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I wish HNers would ask themselves "If I, someone with nothing more than layman's knowledge, thought of this - would someone who has spent years studying in thei
by KennyBlanken 2y ago
I wish HNers would ask themselves "If I, someone with nothing more than layman's knowledge, thought of this - would someone who has spent years studying in their field, possibly the head of their lab, the people they collaborated with, the people who approved their grant, and the people who reviewed the paper for publication - think of this?"
I can hear the keyboard mashing already. YES, I am aware there are problems in both research and publishing.
That does not mean that a HN'ers "did they think of X?" is any more valid. It's like saying that because bridges collapse, we should be allowed people with no relevant experience, knowledge, or training to look at new bridges and say "that bit there doesn't look strong enough to me!"
- throwup238 2y agoI wish HNers would stop and ask themselves “Do HNers need to read yet another misguided Dunning-Kruger rant from someone who clearly misread the parent comment?” The GP asked _how_ robust the ML models will be, which is a perfectly good question to ask. Maybe a climate scientist specializing in ML can answer that question.
- RicoElectrico 2y agoIf you know about a particular field and read HN comments it's even worse.
- genewitch 2y agoMurray Gell-Mann says "et tu?"
- graemep 2y agoOn the other hands experts do need to be questions and provide explanations. "It's like saying that because bridges collapse, we should be allowed people with no relevant experience, knowledge, or training to look at new bridges and say "that bit there doesn't look strong enough to me!"" Not a valid comparison. Civil engineering is a field with a lot of known answers. bridge designs rarely rely on cutting edge research.