"You need to."

"Awkward self-deprecation a sure sign of a humility novice?"

"Probably not a sure sign, but reasonable basis for a strong suspicion of such."

Snoop?

"Personal versus private. I am so glad someone brought that distinction to my attention. If detection systems were tuned to the contrast perhaps hidden corruption could be more easily and/or automatically identified."

Automated linguistic methods can be tested thoroughly and quickly against very large data sets now. It is a measure of faith in consensus that very large commercial players are making their technology highly accessible (often free) to the masses.

"Why do you suppose some intelligent folk would become so incensed when certain commercial interest's faith is revealed."

"As we have shown, their are vested interests in triggering anger. They have been successful at guiding those you would expect would know better to behavior counter even to their own interests."

© 2011 Buzz Hill