alt Hacker NewsWhy are we giving this asshole airtime?
They didn't even apologize. (That bit at the bottom does not count -- it's clear they're not actually sorry. They just want the mess to go away.)
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skybrian • today at 2:08 AM
Because we're curious what happened, that's why. It does answer some questions.
I'm not so quick to label him an asshole. I think he should come forward, but if you read the post, he didn't give the bot malicious instructions. He was trying to contribute to science. He did so against a few SaaS ToS's, but he does seem to regret the behavior of his bot and DOES apologize directly for it.