Category Archives: Technology

Training a computer to write like Tommy Wiseau

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Spuggy

In the past year or so there have been some very funny attempts to use neural networks (roughly, programs that try to learn to identify patterns in data) to produce text. From the RoboRosewater bot that creates new Magic: The Gathering cards, … Continue reading →

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Roman sci-fi

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Spuggy

Marcus stepped in off the street into his heated villa. He watched the snow collect on the window sills and smiled. Once, he knew, houses had open windows with nothing more than skins and cloth to keep out the elements, … Continue reading →

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Maps! Wait, they don’t love you like I love you! Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaps!

Posted on 12 January 2013 by Spuggy

Sadly, my original plan to show the flow of transport around Frankfurt over the course of a day failed due to the extreme lack of availability of timetable data in a halfway reasonable format. So instead, here’s some maps of … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Iris, or; “I have elephants between my toes”

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Spuggy

You might have heard a few quiet rumours that Apple recently released a new iPhone. It’s not a “big thing” or anything, but you know, perhaps a whisper or two. You might also have heard that it contains a creepy … Continue reading →

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