Language Managing the task of understanding language – sentences – combinations of words we have never heard before, is an enormous computational task, if we were to program a computer to decipher natural language. Much of what we understand of the spoken word comes from context. In fact, it is often true, that when people […]
I don’t exactly know why, but this phrase came into my head today: “Sweet Flypaper of Life”. Flypaper? Flypaper by itself is not that attractive – well, to people anyway. In fact, it can be downright revolting after it catches all those flies. It is even more horrifying if the proprietor hangs it too low […]
I mentioned in several posts [1], [2], [3] that I took classes at the International Center of Photography to further my goal of a photography project about my older brother. Mike is not verbal, autistic and very low functioning. I also had the good fortune of being included in a class sponsored by a friend […]
