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hx2a··on Is Art Created by AI Really Art?
Is art created by an elephant really art?

https://www.elephantartgallery.com/

Or a monkey, or some other animal?

Sure, you can call it art if you want to, and someone would be happy to sell it to you. But is it really art?

Is there a reason why the answer to the question of an AI creating art is different from the answer to the question of an elephant creating art?

I can't think of one. And the question of animals creating art seems to have an answer. Although people will pay for it, I haven't seen the art world take it seriously. I live in NYC and go to art galleries all the time. Everything is created by humans. Many artists leverage technology in interesting ways to create something, but there is always a human being behind it.

I do think there is a path forward here though: If the art world considers the program itself as a piece of art, then that could be the artwork. I mean, if [Lawrence Weiner][1] can be considered an artist, then why can't Leon Gatys and his colleagues be artists? Contemporary Art is often [conceptual][2], so the concept communicated is more important than the physical form.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Weiner [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art

hx2a··on Origami Simulator
Unfortunately I don't. The Professor isn't putting anything online.

He did recommend some online resources for us to use though.

There's this youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx2M2bGHtXBszG6tuR_NIbQ

And this book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0689822243/

I also have this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Origami-Design-Secrets-Mathematical-M...

But find it to be very difficult. Not for beginners by any means.

That should help get you started.

hx2a··on Origami Simulator
This is excellent. I'm taking a paper engineering class right now and will learn a lot from this. Thank you for making it.
hx2a··on Show HN: Procedur.al – Unique, procedurally made-to-order wall art
Congrats on launching this! Good for you.

What service are you using for the procurement and shipping? Can you tell us a little about how this was put together?

hx2a··on Sleep and Mortality: A Population-Based 22-Year Follow-Up Study (2007)
Very happy to hear I've helped you!

I have also dealt with both bruxism and sleep apnea so I know the symptoms. I also thought the same thing about going to sleep with my mouth open. I figured we had something in common.

Eventually I had surgery to fix my sleep apnea. Saying the surgery was a life changing experience is an understatement. Getting proper sleep for the first time after being tired my entire life was a giant step forward for me as a human being.

hx2a··on Sleep and Mortality: A Population-Based 22-Year Follow-Up Study (2007)
> Additionally I was surprised to learn I sleep with my mouth closed, since I've always gone to sleep with it open.

Do you grind your teeth or clench your jaw when you sleep? If you grind your teeth your dentist will be able to tell. If you clench your jaw you will wake up with muscle soreness.

When I was a trader I had a lot of stress and would slam my jaw shut with enough speed to wake myself up, and in one case, break a dental appliance.

hx2a··on Like an AI Could Ever Spot Sarcasm
If anyone is interested in studying sarcasm themselves, there is a dataset available:

A Large Self-Annotated Corpus for Sarcasm https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.05579

1.3 million sarcastic statements!

hx2a··on Show HN: Self-generated custom art for your home or Airbnb
I love this! Great use of technology to build a great product.

Can you talk more about the procurement pipeline? Who actually does the printing and shipping/handling? Did you outsource that to someone else, and if so, who?

hx2a··on Finnish bank forbids employees from investing in cryptocurrencies
Isn't this normal for finance companies in the US? I used to work at a few investment banks and there were strict rules about employees reporting all financial transactions. Since cryptocurrency transactions can't be monitored in the same way that my Fidelity account can, they were all prohibited.
hx2a··on Report: 80’s kids started programming at an earlier age than today’s millennials
Although, these results be explained by a much larger number of coders who are currently in the 18-24 age range with a large percentage who started in high school.

The data is presented as percentages, not in absolute terms:

http://research.hackerrank.com/developer-skills/2018/

It could be that in absolute terms the number of coders in that age group who started when they were 5-10 is as large or larger than the 35-44 age group.

hx2a··on Outcry as YouTube star Logan Paul posts video of dead body in Japan
The body was found in the Aokigahara Forest near Mt Fuji.

A respectful and well-made documentary on the forest was produced by Vice a number of years ago. You can watch it here:

https://vimeo.com/16532592

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jmgagk/aokigahara-suicide...

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