Google is giving away the tool it uses to understand language, Parsey McParseface | The Verge

SyntaxNet is the overall framework for parsing sentences, called a “syntactic parser.” Parsey McParseface is the English language plug-in for SyntaxNet. Google claims that it can correctly identify the subjects, objects, verbs, and other grammatical building blocks of sentences as well (or, in some cases, better) as trained human linguists — achieving 94 percent accuracy […]

UI 設計師與 KPI · 嫁給 RD 的 UI Designer

第三天 UI 入門班課程結束後,有學員留下來問我「設計師的 KPI 怎麼計算」。這是個很有趣的問題,KPI 規則沒定好,只會惡化工作效率和趕跑員工而已。 Source: UI 設計師與 KPI · 嫁給 RD 的 UI Designer

Exploring the App Store’s Top Grossing Chart – MacStories

Whilst almost all the apps are free to download, it is also true that apps with In-App Purchases (IAPs) dominate the Top 200 Grossing charts. In my survey, just 2 apps did not offer any IAPs; Facetune (#183) and CBS (#200). Source: Exploring the App Store’s Top Grossing Chart – MacStories

mhagger/git-imerge: Incremental merge for git

Perform a merge between two branches incrementally. If conflicts are encountered, figure out exactly which pairs of commits conflict, and present the user with one pairwise conflict at a time for resolution. Source: mhagger/git-imerge: Incremental merge for git

A Guide to Demo Day Presentations · The Macro

In 2005 Y Combinator held its first Demo Day. Eight companies showed off their products and sold their vision to an audience of about 15 investors. Today, accelerators and incubators around the world hold their own demo days, and in 2016 over 200 YC companies will describe their startups to an audience of hundreds. Creating […]

Surround 360 is now open source | Engineering Blog | Facebook Code | Facebook

This rendering pipeline produces high-resolution stereo 3D-360 panoramas that occupy the full 360-degree x 180-degree sphere for a highly immersive experience. We have taken great care to preserve image quality at every step of the pipeline, to optimize for speed, and to produce the most accurate approximation to reality that is practical with off-the-shelf hardware. […]