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High Impact Diaries - July 14, 2008

Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 06:49:26 AM PDT

Welcome to Doctor Nick (uid 170319) who registered at 2008-07-15 04:01:28 EDT, the most recent of 107 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 382 Kogs posted 382 diaries of which 361 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 3357 recommending readers and viewed by 9477; 175 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 41 by 30 or more, and 16 by 100 or more.  Commenters (2965) visited 375 diaries; 220 had 10 or more commenters, 59 had 30 or more, and 10 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 382 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.131, average = 0.31, max = 9.89, total =  117.7 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 1.19 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Tue Jul 15 06:10:06 2008 EDT; diaries posted less than 24 hours before that remained open for recommendation at that time.  

Links to on site search for yesterday, a year ago, and the last 6 hours are also included.

2008-07-14 00:04:48 - 2008-07-14 23:57:55
DailyKos diaries = 382;  382 per day; 15.9 per hour
Active Kogs: 4681 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 4900 (only view diaries)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryview a diaryCRW onlyCRWV onlyall
comment296516803402920110018155
recommend168033571583272167459155
write34015838237939 155
view292032723799477 4900155

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations3823611754116
commentators3823752205910
connections38236128811218
views382382379354199

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 382 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.131, average = 0.31, max = 9.89, total =  117.7 bharns
r50 = 15 (at 1.19 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 14882
Maximum possible such pairs: 4681 x 382 = 1788142
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.832%
Average degree (links/user) = 14882/4681 = 3.179

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 95491
Number of tag size classes: 760
Most often used tag: Barack Obama (36355 diaries)
Singleton tags: 59195 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 378 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 279 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 666 (number of diaries tagged by the tag just exceeding the n50 level)

  • Up to 150 diaries, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
  • The diaries are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
  • The TableTools extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort by any column.
  • For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this diary.

ranknrecncomtatorscnxviewersimpactDiaryAuthorEDT
18761357446116032799.89Correspondence on a New Yorker Cover. UPDATED with UPDATEDNESS!JeffLieber08:39
264231816572528636.87Bush Gave Taliban $43 Million Four Months before 9/11Brandon Friedman20:42
350918311555918555.40Marketing a Myth: How John McCain Actually Got The Surge WrongLt Gen Robert G Gard07:56
444256420757930164.97It's a Very Serious Banking Crisisbonddad08:11
534829712440220073.75Enough.  Please.  All of us are needed.noweasels01:06
6348776537114363.66Thank YouScott Kleeb20:24
73051269234213113.26Elizabeth Edwards' Gracedday21:33
830339716439710823.41Making my 1st donation to the Obama campaign today: Any other first-timers out there want to join meunionsally16:25
93002341113498603.24Can We Talk About Poverty?coryDMI14:24
10295875030515593.08Betrayal begins with trustLarry Kissell10:15
1129337412435915713.22Obama CAN'T save YOU....Remedial Politicsbuhdydharma14:45
122291538527512612.50Hillary comes through for Obama at AFTeachers ConventionInland17:56
1319533415329915982.34Obama: Yes or No? (with poll)Land of Enchantment22:44
14120121621425241.30Afghan Wedding Bombing - 52 Deadtruong son traveler23:12
1511339301203521.19NY-29 Thank you Netroots community!Eric Massa12:47
1611279561414781.24Updated w Obama Response: Bush Ends Executive Ban on Offshore DrillingFishOutofWater12:21
1767122771143760.84Favorite State (and/or Local) Blogs? (With Poll)Meteor Blades22:54
186513654944070.76McCain concerned about Austro-Hungarian influence in BalkansOrange County Liberal21:55
19625630823010.70So, Why Are We EXPORTING Record Amounts of Oil??The Baculum King12:42
20552916571220.57Lying to Drill the Hole DeeperA Siegel12:09
214410026521190.48The Grieving Room - KittenLittleBeninSC20:04
2241201348810.44Five Years Ago Today Novak Outed Plameemptywheel11:13
233922170903050.58I'm not mad about a cartoon.droogie665532112:18
24396734583490.46Franken takes lead over Coleman in latest Rasmussen poll (Updated)Dave G19:15
25389832521470.43Top Comments - Treacherous Little Things Editioncskendrick22:14
26389530552610.44Don Imus and the New Yorkerzenbowl14:23
27383223512020.43Goodbye to the World’s Biggest PolluterRep Earl Blumenauer15:04
28383020481150.42Direct Action.  Target:  Insurance companies and their lobbyistsMike Stark15:38
293816938840.39"Terrorist" Watchlist Hits One Million NamesACLU12:13
303726976913060.58In Defense of the New Yorker Coverdcdanny01:25
313613750591730.44Netroots Nation Roll CallDelaware Dem15:55
32368426492430.41Arab NYer Reader Imagines Lieberman Cartoon (UPDATED AND REDACTED)leilasab00:44
333310250748780.48WOW!! Obama Jumps In The PollsStuHunter17:21
34334014391270.36Cops complain about lawyers spying on them, getting info secretly.xxdr zombiexx10:48
35332215421640.37It is time to hold Dianne Feinstein accountable once againhekebolos19:40
3632118351450.34Mountain Monday: 300 Blogs and a Swarm of Angry New Yorkers!faithfull09:48
373112637572730.41"Hipster Racism"99 Percent Pure16:15
38312723431470.36After Me??edscan16:28
393121933800.33Waxman Opens Payne Scandal Probe, White House Denies Bush TieTroutfishing19:53
40303651031224780.69The Cartoon is Funny and Obama Should Just Say SoBenJah12:59
41302519433270.35Carly Fiorina Steps In It Again!!! For McCain!!!slinkerwink11:20
422910350713910.45It’s happening. A bank run at IndyMacforkush15:51
43296815351130.32Canadian teen's GITMO interrogation film released tomorrowLisa Lockwood20:49
44286822391500.32Quit Yer Bitchin' Everyonedansac11:18
45286721401810.33UPDATE: Check your luggage and constitutional rights at the curb.8ackgr0und N015e17:16
4628371736870.31Austin at a glance for NN08BlueStreak16:53
47283427482940.35Cease and Desist Letter from Republican National CommitteeLunkHead10:25
48283225411820.33McCain: "reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia."Steven R15:26
49274320371490.31Send a copy of George Lakoff's latest book to the New Yorkerdon mikulecky14:49
50273014351930.30McCain N Alzheimer's & Thanks Wes Clark, Ahhh Vacationourhispanicvoices01:34
51272116361820.31AP's Ron Fournier To Karl Rove: "Keep Up The Fight"Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle20:07
522612447643300.41The Real Trouble with the New Yorker CartoonLast Years Man00:17
532612728530.27High Impact Diaries - July 13, 2008jotter09:35
542519757743590.44Throwing the New Yorker Under the Bus: Worst Move Ever.otheruser21:27
5525471428420.279 Dead in AfghanistanMidwesterner in NYC10:32
5625201229640.27Do news photographers make "heros" develop PTSD?testvet677806:32
572553271140.26Career CIA Agent Calls out McCain on Fear mongeringmarkthshark20:40
58245924401860.30Obama Launches Foreign Policy Blitz: Major Speech TomorrowStroszek11:39
5924381633970.27"Madness: A Bipolar Life"......Louisiana 197612:21
602417830700.27Calling Young Kossacks: Help Build A New Piece of the NetrootsMichael Connery17:27
61238542552830.35BREAKING - Bush to Lift Executive Offshore Drilling Ban (updated)Sevah10:34
62238138503600.33Campaign Manger: David Plouffe, begging us for money!jovie13114:07
63234126432710.30Well, the New Yorker cover convinced ME!Doctor Frog14:12
64231611292070.26Pissed Off at Oil Companies? Make your ExxonMobil Gas Station signDesmogblog17:48
6523129261330.25Did photo lead to death of 'hero' soldier?GregMitch11:21
662216349582040.36I'm giving the New Yorker a passUSArmyParatrooper18:24
67227624410.23Yours Truly goes to Iran, part six: A brief encounter with the Axis of EvilYoursTruly09:46
682112831472740.31Keep talking about the Obama cartoonignatz uk03:56
69218729371400.27Time to Give Obama Some Love to Run onkarlpk13:29
70215622382320.27The billionaire owner of The New Yorkerrealwischeese09:58
71215316291450.24The Economic Meltdown - Should I Be Terrified Yet?4democracy03:33
72214819281320.24Totally Irrelevant CrapRimjob00:15
7321181428840.24Potpourri of Science, technology and Whiz-Bang StuffDavid Brin19:27
742111723780.22Compassion?!?!AJs Dad15:27
752187281830.24WTF? Suicide and Plant ShootingsBendygirl16:08
76208427441940.29Corporate Media's dilemma:Covering Obama's tripDWKING13:40
77204926392720.27Oy Vey: Even in New York They Don't Get the New Yorkerimperturb17:09
782086221260.21Obama can't win a rigged election (HELP NEEDED)space miracle18:42
791910729371820.26Barack Obama Needs a New Press ShopThe Bagof Health and Politics00:04
80197226381310.26Remember that Michelle Obama is a symbol.duha23:32
81195226392460.26McCain brings the gay hateAHiddenSaint14:37
82195028381570.26Nameless, Homeless Micropootie (updated)Stranded Wind12:42
83194226402700.27Poll: Obama Maintains Lead in ColoradoRandySF16:07
841924621540.20Correspondence Clearinghouse (Volume 1)Eddie C20:59
8519191022480.20Preparing for Netroots Nation in Second Lifesowinso17:38
86191412271450.22DNC/Obama NEED Cash Influx -Give Now!BlueThunder21:12
8719101027670.22Get off your ass and get in the game.Markg800:37
8819108251020.21World's oldest blogger dies at the age of 108allmost liberal european02:14
891813031402500.26Israel agrees to give up nuclear weaponselishastephens12:32
901811842523080.31One Cartoon From Barry BlittLittle16:20
91188838471790.29in defense of the New Yorker coverazizhp11:21
92188037442340.28Good to know that I'm, apparently, stupid.vacantlook01:01
93184828422600.27Jim Webb on FISA and the Blogospherethe choice is yours09:25
9418151023550.20Bastille DayEugeneF10:49
951711542481990.29How dare the New Yorker publish this crap!!lineatus19:15
96175026373490.24Joe Lieberman to be tossed from Caucus if he addresses RNCjkennerl23:00
9717452126650.20I am not a Redskinangry liberaltarian10:26
98174120332150.23REPORT: Bush Allowing Israeli Jets To Use U.S. Iraq Bases For War With IranCugel23:15
9917301424690.20Vote for Change at Netroots Nation -- you know you want to!casperr21:47
100172919291430.21Video:  gays confront homophobia (with poll)onanyes14:42
10117251021550.19Netroots Nation: The Details on Writing a Platformwmtriallawyer13:27
1021725918770.18Letter From Quetzaltenango: What "less than $2 a day" meansbristol19:28
103172416301460.22Republican quotes about McCainTheOpinionGuy17:34
104172213281860.21McCain campaign gets desperate, shamefulVirginiaDem12:05
10517179231340.19Tillman/Lynch Report: WH Created New FactsLieparDestin15:50
106179822900.19Iglesias: Ashcroft pushed out for wiretap oppositionFlint22:52
107167825331700.22Baptist Church Planned an Assault Rifle Giveaway at Youth Rallydmhlt 6619:35
108163821352510.23Message from my Brother: A Run on a Bankmole33321:22
10916211324540.19Weapons of Mass Distractioneclecticbrotha11:45
1101617823680.19On The Weird Twists Of History, Part One, Or, Why We Have A Fourth Amendmentfake consultant15:45
11116131020670.18Sign Barbara Boxer Petition to Halt Offshore Oil DrillMS19:02
1121699202570.18300 acres, no money down, no payments for 3 yearswillep23:05
1131510134462760.27Obama, New Yorker, & difference between irony and libelMiles14:23
114153725342220.22McLaughlin: Obama "fits the stereotype... as an Oreofedupcitizen01:00
11515281929730.20A New Kossack Girl is Bornmikeplugh07:41
11615106211240.17I Had Breakfast With Howard Deankissfan21:58
1171415945531620.30Cancel Your New Yorker Subscriptiondragonlilleth01:08
118147232383390.23What if the New Yorker Cover featured John and Cindy McCain as terrorists instead of the Obamas?A Morgan17:39
119145820311200.20A Failure of SatireBooMan2323:49
120144820281190.19Understanding the New Yorker's cover selection processipsos20:55
121143625342490.22BREAKING: Jesse Ventura NOT running for the SenateMrBurns1721:58
122142216241970.18Innocent Deletion While Updating McCain Website?Mooncat13:52
123142110231530.17Osama bin Sambo - A New Yorker Cover CritiqueMogolori17:15
124141816241560.18I Liked the New Yorker CoverIvan Carter18:41
1251329726312080.20Countdown with Keith Olbermann- July 14, 2008CityLightsLover21:39
1261312727371850.22Why Obama Was Right About FISA and ImmunitySetrak20:54
1271311343512020.29Of Course I "Get It," But What About the Great Unwashed?StageStop14:21
128137531403520.24The APPROPRIATE Response to the New Yorker Cover (UPDATED)Crashing Vor02:31
129137229384170.232300 comments and you've been hadAdamW09:36
130135729402410.24How do you feel about the New Yorker? upd w/ Pollbsmcneil12:35
131133917271720.18Barack Obama introduced me to my girlfriendfrangstration21:22
13213241928690.19The case for Chris Doddsrmjjg11:02
1331215024311310.19The Daily Show/Colbert Report Spoiler and Chat Thread, 07.14.08PerfectStormer22:59
134128531361160.22Dining in Austin, TXcactusflinthead15:35
135125524332160.20Freepology Today: The New Yorker Gets it RightThe Red Pen10:02
136117632381710.22Hey, Obama! This Bud's for You!souledout16:44
137106826321220.19The New Yorker Cover is just failed satire...Niwind21:22
138822763682060.36Boycott The New YorkerPatrick Crowley15:29
139710340453690.24MN Sen: Franken gets a primary challengeMinnesota Mike18:03
14075328321510.18Start with offshore drilling off the coast of Florida!!!NMDan18:52
14161533537830.20Open Thread and Diary RescueDiary Rescue23:24
142610245451900.24If I cancel my New Yorker subscription, what should I get instead?ebs4213:56
14368835392060.21Let me ask you about Obama and Racismdark daze14:48
14467739421340.22Request for advice: On law school and on being an attorney.bbxcountry2518:44
14567431321320.17Budweiser sold to the Belgianschange the Be03:45
14665938422310.22California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger – POLLFrom the Middle13:20
147510749511790.27Anheuser-Busch just got SOLD!WattleBreakfast11:15
148215967684450.35Obama Stiffed Native Americanstownie12:46
149115692933590.48Leftist Lunacyrbprice13:09
150 13552524490.27OLIVER STONE:  DISTURBED FILM MAKERBerlet9817:54

Impact total:   98.9

 rank - Order based on number of recommendations.
 nrec - Number of recommendations
 ncom - Number of comments
 tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
 cnx - Number of connections, which is the total of commenters and recommenders, without duplication.
 impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
 Diary - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos diary displaying the title.
 Author - Hyperlink to the diary authors Daily Kos home page.
 Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.

NB: Some diaries on this list were still open for recommendation at the time it was compiled.

Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter

Bonus Feature: One Year Ago In Daily Kos

2007-07-15 00:09:01 - 2007-07-15 23:58:46
DailyKos diaries = 202;  202 per day;  8.4 per hour
Active Kogs: 3066 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment1902111917969389
recommend1119226492114289
write179922011989

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations202189974114
commentators202196107327
connections2021891427017

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 202 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.136, average = 0.36, max = 5.54, total =   72.4 bharns
r50 = 11 (at 1.31 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 8791
Maximum possible such pairs: 3066 x 201 = 616266
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.426%
Average degree (links/user) = 8791/3066 = 2.867

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
15053851886175.54The story behind Gupta vs. Moorepullbackthecurtain20:47
24782521665655.19Bob Johnson's 911 call regarding Bill KristolCarnacki16:47
34353831825674.88Bob Schieffer's Walter Cronkite Momenttalex13:47
43294772074563.78Breaking – Cheney winning debate on War with IraNdeepsouthdoug21:26
5290196883293.11Hey, look, it's not personaloccams hatchet13:03
62862321383693.20Shocker: SAUDI ARABIA is source of largest number of foreign militants in Iraq!Volvo Liberal11:08
72073061142682.32What Kind Of Person Denies Health Insurance To Children?Turkana08:10
8181210732091.95CA-42: A Kossack is Running for Congressthereisnospoon14:05
91693101743022.18Webb Demolishes Huckleberry on MTPDowneastDem09:29
10169189822341.94Breaking: British Generals Warn Taliban/Bin Laden could seize Pakistandavefromqueens00:47

Double Bonus Election Year Bonanza Feature: One Election Cycle Ago in Daily Kos

2006-07-14 00:07:55 - 2006-07-14 23:57:41
DailyKos diaries = 259;  259 per day; 10.8 per hour
Active Kogs: 3357 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs whocommentrecommendwrite a diaryonlyall
comment21981177215910104
recommend117722971091115104
write21510925939104

Diaries
diaries with >=011030100
recommendations2592441063314
commentators259255133427
connections2592441857116

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 259 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.106, average = 0.29, max = 4.97, total =   75.8 bharns
r50 = 13 (at 1.41 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 9648
Maximum possible such pairs: 3357 x 259 = 869463
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.110%
Average degree (links/user) = 9648/3357 = 2.874

ranknrecncomtatorscnximpactDiaryAuthorEDT
14554211645484.97Listen up wingnut idiots - I'll say this once more REAL SLOWLYclammyc11:21
24183681835204.61The 2006 ElectionsWes Clark16:05
33216021433813.49Get up! Stand up!One Pissed Off Liberal16:17
42936201904103.38Have we all lost our freakin' minds?wiscmass23:36
52872601734103.34CO-Gov: Ann Coulter Fundraiser Nets $NOTHING$BudMan10:06
627589613032.92Remember Bunnatine Greenhouse? Finally a Little Vindication?davidkc23:08
72398852304063.00History did not start in 1967- Another Israel Diarydhonig14:24
82108092013532.62My nephew and niece have bombs falling around themwclathe13:58
9205116632452.23Please Unrec - We muster up again Monday morningMike Stark07:45
10187138432051.98Judge nominee Haynes lied to Congresseztempo17:22

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Diaries from last 6 hours. Tuesday July 15, 2008
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