A WordCloud Visual of LW Main

15 Post author: r_claypool 02 August 2011 05:24AM

I created this word cloud based on http://lesswrong.com/promoted/.rss.

The words "Rational" and "Rationality" might trigger negative stereotypes for some people, but this image is positive and inspiring. I'm glad to see we are promoting top level posts on these issues and thought you would be too.

Comments (22)

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 02 August 2011 10:17:40AM 10 points [-]

Am I just failing to find it, or is "evidence" conspicuously missing?

Comment author: Craig_Heldreth 02 August 2011 01:38:58PM 4 points [-]

This is super cool and might fly on the front page.

I would also like to see word clouds for other sets: Harry Potter and, the Hanson-Yudkowsky FOOM debate sequence, &c. Perhaps I will make a couple and post them here.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 02 August 2011 11:43:53PM 1 point [-]

Here is one of chapters 10-15 of Methods of Rationality.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 August 2011 06:16:26AM 2 points [-]

I'm somewhat surprised that there isn't a giant 'akrasia' in the middle of all that, but oh well.

Comment author: printing-spoon 03 August 2011 01:33:51AM *  2 points [-]

Is there a way to disable vertical words? It unfairly de-emphasizes half of the cloud.

Comment author: r_claypool 03 August 2011 07:27:09AM 1 point [-]

Yes, that's one of the layout options on the Wordle website.

Comment author: XFrequentist 02 August 2011 01:56:11PM 2 points [-]

Far right dead center: "Olivola"

???

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 02 August 2011 02:03:11PM 1 point [-]

Search says it has to be from a citation here, which clarifies very little.

Comment author: XFrequentist 02 August 2011 02:57:18PM 1 point [-]

I saw that; it seems to be a single citation. Why would that particular author be emphasized in the cloud above the many many others? Weird.

Comment author: handoflixue 02 August 2011 07:01:14PM 1 point [-]

This is very pretty. Seconded on the idea that this might fly on the front page.

Comment author: Alexandros 02 August 2011 11:07:00AM *  1 point [-]

What tool was used to make this? You should try it with more promoted articles. The feed in the link contains the last 24 ( http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/feed/http://lesswrong.com/promoted/.rss?n=24 )

Comment author: ciphergoth 02 August 2011 12:29:08PM 5 points [-]

Done!

Comment author: komponisto 03 August 2011 03:02:25AM *  4 points [-]

"Singularity people money happiness".... oh dear!

(No hiding the "agenda" there!)

:-)

In all seriousness, however, the image is not an unpleasant one.

Comment author: Alexandros 02 August 2011 03:08:15PM 1 point [-]

huh. Seems like not much change.

Comment author: atucker 02 August 2011 04:54:29PM *  1 point [-]

I tried it with 500 too, and its pretty much the same.

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3886796/LW500

Comment author: dbaupp 02 August 2011 12:06:16PM 1 point [-]

It looks a lot like wordle.

Comment author: Manfred 02 August 2011 06:31:26AM 1 point [-]

Speaking of money, money money money money.

Comment author: multifoliaterose 02 August 2011 06:27:45AM 1 point [-]

Thanks very much for making this; I agree that the the image is positive and inspiring.

Comment author: r_claypool 02 August 2011 06:54:37AM 0 points [-]

Rationalists here are not so cold-hearted after all. ;-)

Comment author: steven0461 02 August 2011 07:30:08AM *  7 points [-]

It mostly just reflects that 2 out of the last 3 posts happened to be about philanthropy, though, right?

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 02 August 2011 12:12:48PM 3 points [-]

Well, when that ceases to be the case at least "money" won't be so big.

Comment author: r_claypool 02 August 2011 07:33:06AM 1 point [-]

right