hmslydia

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   by hmslydia 12y ago

   This is great! I have exactly this problem.
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   by hmslydia 12y ago

   Ha! it is me! I'm in Cambridge! Let's catch up!!!
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   by hmslydia 12y ago

   I would take a pet problem that I have and solve it well. Something so personal that nobody else would solve it. A personal time management app just for me. A way to manage all my contacts so that I can keep up with them intelligently. So
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   by hmslydia 12y ago

   How does this compare/contrast to Meteor?
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   by hmslydia 13y ago

   Most useful and relevant new summary I've never read. Sold.
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   by hmslydia 14y ago

   Historical curiosity. This answer to "Why did the chicken cross the road" can be interpreted two ways: 1. it's obvious, absurdist humor 2. it is a pun on the phrase "other side" meaning the after life. Betcha never thought of the second in
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   by hmslydia 14y ago

   Do we know why jokes are funny? If so, why don't we have an algorithm that can write jokes? I think you're right that we have some good descriptive models of humor, but we don't have any generative models of humor.
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   by hmslydia 14y ago

   Jokes don't have to be true... but often hints of truth mixed in with a new lens on the world is very funny. For example: "Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling." This joke isn't literally true, but it i
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   by hmslydia 14y ago

   What's your theory of humor? Send me a pointer and I'll test it!