Thanks to Kottke for pointing me to this diversion, which effectively prevented me from getting work done this morning. It’s a step-by-step tutorial for teaching your Bayesian spam filter to play chess with analysis on how well it performs. It’s written in plain English (except for the code snippets) so you don’t have to have much programming knowledge to follow along.

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Senator McCain,

I’m writing you because of my disappointment, which peaked during your recent Hardball appearance. As a liberal (formerly Green, now Democrat) I have always felt that you were one of the few Republicans that I trusted and could vote for.

I’ve understood the reasons why you’ve chosen to stand by Bush, particularly since 2003 and his reelection campaign. I can only assume the greater goal here is to get the nomination for your party in 2008. Putting aside my doubts that Bush will show you anywhere near the same loyalty that you’ve shown him, there is a greater issue here.

Until now, your endorsements have still maintained an edge of truth. You’ve stuck by your man and your party but you avoided crossing over into blatant politicizing and outright lying. Until Hardball. I’m sorry I can’t use a softer word, but I know that you know that Joseph Wilson did not claim he was sent to Niger by Dick Cheney. And to claim otherwise on national television IS a lie. There was more that you said during that interview, parroting the misleading talking points put out by your party, but I’m going to bother discussing them.

I just want to relay a short, simple message: even if you get the nomination in 2008, I no longer have the trust in you that I once did. I have grave doubts as to whether or not I would be able to support and vote for you.

Sincerely,

A Concerned Citizen

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