What do National Pet Day & the Wolfram Language Have in Common?
Ryan Anderson
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I'm not sure why, but ever since I got married, I've been late for almost everything. Must be a coincidence, I'm sure. In fact, I'm sure it's probably my fault. My point? Yesterday - not today - was National Pet Day (probably not in the UK, but I may be wrong).
"What on earth does this have to do with the Wolfram Language?!" you may be wondering. Give me a chance, and I'll get there...
I used to have 23 dogs. That's not a typo. I didn't mean 2 or 3.
But that was because we first had 7 dogs which decided to... ahem... let nature take its course. Thankfully, growing up in Africa, our beloved pets could live outdoors all year round. And of course, my folks very quickly managed to distribute the super-furry pups to anyone who would take one.
When I moved to the UK 16 years ago, I was happy not to have any pets, partly because my back "garden" could barely accommodate a one-man tent.
Somehow (long story), we ended up with a cat - my very first one. He was amazing.
Today, and we're on to our 2nd cat, and - now that I'm blessed with 2 ridiculously gorgeous daughters - I feel that I have no need for cats anymore.
I'm just saying that cleaning up fur-balls and litter trays is not something that brings me joy. You know? Nappies (or diapers, if you prefer) are fine, but that's where I draw the line. In fact, I'm pretty sure that our cat purposely and strategically does these things just to push my buttons. So, today, we mostly glare at each other.
I realise that this may enrage some people, while others of you may still be wondering what any of this has to do with the sheer awesomeness of the Wolfram Language. Well, the fact is, other than a very loose Dog Connection, not much. I just wanted to challenge myself with finding some way of introducing a blog post by Swede White, Media and Communications Specialist at Wolfram Research.
If you'd like to know more about how some of our new features in version 11.1 of the Wolfram Language deal with Neural Nets, Image Identification and Geolocation... and dog walking, then grab your favourite beverage and read on:
Walking the Dog: Neural Nets, Image Identification and Geolocation
Click for relevant photo credits: 1st dog photo, 2nd dog photo and back garden. The rest are mine.
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7 年Swede White. Thanks for the blog post. :)