The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children’s book that follows a mischievous young bunny as he sneaks into Mr. McGregor’s garden and eats as many vegetables as he can before being chased by the farmer. In discussing the story with my young son he raised a very good question. “Was Peter Rabbit stealing?” I…
A side thought on inner conversations
When I think to myself inside my own head I often have an inner conversation. Thinking of the actual words and having a dialogue. But why? Isn’t there a more efficient means of communicating with myself? Why use spoken language inside my own head instead of mental imagery? Do we speak to ourselves in dreams? …
Euthyphro
Euthyphro “Euthyphro, by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial of Socrates, between Socrates and Euthyphro. The dialogue covers subjects such as the meaning of piety and justice. As is common with Plato’s earliest dialogues, it ends in aporia.” Wikipedia I read Euthyphro in one sitting tonight. …
7 Elements to a Successful YouTube Video
7 elements to a successful YouTube video Branded intro footage Attention grabbing intro Background music Being clearly audible Brevity Customized experiences – micro experiences – know, go, do or buy Call to action
The Intent Engine status update & Rasa in AWS
Rasa in AWS ECS https://medium.com/tech-that-works/running-rasa-bot-with-aws-ec2-c08ed3b02455 Choose EC2 > 16GB (preferable is 32GB) Rasa needs TensorFlow, spacy models that have a considerable footprint (~8GB) so I would suggest to use at least 16 GB memory. https://medium.com/graymatrix/rasa-in-aws-ecs-ab971c9cf5d3 The first week of this year has been spent creating a page for The Intent Engine on TrailSix.com. I started…
Ansible: show running-config
— – hosts: Router1 gather_facts: true connection: local tasks: – name: show run ios_command: commands: – show run host: “{{ ansible_host }}” username: joe password: cisco register: sh_run – debug: var=sh_run.stdout_lines
Siri, Alexa, and similar technologies are “incredibly stupid” when it comes to understanding language
Siri, Alexa, and similar technologies are “incredibly stupid” when it comes to understanding language Siri, Alexa, and similar technologies are “incredibly stupid” when it comes to understanding languag Boris Katz has spent his career trying to help machines master language. He believes that current AI techniques aren’t enough to make Siri or Alexa truly smart.…
Why “Hook” by Blues Traveler is actually a pretty genius work of metafiction
Why “Hook” by Blues Traveler is actually a pretty genius work of metafiction The album may or may not be obsolete, but the fact remains: Listeners have long obsessed over individual songs. The Single File is The A.V. Club’s look at the deep cuts, detours, experiments, and anthems that make us reach for replay. Source:…
Five Successful Startups That Started As Blogs
Five Successful Startups That Started As Blogs Is it worth building out a functioning prototype to validate your startup idea? Here are five successful startups that began life as blogs, and why the blog-first approach might be right for you. Source: www.fastcompany.com/3015976/why-these-5-successful-startups-started-as-blogs
How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child
How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child Machine learning algorithms may need programmed instincts to gain common sense Source: www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/how-researchers-are-teaching-ai-learn-child