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9 pointsdanshapiro9y ago2 comments

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How is this post not an example of what you're criticizing?

Or what that the point the whole time?

You're blowin' my mind, Dan.

I wonder if it's possible to write an algorithm that detects clickbait titles. There's usually only so many variations on them after all.

I know there's at least one browser extension that attempts to do this: http://links.spince.com/demo.html

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How is this post not an example of what you're criticizing?

Or what that the point the whole time?

You're blowin' my mind, Dan.

I wonder if it's possible to write an algorithm that detects clickbait titles. There's usually only so many variations on them after all.

I know there's at least one browser extension that attempts to do this: http://links.spince.com/demo.html

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