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I wanted to see how much OpenAI's language model actually knew, so I tried to get it to define words... but I accidentally had it set to 'random', not 'best'.
posted by you at 10:36 AM on November 30, 2019
I wanted to see how much OpenAI's language model actually knew, so I tried to get it to define words... but I accidentally had it set to 'random', not 'best'.
posted by you at 10:36 AM on November 30, 2019
??, an emoji adventure
🐉 is a tiny emoji-based adventure game I made for the latest Ludum Dare game jam, built out of Javascript, HTML, CSS, and the game's internal emoji-based scripting language.
posted by NMcCoy at 6:13 PM on October 7, 2019 - 6 comments
🐉 is a tiny emoji-based adventure game I made for the latest Ludum Dare game jam, built out of Javascript, HTML, CSS, and the game's internal emoji-based scripting language.
posted by NMcCoy at 6:13 PM on October 7, 2019 - 6 comments
What Is Your Deal With Carly Rae Jepsen?
Two years ago, after enduring my numerous (NUMEROUS) social media posts and IRL chatter about her, a good friend of mine pointedly asked me WHAT IS YOUR DEAL WITH CARLY RAE JEPSEN? So this few thousand words here is my explanation of the nature of my deal with Carly Rae Jepsen.
posted by Maaik at 3:11 PM on October 22, 2019 - 5 comments
Two years ago, after enduring my numerous (NUMEROUS) social media posts and IRL chatter about her, a good friend of mine pointedly asked me WHAT IS YOUR DEAL WITH CARLY RAE JEPSEN? So this few thousand words here is my explanation of the nature of my deal with Carly Rae Jepsen.
posted by Maaik at 3:11 PM on October 22, 2019 - 5 comments
All the Buddha Boxes: 70 Songs for 70 Years of China
A song for each year of the People’s Republic of China. An attempt to distill the many diverse, fascinating currents of music in mainland China over the last 70 years into a primer, an invitation to dig deeper. From revolutionary operas and western classical to rock’n’roll, disco, punk and hip-hop — a musical history of the PRC with an eye for the regional, underground and (nefarious) foreign influences.
posted by beijingbrown at 7:31 AM on October 8, 2019 - 1 comment
A song for each year of the People’s Republic of China. An attempt to distill the many diverse, fascinating currents of music in mainland China over the last 70 years into a primer, an invitation to dig deeper. From revolutionary operas and western classical to rock’n’roll, disco, punk and hip-hop — a musical history of the PRC with an eye for the regional, underground and (nefarious) foreign influences.
posted by beijingbrown at 7:31 AM on October 8, 2019 - 1 comment
Cheating Hangman
I made a game of Hangman that "cheats" by changing the word it's thinking of in order to make it as hard as possible to guess. But while it cheats, it never lies: it remains consistent with what it's told you so far about the word length, matching letters, non-matching letters etc.
posted by avapoet at 8:32 AM on September 26, 2019 - 7 comments
I made a game of Hangman that "cheats" by changing the word it's thinking of in order to make it as hard as possible to guess. But while it cheats, it never lies: it remains consistent with what it's told you so far about the word length, matching letters, non-matching letters etc.
posted by avapoet at 8:32 AM on September 26, 2019 - 7 comments
Incredible Doom: Season One
A gut-wrenching coming of age story of unlikely alliances, magic, daring escapes, young love, and crime sprees, all squeezed over 2400 baud modems. We're so proud to be finally releasing the entire 6-issue print and web comic Incredible Doom free for everyone to read online, no strings attached. We also made a new little video to give you an idea of what it's like.
posted by churl at 10:21 AM on September 17, 2019 - 6 comments
A gut-wrenching coming of age story of unlikely alliances, magic, daring escapes, young love, and crime sprees, all squeezed over 2400 baud modems. We're so proud to be finally releasing the entire 6-issue print and web comic Incredible Doom free for everyone to read online, no strings attached. We also made a new little video to give you an idea of what it's like.
posted by churl at 10:21 AM on September 17, 2019 - 6 comments
Living #Ferguson
It has been five years since Michael Brown, Jr. was killed in Ferguson, Mo. I work at a local news organization, so my colleagues and I cover this story and its effects daily — not just when it happened or on anniversaries. But anniversaries can be an appropriate time for reflection. So for this anniversary, we found people who have been living #Ferguson these past five years, and let them tell their own stories. We built this site to share them.
posted by brentajones at 4:41 PM on August 9, 2019
It has been five years since Michael Brown, Jr. was killed in Ferguson, Mo. I work at a local news organization, so my colleagues and I cover this story and its effects daily — not just when it happened or on anniversaries. But anniversaries can be an appropriate time for reflection. So for this anniversary, we found people who have been living #Ferguson these past five years, and let them tell their own stories. We built this site to share them.
posted by brentajones at 4:41 PM on August 9, 2019
PixelPirate
Steal expired MillionDollarHomepage Pixels.
posted by ph00dz at 3:00 PM on June 4, 2019 - 7 comments
Steal expired MillionDollarHomepage Pixels.
posted by ph00dz at 3:00 PM on June 4, 2019 - 7 comments
Violent Penguin
Violent Penguin is a short series of 4-panel comic strips about a penguin (who is violent).
posted by dng at 5:16 PM on July 22, 2019
Violent Penguin is a short series of 4-panel comic strips about a penguin (who is violent).
posted by dng at 5:16 PM on July 22, 2019
Undulating Jigsaw Puzzles
Web browser jigsaw puzzles with undulating edges.
posted by mpark at 4:46 PM on May 22, 2019 - 5 comments
Web browser jigsaw puzzles with undulating edges.
posted by mpark at 4:46 PM on May 22, 2019 - 5 comments
A Internet Argument Ender about local tax rates
I got sick to the teeth of the constant whining about our municipal taxes on local social media and Reddit, so spent an afternoon doing some research on comparable municipalities and tax rates in Ontario. The more valuable end of this from a broader perspective might be a follow-on page about why ratio complaints (our city pays more for XXX than any other city, or our city's taxes are a higher percentage of YYY than other cities') are kind of bullshit.
posted by Shepherd at 3:00 PM on April 14, 2019 - 2 comments
I got sick to the teeth of the constant whining about our municipal taxes on local social media and Reddit, so spent an afternoon doing some research on comparable municipalities and tax rates in Ontario. The more valuable end of this from a broader perspective might be a follow-on page about why ratio complaints (our city pays more for XXX than any other city, or our city's taxes are a higher percentage of YYY than other cities') are kind of bullshit.
posted by Shepherd at 3:00 PM on April 14, 2019 - 2 comments
H.i.P.O. (Hazardus Interstellar Perfessional Operations)
So, now that the NDA has been lifted, I can share the art installation I was working on that is at this year's Coachella. It's a rocket ship manned by hippos. Of course. I feel a little dumb posting this because it's not "my" project; I was just a cog in the machine. But my boyfriend was art director on this under the two lead artists so I watched this come together over several months, and I was part of the crew putting on the actual show last weekend. I'm still tired. I can't imagine how the leads are doing.
posted by queensissy at 11:38 AM on April 17, 2019 - 2 comments
So, now that the NDA has been lifted, I can share the art installation I was working on that is at this year's Coachella. It's a rocket ship manned by hippos. Of course. I feel a little dumb posting this because it's not "my" project; I was just a cog in the machine. But my boyfriend was art director on this under the two lead artists so I watched this come together over several months, and I was part of the crew putting on the actual show last weekend. I'm still tired. I can't imagine how the leads are doing.
posted by queensissy at 11:38 AM on April 17, 2019 - 2 comments
Terrible Things Happening in Cold Places
I started writing a blog about one of my dearest niche interests: terrible things happening in cold places. Whether it's explorers wrecking their ships in the Arctic or mountaineering expeditions mysteriously going wrong, I'm interested in it, and I will write about it for you here.
posted by daisyk at 11:03 AM on March 17, 2019 - 4 comments
I started writing a blog about one of my dearest niche interests: terrible things happening in cold places. Whether it's explorers wrecking their ships in the Arctic or mountaineering expeditions mysteriously going wrong, I'm interested in it, and I will write about it for you here.
posted by daisyk at 11:03 AM on March 17, 2019 - 4 comments
Puzzling Art
We all have times where we fall apart, but we also work hard to pull ourselves together again. I've made a number of pieces of art about that sense of self at those times, or even the little times when you try to meditate, but your mind can't stop zooming on it's roller coaster. I use jigsaw puzzles, acrylic paint, and occasionally origami.
posted by Margalo Epps at 8:52 PM on March 18, 2019
We all have times where we fall apart, but we also work hard to pull ourselves together again. I've made a number of pieces of art about that sense of self at those times, or even the little times when you try to meditate, but your mind can't stop zooming on it's roller coaster. I use jigsaw puzzles, acrylic paint, and occasionally origami.
posted by Margalo Epps at 8:52 PM on March 18, 2019
18 short plays about Python and programming
At the PyGotham 2018 tech conference, Jason Owen and I presented "Python Grab Bag: A Set of Short Plays", inspired by the Neo-Futurists' show "The Infinite Wrench". The 40-minute video is up on YouTube and my blog post links to the script and slides, credits the crew and cast, deep-links to the specific timecodes for individual plays, and gives citations for the references we made.
posted by brainwane at 10:31 AM on March 29, 2019 - 1 comment
At the PyGotham 2018 tech conference, Jason Owen and I presented "Python Grab Bag: A Set of Short Plays", inspired by the Neo-Futurists' show "The Infinite Wrench". The 40-minute video is up on YouTube and my blog post links to the script and slides, credits the crew and cast, deep-links to the specific timecodes for individual plays, and gives citations for the references we made.
posted by brainwane at 10:31 AM on March 29, 2019 - 1 comment
Shit Solidarity: Magnetic Memes on Workers' Wages in Shitter Stalls
I make cheap, crude magnets bearing the ancient poem of worker solidarity (boss makes a dollar; I make a dime; that's why I shit on company time). These magnets include a URL, shitsolidarity.com, which offers a brief spiel about income inequality and corporations' attempts to curtail workers' rights to pinch a loaf (drop anchor, lay cable, squeeze out a senator) on the job. Interested parties can buy their own cheapo magnets, with 100% of proceeds supporting Jobs With Justice.
posted by duffell at 2:38 PM on February 5, 2019 - 3 comments
I make cheap, crude magnets bearing the ancient poem of worker solidarity (boss makes a dollar; I make a dime; that's why I shit on company time). These magnets include a URL, shitsolidarity.com, which offers a brief spiel about income inequality and corporations' attempts to curtail workers' rights to pinch a loaf (drop anchor, lay cable, squeeze out a senator) on the job. Interested parties can buy their own cheapo magnets, with 100% of proceeds supporting Jobs With Justice.
posted by duffell at 2:38 PM on February 5, 2019 - 3 comments
The earliest when
A short list highlighting sexist disparities in the numbers of winners in various awards. "This is a short list of earliests. The earliest it can be when as many women as men have won Best Director at the Oscars is 2111. The earliest it can be when as many women as men have won the Nobel Prize for Literature is 2104. The earliest it can be when..."
posted by dng at 2:37 PM on January 22, 2019 - 1 comment
A short list highlighting sexist disparities in the numbers of winners in various awards. "This is a short list of earliests. The earliest it can be when as many women as men have won Best Director at the Oscars is 2111. The earliest it can be when as many women as men have won the Nobel Prize for Literature is 2104. The earliest it can be when..."
posted by dng at 2:37 PM on January 22, 2019 - 1 comment
Laser cut peacock mandala
This is an art project I finished in October of last year. Details are all in the linked photo album.
posted by MillMan at 6:38 AM on January 30, 2019 - 16 comments
This is an art project I finished in October of last year. Details are all in the linked photo album.
posted by MillMan at 6:38 AM on January 30, 2019 - 16 comments
Afterlife Wingdings
The TV show "The Good Place" has lots of easter eggs, including some strange otherworldly text. I decided to make a font out of it.
posted by Pronoiac at 7:36 AM on February 4, 2019 - 4 comments
The TV show "The Good Place" has lots of easter eggs, including some strange otherworldly text. I decided to make a font out of it.
posted by Pronoiac at 7:36 AM on February 4, 2019 - 4 comments
Good October EP
I've been writing songs, slowly improving, and posting them online (first here on Metafilter! Then got active on SoundCloud) for the past couple years. Now I have released my first EP, Good October, which is everywhere one would expect to find digital music. It features 5 indie folk songs driven by acoustic guitar and vocal harmonies, and you will also hear some electric guitar, mandolin, strings, and off kilter ambient sounds if you stick around for the whole thing.
posted by Bluebird Wine at 11:55 AM on January 16, 2019 - 4 comments
I've been writing songs, slowly improving, and posting them online (first here on Metafilter! Then got active on SoundCloud) for the past couple years. Now I have released my first EP, Good October, which is everywhere one would expect to find digital music. It features 5 indie folk songs driven by acoustic guitar and vocal harmonies, and you will also hear some electric guitar, mandolin, strings, and off kilter ambient sounds if you stick around for the whole thing.
posted by Bluebird Wine at 11:55 AM on January 16, 2019 - 4 comments