Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction
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Useless? Knowledge for the sake of itself is worth pursuing.
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Knowledge is a good in and of itself
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True, but outside CS the word has come to refer to a certain brand of complex heuristics or ML inference.
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Is it though?
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There is no knowledge that is not power.
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Depends on what you're into, what you do, etc... Could be the difference between winning Final Jeopardy and not. Or being able to identify Alessandro Gazzi by name in a police lineup, for example.
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Maybe, but you will win more pub quizzes and it's better than brainrot content
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I mean you can just swipe if it’s not your jam. I think this is a great idea.
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I too find this such a nice refreshing take on wikipedia. It’s only been a few days, hope the developer improves it further. I realize some kind of recommendation algorithm opens a pandora’s box, but one can dream
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I'm imagining one of those that feeds you random TVTropes instead
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An algorithm usually involves lots of complex calculations and weights. Picking a number from a pool of numbers at random is as simple as it gets.
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I've downloaded the app and left a five star rating. The app works great! Please show support to this developer
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In comsci, there are no real random numbers. They are all seeded psuedo-random number algorithms. (Unless you integrate with some third party random as a service setup)
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I just installed it and was immediately annoyed by the auto-scrolling feature being turned on by default. Is that really how TikTok works? How does anyone put up with this shit?
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Yes but the common interpretation of “the algorithm” is that of the social media and YouTube style one. Recommending items of interest etc but easily manipulated by bad actors.
Wiki random is about as opposite to that as possible.
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One big thing i hope they add is sorting by topic, so i can have a biology feed, a physics feed...
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That's a common misconception. You can measure a lot of ambient noise and extract entropy. Like time between inputs or how long it took an HDD to seek.
Most modern PC CPUs even have dedicated hardware for generating random numbers from electrical ambient noise. I don't trust them however.
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Ironically, my overly chatty doctor was ranting about how methadone is a racket and they string people along for years instead of titrating them off. He prescribes Suboxone, apparently.
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It’s not. You have to enable autoscrolling on TikTok.
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What app? Isnt just browser bsed?
