From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 17 01:33:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B89D1065677 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:33:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE7728FC18 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:33:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6H1XBpO091595 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:33:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:33:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:33:04 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20080717013304.GB45384@thought.org> References: <20080717000029.GA42264@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080717000029.GA42264@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Subject: Re: slightly OT ; related to computers and language.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:33:05 -0000 On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 05:00:34PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > people, > > I'm going to start listing my "million-dollar-ideas" here or at > least on my virtual transfinite site. tho i'm pretty sure others > have had ideas as i have. all or mine have made it to online, > altho not all have survived! > > my latest involves a site that would suggeeste words that are on > the tip of one's tongue. can anybody help me with "[] smile" > where the "[]" would be close-to-skeletal? i'm usually pretty > good with google, but how to find a word that is just beyond > one's reach. not "emaciated" ... [Hm!] OOPS: before people get out their flame-throwers, i meant to ask how much AI might be involved here--if any. eg, user is presented with a menu. "II am trying to think of a word like" _____. _____, _____. A spell-checker might ask if the user types in skelatal, not skeletal. Winds up with N suggestion [with GCIDE definitions]. > > > gary > > ps: for the brave [[or foolhardy]] , i have a couple other ideas > left. not totally "politically correct" but funny. :-) > > > -- > Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix > http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org