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October 24, 2017

Speech and Language Processing

Work-in-progress of the third edition of Dan Jurafsky and James H. Martin's NLP text "Speech and Language Processing".

Computer songs and poems: Addicted To Vi

Parody by Chuck Musciano:

"After thinking about that poor wretch who has become addicted to vi, I was inspired to compose the following ditty, sung to the tune of 'Addicted To Love' by Robert Palmer. As you sing this, it may help the effect to imagine a dozen women, all of whom resemble Bill Joy, dressed in black and dancing sinuously."

Why Are Hearing Aids So Expensive? | Hacker News

Hacker News discussion about why hearing aids are so expensive.

The Wondering Minstrels: Telnet Song -- Guy L Steele, Jr

see also: Donald Knuth's "The Complexity of Songs": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complexity_of_Songs

An Interview with Jørgen Jakobsen | The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

An Interview with IC designer Jørgen Jakobsen, formerly of Ericsson. Talks a bit about the hearing aid industry; lots of links in the description.