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  1. A quantifiable measure added to English... on Words That Speak a Thousand Pictures · · Score: 1

    One of my major complaints with English (North American bias here...I should say Literature) in high school was that we learned about creative prose or patterns in word choice from teachers. Basically, they told us who used what word choice and we repeated these thoughts on exams. I really like that this tool adds something more concrete to such statements...I'm waiting for some recent Tom Wolfe novels to appear in the Gutenburg database so I can confirm my suspicion that he overuses 'solar plexus'.

  2. not a fair comparison on Do We Spend More On Linux Or Windows? · · Score: 1

    given that most linux distros come with an office suite (K) compiler and everything else linux users take for granted as free, it's not really a fair comparison. as a windows user, i spent a hundred bucks every time there was an upgrade but 3.0 was included with my first pc. as for linux, i paid $100 CND for yellow dog 2.0 but most of that was shipping costs (note to yellow dog, you're international shipping rates are ridiculous)