Mumbling Is a Clever Data-Compression Trick

http://nautil.us/blog/-mumbling-isnt-a-sign-of-lazinessits-a-clever-data_compression-trick

by dnetesn • 8 years ago

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stevebmark2• 8 years ago

Have you noticed how Nautilus regularly reaches the front page, more often than any other domain, but has disproportionately fewer comments than the articles around it?

polarix• 8 years ago

Clearly they just always write everything that needs to be said on a topic!

stevebmark2• 8 years ago

It should be obvious: These articles are put here artificially. They are low quality content with low engagement, and a significant outlier in terms of normal HN content. Even the articles themselves get no comments on their native Disqus plugin.

gremlinsinc• 8 years ago

I love nautilus articles for about the first 40-50%..then I get bored cause they provide too much info, lol. I end up moving on, plus they're more 'info' related than controversial so there's really less to discuss about them usually than say something about global warming.

I think the length and fullness of articles might make it so people are less prone to leave comments. I only checked on this one because I was curious what others thought of humans using natural compression techniques on language.

yorwba• 8 years ago

This article currently has 15 upvotes after 3 hours. Most Nautilus articles don't get that far: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=nautil.us The number of comments is also roughly in line with the number of votes.

I don't think there's anything special going on besides dnetesn reading everything Nautilus puts out and then submitting it to HN.

combatentropy• 8 years ago

Linguists continue to refute the grammarhounds. Oh there's a good reason for double negatives, split infinitives, ain't, and mumbling. I'm okay with most of that, though I feel a bit ill at ease with total licentiousness. Anyway, what if one day we find a neurological or sociological justification for being a grammarhound?

Mumbling Is a Clever Data-Compression Trick

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