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   by raffi 17y ago

   You know, by commenting like this you're inviting me to chime in. Which means I might not shut up. ;) Most spell checkers take the word you typed and generate some number of suggestions. Typically this is done by finding every word you can
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   by raffi 17y ago

   Thanks for jumping in with that. Everything in After the Deadline uses context. Even the suggestions spit out by "dumb rules" are run against a contextual filter to remove suggestions that don't make sense. For an example of what I mean, tr
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   by raffi 17y ago

   Thanks. You just helped me find and fix a bug in my jQuery extension. I generate a link useSuggest("'" + suggestion + "'") which broke with the single quote. :)
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   by raffi 17y ago

   Hi Ryan, What's the exact text you posted? I tried this in FF 3.5.7 on Windows XP Pro and everything worked as expected. -- R
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   by raffi 17y ago

   I believe the Chrome issue is a conflict with Chrome's popup blocker or same-source policy. I created a page with nothing but a textarea and put it on the same host where the request with your text goes. It works there in Chrome. I then put
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   by raffi 17y ago

   Thanks. Just downloaded Google Chrome. (I tested in Safari and FF). Will see what's going on.
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   by raffi 17y ago

   Could be your browser. What version are you using? I promise the load coming from here is nothing compared to the number of users on WordPress.com.
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   Give HN: Proofreading Bookmarklet that Works Here(blog.afterthedeadline.com)

   26 points by raffi 17y ago|20 comments
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   Add Grammar and Spell Check to Your WYSIWYG Editor(blog.afterthedeadline.com)

   1 points by raffi 17y ago|0 comments
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Here's my reference: http://behind-the-enemy-lines.blogspot.com/2008/03/mechanica...
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    Be a Good Turk Boss - Mechanical Turk Tips from Feedback Army(blog.feedbackarmy.com)

    51 points by raffi 17y ago|8 comments
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    by raffi 17y ago

    This is a good post. I found it when I ported After the Deadline to Intense Debate and wrote a post about it. Here: http://blog.afterthedeadline.com/2009/10/09/how-to-write-a-g...
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Programming Collective Intelligence by Toby Segarin is a gentle introduction to many ML topics include Bayesian classifiers.
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I've used LinkedIn Questions before and was impressed with the numbers of answers I received. So in that sense, the OP has a point--even if it's not elaborated on heavily. Yesterday I received a message from a local businessman who sent me
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Pickling generators is one step from being able to pickle a continuation or save the state of a running function. This is actually a useful thing to do. I wrote a script awhile that spawned several processes that each required posting multi
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    AtD - Contextual Spell and Grammar Checker @ Washington DC PHP Meeting(blog.afterthedeadline.com)

    1 points by raffi 17y ago|0 comments
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Lacking this type of a group, here are some ideas to get feedback on copy: 1) If it's a title or something short, take out Google Ads and see which ads yield the most clicks. 2) If you want to get more in-depth feedback, consider a service
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Congrats Justin!
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I'm a big fan of this essay. I wrote a blog post about how After the Deadline (a proofreading software service) relates to the rules George Orwell talks about. http://blog.afterthedeadline.com/2009/12/16/george-orwell-an...
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I don't watch all the interviews but the ones I have watched (this one included) have been well worth it to me. I find it inspiring hearing other peoples stories. It's cool to watch interviews with folks willing to get out and do something.
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    MIT floats ideas in DARPA balloon challenge (Q&A)(news.cnet.com)

    2 points by raffi 17y ago|0 comments
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I recommend taking a look at http://www.wordnik.com . It's a startup launched by an experienced dictionary editor (sorry, Erin, I don't know what else to refer to the profession as:)) and they have an API as well.
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    by raffi 17y ago

    We call these mobile agents. It's a fun paradigm for programming certain types of systems / apps.
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I'm a fan of http://www.monfx.com/ -- Monjurul did the design for http://www.feedbackarmy.com and later http://www.afterthedeadline.com
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I partially credit keeping going on my startup with having told many of my coworkers about it before I left. Well, more accurately I say: "If I hadn't run my big mouth, telling everyone I was doing a startup, and don't want a job..." Yeah.
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    Re: Writing Great Technical Documentation(blog.afterthedeadline.com)

    1 points by raffi 17y ago|0 comments
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I skipped past it. I've seen ads before in videos (like http://www.helpmybusiness.com ) but this was too long.
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Well, reading through your previous comments, you seem like a very knowledgeable guy who shares a lot here. I appreciate that. The insights and discussion from those who have made it and accomplished something great are why I come here.
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    by raffi 17y ago

    I thought it was making something from nothing and having an impact. Something to do with vision and all that other nonsense?
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    by raffi 17y ago

    Agreed, one of the things I learned is that leads can come from anywhere.