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Let's see some real-world numbers that show this is a real issue in which your course of action is the only reasonable one.
by mannykannot 8y ago
Let's see some real-world numbers that show this is a real issue in which your course of action is the only reasonable one.
- CryptoPunk 8y agoI can't show real world numbers when the phenomenon in question can't have controlled experiments run on it, and I don't need to show real world numbers to make a case for the logical soundness of a principle, in this case the principle that prioritizing improvement of a metric other than overall performance will generally lead to less overall performance improvements than not doing so.
- mannykannot 8y agoThis is replied to in the other fork of this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19706695 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19706695