Talk done

The past week has been spent on different things, including trying to come up with an iterative algorithm that alternately trains predictors of syllable strength and tone. And writing up a paper for Ndaona - which eventually didnt get submitted as there isnt any $ to go to Hong Kong. (Well, I got a free trip to ICML last year, so I shouldn't complain.)

Gave a talk at the Grad seminar today. Wane brought cake again. I'd promised to bring forks, but forgot. So we had to use the knives in the cupboard - lots of knives, no spoons/forks/sporks. Wane's really looking forward to remind me of this for the next N weeks. N is unlikely to be small.

The talk went reasonably well; perhaps it was of use to some people. It seemed to be of use to the DPers who came. The main thing it did was force me to do a lot of site preparation - I've put up four updates this week, three of them in the last 24 hours. And I made some movies, and found that making video podcasts was pretty easy.

My first vodcast

On a different note, BB just pointed me to Defective Yeti, which has a hilarious RPG up. You are Dubya, and this is your Neverending Story...


> STAY COURSE
The situation in Iraq deteriorates.

Some insurgents arrive.
There is a medium number of insurgents here.

> STAY COURSE
The situation in Iraq deteriorates.

An election year arrives.

> GO LEFT
Far-Right
Pat Buchanan is here.
Sean Hannity is here.

> GO LEFT
Compassionate Conservativism
You are right-of-center on the political spectrum.
John McCain is here.
Joseph Leiberman is here.

> GET REELECTED
You get reelected.

> GO RIGHT
Far-Right
Tom DeLay is here.
Michelle Malkin is here.