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Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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This is pretty cool, but it's hard to think of good parameters that generate a funny or interesting diagram. Maybe you could think of some more suggestions.

This is probably very politically incorrect, but if you put different enthnicities or nationalities (blacks, French people, whites) as parameters, it's pretty easy to see what people's stereotypes are.

Didn't work for me. :/ http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar...

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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This is pretty cool, but it's hard to think of good parameters that generate a funny or interesting diagram. Maybe you could think of some more suggestions.

Some technical suggestions: * programming languages: http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+is... * operating systems: http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+is... * popular websites: http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+is...

Deep down, I always knew that the only factor differentiating the Mac from everything else is that it's damn expensive in Australia.

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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Great project idea, but I can't get it to actually work.

I'm encountering a similar error to Toucan with respect to the spacing. If I enter a query "MIT is", Google is returning results that include "is" as part of a larger word. Ex: "MIT Israel divestment". I'd like to query "MIT is " -- including the space -- but it looks like your query strips it out. I think this fix would return much better results.

Also, it looks like even when returning the result "MIT Israel divestment," the returned result is stripping the first few characters. Examples:

ael divest ael divestment ael investment sael stock aeli stock samic society amic studies overrated tes

Thoughts? Query link: http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#20=&star...

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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Awesome hack. I want to export the results!

Bug: Some first letters are getting chomped for the search

"guitar X" for X: Fender, Gibson, Yamaha

http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=guitar...

http://www.ampnote.com/venn.jpg

Edit: It seems to be improving. Wish the Discus did not interfere with the circles!

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is probably very politically incorrect, but if you put different enthnicities or nationalities (blacks, French people, whites) as parameters, it's pretty easy to see what people's stereotypes are.

Didn't work for me. :/ http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar...

Someone has to play the advocatus diaboli:

http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar...

It's shocking, but also shockingly funny. Caveat emptor, guys. Personally, I'm appalled but hardly surprised. On average, the internet remains a very stupid place.

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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Great project idea, but I can't get it to actually work. I'm encountering a similar error to Toucan with respect to the spacing. If I enter a query "MIT is", Google is returning results that include "is" as part of a larger word. Ex: "MIT Israel divestment". I'd like to query "MIT is " -- including the space -- but it looks like your query strips it out. I think this fix would return much better results. Also, it loo…

It's very simple, you're using it wrong.

http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#20=&star...

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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This is pretty cool, but it's hard to think of good parameters that generate a funny or interesting diagram. Maybe you could think of some more suggestions.

Why is X (Andoid, iPhone, Symbian) so... http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+is...

Re: A Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Didn't work for me. :/ http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar...

Someone has to play the advocatus diaboli: http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar... It's shocking, but also shockingly funny. Caveat emptor, guys. Personally, I'm appalled but hardly surprised. On average, the internet remains a very stupid place.

This was recently on reddit (maybe even HN): http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar...
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