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Bayesian Filtering Outside of Email?

Posted by Cliff on from the adapting-the-technology-for-something-else dept.

clonebarkins asks: "Is anybody out there using Bayesian filtering for stuff other than to get rid of spam? For example, how useful would Bayesian filtering be to identify news stories/blog entries in the RSS feeds I monitor? Is there any software out there using Bayesian filtering to do this sort of thing already? Are other types of filters better for these purposes?" What other areas can you think of where Bayesian filtering may prove useful?

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  1. I'd like to use it for Slashdot.. by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    .. imagine, filtering out MS fud stories and dupes!

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  2. pr0n! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It works great to sort pr0n! And it's much more useful than getting rid of spam too.

  3. oh yeah by revmoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    What other areas can you think of where Bayesian filtering may prove useful?

    Family discussions?

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