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|    Janice to David Mitchell    |
|    Re: Re:qualitative data mining.    |
|    29 Oct 05 10:50:05    |
      From: invalid@invalid.net              On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:09:56 +0100, David Mitchell wrote:              > Actually, it was clear what you do, it's pretty similar to the example       > Janice gave: extract the non-trivial keywords, and form a database with       > references to the original text so that a human can interpret the keywords       > in context.       >       > All well and good, very worthy (if neither interesting nor original), but       > not anything like semantic comprehension of anecdotal evidence by       > computer; which was my point.              But adequate for demonstrating that the oft-vilified anecdote has some       scientific value and could be used to study OBEs in a manner similar to       one way dreams have been studied, which was my point. ;-)              --              ""Let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers.       Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to       kill."       --George W. Bush              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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