I wonder if this already is or will be used in the stats. Sounds like a great idea. - Tim Hoeck

I can automate this, if they fixed the no-pages-after-page-11 bug... - Yuvi

Yuvi, could you automate it up to page 11? - Shey

@Yuvi - Does the limit of going back beyond page 11 risk the script failing? Or does it limit the data collected? - Hutch Carpenter

@Hutch: Limits data collected - Yuvi

@Shey: Well, I could... But, it'll be of limited use, no? - Yuvi

I say do it now so when they do fix it, it'll be ready, plus there seems to be an interest - Bwana

@Yuvi Limited yes, but I think 11 pages of data is of some use for analysis of recent data - Shey

That is a really great idea. I have sort of haphazardly applying method to identify people with similar interests. An automated method would be so much better though. - Geoff Schultz

I may have to take that back, the oldest item I see on page 11 is from 21 hours ago... - Shey

Yuvi, I'm not sure it's a bug. I think it's a limit that they have set. Since the variable is passed in the URL, if you try to go past that number of posts manually, it still won't go. Could be that they are only pulling from cache? - Cyndy

@Cyndy: Well, they've been mum on this - so I don't really know. But, if even *I* can't access my old stuff, isn't that wrong on atleast "some" level? - Yuvi

I don't think it's a bug either. I feel that there DB sharding might be setup such that it is very very quick to pull recent data. - Benjamin Golub

Well if there is a limit imposed, pages after 11 shouldn't even be shown. It's a bug of some kind either way. - Bwana

I could have sworn I commented on this posting. - Phil Glockner

You commented on Hutch's entry Phil http://friendfeed.com/e... Conversation Fragmentation!!! :) (Edit: Fixed link) - Bwana

@Benjamin: Yep, agree on that, but there should be 'some' way to get the older data out, no? - Yuvi

Bwana McCall - That's pretty correct too. They have 'atleast' one bug ;) - Yuvi

Ah! Thanks Bwana. I was looking for Yuvi's reply about the API. - Phil Glockner

Just repeating - the API has the same limit in place. Script ready anyway - First Target - LouisGray ;) - Yuvi

Thanks again, Yuvi. Looking forward to it! - Phil Glockner

Uh-oh. It's like having a laser pointer on my forehead. - Louis Gray

@Phil - you're place 16. ;) - Yuvi

Nice analogy, louis ;) - Yuvi

Top 20. No Scoble, but I'll accept it. - Phil Glockner

Guess I've got a ways to go to capture Louis Gray (don't mind the red dot, Louis). ;) - Mark Dykeman

I've written a Python script that does this, too (for practice). Interestingly, Phil is no. 12 on my list of Louis Gray's most compatible likers. If there's interest, I'll try to wrap it up on a web page (it's command line at the moment) and publish it. - Ole Begemann

@Ole - Yeah, I'd like to have a page where you could see these results. - Hutch Carpenter

@Yuvi - Is there somewhere to see what you've done? - Hutch Carpenter

I'll get around to it Hutch. It might take me a few days. It's my first try as a Python programmer. ;-) - Ole Begemann

@Hutch - Mine will be out pretty soon. Variation might be because our datasets differ - Remember, Friendfeed gives you only the last 300 items... - Yuvi

Crossposted from the original discussion: I did a bit of number crunching on my own account, and came up with some more data about the (possible) gender gap. You guys might find it interesting: http://twurl.nl/r10p6x - Mark Trapp

here's the post: http://thestatbot.com/2008... - Yuvi

Only Louis and Scoble for now. Any of you want yours, just post a comment there, I'll get yours in a jiffy - Yuvi