Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

It seemed like such a promising train of thought before it finally tanked. Argh.

There's a thesis in here somewhere....




I'm not so sure. It seems more like astrology, in that it's vague enough to apply to someone who wants to think of themselves as an absent-minded genius, than thesis material. Apply the context of programming and you've got a sure hit, albeit lacking real content.


You could extract a list of traits from these posts and make a survey (agree, strongly agree, etc.), then score it. That would give a clear scale and quantfy the fortune-teller aspect. Psych is harder than math, after all, since the answers are never clear/simple. :)




Join us for AI Startup School this June 16-17 in San Francisco!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: