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I was recently informed of an interesting new Kickstarter. It is for a toy called “Algobrix”.
The premise is to teach kids coding, tangibly. The campaign explains it far better than I can; you may want to check it out.
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I was recently reminded of a favorite piece of short fiction from Asimov: Nightfall.
It is available for free online. It is an interesting thought piece, and well worth reading.
Enjoy.
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There is an ad for a movie that I find particularly aggravating. I can usually skip past it fairly quickly, but not quite quickly enough for an utterly atrocious phrase to occur: The lead actress is in the top “one percentile” of actresses.
That means she is better than 1% of the other actresses.
ONE. PERCENT.
That’s IT.
I understand the person presumably meant to say “percent”, not “percentile.”
The sentence is still aggravating.
How about you? Are there any ads that have been particularly annoying you recently?
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Today’s post is very similar to yesterday’s. However, this time the Neural Network learned how to tell a knock-knock joke.
As usual, the write-up is pretty interesting.
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The same machine learning person that created guinea pig names has created another Neural Network. This one generates Harry Potter titles, authors, and blurbs.
Enjoy.
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One of the very popular artists on YouTube, Peter Hollens, created a Disney Villains music medley. Normally, I am not a fan of his solo style. (His work feels “draggy” to me. It is a popular style, but one I am not overly fond of.) However, this one works well, especially as his collaborator is quite enjoyable.
Also, the Disney Villain songs are pretty decent.
Enjoy.
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I recently encountered an astonishing Facebook video. A musician composed a song in ten minutes, with a live orchestra.
It is well worth watching. Enjoy.
"So I want you to know, we have not rehearsed anything here." —Dr. Charles LimbNSO Artistic Advisor Ben Folds composes a piece LIVE with the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater during #SoundHealth in Concert: Music and the Mind, presented with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). You have to see it to believe it ↓
Posted by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, June 23, 2017
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As you are aware, the Webmaster and I usually keep this website politics free. However, I recently encountered a website that I believe still works. For, you see, it is a “political ideology generator.” You can click the button, and see what type of ideology you get.
My favorite so far is the Marxian Anarcho-Capitalist.
Enjoy.
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There is apparently a Guinea Pig rescue that has more of the little rodents than they are able to (easily) come up with names for. And so one of the people contacted a different person who does machine learning. Now there are computer generated Guinea Pig names.
The programmer’s post about it, and some of the names mentioned, are fantastic.
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I have recently been informed that various 8-legged creatures on your world will chase laser pointers. There is video footage of this type of event.
Enjoy.