Do you find the character Luke Spencer on the show general Hospital obnoxious and WHY ?
Yes at some point he is, its just his nature to be that way and also cocky too.
What are some mind-blowing facts about cricket?
"Saurav's greatest strength is his mind.He is hard working not only in the nets but also mentally.He bounces back." -Sachin Tendulkar"When you see an Indian side with Ganguly in the line-up ,you know it is game on.You don't have to like or dislike him.You have to respect him." -Steve Waugh"Saurav's best quality is that he has the ability to remain unperturbed even when he faces severe criticism" -Javagal SrinathIndia currently is doing an excellent job wining all the matches from the group stage even after failing to perform in the test series against the Aussies and then again in the tri-series with Australia and England earlier this year.This reminds me of 2003 world cup.After suffering a huge defeat against black caps(New Zealand) earlier 2003 (2-0 in tests and 5-2 in ODIs) , India swiftly made it's way into the finals.Unfortunately India lost the final but what were the key factors that lead this young brigade comprising of Harbhajan, Zaheer Khan,Yuvraj Singh , Mohammad Kaif hardly in their early twenties to achieve such a mammoth task.Well there were many factors like introducing Sachin-Sehwag as an opening pair, team huddles etc.My favorite above all was calling Srinath back from his retirement!!!Srinath announced his retirement after a test match against West Indies in June,2002.But after looking at inexperience Indian bowling had at that time and that too before the world cup in the coming year,Ganguly requested Srinath to join the squad for India's tour of New Zealand. As a result Srinath took 18 wickets in ODI series even though India suffered 5-2 loss.But his form didn't stop here, he ultimately went on to add further 16 wickets in this tally in the world cup which played a key role in India's road to finals. His key performance were 35/4 against Sri Lanka in super six and then giving off only 11 runs in 7 overs with an economy of 1.57 against Kenya in the semi finals.But at last this was not possible without the vision of SAURAV GANGULY. 4 OUT OF 5 EARLY WICKETS WERE TAKEN BY SRINATH ITSELF (Atappattu , Mubarak , Arvinda de Silva & Jayasuriya) DADA(Saurav Ganguly) with his team :)
What are the most interesting applications of machine learning in unexpected spaces?
Creating a movie trailer!Last year, 20th Century Fox released a trailer (watch here), claiming to be the first one created by AI/Machine Learning (IBM Watson). The movie was an AI horror thriller, Morgan.In spite of headlines like Watch: IBM's Watson Created a Super Creepy Movie Trailer All By Itself, Watson did not do it all by itself. All Watson did was choosing 10 scenes (totaling 6 minutes of footage) from the movie that should appear in the trailer, and a human film maker then edited the scenes together and added the musical overlay.Nevertheless, it’s impressive. On a high-level, here’s how Watson chose those 10 scenes:Humans first looked at the trailers of 100 horror movies and labeled each scene of each trailer as ‘eerie’, ‘frightening’, ‘tender’, etc.Watson then analyzed the audio and video of those scenes to learn what the scenes and the corresponding labels mean. For example, it could have learnt something like:Soothing music + Child smiling = Tender scene.Silence + Person crying = Sad scene.Creaking sound + Door opening slowly = Suspenseful scene.Scream + Gory face for 1 millisecond = Scary scene.Watson now knows what kind of scenes typically appear in a horror movie trailer, in terms of audio and video features.Watson was then fed the full-length movie (Morgan). It analyzed the audio and video features of all scenes in the movie, and identified 10 scenes that would be the best candidates for a trailer.That's how the 10 scenes were chosen. And according to IBM’s blog, Watson helped reduce what could be a weeks-long process to just one day.But make no mistake, this is not equivalent to machines learning creativity or even just fear. As far as most visual features are concerned, any ML system probably treats Samara coming out of the TV in The Ring and a baby crawling out of a crib as almost the same thing.
What are 5 to 10 must watch binge worthy shows?
LOST - ‘The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.’Game of Thrones - ‘Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while a forgotten race returns after being dormant for thousands of years.’Fargo - ‘Various chronicles of deception, intrigue and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. Yet all of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, ND.’The X-Files - ‘Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.’Parks and Recreation - ‘The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.’Stranger Things - ‘When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.’Twin Peaks - ‘An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.’Marvel Netflix Series - ‘Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist fight crime in New York City.’Fringe - ‘An FBI agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.’Heroes - ‘Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.’Those probably have to be the top ten shows I’ve watched that I’d recommend for binge-watching. In LOST every episode blends completely into the next with cliffhanger after cliffhanger. In Game of Thrones the different arcs and interactions of all the different characters makes it exciting to get into. In Fargo the mystery just keeps getting bigger and bigger. In The X-Files every episode is based on real stories or myths. Parks and Rec is hilariously funny. Stranger Things is an experience through the 80s. Twin Peaks is clever, quirky and stylish. The Marvel Netflix Series are basically MCU movies in an episodic format. Fringe is a journey through the unexplained and Heroes is simply just a well-made show, that is until the 4th season and the revival.All in all, all of the above would be great for binge-watching. Or just normal watching for that matter.