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I wasn't ready. I was like "oh, that's cute. She's gotta hobby. That's.... whoa. WAIT."

I should've known by the arm behind the back that she wasn't playing.

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how to draw arms ? ? 

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1920’s, Japan. Maiko (Apprentice Geisha), who is probably from the Ponto-cho hanamachi (geisha district) of Kyoto given the Chidori (Plover) motif on her kimono. Text and image via Blue Ruin 1 of Flickr

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Once again, a neural net tries to name cats

Last year I trained a neural net to generate new names for kittens, by giving it a list of over 8,000 existing cat names to imitate. Starting from scratch, with zero knowledge of English or any context for the words and letter combinations it was trying out, it tried to predict what letters might be found in cat names, and in which order. Its names ranged from the strange to the completely nonsensical to the highly unfortunate (Retchion, Hurler, and Trickles were some of its suggestions). Without knowledge of English beyond its list of cat names, it didn’t know what letter combinations to avoid.

So I decided to revisit the cat-naming problem, this time using a neural net that had a lot more context. GPT-2, trained by OpenAI on a huge chunk of the internet, knows which words and letter combinations tend to be used together on the English-language internet. It also has (mostly) figured out which words and letter combinations to avoid, at least in some contexts (though it does tend to suddenly switch contexts, and then, yikes).

When I trained GPT-2 on the list of cat names using Max Woolf’s colab notebook, it still retained a lot of what it had learned from the rest of the internet. Gone were the strange names like “Tilly-Mapper” and “Balllucidoux” - it had a bunch of real words it could use instead. Here are some of the names it came up with - and the Morris Animal Refuge (who you may remember from that time they used neural net names for their guinea pigs) has given some of these names to some highly adoptable kittens.

First, neural net can do fancy:

Taffeta Pompompur Monocle Tom Glitter Notion Tinnitus Cheesemonger M. Tinklesby Linklater Soap

It can also do the opposite of fancy:

Scat Cat Butthole Gangrene Moisture Grotesque Petard Oilbag Buttwig The Cream Meatbag Dr Fart Fudge Putty Scumbag Constipation BUTT

And it can also do names ranging from tough to downright sinister:

Miss Vulgar Lillith The Vamp Elle Fury Deadbolt Romeo of Darkness Starmaker Fist Warning Signs Bibles Smoked The Firestarter Higher Rune Scarlet Be Thy Coat Kill All Humans Bones Of The Master Mr. Sinister Evil Whispers Spawn Serendipitous Kill Stranglehold

(Starmaker and Sparky Buttons are from a litter that had upper respiratory infections that damaged their eyes, but even though their world is kinda cloudy, they love to play and cuddle.)

I’m a particular fan of the Very Weird cat names:

Honeystring Dr Leg Tom Noodle Pinball Scene Peanutbutterjiggles You’re Telling A Lie Beep Boop Thoughts Bobble Bun Atmosphere You Name It Whiskeridoo Sparky Buttons

Seemingly This Guy Various Authors Chicken Whiskey Fish Especially Thelonious Monsieur Ringo Shuffles Sweet Cakes EXTAs (Eye Stalks) Checker Spin Donut Quin Two Patz Grandpa He Glad Funky Moe Fluttering Feelers Accepted A Tribute Chewie Bean PLEASE Gregory Chimney Notable PRODUCT LEGEND Weird Science Platinum Not Suitable For Character the Enforcer

Did I mention these cats are adoptable? If you live near Philadelphia, you live near these kitties!

Bonus content: yet more cat names!

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaxYrcq8i0)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTKC_GFHSBY)

Episode 70 is now live! :D 

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Episode 69!! :D

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Ridiculously Easy.

“Ridiculously easy buttermilk biscuits!” You click the link. It’s a novella about finding inner peace in suburbia. You never knew you were disturbed till now.

“Ridiculously easy green beans!” You click the link, there are twelve ingredients. None of them are green beans.

“Ridiculously easy salted pistachio caramel latte coffee cake in three easy steps!” You click the link. There are twelve steps. 

“Ridiculously easy marshmallow fondant!“ You click the link. It’s another novella about suburbia, this time about the dangers of feeding chemicals to your children. You wonder when you acquired these children and worry about their eyes. They are too bright, too happy, too shining…

“Ridiculously easy evaporated milk custard!*” *Must own own cow.

“Ridiculously easy shortcake in 12 steps!” You click the link. There are no steps.

“Ridiculously easy, easy to make, easy in three minutes, easy!” It doesn’t tell you what you’re making but you’re pretty certain it shouldn’t be hissing.

“Ridiculously easy,” the article reads, “easy, it’s so easy, easy” you hear laughing. Your face hurts why does your face hurt?

“It’s so easy,” you tell you friends, your smile is not your own. You can feel your teeth growing, “so easy, you’ll hardly feel a thing!”

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one of the hardest things to learn as a depressed former Gifted Kid™ is that half-assed is better than nothing. take the 50%, 40%, even 20% job. scrubbing your face is better than not taking a shower at all. picking up your clothes is better than never cleaning. nibbling on some bread is better than starving.

DO THINGS HALFWAY. NOW YOU’RE 100% BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE BEFORE.

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I feel you, sloth! Always something very sloth-like about this in between holiday period! But at least they’re cute, and the perfect addition to a Project Bag or wherever you put your flair! Pink in the comments! : : : #shellican #enamelpins #projectbags #knittersofinstagram #crochetersofinstagram #knittersofig #crochetersofig #sloths #slothlovers #knitlovers #shellicanenamelpins https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8VQm4liH7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gmdiyfhbun7

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What size of project do you typically work on? These Big Bags are awesome for all of my crafters who like to work on the BIG projects (blankets, really big sweaters...), or (let’s be realistic), like to kick all their other WIPs out of the smaller bags into the bigger bag. (Or is that just me? 🤭) AND get 30% off through December 30, 2018, with coupon code: BoxingWeekSale at AtelierNekozuki.com : : : #ateliernekozuki #geishafabric #BigBag #projectbag #boxingweeksale #sweaterbag #bigprojectbag #Japanesefabric #madeincanada #madeinAlberta #totebag #beachbag #babybag

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Quality Control Inspector Remy has approved this message: get 30% off through December 30, 2018 on all items except sale! Use coupon code BoxingWeekSale! : : : #tinyoverlord1 #boxingweeksale #projectbags #catsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Br21HdDFD6z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n76sj8mm8fth

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Well, better late than never! Merry Christmas from all of us at @ateliernekozuki to you and yours! : : : #merrychristmas #tinyoverlord1 #Christmastree #remycat #holidaywishes https://www.instagram.com/p/Br1nGoRlJuN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xhirh43xpukd

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Art By IG: @vskafandre

direk izle Instagram: @artwoonz

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Happy Christmas Eve!! This year, instead of a #christmasevecaston, I’m doing a #christmasevecontinuation (that’s a thing, right?)! I picked up my Sarafan again, and have knit from where the progress keeper is!! I want to see if I can get at least the body done by New Year’s Eve! Are you casting on today, or working on WIPs? Yarn is Merino DK/Light Worsted by @ancientartsyarn in Iron Horse (grey) and Raspberry Gelato (Pink). Pattern is Sarafan by Nadya Stallings; progress keeper from @thecraftycolon; and the Bag is one of my small box bags, perfect for this vest! : : : #sarafanvest #handdyrdyarn #ancientartsyarn #smallboxbag #knittedvest #longvest #nadyastallings #mosaicknitting #Japanesefabrics #WIP #ChristmasWIP #WIPforme #selfishknitting #Christmastree #proejctbag #workinprogress #sweaterknitting https://www.instagram.com/p/BryCaxwl1VC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=drzdgg33o6po

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Happy pre-Christmas #caturday! I hope that as we wind up 2018 you can find moments of joy. I (and the quality control inspectors) want to thank you for a wonderful 2018, and hope the best for joy and growth in 2019! I will be a bit quiet over the next few days through our own prep and celebrations, but I’ll check in occasionally for sure! : : : #catsandchristmaslights #norwegianforestcat #catsandchristmas #christmaswishes #lovecats #tinyoverlord3 #christmaslights #holidays #holidaywishes https://www.instagram.com/p/Brs_g2aFRfC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tpzwglsqdwkj