An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
Welcome to gerhardrao37 (user_id 642483) who registered at 2012-12-08 04:37:53 EST, the most recent of 178 in the preceding 24 hours.
Yesterday 173 Kogs published 204 posts of which 197 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 2408 recommending readers and viewed by 0; 129 posts were recommended by 10 or more readers, 54 by 30 or more, and 15 by 100 or more. Commenters (2089) visited 204 posts; 112 had 10 or more commenters, 46 had 30 or more, and 5 had 100 or more.
Impact statistics from all 204 posts.
min = 0.01, median = 0.168, average = 0.41, max = 6.06, total = 83.7 bharns
r50 = 16 (at 0.91 bharns)
Recommendations and comments were collected Sat Dec 8 05:00:13 2012 EST
2012-12-07 00:00:07 - 2012-12-07 23:58:08
DailyKos posts = 204; 204 per day; 8.5 per hour
Active Kogs: 3365 (writes a post, recommends a post, or comments on a post)
Lurkers: 0 (only view posts)
Kogs who |
comment |
recommend |
write a post |
view a post |
CRW only |
CRWV only |
all |
comment |
2089 |
1135 |
169 |
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865 |
865 |
80 |
recommend |
1135 |
2408 |
81 |
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1272 |
1272 |
80 |
write |
169 |
81 |
173 |
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3 |
3 |
80 |
view |
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80 |
posts with >= |
0 |
1 |
10 |
30 |
100 |
recommendations |
204 |
197 |
129 |
54 |
15 |
commentators |
204 |
204 |
112 |
46 |
5 |
connections |
204 |
197 |
163 |
80 |
20 |
views |
204 |
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Impact statistics from all 204 posts.
min = 0.01, median = 0.168, average = 0.41, max = 6.06, total = 83.7 bharns
r50 = 16 (at 0.91 bharns)
Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader or writer) pairs: 9487
Maximum possible such pairs: 3365 x 173 = 582145
Network Density (observed/possible): 1.630%
Average degree (links/user) = 9487/3365 = 2.819
tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag user_guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 306759
Number of tag size classes: 1238
Most often used tag: ('Barack Obama',) (79083 posts)
Singleton tags: 205515 (attached to only one post)
n50: 598 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged posts)
r50: 798 (number of posts tagged by the tag just exceeding the n50 level)
- Up to 150 posts, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
- The posts are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
- The TableTools2 extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort, copy and visualize tables.
- For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this post.
rank |
nrec |
ncom |
viewers |
impact |
post |
Author |
time |
1 |
560 |
228 |
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6.06 |
My family photo shoot |
kos |
13:00 |
2 |
528 |
245 |
|
5.61 |
Nearly triple efficiency and lower cost: thin-film solar cell breakthrough |
Keith Pickering |
06:08 |
3 |
479 |
154 |
|
5.08 |
Mr. Huckabee, a word? |
w e a t h e r d u d e |
13:51 |
4 |
284 |
361 |
|
3.22 |
Administration treading on dangerous political ground |
jhawklefty |
00:59 |
5 |
276 |
229 |
|
3.01 |
Six Reasons "Up" With Chris Hayes Is A Must-Watch for Progressives and All Wonks. |
Upper West |
10:08 |
6 |
275 |
164 |
|
2.96 |
Dear Progressive Bay Area, Please STFU about Drakes Bay Oyster Farm. |
RLMiller |
15:06 |
7 |
185 |
99 |
|
1.99 |
Michigan, my Michigan, I weep for you |
elsaf |
02:00 |
8 |
176 |
106 |
|
1.95 |
Limbaugh down another peg; Clear Channel terminates 100's of workers while exterminating rock & roll |
Richard Myers |
16:58 |
9 |
174 |
236 |
|
1.82 |
Black Kos, Week In Review |
Black Kos |
16:01 |
10 |
149 |
116 |
|
1.61 |
Image uploading now available to everyone! |
kos |
13:35 |
11 |
141 |
193 |
|
1.60 |
BREAKING: SCOTUS Will Hear Constitutional Challenge to DOMA! UPDATE: And PROP 8!! |
jpmassar |
15:14 |
12 |
139 |
113 |
|
1.60 |
Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist Switches Parties to Become a Democrat |
s a i n t p e t e r s b l o g |
22:23 |
13 |
128 |
69 |
|
1.41 |
Eric Cantor reportedly holding up Violence Against Women Act over protections for Native Americans |
Laura Clawson |
13:35 |
14 |
123 |
39 |
|
1.31 |
Rand Paul's bright idea |
Save the clock tower |
10:52 |
15 |
118 |
119 |
|
1.25 |
Who Am I?: Not So Irish After All (A Big Genealogy Surprise, Part 2) |
fenway49 |
14:00 |
16 |
95 |
135 |
|
1.21 |
Dick Morris: Sandy killed Romney except nevermind it was Bain because of white people |
kos |
11:41 |
17 |
81 |
53 |
|
0.91 |
Bush Spokeswoman Dana Perino Blames Female Victims of Violence In Wake of Murder-Suicide |
eXtina |
08:40 |
18 |
76 |
49 |
|
0.81 |
Senator Tom Harkin stands up for Social Security recipients by denouncing "chained CPI" |
HoundDog |
18:04 |
19 |
74 |
53 |
|
0.80 |
Bulk Coal Carrier crashes into BC's Westshore Terminal spilling coal into the Salish Sea |
Lefty Coaster |
22:20 |
20 |
69 |
194 |
|
0.76 |
Friedai Furries |
triciawyse |
14:15 |
21 |
69 |
72 |
|
0.74 |
IGTNT: "What Would We Be Without A Man Like You" |
JaxDem |
20:10 |
22 |
68 |
57 |
|
0.76 |
Demand Stephen Colbert for U.S. Senate |
Chris Bowers |
12:49 |
23 |
67 |
29 |
|
0.71 |
10 Things to Know About What Happened in Michigan On Thursday |
Working America |
17:05 |
24 |
66 |
461 |
|
0.69 |
Mojo Friday - A Date That Will Live In Infamy. Eh, Not So Much. - Edition |
TexDem |
10:30 |
25 |
63 |
71 |
|
0.78 |
Mitch McConnell filibusters himself into making the case for filibuster reform |
Joan McCarter |
11:05 |
26 |
59 |
161 |
|
0.74 |
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY! |
Bill in Portland Maine |
19:30 |
27 |
55 |
122 |
|
0.58 |
Top Comments: Houston Area Kossacks Meet-Up Photos Edition |
Chrislove |
22:00 |
28 |
54 |
78 |
|
0.64 |
Live with Gov. Howard Dean! |
Joan McCarter |
13:01 |
29 |
53 |
41 |
|
0.61 |
NOT SATIRE: NYPD Blames The Associated Press for Any Harm Caused by its Surveillance of Muslims |
The Troubadour |
20:56 |
30 |
52 |
231 |
|
0.59 |
* NEW DAY * Got Holiday Decorations? ATTN: Kansas City! Are You Out There? Join Your Group! |
s m i l e y c r e e k |
10:25 |
31 |
52 |
14 |
|
0.55 |
Defending the Poor: A Journey in Self-Actualization |
Grizzard |
02:27 |
32 |
51 |
20 |
|
0.54 |
Not so much equality |
rserven |
19:00 |
33 |
50 |
89 |
|
0.60 |
Dear Rep. Cleaver, Medicare is already means tested |
Joan McCarter |
16:29 |
34 |
50 |
67 |
|
0.64 |
Texas Republicans are shocked to learn that birth control prevents pregnancy |
Barbara Morrill |
21:30 |
35 |
49 |
42 |
|
0.54 |
Cooking for Kossacks Basic Templates for Hurry-up Meals: One-Skillet Suppers |
LynnS |
17:42 |
36 |
48 |
122 |
|
0.61 |
Open thread for night owls: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, explored and explained |
Hunter |
23:30 |
37 |
48 |
78 |
|
0.60 |
Dec. 7th, 1941 |
r a i l s p l i t t e r |
07:42 |
38 |
48 |
18 |
|
0.52 |
The Twelve Days of Cliffmas |
Mark Fiore |
10:00 |
39 |
44 |
48 |
|
0.51 |
The great grey hope of Republicans |
d r e a m i n o n e m p t y |
10:00 |
40 |
39 |
35 |
|
0.50 |
GOP did, in fact, spend big on Todd Akin's behalf |
kos |
14:08 |
41 |
38 |
31 |
|
0.40 |
Doha: "Sleepwalking towards disaster" |
boatsie |
03:49 |
42 |
37 |
88 |
|
0.50 |
BREAKING: Duchess of Cambridge Prank Call - Nurse Found Dead |
twigg |
10:17 |
43 |
35 |
42 |
|
0.38 |
Michigan Activists: Civil Disobedience Training Tomorrow 10a-1p UAW 600 (Tu 12/11 rally prep) |
peregrine kate |
20:12 |
44 |
34 |
88 |
|
0.53 |
Disgraced ex-governor Mark Sanford eyeing DeMint's Senate seat |
Hunter |
18:30 |
45 |
34 |
80 |
|
0.47 |
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York's new white independent Senate caucus |
Armando |
16:40 |
46 |
34 |
71 |
|
0.37 |
Japan Votes 2012! (Preview) |
Setsuna Mudo |
17:24 |
47 |
34 |
52 |
|
0.42 |
The SCOTUS' choice of cases for review of gay marriage and DOMA |
Armando |
21:00 |
48 |
33 |
163 |
|
0.36 |
The Morning F Bomb |
Floja Roja |
10:00 |
49 |
33 |
149 |
|
0.70 |
Obama, Boehner to go it alone in fiscal cliff negotiations |
Joan McCarter |
10:45 |
50 |
33 |
31 |
|
0.37 |
White House photos,President Obama National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, & Bo! |
Blue Jessamine |
10:59 |
51 |
30 |
45 |
|
0.32 |
Overnight News Digest -- "In Your Eye" Edition |
rfall |
00:00 |
52 |
30 |
105 |
|
0.42 |
Government reports 146,000 new jobs in November; unemployment rate drops to 7.7% |
Laura Clawson |
08:59 |
53 |
30 |
82 |
|
0.50 |
Boehner: 'No progress' in talks, and no compromising, either |
Joan McCarter |
12:27 |
54 |
30 |
30 |
|
0.35 |
Bachmann update: US has got to get out of the UN |
Bill Prendergast |
16:21 |
55 |
28 |
68 |
|
0.30 |
GFHC Open Thread: Country Roads, Old Bones, Part 2 |
figbash |
12:00 |
56 |
28 |
60 |
|
0.32 |
RKBA: Open Thread |
KVoimakas |
11:29 |
57 |
28 |
69 |
|
0.40 |
Supreme Court to take up DOMA and Prop. 8 cases |
Barbara Morrill |
15:40 |
58 |
26 |
48 |
|
0.36 |
Maine Gov. Paul LePage blasts Democrats for ... videotaping him? |
Hunter |
22:00 |
59 |
26 |
7 |
|
0.28 |
Unions air new round of ads against Medicare and Medicaid cuts |
Laura Clawson |
13:51 |
60 |
25 |
71 |
|
0.27 |
What's Happenin'? Fiscal Kabuki Week 12.7.12 |
joanneleon |
08:33 |
61 |
24 |
15 |
|
0.28 |
David Axelrod shaves off mustache on MSNBC's Morning Joe for $1 million for epilepsy research |
HoundDog |
15:40 |
62 |
23 |
26 |
|
0.24 |
The Evening Blues - 12-7-12 |
joe shikspack |
20:00 |
63 |
22 |
19 |
|
0.23 |
Overnight News Digest 12/07/2012 |
JML9999 |
23:58 |
64 |
22 |
19 |
|
0.25 |
Is the Mob cleaning up at Chicago's O'Hare Airport? |
Bobbo Sphere |
19:29 |
65 |
21 |
40 |
|
0.25 |
Does Capitalism equal Freedom? |
gjohnsit |
10:14 |
66 |
21 |
7 |
|
0.23 |
How to destroy the world's economy - depress wages |
Steven D |
11:06 |
67 |
21 |
66 |
|
0.35 |
Abbreviated pundit roundup: The new Obama and the same old GOP |
Georgia Logothetis |
07:33 |
68 |
21 |
16 |
|
0.24 |
The burning flame of labor is being extinguished by people who don't give a damn |
Jamie Sanderson |
17:44 |
69 |
21 |
15 |
|
0.23 |
We're finally #1! Tennessee voted worst legislature in nation |
nellrose |
15:41 |
70 |
20 |
56 |
|
0.28 |
#Zimmerman Edits out "F'cking Coon" from 911 Tape He Filed with Court in lawsuit against NBC |
k e e p e m h o n e s t |
12:17 |
71 |
20 |
40 |
|
0.25 |
I'm sorry, but the GOP did not 'win' the House |
hematuria |
08:02 |
72 |
20 |
28 |
|
0.24 |
White House directs Pentagon to prepare for 'cliff' |
b r o o k l y n b a d b o y |
15:07 |
73 |
20 |
26 |
|
0.26 |
Michigan Republicans continue to speed toward anti-union law |
Laura Clawson |
22:37 |
74 |
20 |
23 |
|
0.24 |
What the millionaires want versus what the voters want |
Laura Clawson |
20:31 |
75 |
19 |
14 |
|
0.21 |
MI-Sen: Senator Carl Levin (D) Urges Gov. Rick Snyder (R) To Reconsider "Right To Work" Legislation |
p o o p d o g c o m e d y |
19:00 |
76 |
18 |
55 |
|
0.28 |
I don't get this Trusted User seesaw |
cka |
11:09 |
77 |
17 |
75 |
|
0.35 |
Boehner open to a slight tax rate increase? |
Joan McCarter |
15:16 |
78 |
17 |
36 |
|
0.21 |
Oregon says no coal in our stocking |
6412093 |
18:19 |
79 |
17 |
35 |
|
0.18 |
The Daily Bucket - Grandmother Tree |
bwren |
12:00 |
80 |
17 |
29 |
|
0.22 |
Bill O'Reilly gets to the bottom of the War on Christmas |
S t e v e n i n g e n |
13:48 |
81 |
17 |
11 |
|
0.18 |
The Daily Bucket - December in Mesilla Park |
Desert Scientist |
14:29 |
82 |
17 |
10 |
|
0.19 |
Jon Stewart Grills Governor Chris Christie On Inconsistent Republican Philosophy (VIDEO) |
Progressive Liberal |
14:45 |
83 |
17 |
9 |
|
0.19 |
Squirrel Food |
Noddy |
11:05 |
84 |
17 |
1 |
|
0.18 |
Stephen Colbert muses about Senate appointment |
BruinKid |
16:00 |
85 |
16 |
17 |
|
0.17 |
High Impact Posts: December 6, 2012 |
jotter |
10:57 |
86 |
16 |
7 |
|
0.17 |
New York Times: On board for Climate Change silver bullet |
beach babe in fl |
09:56 |
87 |
16 |
6 |
|
0.18 |
Assault on labor in Michigan |
dcampbell |
18:54 |
88 |
16 |
5 |
|
0.17 |
MIT and Harvard researchers create 3D brain tissues in petri disk |
HoundDog |
21:10 |
89 |
15 |
17 |
|
0.18 |
Six Michigan House Republicans voted against Governor Snyder's 'Right To Work' mandate |
kayla9170 |
15:02 |
90 |
15 |
13 |
|
0.17 |
The case for taking Medicaid off the fiscal cliff negotiating table |
Joan McCarter |
22:30 |
91 |
15 |
10 |
|
0.17 |
Some Comfort Food for Labor's Soul |
LordMike |
00:19 |
92 |
14 |
186 |
|
0.20 |
The NRA's solution to gun violence is... |
tytalus |
11:58 |
93 |
14 |
32 |
|
0.22 |
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Jim DeMint's resignation shocker, and what comes next |
David Nir |
08:00 |
94 |
14 |
29 |
|
0.17 |
Avro Nineteen – final flourish of a distinguished line |
s h o r t f i n a l s |
19:00 |
95 |
14 |
28 |
|
0.20 |
IBM changes 401(k) matching rules |
Hey338Too |
13:52 |
96 |
14 |
25 |
|
0.16 |
Several Republicans concede taxes will go up for rich |
Christian Dem in NC |
09:12 |
97 |
14 |
23 |
|
0.18 |
Still thinking about gifts for the holidays? |
xaxnar |
11:10 |
98 |
14 |
12 |
|
0.16 |
New PPP Poll: In Illinois an Overwhelming Majority of Blacks and Latinos Support Marriage Equality |
Williston Barrett |
10:34 |
99 |
14 |
7 |
|
0.15 |
A Bright Blessing |
a l l e r g y w o m a n |
12:52 |
100 |
13 |
47 |
|
0.19 |
Why 37%? |
Addison |
19:12 |
101 |
13 |
23 |
|
0.16 |
How North Korea Fell Behind South Korea, Part 1 |
Inoljt |
02:52 |
102 |
13 |
16 |
|
0.16 |
SCOTUS Grants Cert on Prop 8 & Windsor Cases |
sfbob |
15:20 |
103 |
12 |
44 |
|
0.20 |
Open thread: Too embarrassing for Fox News |
Barbara Morrill |
18:00 |
104 |
12 |
27 |
|
0.19 |
"I Hope This Isn't True" Krugman Doesn't Like the Fiscal Curb Rumors |
deanarms |
23:41 |
105 |
10 |
73 |
|
0.18 |
Books That Changed My Life--Which Book Is Your "Guilty Pleasure"? |
Diana in NoVa |
08:00 |
106 |
5 |
63 |
|
0.27 |
Midday open thread |
Barbara Morrill |
15:00 |
107 |
5 |
55 |
|
0.17 |
Mortgage Interest Deduction? [With Poll] |
josephk |
12:57 |
108 |
3 |
236 |
|
0.29 |
Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 12/7 |
David Jarman |
09:00 |
109 |
2 |
260 |
|
0.21 |
Daily Kos Elections Weekly Open Thread: What races are you interested in? |
James L |
19:00 |
Impact total: 75.9
nrec - Number of recommendations
ncom - Number of comments
tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
post - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos post displaying the title.
Author - Hyperlink to the post authors Daily Kos home page.
Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.