Bayesian Tail
Software
Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 29, @05:48PM
from the seek-novelty dept.
flok writes "We all know anti-spam-software using Bayesian filtering. The
results with these are amazingly good. So that made me thinking: why not
create a tool which monitors logfiles and determines using a Bayesian filter
what events to display and what not? That's why I created btail. Btail is
just that: it monitors a logfile and filters it with a Bayesian filter. The
results are above my own expectations!"
Nor for Me (Score:2, Insightful)
by schestowitz (843559) on Thursday December 30, @08:58AM (#11217301)
(http://schestowitz.com/)
People who monitor log files know best where to look and what to ignore. It is
better to incorporate filtering into the application that generates the logs.
--
Roy Schestowitz
throw out the baby with the bathwater, will you? (Score:2)
by Roman_(ajvvs) (722885) Alter Relationship on Thursday December 30, @05:06PM
(#11219803)
(Last Journal: Thursday March 11, @04:25AM)
I'm don't understand how your suggestion fits in with your initial statement,
or as a comment on the usefulness of a bayesian log filter. It's true that
people know best. But after scrolling through the same "Operation completed
with errors" line time and time again, the minute effort required adds up.
even a simple automated filter can assist, which this person has implemented.
It is better to incorporate filtering into the application that generates the
logs.
That's akin to only filling a dictionary with words that you use. Most people
only use 5000-10,000 words. A dictionary contains a multitude more.
In most cases, I'll be looking to spell something mundane (to check it's not
"mundain"). Occasionally I'd like to spell something a lot more difficult,
eg: "disenfranchisement". (I wish firefox had a spellchecker...) I'd be out
of luck, if some filter decided not to include it in the book... I hope you
see my point.
--
click-clack, front and back. I'm not moving this car otherwise.
Spellcheck in Firefox (Score:1)
by schestowitz (843559) on Friday December 31, @01:45AM (#11224334)
(http://schestowitz.com/)
Yes, I contradicted myself somehow. You need to look at the two parts of my
reply separately. About Firefox, try what I do and use kedit or the like to
run a spellcheker (ALT+T+S). It takes 2 seconds to copy and paste text and I
invoke kedit using CTRL+ALT+E (xbindkeys).
--
Roy Schestowitz
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