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by LatencyKills 23 days ago
This is a quintessential, crazy idea that used to be adored on HN. The author, obviously, didn't intend this to be a serious engine.

I wish more submissions began with, “This might be a bit wild, but I wanted to see if it could actually work.”

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Out of curiosity, why wouldn't it work?
Oh, I didn't mean that this specific project wouldn't work. I just wish HN were a little friendlier towards projects that are primarily thought experiments.

Some of the best things I've ever created started from, "I wonder what would happen if I tried this crazy approach..."

I think it’s because of agent involvement. It takes away the coolness.
> “This might be a bit wild, but I wanted to see if it could actually work.”

That is how esoteric programming languages start.