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53points
7comments
#1,033of 3,028 in 2020
Top 35%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Interest in trying it out and essay enthusiasm
From 2 comments
I'm excited to try this out. I'm a fan of essays as well and always looking for high quality content.
redwoolf on HNLove the idea. I think that a pure collaborative filtering algorithm has some limitations (cold start, etc). Maybe a hybrid CF + content-based approach will be more adapted for…
JacobiX on HN
Objections
Catalog is mostly recent tech blog posts rather than classics
From 1 comment
I really like the idea but one thing that puts me off is if most of the essays end up being blog posts from the last few years. I'd be more interested in being sent a selection…
richardbatty on HN
Pure collaborative filtering has cold start limits
From 1 comment
Love the idea. I think that a pure collaborative filtering algorithm has some limitations (cold start, etc). Maybe a hybrid CF + content-based approach will be more adapted for…
JacobiX on HN
Requests
Add classic essays from Orwell, Montaigne, Gutenberg or LRB
From 1 comment
I really like the idea but one thing that puts me off is if most of the essays end up being blog posts from the last few years. I'd be more interested in being sent a selection…
richardbatty on HN
Add a hybrid content-based filtering approach
From 1 comment
Love the idea. I think that a pure collaborative filtering algorithm has some limitations (cold start, etc). Maybe a hybrid CF + content-based approach will be more adapted for…
JacobiX on HN
Cover non-tech topics
From 1 comment
I really like the idea but one thing that puts me off is if most of the essays end up being blog posts from the last few years. I'd be more interested in being sent a selection…
richardbatty on HN
Questions
Will the catalog include non-tech areas?
From 1 comment
I really like the idea but one thing that puts me off is if most of the essays end up being blog posts from the last few years. I'd be more interested in being sent a selection…
richardbatty on HN