Comments on: Gender Genie http://www.gnxp.com/new/2003/10/31/gender-genie/ Genetics Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.27 By: Bare Buns Baboon http://www.gnxp.com/new/2003/10/31/gender-genie/#comment-34269 Sun, 02 Nov 2003 16:41:00 +0000 #comment-34269 Although the press for the genie boasts about its record with classic liturature, it in fact doesn’t do well with anything more than 100 years old.

Here’s how to hack it – get Stunk and White. Write something that counters every bit of advice in that book, being careful to avoid adjectives and vivid verbs. Viola! You are male. Who knew the passive voice had balls.

]]> By: Claudia http://www.gnxp.com/new/2003/10/31/gender-genie/#comment-34268 Sun, 02 Nov 2003 10:15:00 +0000 #comment-34268 Four out of five of my writing samples were scored male (by wide margins). Not very accurate.

Seriously, I really am female.

]]> By: Allen http://www.gnxp.com/new/2003/10/31/gender-genie/#comment-34267 Sat, 01 Nov 2003 12:53:00 +0000 #comment-34267 I posted the lyrics to Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Baby Got Back” in there and it came back female by about an 800-400 score.

]]> By: duende http://www.gnxp.com/new/2003/10/31/gender-genie/#comment-34266 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:23:00 +0000 #comment-34266 I pasted my “black beauty” post onto the genie, and it guessed that I was a man. Needless to say, that thing’s full of shit.

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