tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post2898429058352603241..comments2023-05-16T21:47:12.279-07:00Comments on T. taxus: The Internet doesn't lie...Jonathan Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-60282646603345677072008-01-31T15:50:00.000-08:002008-01-31T15:50:00.000-08:00Actually, I'm not so sure a "higher" rating is act...Actually, I'm not so sure a "higher" rating is actually better. While I don't know exactly how the algorithm works, I imagine it is similar to the Flesch–Kincaid Readability Test, which counts the average number of syllables per word. Many newspapers actually aim for a low score under the assumption that this makes text more "readable".Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-11771911208083260542008-01-31T15:38:00.000-08:002008-01-31T15:38:00.000-08:00Cool!I tried my own blog (http://genefinding.blogs...Cool!<BR/>I tried my own blog (http://genefinding.blogspot.com) and it rated me "High School" - ouch!<BR/><BR/>But then I figured out that it just rates what is one the main page. I went to some of my previous entries and got two "Genius" ratings and one "College (postgrad)".<BR/><BR/>So I guess I don't have to go back and re-do my thesis defense after all.Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.com