Category Archives: Bach

Google, artificial intelligence and the Daily Mail

Posted on 08/07/2015 by dougaj4

The New Scientist tells me that the people at Google Labs are training their bots in natural language processing by feeding them text from the Daily Mail. This raises two puzzling questions: How is it that those behind the Internet’s … Continue reading →

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Sheila Chandra; This

Posted on 28/06/2015 by dougaj4

Sentence Is True From: “This Sentence Is True” (The Previous Sentence Is False)

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Two exceptional musicians

Posted on 25/05/2015 by dougaj4

On Saturday night we were treated to fine performances from two exceptional young musicians.  The first was Stefan Jackiw, performing with The Australian Chamber Orchestra at Angel Place.  Here he is playing a Beethoven piece in 2009: Then after the … Continue reading →

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Avoid si Aibohphobia is di ova …

Posted on 10/05/2015 by dougaj4

… which loosely translated means, if you have inherited the rare but debilitating condition known as aibohphobia, or fear of palindromes, then read no further, and don’t even think about clicking on the Vimeo video below. Since today (for those of … Continue reading →

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John Renbourn; 1944 – 2015

Posted on 23/04/2015 by dougaj4

John Renbourn John Renbourn, who has died aged 70, was one half of the powerful guitar duo of Pentangle, the innovative jazz-folk band of the 1960s and 70s. While his fellow guitarist, Bert Jansch, brought great emotion and inventiveness to … Continue reading →

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