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Random Walk: A Modern Introduction (2010) [pdf]
- almostgotcaught 1y agoI'll never figure out why people post this kind of stuff here (and then it gets upvoted). there's literally nothing "hacker" related or even novel about these notes - it's just bog standard stochastic process. like these are just notes for some grad class or something. invariably someone will pop in and respond to my complaint saying "well actually I used everything in these notes for a project 10 years ago". ok. it strikes me, strongly, as just weird virtue signaling.
- blitzar 1y agoRISC architecture is gonna change everything.
- eviks 1y agoIt's hard to figure out human motivation if you preemptively dismiss humans explaining their motivation. Another source of confusion: "hacker related" isn't a hard requirement.
- nivertech 1y ago1. I use this in my current & some previous projects. I even remember using random walk to generate mountain landscape in one of the first games I coded as a kid. 2. If u can't model the world around u, u can't design good SW
- max_ 1y agoHackers don't also work on real world problems. They are in physics labs, hedgefunds, university departments, hospitals. PG for example describe Richard Feynman as a hacker. The view that a hacker is someone who's interest is restricted to computers and startups is very narrow IMHO
- addcommitpush 1y agoIt is interesting to hackers, even if it is not hacking related.
- Matumio 1y agoIf you prefer short video lectures, Complexity Explorer also has a Random Walks tutorial: https://www.complexityexplorer.org/courses/46-random-walks https://www.complexityexplorer.org/courses/46-random-walks It's a bit more visual, but still gets quite math-y enough for my taste.