The Noongar language is getting a boost through song.
A unique Fringe event will see singers — Aboriginal and not — blending their voices in songs featuring the Noongar language, as well as other languages of Australia.
Daniel and Kylie talk to choir coordinator Jo Randell on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Cutting Room Floor
Ben’s not here yet, so Daniel and Kylie engage in other pursuits. Daniel is going to work these letters into a 7-letter word if it kills him: E I N S S T U. Kylie just wants a pussy hat.
Then, Kylie discusses her drive and ambition, Daniel explains what a neural network is, and Ben’s trying to think of American… something or other? It’s right on the tip of his tongue!
Finally, we discuss the media, including White House Press Secretary and dissembling ferret Sean Spicer.
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Show notes
The mind-blowing AI announcement from Google that you probably missed.
https://medium.freecodecamp.com/the-mind-blowing-ai-announcement-from-google-that-you-probably-missed-2ffd31334805#.rpc7zlv6n
The Great A.I. Awakening (Good explanation of neural nets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awakening.html?_r=0
Google’s AI Can Now Translate Between Languages It Wasn’t Taught to Translate Between
https://futurism.com/googles-ai-can-now-translate-between-languages-it-wasnt-taught/
Google’s AI just created its own universal ‘language’
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-ai-language-create
Google Translate AI invents its own language to translate with
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2114748-google-translate-ai-invents-its-own-language-to-translate-with/
Google’s AI can translate language pairs it has never seen
https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/24/google-ai-translate-language-pairs-it-has-never-seen/
Madjitil Moorna
http://www.madjitilmoorna.org.au/home
SING LOUD, SING PROUD, WARANGKA NOONGAR (tickets)
https://www.fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/event/sing_loud_sing_proud_warangka_noongar/bec85cd1-aaef-444a-8b6c-bae7bb740ba9/
Inaugural address: Trump’s full speech
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-inaugural-address/index.html
Online Etymology Dictionary: carnage
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=carnage
White House press secretary attacks media for accurately reporting inauguration crowds
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/21/media/sean-spicer-press-secretary-statement/index.html
Origin of the expression “never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel”
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/67527/origin-of-the-expression-never-argue-with-someone-who-buys-ink-by-the-barrel
Crowd Estimates (Women’s March)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xa0iLqYKz8x9Yc_rfhtmSOJQ2EGgeUVjvV4A8LsIaxY/edit#gid=0
Pussyhat Project
https://www.pussyhatproject.com
Donald Trump: Women’s marches in Australia, New Zealand launch post-inauguration protests
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-21/global-womens-marches-kick-off-in-new-zealand,-australia/8200236
The absolute best signs from the Women’s March
https://news.vice.com/story/womens-march-best-signs
The Best, Nastiest Protest Signs From the Women’s March on Washington
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/01/21/the_best_protest_signs_from_the_women_s_march_on_washington.html
Kellyanne Conway v Chuck Todd: “Alternative Facts”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_tiAf_jFUo
The Handbook of the History of English: please
Google Books link
Image credit: http://madjitilmoorna.org.au
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