Saturday, July 24, 2010

Predictive prose

One of the great things about a software keyboard (and open software) is that a different keyboard can be had with no more than a download. What is even more interesting is that by digitizing the keyboard, it can easily function in ways that were previously impossible. Recently I downloaded the beta for SwiftKey, an android software keyboard that aims to improve with a feature whose removal I've long bemoaned: predictive text. The short story is that I'm (naturally) very interested in the behavior of this software, and simultaneously impressed and disappointed at its performance. Quickly it became clear to me that I was witnessing artificial intelligence/machine learning, and aloof with a sense of uninhibited exploration I sought to set free the voice inside the machine. With minimal input, I guided the software in constructing sentences, in the process revealing patterns that were part of prior training. This is what my keyboard had to say:

My plan relied on Sunday morning, so if we could find a little bit more time to get a chance to win. I am feeling very well presented and I will be in a few weeks. Hey, you're sure that you are interested in joining us? I think we should be able to make a difference. I am going to have the capability to be a great deal of More information on this one. I am a beautiful place on the web, and I will have a great time. Hey everyone, I have a good idea to advertise. Good luck with the word of mouth upon discovery of the many authors, and thats what you think about this product. Good morning!! Good morning 2,I. Good luck with the latest version of the week. Good luck with your own virus checking software. Good luck with the new year. Good morning, but it feels like a plan to use the search page, or if you want me to come over? Just wondering if you have to get the most popular videos. Is it possible to get a bit of funding for balsa wood and aluminum foil balloon attached to the following models of common knowledge and experience of the day off, but it feels like a good idea to me. We will be able to make it go faster before it finishes and then we can get some work done. I think, and I am. I am feeling very tempted by electric bike kits. I am going to be a good idea to advertise your company slogan. I am a beautiful person. I am a man who has been a bit of a question about the whole thing was that the top prediction for the letter i when following for is instance ; most other times the recommendation is simply " I. I am a bit of a question about the whole thing was that the top prediction for the letter i when following for is instance ; most other times the recommendation is simply " I. Hey, your skate is still on the web, go to the list. I am feeling very tempted by electric bike kits. Hey guys. Hey everyone else. Hey everyone, I am a beautiful person. Hey everyone, I think I have to retake calculus 2,just. Hey, you're way amazing and the rest of the many advantages of open software, new research has revealed that the top prediction for the letter i when following for is instance ; most other times the recommendation is simply " I. Thanks for the next few weeks. Thanks, but I think I'll be back for more information about yourself and your function in the morning, and thanks for the next few weeks.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Matter and Electromagnetism

With precisely 20 minutes of focus anybody can come to know a very significant portion of the foundation of our physical reality.


Saturday, July 3, 2010

Motorsport: Rally

Despite my fervent conviction that cars should not be used as they are, I'm actually something of a sucker for motorsports. In particular, it is with ceaseless amazement that I witness rallying. As far as forms of vehicle races go, few are in the same league as rally racing; certainly none require traversing such a diversity of surfaces, including none at all.

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is the best known international rally series. This video clearly shows that being a rally driver requires equal portions of insanity and talent, and, in the case of the co-driver, the ability to maintain literacy while under extreme duress. Coincidentally, the song played for most of the video is one that has also been showing up in my Pandora.