January 3rd, 2019

harvardnlp "Tensor Considered Harmful" (nlp.seas.harvard.edu/NamedTensor).

A polemic against numpy / pytorch and a proposal for a named tensor (github.com/harvardnlp/nam…). (New year's goal, be more troublesome.) pic.twitter.com/R8FURzzINS

8:38 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:57 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)

sjmielke Now sitting in: "Enhancing communication between international instructors and U.S. undergraduate students" (Okim Kang) #LSA2019 #SCiL2019

The problem: studies show that asian TAs are rated lower by US undergrads, even when audio is the same as other video of a Caucasian!

10:28 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for iPad (retweeted on 11:46 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)

ojahnn Example: Someone complimenting a person by saying "I like the hair", instead of "I like your hair". These effects are rooted in pragmatic competition between the phrases, there is some rationality in the choice of one variant over the other.

11:14 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via TweetDeck (retweeted on 11:15 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)

ojahnn First talk: Michael Moortgat - Modes of composition. Linguistic expressions are multidimensional (phonology, syntax, semantics, ...) Composition in each of these dimensions behaves in a specific way, and Richard Oehrle's ideas revolve around composition across the dimensions.

8:10 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via TweetDeck (retweeted on 8:20 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

rctatman Since I'm always on about "using the best tool for the job" when it comes to data science software & libraries, I've put together a handy flow chart that includes Lots of Opinions about what the best tools are for various jobs. pic.twitter.com/vgoiOu5vQV

6:51 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 8:19 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

nsaphra Linguists all know WALS already so they don't think of it, and it shows up rarely enough in NLP papers that a lot of ML-background people aren't aware of it. But if you are interested in data on how languages differ, it really is essential. wals.info/languoid

5:34 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 6:42 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)

kuebra Betreff: Rass. Angriffe in Essen/Bottrop

Liebe Redaktionen,
wenn ihr 2019 noch immer nicht um die Macht v Sprache wisst ("Fremdenfeindlichkeit", really?) und nicht gg Rassismus sensibilisiert seid (es gibt Workshops!), dann bleibt nur zu sagen:
Auch das ist eine Positionierung.

2:16 PM, Jan 2nd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:24 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)

marga_owski wenn du denkst du kennst schon alle Friseurwortspiele und dann doch nicht pic.twitter.com/Tgpet4dLiV

4:15 PM, Jan 2nd, 2019 via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:24 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)

SharkDancing Cyclists with Ipods (headphones) hear the same as motorists in cars with the windows up listening to nothing. #BikesarenottheSameasCars. bikebiz.com/business/cycli…

2:00 AM, Jan 2nd, 2019 via Twitter for iPad (retweeted on 9:45 AM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

classiclib3ral The two funniest ways of starting a tweet I have ever seen pic.twitter.com/ilOlybGNp7

9:01 AM, Dec 31st, 2018 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 7:44 AM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for Android)