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        On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Ketil Malde 
Not very much, some knowledge of string edit distance and dynamic programming would be good, but if not, it's something I can straighten out with a student in an afternoon, I think.
Just a suggestion: People love quizzes and brain teasers. (Remember those google billboards?) If you could blog briefly (expository-style) about this with links to further reading, and more importantly, include "challenges" in the bottom-half, I bet you could get some buzz circulating. Especially if you manage those all-important bragging rights! -- Kim-Ee