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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by dotancohen on Friday September 17, 2021 @02:19PM (#28569023)
Mission accomplished, then.
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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by acchow on Friday September 17, 2021 @04:17PM (#28570409)
If the goal was to remove modern web design, ok sure mission accomplished.

If your goal was to create a search engine that ignored listicles and other fluff and instead got you meatier results like "academic talks" and such, then no.

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Re:A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes... by dotancohen on Saturday September 18, 2021 @05:41AM (#28574905)
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

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