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   by isanybodythere 6y ago

   The Krampus Whale appears to be a homophone chimera of the Grampus [1] in Melville's Moby Dick and the Krampus of Central European folklore [2]. Parent's final request is a clear reference to Coq [3]. I yield, mumbling something a
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   by isanybodythere 6y ago

   I believe that the parent is referring to the translation of a term formerly used among the Maori and Polynesian peoples for human flesh as food [1]; their reasoning being that pigs resemble humans, since they taste alike. This taste-based
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   by isanybodythere 6y ago

   Hopefully saving someone some time: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punnett_square
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   by isanybodythere 6y ago

   In the paper: "It is worth noting that the proposal of a "wake/sleep" specific algorithm for unsupervised learning of generative models based on feedback from stochastic stimulation goes back 25 years (Hinton et al., 199
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   by isanybodythere 6y ago

   Are you trying to point out the missing Oxford comma?
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   by isanybodythere 6y ago

   I'm not sure we can really guess what the student meant, but I do know for sure that she was wrong. If you add up a sixth of a six-pack and a sixth of another six-pack you get a sixth of two six-packs -- two twelveths. The student&#x