Create Finnish sentences computationally in Python (NLG)
If you are interested in generating Finnish with a computer (NLG), you have probably already run into the problem of the complex morphology and syntax of Finnish. In addition to […]
2017
VirtualBox: access from the host and other virtual machines
Whenever I have to setup a virtual machine on VirtualBox that has a web service running, I start scratching my head. 😅 Especially if I need to connect to it […]
Harness cognitive walkthrough to improve usability
Previously I have written about how usability is defined. Now I am going to discuss how a method known as cognitive walkthrough can be used to evaluate the usability of […]
Are there any good gay themed movies?
I have watched my fair share of gay themed movies.🏳️🌈 And frankly, most of them have been bad. A great many of them have no plot apart from the protagonists […]
Concepts in the brain, language and real world
When we see a horse 🐴, we recognize it automatically and we can talk about it by using the word horse. It seems effortless how the brain and the language […]
How does the 3D vision work?
The fact that we see the world in 3D is nothing but an illusion created by the brain. The claim might seem provocative, but it's true. Our eyes have 2-dimensional […]
Logitech MX Master – the mouse you need
I have had a Logitech MX Master mouse for half a year now, and so far, I can tell, it's the best mouse I have ever had. It's lightyears ahead […]
Do you know what politics is?
When you are studying at school, especially in a democratic welfare state like Finland, you just laugh at the people who are fed with governmental propaganda in other countries. At […]
The River (short story)
A tribe of hunters was walking along the River. They had done that for as long as they could remember. Their ancestors had done it, so that the generations to […]
Prototyping in Human-Computer Interaction
Making an interface is a time consuming task. Hardly any framework makes it as easy as they promise. And sometimes you just need to prototype an idea to see if […]