Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
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Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
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Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#2The name has unfortunate verbal similarities with a well known sex toy, especially when different accents are considered. I am actually astounded they went ahead with this name.
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#3The name has unfortunate verbal similarities with a well known sex toy, especially when different accents are considered. I am actually astounded they went ahead with this name.
And yet millions of electric torches are sold in the United States each year without confusion.
(Although not, let's be honest, without amusement.)
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#4The name has unfortunate verbal similarities with a well known sex toy, especially when different accents are considered. I am actually astounded they went ahead with this name.
Is this not a thing in the US? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashlight
I assume they are going for "batteries included" connections?
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#5The name has unfortunate verbal similarities with a well known sex toy, especially when different accents are considered. I am actually astounded they went ahead with this name.
Is this not a thing in the US? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashlight I assume they are going for "batteries included" connections?
Flashlight vs torch (pytorch). ^^
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#6The name has unfortunate verbal similarities with a well known sex toy, especially when different accents are considered. I am actually astounded they went ahead with this name.
And yet millions of electric torches are sold in the United States each year without confusion. (Although not, let's be honest, without amusement.)
I'd just choose a name with a greater Hamming distance from sexual harassment.
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#7Building flashlights was so frustrating on WSL for me take ~3/4h and still cuda wasn't working.
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#8The name has unfortunate verbal similarities with a well known sex toy, especially when different accents are considered. I am actually astounded they went ahead with this name.
Really? In North American english, a flashlight is a handheld light, there is no thought of the toy you're referring to when it is mentioned. That "light" got its name as a play on flashlight. It's funny to see that now become the primary connotation in some peoples minds.
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this not a thing in the US? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashlight I assume they are going for "batteries included" connections?
Flashlight vs torch (pytorch). ^^
Yes, I could see the construction, I just can't think why they wouldn't anticipate the problems it could cause down the track.
Re: Flashlight: Fast and flexible machine learning in C++
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
And yet millions of electric torches are sold in the United States each year without confusion. (Although not, let's be honest, without amusement.)
I'd just choose a name with a greater Hamming distance from sexual harassment.
Until your super chaste name is used for something related with sex.