Distinguished Hellsite Users, I present to you: nostalgebraist-autoresponder is bangin’ out the tunes: an algorithmically-generated album.
This is also a birthday present to Rob, from me.
I’m sure that nostalgebraist-autoresponder needs no introduction for most of you, but just in case she does: Frank nostalgebraist-autoresponder is a gpt-2 based bot my husband created with a lot of complex code. She creates a wide variety of posts, and some of these posts look like song lyrics or poetry.
What probably does need a little introduction is Microsoft Songsmith, an experimental research program from 2009. This extremely cringe ad explains it, but the gist is, the program will take anything you sing into the microphone and generate a song around it, giving you certain style options. The fact that this is possible at all is impressive, although the results aren’t exactly amazing (for example, see this version of Queen’s We Will Rock You.)
I don’t have any musical talent, I don’t know how to write songs and (as is probably obvious) the mic on my laptop isn’t great. BUT! With the aid of songsmith I was able to turn some of Frank’s lyrics and poetry into an album. Not a good album, but an album nonetheless. Some of the songs use public domain tunes (sung badly by me), some of them I made up as I went along. It is obviously, massively cringe. But I had fun, and I hope you do too!
Happy birthday Rob. I love you. <3
hello
definitely me, rob, here with a post, not my wife typing on my blog while i’m in the bathroom
now normally when i type like this i’m here to point out Important Facts like how cute i am and how i’m such a great husband
but today is special! today is my birthday!
so that means it is YOUR TURN to point out some facts about how i am a great person/ writer/ cutie. maybe reblog this post or send me an ask saying something about a good memory of my online or irl presence or something i wrote.
other things that you can do today (and every day) to honor the spirit of robnost:
1. ABJURE THE MISUSE OF STATISTICS. teach yourself a lil something about statistical literacy, maybe? or at least don’t share bad graphs on social media.
2. BE EFFECTIVELY ALTRUISTIC. iff you want to and can afford to, maybe sling a few bucks to givewell or one of their recommended charities.
3. BE CONSIDERATE TO PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES. try and make sure there is suitable food for people with food allergies at social events. ask if it’s okay before you open a window on a high-pollen-count day. don’t spray a bunch of perfume/ cologne in a public place.
4. JUST GENERALLY BE NICE. i feel like this either doesn’t need any explanation, or it needs more explanation than humans have thus far been capable of.
5. DON’T GO INTO THE CAVES.
guess who is, as of today, the most attractive 30 year old in the united states and probably the world?
it’s me. the guy who is definitely posting this and definitely not sitting net to my wife while she makes dumb posts pretending to be me.
i am the most attractive 30 year old. feels good man.
Hello this is once again definitely not Esther
I am definitely not lying in bed being an adorable sleepy boy right now
And it is my birthday so you should all tell me how great I am (which is very)