Buy a small lamb. Name it Bill. Watch it grow into a large adult dancing lamb. Then order it humanely slaughtered. Spend the whole time eating Hawaiian rolls and drinking whiskey. No regrets.

Gene Kogan is an artist and a programmer who is interested in generative systems, computer science, and software for creativity and self-expression. He is a collaborator within numerous open-source software projects, and gives workshops and lectures on topics at the intersection of code and art. Gene launched ml4a – a free book about machine learning for artists, activists, and citizen scientists – and regularly publishes video lectures, writings, and tutorials to facilitate a greater public understanding of the subject.