BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat

Subject: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 04:44 AM

This site   claims to assess the reading level exhibited by blogs/ websites etc. Entering the URL for the Cat results in....


THIS BLOG'S READING LEVEL:

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Make of that what you will. I think Junior High School students must be excellent readers.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: redsnapper
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:20 AM

It brings my blog up as "genius"! Perhaps I need to simplify things a little!

On a more serious note, the text they suggest you paste in with the "blog level" to add the "badge" also adds a link to a site I wouldn't want to link to from my blog.

RS

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: redsnapper
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:22 AM

P.S. Possibly some of the BS is Junior High School level. Above the line, and sometimes below, it is generally a bit higher.

RS

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:23 AM

Just remember, as pointed out by jOhn from Hull, Mudcat is a folk site, not a spelling site.

Add on the people who can't type, those who don't proofread, those of us who have a wireless keyboard that misses out key strokes on a random basis, and, of course those who just can't be bothered to check what they have typed, and add on to the back of the list the newbies who think that txt abbreviations is wot U wnt, followed by ee cummings who hasn't found the shift key or the cat that sat on the CAPSLOCK, the occasional bl**ped out word those who don't know what a dictionary means, the postings of tablature MIDIText and tunes in ABC and last but not least the people who do not actually know how to end a sentence so it goes on and on and on and on and on for about a page and a half with or without misplaced apostrophe's comm,as hy-phen-a-tio-n and the like.

There, that should have moved the score significantly down by a notch or two.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:25 AM

Oh - and don't forget the cider and guinness!
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: skipy
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:25 AM

This thread comes out at:-
college
(undergrad)
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:28 AM

What! Even after all the work I've put in?
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:59 AM

what's a blog?

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:13 AM

itz awl poopie ennywayz

woh duz thizzer stuff

me

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:14 AM

an now, itz dun dropt ta hi skule leval



me agin

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:15 AM

Shall I wake Alice and get her to contribute?

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:29 AM

lthough the current state exists at Junior High level. a change may occur after this.

Radioactivity, interaction of radioactivity and material, and nuclear reactions are nuclear properties of material. The emission of a subatomic particle or high energy photon from the atomic nuclei is called radioactivity. The most general types of radioactivity are alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma photons. When bombarded by subatomic particles, elements undergo nuclear reactions, changing their elemental identities. Interactions of radioactivity with material cause chemical and physical changes. Nuclear reactions also cause changes that affect properties of materials.
Radioactivity
Three types of particles are emitted from the atomic nuclei, and these have been called alpha, beta and gamma rays. Alpha particles are the atomic nuclei of helium, and beta particles are electrons or antielectrons. Gamma rays are high energy photons.
Alpha particles
Alpha particles are helium nuclei, consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. This nuclide is very stable, and helium is a rather abundant element at a universal scale. Many heavy elements such as 238U and 239Pu emit an alpha particles, 4He2. For example:
238U92 = 234Th90 + 4He2 + Energy
235U92 = 231Th90 + 4He2 + Energy
239Pu92 = 235U92 + 4He2 + Energy
226Ra88 = 222Rn86 + 4He2 + Energy

Most of the energy is carried away by the alpha particles in the form of kinetic energy. The particles move at high speed when emitted. Most alpha emitters are elements heavier than lead. Some rare earth elements also emitts alpha particles.
Beta particles
Beta particles are electrons, e-, emitted from the atomic nuclei. As a result, one neutron of the nucleus is converted to a proton. This type of conversion takes place for nuclei containing too many neutrons. For example, carbon-14 is a typical beta particle emitter:
14C6 = 12N7 + e- + energy
60Co27 = 60Ni28 + e- + energy
Nuclides too rich in proton emit positrons, e+, which are antiparticles of electrons. For example,
10C6 = 10B5 + e+ + energy
Another mode of reducing the positive charge is by electron capture,
10C6 + e- = 10B5 + energy
Usually, electrons in the inner shell are captured by the nuclei, and when outer shell electrons fill the vacancies, X-rays are emitted. X-rays are high-energy photons.
Gamma photons
A third type of radioactivity is the emission of high-energy photons, hv, from the highly energetic atomic nuclei. These excited nuclei become stable after emitting the photons. For example, the beta-emitting 60Co27 may leave Ni nuclei at excited state which we designate as 60*Ni28. These nuclei emit gamma rays.
60Co27 = 60*Ni28 + e- + energy
60*Ni28 = 60Ni28 + hv
Wavelengths of gamma ray photons are usually shorter than those of X-rays.
Nuclear reactions
Nuclear reactions are usually induced by bombardment of a nuclide A using energetic particle a.
A + a = B + b
The products are another nuclide B and other light particle b. Identity of the element change in nuclear reactions. For example, Rutherford observed the proton in this reaction:
14N + 4He = 17O + 1H.
The neutrons do not carry any charge, and they approach atomic nuclei with ease. They are often used to induce nuclear reactions. For example, natural cobalt atoms have mass 59, and they are converted to Co-60 by neutron capture reaction,
59Co + n = 60Co.
The radioactive cobalt is used in medical applications as well as a source for gamma rays in food processing.
Nuclear fission
A heavy nuclide splits into two fragments with the emission of some light subatomic particles is called nuclear fission. For example, fission of uranium isotope 235U can be induced by neutrons, n, bombardment.
235U + n = 100A + 133B + 3 n.
The masses of A and B vary with high probability for masses of 100 and 135. Usually more neutrons are produced. Due to the release of neutrons, they can induce further fission, leading to a chain reaction for nuclear power generation or atomic explosion. Aside from 235U, another well-known nuclide for fission is 239Pu.
Nuclear fusion
At 10,000,000 K, light nuclides combine into a heavy nuclide. The following reaction has been employed for hydrogen bombs.
2D + 3T = 4He + n + energy
A neutron, n, is the byproduct in this reaction. A lot of energy is released in fusion reactions. Fusion reactions provide the energy to power the Sun. There are several types of reactions. The following reactions make up the hydrogen burning cycle in the Sun.
H + H = D + e+ + hv
D + H = 3He + hv
3He + 3He = 4He + 2 H.

Multiplying the first two reaction equations by 2 and adding all three equations give the overall reaction. The intermediates, D and 3He are canceled when the appear on both sides.
4 H = 4He + 2 e+ + 4 hv + Energy
The net result is that 4 protons combine to give a helium nucleus with the emission of 2 positrons and some gamma photons.
Interaction of radiation with matter
Interaction of radiation with matter
Hi-energy subatomic particles such as neutrons, alpha and beta particles, and gamma rays strip electrons off atoms and molecules, ionizing them. Thus, these are called ionizing radiation. They produce ion pairs in the air.

N2 = N2+ + e-
Irradiating bulk material causes chemical bonds to break, leading to the formation of ions, free radicals, and molecular fragments. These fragments are very reactive chemically, and they cause secondary effect on the biology of the species. Since there are so many modes of interaction, the effects are also very diverse.
Although nuclear reactions between subatomic particles and biological tissues are possible, but ionizing radiation does not cause significant nuclear reactions.

When animals and human beings are exposed to low doses of ionizing radiating, the effect may not show for several years or decades. The uncertainty is the major cause of fear.

High doses of ionizing radiation causes burned symptoms. If damage to the gastrointestinal and central nerve systems are detected in a few days, the doses are rather high. Higher doses cause immediate injury or death. Damages to bone morrow and DNA may not have detectable symptoms, but these damages lead to anemia, cancer, birth defects, and mutations. Radiation damages affect the young more than to the old. Dividing cells are particularly vulnerable to radiation, and people younder than 18 years old are usually not allowed to work in environment where radiation is present.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:31 AM

We have now returned to High School level.....

What a crock!!!!!

I love bullshit sites!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Jeri
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:34 AM

It doesn't seem to work at the moment. The site claims to determine "What level of read is education is required to understand your blog." Since the URL is to the main Mudcat page, not the threads page, it's probably a good level to shoot for. We have kids at school who show up here and people from many countries who may or may not speak English fluently, all walks of life and educational backgrounds.

I have to wonder about those who don't know the difference between a blog and a forum though...

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:37 AM

LMAO.....It WAS working.......I think I blew it's mind! (Nothing else though.....just the mind)

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 06:56 AM

i agre with Geff.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Sorcha
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 08:14 AM

Right, said Fred.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 08:20 AM

The Fooles Troupe Home Page -
(Check my Profile page)

Elementary School Level!


ROFL...


Wheras my OWN HP is

Junior High School!

Hehehe!

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:03 AM

One of my sites, with more writing on it, actual *gasp* articles, came up as elementary level whereas another of mine, with less text, but one picture, came up as Post Graduate!

It IS a crock, Spaw!

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Peace
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:05 AM

7. The Ideas of Reason

The faculty of reason has two employments. For the most part, we have engaged in an analysis of theoretical reason which has determined the limits and requirements of the employment of the faculty of reason to obtain knowledge. Theoretical reason, Kant says, makes it possible to cognize what is. But reason has its practical employment in determining what ought to be as well. (A 633/B 661) This distinction roughly corresponds to the two philosophical enterprises of metaphysics and ethics. Reason's practical use is manifest in the regulative function of certain concepts that we must think with regard to the world, even though we can have no knowledge of them.

Kant believes that, "Human reason is by its nature architectonic." (A 474/B 502). That is, reason thinks of all cognitions as belonging to a unified and organized system. Reason is our faculty of making inferences and of identifying the grounds behind every truth. It allows us to move from the particular and contingent to the global and universal. I infer that "Caius is mortal" from the fact that "Caius is a man" and the universal claim, "All men are mortal." In this fashion, reason seeks higher and higher levels of generality in order to explain the way things are. In a different kind of example, the biologist's classification of every living thing into a kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species, illustrates reason's ambition to subsume the world into an ordered, unified system. The entire empirical world, Kant argues, must be conceived of by reason as causally necessitated (as we saw in the Analogies). We must connect, "one state with a previous state upon which the state follows according to a rule." Each cause, and each cause's cause, and each additional ascending cause must itself have a cause. Reason generates this hierarchy that combines to provide the mind with a conception of a whole system of nature. Kant believes that it is part of the function of reason to strive for a complete, determinate understanding of the natural world. But our analysis of theoretical reason has made it clear that we can never have knowledge of the totality of things because we cannot have the requisite sensations of the totality, hence one of the necessary conditions of knowledge is not met. Nevertheless, reason seeks a state of rest from the regression of conditioned, empirical judgments in some unconditioned ground that can complete the series (A 584/B 612). Reason's structure pushes us to accept certain ideas of reason that allow completion of its striving for unity. We must assume the ideas of God, freedom, and immortality, Kant says, not as objects of knowledge, but as practical necessities for the employment of reason in the realm where we can have knowledge. By denying the possibility of knowledge of these ideas, yet arguing for their role in the system of reason, Kant had to, "annul knowledge in order to make room for faith." (B xxx).

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Peace
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:07 AM

This ought to take it to playschool:

50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." —Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001

48. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' —Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

47. "We both use Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001

46. "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

45. "I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003

44. "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." —as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Peace
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:11 AM

I just checked. We have been reading Bush incorrectly. The site said Mudcat is Genius.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:21 AM

I just turned that test loose over at the MOAB. It hasn't finished reading yet. Probably laughing its virtual ass off. . .

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:25 AM

"Something went wrong."

No kidding!

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 10:42 AM

I tried Mom a couple of times Maggie and I think the old girl is simply too much for it! LOL

I tried two different threads with Cletus Tales. One was college the other elementary. I'd love to see the set of criteria that the thing uses! I guess some farts are a lot smarter or more cultured than others.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 11:28 AM

I think perhaps Shane's posts have skewed the results a bit...and then there's Bobert's spelling.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 12:26 PM

It don't bother ME none, 'cause I eschews obfuscation! Sometimes twice a day.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: CarolC
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 12:28 PM

LOLOL

It rated my new blog (in which I have only one post so far) as "genius".


(http://furniturediaries.blogspot.com/)

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 12:38 PM

I must protest that every time I see this thread title, the words that pop out are "Intellectual" and "Cat." The meaning is clear enough, on careful reading, but the appearance of these two words in close juxtaposition is essentially offensive (esp. to our cats).

Is there a site that assesses "Level of Psychosis?" or "Deviant/Devious Content?" or ... anything more appropriate to "catness." Surely the one cited is not the only one making trite "ASSessments" of web pages.

Maybe just adding the apostrophe, " The 'Cat " (contraction/elipsis for mudcat), would help.

John

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: bfdk
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 02:15 PM

LOL, my homepage is a case of "scattered wits", it seems..

Main frontpage (trilingual) is Genius level.
Genealogy frontpage is Elementary school level, and this goes for the ancestry charts, too.
Transcribed church records seem to be by and large Genius level.
The three (identical, language apart) dachshund frontpages all score Junior High (English, Danish and German text respectively).
Our travel diary can be read by Elementary School kids, and this also goes for all 3 languages...
And - hehe - my fond memories of a well-spent weekend in Maine come out at Genius level. That's gotta be Jed Marum's wonderful lyrics quoted on the page :o))
Miscellaneous section is College (undergrad) level in English, High School level in German but only Junior High in Danish. Hmmm...

On the other hand I'm most pleaurably surprised with this result, as it must mean I don't even have to go to the trouble of trying to speak English next time I go across the Pond. If even Elementary School kids over there understand Danish, why bother with furrin' languages?

Best wishes,

Bente

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 03:12 PM

But the goal is to include "Genius level" content in language understandable by persons with about fourth grade reading skills.

It's not clear what this site is evaluating, but the guess would be that a "Genius level" evaluation means "incomprehensible to almost everybody" - regardless of subject matter or significance - and hence is somewhat of an insult.

Some years ago, the mantra was that newspapers and popular books/magazines should NOT be written above some fictitious fourth grade level (vocabulary and structure), since that keeps it "easy to scan" for skilled(?) readers and still allows presenting some content for those who struggle. Since the elimination of meaninful content (and replacement by ad-speak) in most such places, it's not obvious what the new rules are.

Of course it's also true that "back then" fourth graders were taught sentence structure and "parts of speech," and that seems not to be common now.

John

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 03:14 PM

I wonder if screwing up the </i> affects the score?

John

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: CarolC
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 03:19 PM

but the guess would be that a "Genius level" evaluation means "incomprehensible to almost everybody" - regardless of subject matter or significance - and hence is somewhat of an insult

LOL

(I'm not re-writing!   ;-P )

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 03:19 PM

Apparently not.

Putting in links direct to individual posts seems to return "Junior Hi" level for just about everything. I tried it on Spaw's insert on nuclear physics, Peace's bit on Kantian philosopy, and my last screwed up post, and got the same answer for all of them.

John

[elves who fix screw ups get genius ratings]

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Slag
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 04:36 PM

Will Rogers said that when the Okies moved to California it raised the IQ of both states! When more of us Okies and Cali-Okies start posting here yer ratings will soar, on up to high school, maybe, even.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The Cat
From: Don Firth
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:13 PM

Fascinating for all of a nanosecond, but 500 years from now, who's gonna give a ratsass?

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Peace
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:15 PM

Shit, Don. Where's the apostrophe? Down the fu#kin' tubes now.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:36 PM

[elves who fix screw ups get genius ratings]

And remain uncomprehended and unknown, but appreciated.

John

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: frogprince
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 05:56 PM

I tried three different pages of my website and got "genius" for each one; no wonder no one understands me...

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Amos
Date: 14 Nov 07 - 08:50 PM

I'm not sure that's why, FP...


A

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Slag
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 12:48 AM

AB, CD Goldfishes? L, MNO Goldfishes! OSDR Goldfishes! Learned that in the 2nd grade! Otta help.

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Peace
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 12:54 AM

Energy in ergs is equal to mass in grams multiplied by the velocity of light squared. BOOM.

Let's see what that does . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Peace
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 12:58 AM

"Peace's bit on Kantian philosopy"

That was quoted from the www, John. Hell, it took me over a year and a half to begin to understand his "Critique of Pure Reason." I never did understand his "Critique of Practical Reason."

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Don Firth
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 02:01 AM

Rene Descartes ordered a hamburger at McDonald's. The fellow in the paper hat said, "Would you like fries with that?"

Descarte said, "I think not."

And vanished!

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Art Thieme
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 02:37 AM

"He shoulda quit when he was a head!"

------Art Thieme

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: open mike
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 03:13 AM

Let's see...isn't there a joke about the guru who is ordering a hot dog
and asks them to "Make me one with everything..." then, when discussing the amount of money he will get back after the transaction, decides that "change comes from within"?

Subject: RE: BS: The Intellectual Level of The 'Cat
From: Mr Red
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 07:37 AM

if this post is Junior High School standard we have no worries for the future or maybe .............