Show HN: Simulate Facebook Chat Conversations via the Graph API

Post by samstave » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 12:56 AM UTC

Post by manifesto » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 3:35 AM UTC

samstave wrote: post #2

Just from reading the title I went wow that's really interesting.... And scary. What I would prefer to see is "get a prediction of answers to questions you make via the graph" as a marketing tool "how would you react to a pricing drop in x goods?" Or "what do you most want from y product?" 2this is just beginning.. . Look at Netflix built house of cards (apropos based on this) with graph input from their viewer base.…

Post by bijection » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 5:11 AM UTC

samstave wrote: post #5

manifesto wrote: post #4

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I don't even... It makes me start thinking how many comments on HN are like this. I used to feel like sometimes comments on HN is as valuable as the original story. This makes me think about how many other well-formed read-title-only comments in disguise.

WTH? I even said my comment was knee-jerk from the title only. Whats wrong with admitting that? You know what I am tired of, the constant HN ego. I'd love to see a conversation between you and any single person you know; do you cut them off after every single comment or sentence and ask for a source? How hung up you are on ensuring that every single comment ever is always backed by reading everything? I dont even....…

Post by bijection » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 5:31 AM UTC

samstave wrote: post #7

bijection wrote: post #6

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I think the issue was not that you read only the title, but that your interpretation of the title turned out to be incorrect.

And this is your literally only comment ever on HN? My average contribution is far better than most, then.... Jesus F christ.

Post by petercooper » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 5:44 AM UTC

manifesto wrote: post #4

samstave wrote: post #2

Just from reading the title I went wow that's really interesting.... And scary. What I would prefer to see is "get a prediction of answers to questions you make via the graph" as a marketing tool "how would you react to a pricing drop in x goods?" Or "what do you most want from y product?" 2this is just beginning.. . Look at Netflix built house of cards (apropos based on this) with graph input from their viewer base.…

I don't even... It makes me start thinking how many comments on HN are like this. I used to feel like sometimes comments on HN is as valuable as the original story. This makes me think about how many other well-formed read-title-only comments in disguise.