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24 May 2017

Postcards from the Frontiers of Science • New paint colors invented by neural network

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    Title: Postcards from the Frontiers of Science • New paint colors invented by neural network
    Link: http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/160776374467/new-paint-colors-invented-by-neural-network

    Also part 2: http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/

    And, this is fascinating: https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/

    Here are the color names most disproportionately popular among women:
    Dusty Teal
    Blush Pink
    Dusty Lavender
    Butter Yellow
    Dusky Rose
Okay, pretty flowery, certainly.  Kind of an incense-bomb-set-off-in-a-Bed-Bath-&-Beyond vibe.  Well, let’s take a look at the other list.
Here are the color names most disproportionately popular among men:
    Penis
    Gay
    WTF
    Dunno
    Baige
I … that’s not my typo in #5—the only actual color in the list really is a misspelling of “beige”.  And keep in mind, this is based on the number of unique people who answered the color, not the number of times they typed it.  This isn’t just the effect of a couple spammers. In fact, this is after the spamfilter.
I weep for my gender.  But, on to:
    Nel mezzo del deserto posso dire tutto quello che voglio.