[HN Gopher] Show HN: Grab a Random ArXiv Paper
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       Show HN: Grab a Random ArXiv Paper
        
       I needed a way to grab a random paper from arXiv, so I built one
       and wanted to share it with you.  It 1) picks a random topic (of
       all the cs. _, econ._ , math.* etc. topics) 2) finds the maximum
       amount of papers in that topic, and 3) queries for a random paper
       in that topic.  Note that this skews the distribution heavily in
       favor of topics that are less common, but it should get the job
       done. Suggestions for improvements are welcome.
        
       Author : jegp
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2025-06-05 17:43 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (jepedersen.dk)
 (TXT) w3m dump (jepedersen.dk)
        
       | dginev wrote:
       | One can also grab a random arXiv paper in HTML (via ar5iv), if
       | that was desired.
       | 
       | Just visit:
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       | https://ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org/feeling_lucky
        
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