So finally got my hands on the McGinnis cover of Anansi boys and it had to go on our pulp fiction paperback shelves not with my other Gaiman books because that is where it belongs! Happy to have it nestle by Philip .K. Dick & Harry Harrison ( The Simon .R. Green's are his I've not read those)
Part of the power of a recursive neural network is that the same framework can teach itself to generate text in a huge variety of styles. So far I’ve used it to generate things like recipes, Dr. Who episode titles, D&D spells, story titles, metal band names, Pokemon, and paint colors.
But could the neural network learn to generate names for 1980s American action figure toys?
Trent Troop, an indie toy designer who blogs at therobotmonster.tumblr.com and bmogtoys.tumblr.com and also runs https://www.facebook.com/prizeinsidetoys/, gave me a list of about 3,700 action figures from the 1980s and 1990s, from lines including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony.
I give you: 80′s action figures, designed by neural network. I remember there were lots of ninja toys and battle toys in the 1980s, but I don’t remember the stank-themed toys, to be honest.
Stanker Action Bun Sanesaur Bull-Bat Stenky Slorp Stan Bad Bluck-ing Ding Tark Slimetrat Ninja Rain Flarg Ninja Rat Shy Moat Stank Spenker Pumble Cat Catrain Fracken Narkle Alter Pant Danky Stalking Spanking Narlo-tie Dere Shark Troll Storm Shrek Treed Trooper Arnon Prombot Rotercomming Pingaling Mama Mindlick Claw Wind Strong Boot Potter Stank Sharkstorm Head Snarp Blue Man Casthean Cuttlebat Disky Thik Topping Toth Ottamus Prime Sewer Man with Slagg Light Battle Command Master Cramp Viperlord Crustillar Blaster with Man Dreads Rench Beast Cobra Funk Headstank Burble Beast Battle Battle Action Master Growl Teom Strawberry Shorttake with Burdball Battle Bong Snack Blast Spocky Man Princess Pow Princess Backing Punch Slothar Surfer Bat
Picked up a copy of w&d vol 5 and flicking through so worth the wait for the TP. I am so going to savour every page
Part of the power of a recursive neural network is that the same framework can teach itself to generate text in a huge variety of styles. So far I’ve used it to generate things like recipes, Dr. Who episode titles, D&D spells, story titles, metal band names, Pokemon, and paint colors.
But could the neural network learn to generate names for 1980s American action figure toys?
Trent Troop, an indie toy designer who blogs at therobotmonster.tumblr.com and bmogtoys.tumblr.com and also runs https://www.facebook.com/prizeinsidetoys/, gave me a list of about 3,700 action figures from the 1980s and 1990s, from lines including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony.
I give you: 80′s action figures, designed by neural network. I remember there were lots of ninja toys and battle toys in the 1980s, but I don’t remember the stank-themed toys, to be honest.
Stanker Action Bun Sanesaur Bull-Bat Stenky Slorp Stan Bad Bluck-ing Ding Tark Slimetrat Ninja Rain Flarg Ninja Rat Shy Moat Stank Spenker Pumble Cat Catrain Fracken Narkle Alter Pant Danky Stalking Spanking Narlo-tie Dere Shark Troll Storm Shrek Treed Trooper Arnon Prombot Rotercomming Pingaling Mama Mindlick Claw Wind Strong Boot Potter Stank Sharkstorm Head Snarp Blue Man Casthean Cuttlebat Disky Thik Topping Toth Ottamus Prime Sewer Man with Slagg Light Battle Command Master Cramp Viperlord Crustillar Blaster with Man Dreads Rench Beast Cobra Funk Headstank Burble Beast Battle Battle Action Master Growl Teom Strawberry Shorttake with Burdball Battle Bong Snack Blast Spocky Man Princess Pow Princess Backing Punch Slothar Surfer Bat
Today's haul . Picked up a couple of signed books plus saga 7 was out too . Happy hours of reading "actual" dead tree books ahead
We went to see the 2000 AD exhibition at the cartoon museum and picked this up
Nothing more here than links to some random posts of things found on this tumblr relating to Roger Zelazny’s science fantasy classic from the 1970s: The Chronicles of Amber …
I thoroughly enjoyed Norse Mythology. I only knew a few of the tales eloquently depicted here in that Gaimanesq style I love so much. So it was reading the new and half remembered . It now has pride of place with my Greek Myths by Robert Graves and my trusty dictionary of phrase & fable. My only complaint about Norse Mythology is I ran out of book way too quickly. I started it on Saturday and finished it by Sunday lunchtime . Thank you for the journey though Mr Gaiman.
Nothing more here than links to some random posts of things found on this tumblr relating to Roger Zelazny’s science fantasy classic from the 1970s: The Chronicles of Amber …
My mum is under going some funky treatment but it means that for 2 weeks we can't touch her and so can't hug her when that is all we want to do. . This book is exactly what I needed for her. Thanks Mr Riddell
I couldn't resist either of these strangely named books. Angel catbird has an intro by Margaret Atwood explaining she's always been into comics. I never doubted it for a moment 😀
A real surprise Xmas present from my significant other. We both love steampunk & both have a preference for analogue watches soo I got this from him 😁 I love the mechanics of the watch
The Chemical wedding ostensibly advertised as the first science fiction book. Is a delight. I’m a sucker for footnotes and great illustrations and a quirky tale. This delivers in spades 😀
Creatures of the night .. Another delightful Zulli illustrated work ( lushous paintings) to complement Neil Gaiman’s words. The two stories are in the short story collection smoke and mirrors. Lettering by Todd Klein. Added to the other book on my shelf I have from this trio ( The facts in the case of the departure of Miss Finch)
That thing when you both want the same thing for Xmas . I was hoping that as the Anansi boys book with a McGinnis cover isn’t out in the UK yet my significant other would get me this in the interim .Then I saw it was in HIS Xmas wish list . At least it is going to be ours I guess. on the flip side he got us tickets to go see Neil at the Royal Festival hall in Feb .
Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman.
Seems Harry Harrison was foretelling the future!
I hear ya, Steve.
He says what we’re all thinking.
The Brexit Debate by Ishtar Ostaria
I must have missed the note when purchasing this calender of tales calender about the gorgeous Neil print that came with it! The calender is lovely too .
