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I've trained a Transformer encoder-decoder model (this was slightly before GPT2 came out) to generate HN comments from titles. There is a demo running at https://hncynic.leod.org



It doesn't seem very accurate, there isn't close to enough Electron hate whenever it is in the title.

This is pure gold though:

> How does one make a web app using a standard framework? I've never used it, but it sounds like someone has been able to put together something like a Web app with only one app.

Edit: This is even better.

> Rewriting a Linux kernel in Rust, by hand, is definitely the right thing to do as a beginner/intermediate programmer.


> Rewriting a Linux kernel in Rust, by hand, is definitely the right thing to do as a beginner/intermediate programmer.

Absolute perfection.


My favorite, even sounds like it would work:

Title: My Emacs Productivity Tricks/Hacks

hncynic 1 minute ago

I used this for some time and never looked back.

In my .emacs.d file, the arrow keys, a key with a cursor keys (which are the key bindings for the .emacs.d file above) and then a shortcut to switch to the command that makes use of those.

But I now have a full screen keyboard and mouse.

Here's another way to do it:

M-x { C-c }

You go in the current directory, move up the left arrow key, press escape and hit the backspace key.


Ha! In the model's defense, its training data [1] ends in 2017 -- not sure if hatred for Electron was as prevalent back then.

[1] https://archive.org/details/14566367HackerNewsCommentsAndSto...


Tesla kills babies hncynic 1 minute ago

The original source (posted from the comments):

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=626065

hncynic 1 minute ago

> " After some research about the potential implications of being a woman in a Tesla, the first thing Tesla carmaker said was ‘We can do it, but we do the opposite.’”

What does it mean to have an attractive woman in a supercharger with an attractive female face that doesn't have a baby attached?

hncynic 1 minute ago

I think the article needs to be updated to explain what happened here.

As in, Tesla lost a few babies to the first one (the car was still in the hands of two babies) so it was a very minor factor. But what happened to the last one would take a very long time.

The title is a bit misleading. The Tesla was an individual that was given birth in a manner that prevented them from getting it.

They didn't take away the babies from the Model S as well. They took away the babies in the Model S's hands and made it a minor factor, including the fact that the car broke down on the front of the vehicle. The Tesla's only reply is if the Model S would not have had any special features. In my opinion it should have given more minor facts.


Wow. It generated an extremely plausible looking Google Maps URL for me. It doesn't actually go anywhere, but it's crazy to think that the model memorizes random stuff like the common URL parameters and specific formatting of Google Maps URLs. http://maps.google.com/maps?sll=3.00664238,2.2633658&data=!3...


Wasted some time - https://ibb.co/album/kmmEgF

Favorite: https://ibb.co/rxKzMwF

Nice job!


This is cool. If you were to cache the results and generate a unique URL for each, people could easily share the funniest ones.


Thanks! I actually planned to make results shareable at the start, but, knowing the internet, I did not like the idea of being held responsible for whatever content (say offensive or even illegal things) people would put into the titles.




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