Thought I was alone on this. I think she read it poorly, and to call it a 101 mistake that she 'sadly' had to correct seems a bit unfair to the data scientist.

Thought I was alone on this. I think she read it poorly, and to call it a 101 mistake that she 'sadly' had to correct seems a bit unfair to the data scientist. But none of that comes across in her comment, which is extremely professional. EDIT: Just saw your comment below (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14704575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14704575). Makes perfect sense, and I see her point now.