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511.
by Bootvis 10y ago
If I understand HN policy correctly, interesting links maybe reposted, which I know did. Hopefully, it will get some traction now.
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Optimization Methods for Large-Scale Machine Learning(arxiv.org)
38 points by Bootvis 10y ago|7 comments
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Full interview transcript with alleged DAO attacker(cryptocoinsnews.com)
4 points by Bootvis 10y ago|0 comments
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by Bootvis 10y ago
I think it is, I'd be interested to hear user stories.
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by Bootvis 10y ago
What's even more amazing, the text right under that header: > Labour has said that they would turn their backs on our nuclear deterrent, abolish our armed forces and has openly sympathised with terrorist groups who seek to destroy o
516.
by Bootvis 10y ago
Lighten up: "And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules." HN actually doesn't even call it rules but Guidelines in the footer.
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by Bootvis 10y ago
That's an order of magnitude better but to nitpick: the amount is closer to $13M ;)
518.
by Bootvis 10y ago
The article has the amount at USD 12,7m. That's a lot of money but quite a bit less than the title suggests.
519.
by Bootvis 10y ago
I hope they only zero-count the first link. That allows 140 characters of commentary + the link and limits abuse.
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Google faces record three billion euro EU antitrust fine: Telegraph(reuters.com)
1 points by Bootvis 10y ago|0 comments
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by Bootvis 10y ago
I think your best bet is wrapping an existing C++ library using RCpp[1] that will require some work but I hope not too much. [1] I would have really liked that as I ended up writing all data to SQLite and then imported it to R for analysis.
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by Bootvis 10y ago
I like Newsblur
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Why White People Don’t Use White Emoji(theatlantic.com)
3 points by Bootvis 10y ago|0 comments
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by Bootvis 10y ago
Then you're not a professional cyclist ;) The lengths they will go to for a small advantage...
525.
by Bootvis 10y ago
Small note to dang about the title: here and in the original title is wrong. The name is 'Van den Driessche' so with the i and e switched.
526.
by Bootvis 10y ago
Other than that: 'This is useful' ;) I believe something can be useful when I need to know it or when it is a good basis for other more applied topics.
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U.K. Spy Chief Sorry for Treatment of Gay WWII Codebreaker Alan Turing(nbcnews.com)
2 points by Bootvis 10y ago|0 comments
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by Bootvis 11y ago
But _should_ he be delighted. As far as we know, the results of tests are totally unreliable. Astrologers also have happy customers, that doesn't mean their money is well spend.
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Roots of Apple-FBI Standoff Reach Back to 2008 Case(wsj.com)
3 points by Bootvis 11y ago|0 comments
530.
by Bootvis 11y ago
The date on the blog says 31st of March, but yes...
531.
by Bootvis 11y ago
True, but I can't remember whatever they released last year ;)
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Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions(quantamagazine.org)
3 points by Bootvis 11y ago|0 comments
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by Bootvis 11y ago
It's just not true that it's an uncommon use, see [1] and [2]. So even with the profession left unspecified (which I believe it is, might have missed it) the entropy is less than 1 bit. [1]: http://www.wsj.com/arti
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by Bootvis 11y ago
IANAL but I believe they should use legal force for them to not lose their trademark. Sure, kik could have taken a slower approach but that's an important detail.
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TeslaCrypt 3.0.1 – Tales from the Crypt(o)(blog.talosintel.com)
1 points by Bootvis 11y ago|0 comments
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by Bootvis 11y ago
I created a resume in LaTeX using a template I found somewhere. If you know a bit of LaTeX, it's quite easy to make a good looking resume and of course, LaTeX is just plaintext you can put in a VCS.
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Engineers Shouldn’t Write ETL(multithreaded.stitchfix.com)
1 points by Bootvis 11y ago|0 comments
538.
by Bootvis 11y ago
How would you exploit this? What can you gain if you're already able to supply OpenSSL with a private key? Is there a way to supply or tamper with private keys remotely?
539.
by Bootvis 11y ago
Why? I was planning on reading it as was recommend to me as one of Eco's better books.
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by Bootvis 11y ago
That's quite a claim, can you elaborate on that a bit? I remember reading some of the controversy but I don't remember the ffmpeg guys to be very bad.

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