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    Janelle Shane

    lewisandquark.tumblr.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2017

    Janelle Shane trains neural networks on odd datasets and posts the funny results, such as paint colors, recipes, and pickup lines.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for humorous neural network experiments; a commenter points to its metal band names as an example of the network doing well.

    Stats for nerds
    15HN people shared it
    14linked in comments
    187story points
    May 2017last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      New paint colors invented by neural network
      1 person · 165 points · first shared 2017 · 54 comments on HN
    2. 2
      A neural network for pickup lines
      2 people · 4 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    3. 3
      Neural networks can name guinea pigs
      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      The neural network has weird ideas about what humans like to eat
      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      Paint colors designed by neural network, Part 2
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Recipes from a trained neural network
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      A neural network learns to create better D&D spells
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      Ancient Wisdom from the Neural Network
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      Slashdot headlines written by neural network
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Paint colors designed by neural network, Part 2
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2017 · 1 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • Turing_MachineMay 2017

      The NN does a better job of inventing names for metal bands:

      http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/160407271482/metal-band-names-invented-by-neural-network

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