Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (February 19, 2024)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for February 19, 2024 :</p>
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Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and moderation
Summary: Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and moderation are affecting large platforms like Amazon, Meta, and Google. Despite having more resources, these companies struggle with issues like counterfeit products, scams, and poor content moderation. Smaller platforms generally perform better in these areas due to their size and focus on user experience. As platforms grow, user disagreements increase, and support quality declines. The resources allocated to moderation and support by large companies are often insufficient, leading to unresolved issues and user dissatisfaction.
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Clean your codebase with basic information theory
Summary: This article discusses using information theory to clean codebases by measuring "surprise" in text files. The author suggests compressing text at the word-level by substituting repeated phrases with shorter ones, and maintaining readability by respecting locality and grouping related concepts together. The article provides examples and scripts for calculating entropy and identifying compression candidates in code.