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1. muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 20:41:53 UTC muesli

   "The Algorithm". I'm sorry, but this is just embarrassing.

   https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/blob/7f90d0ca342b928b479b512ec51ac2c3821f5922/home-mixer/server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/home_mixer/functional_component/decorator/HomeTweetTypePredicates.scala#L225-L246

   • Swagpuss McG (swagpussc@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 20:58:08 UTC Swagpuss McG

     in reply to

     • muesli
     • LittleSteps2B

     @fribbledom
     If author_is_elon
     {
     candidate=/=credible
     }
     Break
     Loop
     (Sorry I'm not a programmer lol)
     @LittleSteps2B

   • Emanuel Mendez (pielreloj@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 21:08:05 UTC Emanuel Mendez

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom I thought it was a joke but is it REAL??? 🤯

   • vmarinelli (vmarinelli@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 22:04:11 UTC vmarinelli

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom Beyond cringe 😬

   • otherrealm (otherrealm@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 23:03:07 UTC otherrealm

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom "This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository." - Not on the main repository any more.

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 23:04:09 UTC muesli

     in reply to

     • otherrealm

     @otherrealm

     Any more.

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 00:23:50 UTC muesli

     in reply to

     • Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)

     @jgg

     That's the same file after they removed that part of the code.

   • Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg) (jgg@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 00:23:51 UTC Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom

     The real file is this: https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/blob/main/home-mixer/server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/home_mixer/functional_component/decorator/HomeTweetTypePredicates.scala

   • Mapler (d10d@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 00:35:00 UTC Mapler

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom Tf is this goofy shit

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 01:06:34 UTC muesli

     in reply to

     • Icecream95

     @ixn

     Yep, they wiped it from the branch's history, but not from the ref log.

   • Icecream95 (ixn@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 01:06:35 UTC Icecream95

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom Now the page shows this:

     "This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository."

     But… on archive.org the first four snapshots don't have that message. Did the commit get force-pushed away?

   • salomonderotti (salomonderotti@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 09:03:56 UTC salomonderotti

     in reply to

     • muesli

     @fribbledom
     Have you noticed the date when "the algorithm" was published?

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 09:10:07 UTC muesli

     in reply to

     • salomonderotti

     @salomonderotti Not April 1st.

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 09:24:06 UTC muesli

     in reply to

     • Mapler
     • Tom Goldoin

     @tgoldoin @d10d

     Nah, this isn't fake. It's been part of the original release, but they quickly wiped the branch's history.

   • Tom Goldoin (tgoldoin@mastodon.tedomum.net)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 09:25:02 UTC Tom Goldoin

     in reply to

     • muesli
     • Mapler

     @d10d @fribbledom i know that you can "inject" fake commits by forking a github repo, adding a crafted commit to your fork, and then crafting a URL on the main repo with your specific commit hash. Due to internal details, Github will happily display your commit. So, without any additional proof, it seems to be more fake than real :-s