GFischer

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by GFischer 9y ago
Does anyone have a good recommendation for an AI/ML conference with good practical insights? (more for someone trying to build business line apps, not theory). In the U.S. or South America.
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by GFischer 9y ago
Indeed, I work on .NET based LOB applications and performance bottlenecks are 99% due to bad SQL optimization. Azure tuning is now in 2nd place for performance optimization. I've personally never had to look very deep into the CLR, and
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by GFischer 9y ago
Well, depends on the country. In mine, it's Hydro, in others it might be Nuclear, but yes, most developed countries have a shocking amount of coal plants.
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by GFischer 9y ago
Which is still pretty good :) . From what I know, stores in popular areas have surprisingly big revenues, I'd love 10% of that (my brother used to work at a store with a million dollars in monthly revenue).
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by GFischer 9y ago
I worked for a few financial institutions, and interacted with banks, and frankly, you CAN do better, and you can both find malice and stupidity, and they can do that because they're protected by regulation. There are some startups her
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by GFischer 9y ago
That's an edge case. Much as you wouldn't buy a moving van if you need it only once every N years, wouldn't this sort of examples be solved by Uber or similar? I know it sucks when you have a perfectly serviceable car :) but
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by GFischer 9y ago
Many countries don't :( including mine. Stupid protectionism.
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by GFischer 9y ago
For example: Levi´s jeans sell for 100 dollars here in Uruguay (incredibly high import taxes). A lot of people make a living smuggling clothes. I couldn't believe the prices in the U.S. when I visited, I knew it was cheap intellectuall
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by GFischer 9y ago
Well, actually, at least the reason why the very rich nationals from my country elect to have surgery in the U.S. is because the very best doctors are there - possibly because they're extremely well remunerated there, and the best rese
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by GFischer 9y ago
If no one else sees it, I'm not sure if you're learning. Maybe it doesn't have to ship, but at least SOMEONE has to see it (colleagues, friends, whatever)
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by GFischer 9y ago
Why is it maligned? First time I run across it. Sounds interesting, and being accepted by Google Maps is great.
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by GFischer 9y ago
Wasn't there a way to contact them and ask for a rebate or something? They can be understanding of that kind of stuff.
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by GFischer 9y ago
Do you think the cheap fare is the value proposition? Or is the private terminals and fast service? That sounds very appealing. I mean, it can be both - save money AND time. All the TSA experience is awful (business travelers in the US have
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by GFischer 9y ago
Very interesting: https://partnerhelp.booking.com/hc/en-us/articles/213317965-... When a guest makes a booking and is being charged on your behalf, you'll receive a virtual credit card from an external
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by GFischer 9y ago
In Vienna they did. And the joke goes that the Swiss say the Austrians are dirty :P
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by GFischer 9y ago
Crap, now I feel very bad about not having seen it :(
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by GFischer 9y ago
Heh, I want to know how to get paid $80/hour :) , grass is always greener right?
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by GFischer 9y ago
Relevant EFF explanation of what will happen: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/01/well-probably-never-fr... In 2018, the copyright on those early Mickey cartoons will end (if Congress doesn't repeat t
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by GFischer 9y ago
They will, and the article addresses that (edit: see EFF article at the bottom for in-depth explanation), but they won't have the copyright to "Steamboat Willie" anymore, which is as it should be. Disney itself benefited grea
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by GFischer 9y ago
Why? They're using the blockchain for what most people said it was supposed to be used. I'm actually pleasantly surprised they're moving forward with some innovation and I guess the stock rise reflects that. OTOH yes, I'
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by GFischer 9y ago
There's almost as big a racket around venues and concert promoters as there was with RIAA and it's ilk (it's basically a Ticketmaster/LiveNation monopoly in the U.S.), but artists do get a larger cut (harder to scam them
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by GFischer 9y ago
Some experiments by "cyborgs" are relevant... I remember that one of them added to himself "a sensor that detected Earth's magnetic field." https://www.wired.com/2007/04/esp/ and it
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by GFischer 9y ago
Previously discussed here (just found the link): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16067322
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Intel CEO sold millions in stock after company was informed of vulnerability(marketwatch.com)
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by GFischer 9y ago
I quit physical cards, and now play Hearthstone and other online games (I won't play MTGO until they fix their client, and they also take too much time). Not sure if the wow factor should matter that much, but definitely digital is way
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by GFischer 9y ago
The one advantage is that you can use knowledge of the game to know in what to "invest" as opposed to other stuff. Considering the game is a huge money sink, it's very dangerous for anyone to see it as merely an investment. T
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by GFischer 9y ago
Considering mtGox started out as a Magic the Gathering exchange, it's not the first time I see it :) As long as M:TG stays popular, this sounds like a good investment. I wonder if M:TG will ever give in to their famous and controversia
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by GFischer 9y ago
Seconded, AWS Polly should be good, there's also Bing Speech https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cognitive-service... Google WaveNet promises even better audio, but it's not available yet. In my e
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by GFischer 9y ago
Any alternatives you can recommend for remote work? I already have a day job but I want to supplement my income.
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by GFischer 9y ago
Same here, I have a Master's degree but I haven't seen many benefits other than getting a foot in the door. (also not in SF/the US)

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