Coffee Klatch

I got a nice laugh out of this today. It was in the signature of an email from my friend Art and it’s a bit of “poetry” that was created by a neural network. It’s a funny article on The Daily WTF. The article itself is pretty humorous. Especially if you’re into odd uses of technology, which this site seems dedicated to.

Anyway, the article was about the creation of a neural network in a business setting. One extra task given to this network (in order to more effectively use the “several hundred thousand dollar investment,” was to get it to create prose. Yes, using the neural network as an author. They regularly run its creations in the company newsletter. Here’s a recent sample:

The pig go. Go is to the fountain. The pig put foot. Grunt. Foot in what? ketchup. The dove fly. Fly is in sky. The dove drop something. The something on the pig. The pig disgusting. The pig rattle. Rattle with dove. The dove angry. The pig leave. The dove produce. Produce is chicken wing. With wing bark. No Quack.

How “zen!” I’m so moved!

[tags]neural networks, technology, humor, prose, poetry[/tags]

You Should Paint Your Room Purple

Sophisticated and exotic, purple can also be a deeply comforting color.
Your purple room will inspire you to trust yourself more and go with your intuition.
Purple has also been known to facilitate healing and a feeling of protection.

What Color Should You Paint Your Room?

You Are a Seeker Soul

You are on a quest for knowledge and life challenges.
You love to be curious and ask a ton of questions.
Since you know so much, you make for an interesting conversationalist.
Mentally alert, you can outwit almost anyone (and have fun doing it!).

Very introspective, you can be silently critical of others.
And your quiet nature makes it difficult for people to get to know you.
You see yourself as a philosopher, and you take everything philosophically.
Your main talent is expressing and communicating ideas.

Souls you are most compatible with: Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Your Dominant Thinking Style: Exploring