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Unsuggester: Finding the Book You'll Never Want
Selanit writes "Lots of socially-oriented sites provide suggestions for things you might like based on user-provided data. But how many can claim to offer you things you'll probably hate? LibraryThing, the social book-cataloging site, has used its database of personal libraries to create UnSuggester, which does exactly that. You type in a book you like, "It analyzes the seven million books LibraryThing members have recorded as owned or read, and comes back with books least likely to share a library with the book you suggest." For example, apparently readers of Edward Said's "Orientalism" rarely purchase "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine. Who'd have thought? Quirky though it may be, the tool seems an interesting way to broaden your horizons. If you're a hidebound, crufty old fogey, I un-recommend it!"
Just in time for the holiday shopping season!!! Revenge for all the ugly shirts, sweaters and every other "squishy' gift. [Evil laugh]
/whisper/ Thanks for the candy!
Apparently, not enough people have read The Art of Fisting, so there are no "opposite" books to read.
What's next? Social misanthropy sites?
Ninjas and pirates. How piquant.
It was a static HTML page containing the bibliography of Dan Brown.
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
It kept recommending the Bible.
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
Those of you who have bought will NOT like....
Zen Buddhism --- War in 3 Easy Steps
Idiots Guide to become a Stock Broker --- Honor and Ethics
The Holy Bible --- Pedophiles in our World
Guide to Windows Vista --- Kama Sutra
It might help if every Slashdotter wasn't typing in his favorite science fiction book (i.e., "The Joy of Sex"). The website is slower than a snail in heat.
How did slashdot know that, based on my use of search engines and other meta-ish things to find things that I want, need, or would like, that the thing the article describes is exactly something I won't use! It works so well that even posted summaries about articles about it are un-compelling. For extra credit, mod this comment overrated so more people will read it.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
Although, to tell the truth, although I've programmed in many languages, and read Wuthering Heights, I've never actually programmed in Lisp... may be there's something to this...
TCP: Why the Internet is full of SYN.
obviously, prior art exists, no patent forrrr you. the spammers have been using this engine for years.
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
A site which suggests which Slashdot stories I won't like, including dupes?
Guide to Sarcasm on the Internet ---- How to Communicate Effectively
"In the game of life, someone always has to lose. To me, if life were fair, that someone would always be Oklahoma." -DKR
You may be on to something there.
Given a choice, I'd much rather read 'Knitting on the Road' then suffer through Tolkien again.
---While knitting on the road on her journey to Gandalung, wending solemnly through the treachorous passes of Orkdell, Nancy espied a riotous figure approaching from the shadowy North, wherein dwelt the Elves of Glimmersill.
"Greetings Knitting Lady of the Road", addressed the stout and sturdy figure, "allow me the honour of addressing you and giving you an 800 page recitation of my lineage."
huh...i guess amazon would not be moving to this any time soon ;-)
btw, not that great: i typed in lord of the rings, and it came back with this load of books by mary higgins clark..another one of my fav authors...
but get this: number 50 on the list was.........The hobbit!!
hehe...someone messed with the unsuggesters head..../me thinks the frost posters got to it...another one bites the dust!! long live the slashdot troll coalition!
i will go now...
Sigura Non Grata
Let's type in Oprah's book list to find some books worth reading.
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.