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Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by JacobAldridge on Monday August 24, 2009 @06:29PM (#783565)
I didn't intend to imply you had anything to gain from attracting clicks, so I want to withdraw any such accusation as may be inferred.

I was referring to the HN guidelines, specifically that "You can make up a new title if you want, but if you put gratuitous editorial spin on it, the editors may rewrite it." and the general policy of using the source's title wherever possible. I felt adding Hacks was gratuitous spin.

"Who wants to be a cognitive neuroscientist millionaire" tells me more about the story than "Brain researcher hacks ...", but it appears that we have different applications of the word hack, and I respect your explanation.

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Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by randomwalker on Monday August 24, 2009 @06:51PM (#783597)
No worries.

I did consider using the original title, but felt it was a bit cryptic. Maybe it was just me.

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Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by petercooper on Monday August 24, 2009 @08:14PM (#783756)
FWIW, the original title of the article is absolute rubbish - it's a "clever" title that gives nothing away. I wouldn't have clicked on it. Your title got me in there and I wasn't disappointed.
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