One of the questions that’s been occupying my mind lately, is if you have about 175,000 sentences made up of about 2.3 million words total (ie. the titles and descriptions for all the pictures in the main tattoo gallery on BME), how do you quickly generate a list of the most popular phrases between 1 and 6 words long? As a programmer, these are the types of problems I greatly enjoy because on one hand it seems like a difficult thing to do because there’s so much data, but on the other hand, it almost always has a fast and elegant solution… I need this function to do automatic keywording, so for example, once a subject becomes popular enough in the tattoo galleries, it automatically gets its own gallery.
It’s actually really very easy to do this type of analysis… In my case I use a quick parsing function (written in assembly so it’s very efficient) to create a giant array of every phrase in every entry (about ten million entries), which is then sorted with a shell sort function, also written in assembly. At that point it’s a simple matter of counting the repeats to get the answer to the question — the whole process takes seconds. Incidentally, in the tattoo gallery right now there are about 2,000 useful keywords, and about 12,000 that aren’t useful — drove myself bonkers sorting them manually, but luckily it only has to be done once. Later today I think I’ll post some themed entries here from that data.
The other question that’s been occupying my mind lately, as I read the ModBlog comment forums, is why y’all gotta by such haters? For that purpose, I offer up this sacrificial lamb.
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it looks like Latvias flag – red white red. or austrias flag
it looks like Latvias flag – red white red. or austrias flag
my mommy told me if i don’t have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all.
I don’t know what people think they accomplish by trash talking on modblog entries.
my mommy told me if i don’t have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all.
I don’t know what people think they accomplish by trash talking on modblog entries.
Sterling example of meme propagation.
Sterling example of meme propagation.
Did Cere tattoo that?
Did Cere tattoo that?
What we all need to remember is that opinions are like areseholes… everybody has one!
What we all need to remember is that opinions are like areseholes… everybody has one!
What we all need to remember is that opinions are like arseholes… everybody has one!
What we all need to remember is that opinions are like arseholes… everybody has one!
Christyn/#25 – I agree with your comment 1000%. How can one make a post saying “Don’t hate. Except on this.” and still be able to get all these supportive comments?
Christyn/#25 – I agree with your comment 1000%. How can one make a post saying “Don’t hate. Except on this.” and still be able to get all these supportive comments?
But Blackberry has two versions of the same arsehole. Talk about cutting edge modifications!
But Blackberry has two versions of the same arsehole. Talk about cutting edge modifications!
Shannon,
A few suggestions. Is there any way to edit our entries to there aren’t doubles. Cause I’ve done it. And perhaps that *disclaimer/TOS/read this* before a reader submits comments. To dissuade the casual haters.
Shannon,
A few suggestions. Is there any way to edit our entries to there aren’t doubles. Cause I’ve done it. And perhaps that *disclaimer/TOS/read this* before a reader submits comments. To dissuade the casual haters.
*so there aren’t doubles.
*so there aren’t doubles.
How is this person ever going to get a job or support themself with a tattoo like this? I think it looks disgusting also and probably was just done to shock and grab attention without much real thought as to the consequences. I certainly wouldn’t ever want to… Wait a minute… I think I’m in the wrong thread…
How is this person ever going to get a job or support themself with a tattoo like this? I think it looks disgusting also and probably was just done to shock and grab attention without much real thought as to the consequences. I certainly wouldn’t ever want to… Wait a minute… I think I’m in the wrong thread…
christyn – When is it OK to make fun of someone… hmmm… how about… never!
Why not just stick to intelligent discussion and supportive (when relevant) commentary? Personally that’s what I enjoy the most…
M – Obviously this entry is humorous. I would hope “obviously” anyway.
christyn – When is it OK to make fun of someone… hmmm… how about… never!
Why not just stick to intelligent discussion and supportive (when relevant) commentary? Personally that’s what I enjoy the most…
M – Obviously this entry is humorous. I would hope “obviously” anyway.
The humor in the post and the ‘sacrificial lamb’ comment seemed obvious to me.
It seems that some people are just so full of hate it clouds their judgement. It’s a shame really. Be a lover not a hater… it’ll make you feel all nice and warm inside.
The humor in the post and the ‘sacrificial lamb’ comment seemed obvious to me.
It seems that some people are just so full of hate it clouds their judgement. It’s a shame really. Be a lover not a hater… it’ll make you feel all nice and warm inside.
if you don’t have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all.
if you don’t have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all.
This looks similar to the work of Carson Ellis (http://www.carsonellis.com/) who does the album art, etc., for The Decemberists.
I must say, I admire it, even if it’s not the most technically “perfect” art out there. It appeals to me.
This looks similar to the work of Carson Ellis (http://www.carsonellis.com/) who does the album art, etc., for The Decemberists.
I must say, I admire it, even if it’s not the most technically “perfect” art out there. It appeals to me.
Humorous, indeed. I get the smartassy tone of it – I assume the wearer of this tattoo or the artist who did it gave it to you to use to be a “sacrificial lamb” for the haters?
Maybe I don’t get the difference between what’s hack and what’s acceptable.
I fully agree with Christyn. I don’t get what you’re getting at…?
Humorous, indeed. I get the smartassy tone of it – I assume the wearer of this tattoo or the artist who did it gave it to you to use to be a “sacrificial lamb” for the haters?
Maybe I don’t get the difference between what’s hack and what’s acceptable.
I fully agree with Christyn. I don’t get what you’re getting at…?
Shannon, as I read your post, I started thinking about how I would approach this keyword issue. Then I read you were doing it in assembly (I was imagining something in C or C++, and it would have been painful, to me), and thus have nothing but love, not hate, for you. 🙂
Shannon, as I read your post, I started thinking about how I would approach this keyword issue. Then I read you were doing it in assembly (I was imagining something in C or C++, and it would have been painful, to me), and thus have nothing but love, not hate, for you. 🙂
Maybe their child tattooed it on?
Maybe their child tattooed it on?
…I’m probably reading way too much into this, but if the person is into ‘catching’, “Independance” (or, as it’s actually written, “Independarce” could be read as ‘In the penned arse’. (Penned meaning inked, as in the tattoo.)
…I’m probably reading way too much into this, but if the person is into ‘catching’, “Independance” (or, as it’s actually written, “Independarce” could be read as ‘In the penned arse’. (Penned meaning inked, as in the tattoo.)
Is it a guy or a girl?
Who knows,but if its there first piece,im sure they were chuffed to bits with it maybe not so much now 😛
Is it a guy or a girl?
Who knows,but if its there first piece,im sure they were chuffed to bits with it maybe not so much now 😛
Lately it seems that any time someone expresses anything other than 100% support for what they’ve seen it’s counted as “hating.” It’s as if people expressing concern about piercings or procedures is no longer accepted as it once was.
Lately it seems that any time someone expresses anything other than 100% support for what they’ve seen it’s counted as “hating.” It’s as if people expressing concern about piercings or procedures is no longer accepted as it once was.
“Irdeperdarce”
“Irdeperdarce”
Martin – If you’d like to reintroduce the hate, I wrap my assembly code in Basic.
Martin – If you’d like to reintroduce the hate, I wrap my assembly code in Basic.
i thoughtit said independarce but i thin it does say independace the n’s just look silly weird i guess although i have seen art styles like this so possibly it looks like that on purpous? although anywho i believe in constructive criticism, but sometimes its not worded as such and can seem like an ignorant attack without being aware of so which can cause drama as seen before
i thoughtit said independarce but i thin it does say independace the n’s just look silly weird i guess although i have seen art styles like this so possibly it looks like that on purpous? although anywho i believe in constructive criticism, but sometimes its not worded as such and can seem like an ignorant attack without being aware of so which can cause drama as seen before
To me it reads: “Irdeperdarce” or: “Jrdeperdarce”
something tells me it was all freehand lol all I can say is I’m glad its not my tattoo, but the wearer likes it more power to em.
To me it reads: “Irdeperdarce” or: “Jrdeperdarce”
something tells me it was all freehand lol all I can say is I’m glad its not my tattoo, but the wearer likes it more power to em.