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Chopping up books when they're physically too big

229 points · 211 comments · matt_kirkland

bithammerthunde · 1789509311 · focus · HN ↗
Are AI companies trying to poison the search index?
Like Boris Johnson did when he had fun times with a model on the campaign bus, then did a bizarre interview when he claimed he made model buses!
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/26/mesmerising-boris-johnsons-bizarre-model-buses-claim-raises-eyebrows" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/26/mesmerising...
1. totetsu · 1789533190 · focus · HN ↗
  I heard this is a common tactic in news forum discussions too. When you don't want people talking about the substance of the post, then you mention something like how the site is hosted on wix which supports the IDF, and derail the conversation.
  1. benhurmarcel · 1789552038 · focus · HN ↗
    It doesn't work that much on sites which organize comments in a tree, like HN or Reddit. You can just fold that part of the thread.

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