(which is the first writing of his that I ever read) appears to reach the maximum length (by character count) that the program will evaluate, and comes out like this:
"Your text: 15000 characters, 2698 words
Bullshit Index :0.09
Your text shows no or marginal indications of 'bullshit'-English."
Maybe Paul's procedure of having friends look over his essays and give suggestions helps cut out the bullshit.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4270768
got
"Your text: 8044 characters, 1160 words Bullshit Index :0.17 Your text shows only a few indications of 'bullshit'-English."
I too would like to know what the model is for the online ratings. Has there been a validation study of the model?
AFTER EDIT: Paul Graham's essay "Why Nerds Are Unpopular"
http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html
(which is the first writing of his that I ever read) appears to reach the maximum length (by character count) that the program will evaluate, and comes out like this:
"Your text: 15000 characters, 2698 words Bullshit Index :0.09 Your text shows no or marginal indications of 'bullshit'-English."
Maybe Paul's procedure of having friends look over his essays and give suggestions helps cut out the bullshit.