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Parsey McParseface? Nice touch Google. https://github.com/tensorflow/models/tree/master/syntaxnet/syntaxnet/models/parsey_mcparseface https://github.com/tensor
by jweir 10y ago
Parsey McParseface? Nice touch Google.
https://github.com/tensorflow/models/tree/master/syntaxnet/syntaxnet/models/parsey_mcparseface https://github.com/tensorflow/models/tree/master/syntaxnet/s...
- gd2 10y agoRight, is this name for this product a sign that Google is becoming more human, and less engineering extreme sports minded?
- Fennhella 10y agoI think you're reading too much into it (If you're being serious). Doubt it had any other meaning other than the team just having fun making a quip at the Boaty Mcboatface poll for a ship's name.
- gd2 10y agoYes, I was being playful with language, rather than straight serious. But this topic invites that.
- kirykl 10y agoThis is from research not production, researchers in my experience are usually up for this type of fun
- matt4077 10y agoI'm pretty sure the borders between the two are fluid at google. I also wish middle management were a bit less afraid of such things. You can usually get cool ideas approved in the higher echolons (because a CEO doesn't have to fear too much, or possibly because these people actually are more imaginative). Names that have meaning, tell a story are incredibly useful for marketing, even if they sometimes sound unprofessional. Exp: 'Plan B' (morning after pill), 'CockroachDB', 'Virgin'. It's beyond me how anyone could have chosen the predictable public outcry instead of naming that boat Boaty McBoatface. That's probably the least offending name that ever resulted from an internet poll.
- Hannan 10y ago>> That's probably the least offending name that ever resulted from an internet poll. Indeed. e.g. http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/dub-the-dew http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/dub-the-dew
- kirykl 10y agoInteresting, this could explain internal acronym products/services. Middle management is the decision maker. Helpy McHelpdesk vs ITHD
- userbinator 10y agoAcronyms develop more because they're concise and so easier to say and use to those who know what it means. If Helpy McHelpdesk got into widespread use, it'd probably soon become more referred to as the HMH.
- TJTorola 10y agoPerhaps they were broken hearted that Boaty McBoatface wasn't accepted.
- curiousgal 10y agoIt was accepted for a submarine.
- munificent 10y agoBut... that's not a boat. Shouldn't it be Subby McSubface?
- dredmorbius 10y agoSubs are boats.
- nevir 10y agoThey're subnautical vehicles. They're beneath that.
- johnhenry 10y agoThe German name, "Unterseeboat", and the English adaptation, "U-boat" both imply that they are a type of boat.
- dredmorbius 10y agoI'm starting to suspect some dark humour here. But it runs silent, runs deep. And seems to have gotten all wet.
- d_t_w 10y agoIt's the remotely controlled support vehicle. Remotey Remoteface?
- tomphoolery 10y agoYeah I'm just happy that SOMEONE here got it.
- daveloyall 10y agoBill, help me name this parser. What kind of parser is it? An English parser. ... :) You know, it's a brilliant name. It's a person's name, like Siri or Cortana. But if they'd named it Jane or John, the mass media would have a fit. So they side-stepped that by making it sound computer-y, while remaining a proper name. Brilliant.
- viraptor 10y agoMost likely it's a joke on the refused Boaty McBoatface vote http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-britain-boaty-mcboatface-polar-vessel-20160506-snap-story.html http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-britain-boaty-mcboatface...
- shawn-butler 10y agoI used to have a woman in my life, pumpkin latte sipping, wanna-be graphic designer and that is how she referred to everything xx-y mc-xx-yface seemingly in an attempt to remain a teenager well into her third decade. I am so glad to be rid of her vapid nonsense. It is a silly name and makes me think it is not a serious effort. But names can be deceiving.
- bleachedsleet 10y agoYou mean like a primary color scheme that looks like a child's playground? Seriously though, this is just a joke on an Internet meme. Quit being a buzzkill.
- akaij 10y agoThey're not wearing suits to work either, so not really a serious company anyway.
- ganeshkrishnan 10y agoIt's a joke on the boat naming saga
- pg_is_a_butt 10y ago
- curiousgal 10y agoMaking up for their Gmail April fools fail.
- Aqueous 10y agoIf Parsey McParseface can parse its own name, it is considered what's called self-hosting....
- lawpoop 10y ago... _self-parsing_?