https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1902.02752/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22729624urn:hackerpapers:mention:1902.02752:22729624Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:47:35 GMT<p>Your general point is valid, but I can&#x27;t help pointing out that knitting may not belong in that second list as much as the others. Computational textile work is a niche, but fascinating, area of research. Knitting and crocheting are highly technical crafts, and there are opportunities to use modern computational approaches, including deep learning, in them. Deep Knitting: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.02752.pdf I&#x27;m not going to read this paper in detail, it may not be a great example of a successful deep learning application - but at least it&#x27;s not an absurd idea. Maybe not surprising if you&#x27;re…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1902.02752/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CV