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		klabb3 on Feb 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How a middle aged CS major debunked a classic posi... Citations are upvotes for academia.

eru on Feb 8, 2022 | [–]

Perhaps more like links in the original Google PageRank?

mhh__ on Feb 8, 2022 | [–]

Or downvotes, gotta cite it to say it's bullshit.

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