How to use Omorfi for Finnish morphology
Omorfi is inarguably an amazing tool for processing Finnish morphology both in analysis and generation. However, using it might be quite a challenge for the users who are not too […]
Computer Science
Korp and Python. Access corpora from your Python code!
If you have done language technology in a Nordic country, you have probably heard about Korp. And by now, you have probably developed some sort of a love-hate relationship to […]
Cognitive modelling – bringing computers closer to human brains
Cognitive science's gift to the artificial intelligence development is, by no doubt, cognitive modelling. In short, cognitive modelling is about coming up with some sort of a mathematical or computational […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Using HFST on Python
HFST (Helsinki Finite-State Transducer Technology) is a neat tool for modelling morphology of languages in a computational way. The problem is that currently, the Python API is under-documented. But fear […]
Creating useful software – improve UX
When making software, one will automatically want to believe in the result being useful. Why wouldn't it be? After all, the software product is built to solve a task, so […]