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Linguistics analysis: State of the Union addresses

Always looking for an idea that will generate a much needed income stream , combined with my unabated fascination by technology, and my insatiable curiosity about various problem domains, I decided to look at linguistics as a tool to help generate content.

So I downloaded and installed the nltk package from nltk.org . I did install it on Google AppEngine account together with DJango. I had a few minor technical difficulties to overcome, but it all ended working well.

I decided to test the nltk package with an analysis of the State of the Union addresses over the years. I wanted to explore what were the dominant words used by the various presidents during their various addresses. The objective was to do a word frequency count and to compare the top words use in each address.

Google wave is happening!

Well,Google Wave is happening... The Internet is abuzz with Google Wave. Tweets about it are flowing. I think it may be the next big thing on the net.

Yet, I am still looking for an invite. As soon as I have one, I will register, play with it and report on it.

Meanwhile, if you can, please do send me an invite.

About war, Obama, Fox News and Rupert Murdoch

Why does most, if not all, of the media mentions Obama's "war" on Fox. Surely, it is Fox News, this comedy channel, taking itself so seriously, without humor I might add, by calling itself a "news" channel, that started any "war". Surely, it is the totally biased and somewhat moronic coverage of the current US administration by Fox News that started it all. I mean, Obama didn't point at Fox for its fair coverage. So. lets start by calling it then, in the interest of truth: Fox News war on Obama!

Physics and a free lunch

The absolute best free deal on the Internet today.

This is amazing! I thought there was no such thing as a free lunch. Well, at least, there is a free book available for download. Not even a registration is required. You don't believe it? Well, I could not either. Nevertheless, it is absolutely true. You can download totally free a book that purports to present an introduction to the whole of physics as it stands currently. Titled "Adventures in Physics" by Christoph Schiller and this is the revised edition published in 2009! Absolutely current.

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