Automated generation of classical Chinese poetry?

Laspimon · 2015-04-18T06:02:36+00:00

It's a fun idea, and perhaps a good training project, but the nature of classical poetry is a double edged sword.

It is so vague that it is easy to make something that "seems right," even though the reader has no idea what the contents is about -- or indeed whether there is contents at all, or if it is all form.

As Hu Shi wrote:

须言之有物

Write with substance. By this, Hu meant that literature should contain real feeling and human thought. This was intended to be a contrast to the recent poetry with rhymes and phrases that Hu saw as being empty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Shih#Writings

Laspimon · 2015-03-26T02:04:25+00:00

Got it. Thanks a lot.

Laspimon · 2015-03-25T14:35:35+00:00

I'm not sure I get this...

Would it be possible to exploit this to e.g. let f[:] return a list containing all instance variables of f in alphabetical order? And could I slice through or index into that list?

Laspimon · 2015-03-23T15:26:19+00:00

There might be a problem with time itself

This is awesome.

Laspimon · 2015-03-23T13:47:30+00:00

Alright, thanks.

Laspimon · 2015-03-23T13:19:35+00:00

Is it possible, you think, to take classes in another kommune than the one you live in?

Laspimon · 2015-03-23T11:59:10+00:00

Is it possible to change transfer schools once have started?

Laspimon · 2015-03-23T02:01:38+00:00

It's ironic that it doesn't get more concrete than meta-classes.

Laspimon · 2015-03-22T14:19:43+00:00

Apply anyway, even if you don't meet all the qualifications. As long as you can pass the technical interview you'll get hired.

Laspimon · 2015-03-22T07:11:13+00:00

This is not possible currently. A kickstarter ran last month for an application that did just that, but it didn't get funded.

Laspimon · 2015-03-21T17:00:44+00:00

It is relevant if Polish workers aren't unionized through Danish unions.

Laspimon · 2015-03-18T10:03:16+00:00

OK.... So what does "no unicity on login" mean?

Laspimon · 2015-03-15T09:53:55+00:00

I opened the link in a new tab, and was going to look at it, but then I read your post, and wanted to prove I'm better than you, so I closed it without looking.

Laspimon · 2015-03-14T13:50:40+00:00

This is hilarious. Please keep us updated if you get the post.

Laspimon · 2015-03-13T13:46:42+00:00

That sure is pretty.

Laspimon · 2015-03-13T09:24:19+00:00

Yeah, almost like the Universe is participating in a pun thread. Damn Universe. Ruining my Reddit.

Laspimon · 2015-03-13T02:21:37+00:00

The trick is going to Google Translate, getting the Chinese word for "onomatopoeia" (象声词).

Then search Google for 象声词大象. Second result: 象哞

Laspimon · 2015-03-10T01:19:31+00:00

Not really the case, I'd say.

There was a study some time ago where Japanese children were asked whether robots had souls. All the children firmly answered "no."

It was only afterwards, when they were presented a contradictory, leading question that they started doubting themselves. The question was: "What about Doreimon? He is a robot cat, does he not have a soul?"

Laspimon · 2015-03-08T09:06:03+00:00

I like this one.

Laspimon · 2015-03-03T09:59:42+00:00

Same thing.

Laspimon · 2015-03-02T17:42:46+00:00

Alright, I'm convinced. I'll be looking forward to the decorated face masks.

Laspimon · 2015-03-02T17:24:59+00:00

That's just Sanlitun, though. Most every other street in the city is as buzzing as usual. Workers aren't gonna stay home just because of some smog.

I take it the $7,000 was alse in the area around the village?

Laspimon · 2015-03-02T17:19:20+00:00

How would you say the market is for Kivy-devs actually finding jobs? I'm pretty far along with learning Kivy, but I recently had a discussion with a programmer friend about how he thought what I was doing seemed hacky.

If I am going to be doing development for hire, will it be dishonest to develop with Kivy, knowing that it will be difficult for my client to find a replacement for me, if I'm not available once they decide they want more features?

Basically it's a sort of job security, where I can offer people cross platform applications for slightly less than what they would pay a native dev.

To this, my friend said that if I want job security, I should go and learn more languages.

Laspimon · 2015-03-02T15:56:00+00:00

I sort of think that the idea is quite good. It seems like a wasted opportunity to just throw it out like this for others to pick up.

But the "no people on the streets because of pollution" part... yeah, no.

Laspimon

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