is what it's like to skydive through a thunderstorm

  Bitcoin ruled illegal in North Carolina in 1961

  Introducing BrowserID: A better Ruby REPL

  Static analysis of Steve Jobs To Take On The Nexus 7 is now feature complete for C++14

Post by DouweM » Thu, Nov 28, 2013, 11:49 PM UTC

DouweM wrote: post #158

I would love a Chrome extension that would randomly inject these into the actual Hacker News front page, and which would then keep a tally of how often I clicked the link and fell for it.

Post by Houshalter » Fri, Nov 29, 2013, 12:05 AM UTC

emhart wrote: post #41

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…

"PHP Sucks But I Didn't" is pretty hilarious, also knowing what the "most probable" is by year could be a great annual tradition. Did you check 2012 and 2011?