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Answer in Progress
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Cited on HN 3 times, 2022–2026, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Cited as a companion to articles on Japanese web design and as an example of clustering websites by appearance.

Answer in Progress investigates why Japanese websites look different from those elsewhere, using an AI clustering approach to test the 2013 claim. It then looks at possible explanations.

“It's not an explanation, but show a possible way to cluster (thus classify) websites based on the how they appear” (HN, 2023)

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@byschii Mar 2023 Cites it
on HN thread Ask HN: How to Classify Websites?
Maybe you can take inspiration from this [this video] It's not an explanation, but show a possible way to cluster (thus classify) websites based on the how they appear, if you want your classification based on content... Maybe you need something different
Shows a way to cluster websites by appearance.

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