Specifically the ones that post like bots but are not marked as bots.

The accounts that post into all sorts of comms including many they aren’t a member of. The posts are usually pretty low quality and its clear the operator is not curating anything.

I find them annoying so I block. What do you think about it?

  • kbal@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    I block them if (f * t - p - e) / q * r passes a certain threshold, where f is the frequency of posting, t is how annoyed I am by the general theme or topic of those posts, p is the cuteness of their profile pic, e is the amount of effort they put into each post, q is the overall quality of the posts, and r is a random number generated by my subconscious.

    • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 month ago

      r is a random number generated by my subconscious.

      I think that’s just called a “constant.” Like: “Kbal’s Constant”. You don’t have to explain it, it just is. You should probably come up with a Greek letter for it tho.

      • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Doesn’t constant imply unchanging? For this to work the formula would need to have a random variable times the constant, which seems to make calling it a constant miss the point.

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        a random number

        I think that’s just called a “constant.”

        I think you need to brush up on the concepts of ‘random’ and ‘constant’