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Algorithms · October 2016

iOS Autocomplete's Nonsense Paper Got Accepted by a Conference

Christoph Bartneck wrote a nuclear physics paper by randomly tapping iOS autocomplete suggestions under the fake name Iris Pear. A conference accepted it within three hours, then asked for a $1,099 registration fee.

Source: Christoph Bartneck's blog

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