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Text Mining the Multiverse

Posted by michael on from the mother-lode dept.

The NYT has a decent piece about text-mining, skimming large volumes of miscellaneous text to extract some sort of refined knowledge from it.

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  1. RTFA by devphaeton · · Score: 2, Funny

    skimming large volumes of miscellaneous text to extract some sort of refined knowledge from it.

    Like those ppl who actually RTFA and try to get "FORST PIST!!!"?

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  2. Red Necks by k_stamour · · Score: 2, Funny

    "to extract some sort of refined knowledge from it." hum....
    If you have an infinite number of red necks ....Infinite number of shot guns & shotgun shells.... And an infinite number of stop signs, you will eventually get Shakespeare in brail.....

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  3. Could do us a big favor by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...skimming large volumes of miscellaneous text to extract some sort of refined knowledge from it.

    Dear Text Miners,

    Please start here: http://slashdot.org

    Thanks so much.

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  4. Re:I didn't read the article by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 2, Funny

    I feel realy sorry for luser@aol.com, because I've signed him up for all sorts of things...

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