TaXaZ

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by TaXaZ 4y ago
Ha? This is even dangerous! You're basically yearning for an authoritarian regime. With simplistic argument and some false assumptions you conclude it's more efficient bcz it does not waste basically trial/error. However, thi
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by TaXaZ 4y ago
wholeheartedly agree, just it's not "getting better at representing what I thought". Instead, it's a tool of thought process, which is dynamic. These to interwoven in a dynamic relation and it's hard to separate the
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by TaXaZ 4y ago
Many justify a long-term, sometimes subtle (even vague) concept that has been codified through years of education, culture, propaganda, and tangible massive on-the-ground benefits. That concept and the reason people on the east coast (Hans)
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by TaXaZ 4y ago
Even if true (which is not) this is fallacy at core. It goes like this: A- You're doing X which is inhuman B- Common! C is also do it, B has done in the past as well *So we can do it too* and *magically* that's get OK *as conseque
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by TaXaZ 4y ago
I do care! I cheer up on any blow into an authoritarian and tyrant regime. I think it well worth it.
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by TaXaZ 4y ago
I just use `echo main.tex | entr -c make` and my pdf viewer updates accordingly (zathura).
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
Agree but I'm not sure, if my comment understood correctly. 1. I didn't talk about should, I describe the problem with parent comment i.e. immorality of normalization. I have heard such justification before which goes to similar n
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
You know what is wrong with this statement? This is normalization: "Yes, it's bad, but you've done it too". Probably, the next is "This is part of development and we go through it..., as well!". Anyway, this so
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
Bitwarden is free for individuals and couples. So, it's free user-friendly (WAF!!) wise [0] in comparison to 1pass [1]. But much more important thing is the fact that bitwarden is open source and 1pass not. Closed source is deal-breake
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
The current scientific publication model is only benefits the gatekeepers in publishing industry. It directly goes to the packet of publishing industry by ripping off the tax-payers twice with a steep price. Nowadays research institution pa
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Blog: Math for Aspiring Data Scientists(online.datasciencedojo.com)
2 points by TaXaZ 5y ago|0 comments
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
First thanks for this read. But yes and no. - Yes, bcz this reptile models is not accurate. It's at best an outdated but very intriguing analogy (which I agree can be misleading) but not here. - No bcz a bit irrelevant to the our argum
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
I think it BCZ actually doesn't stem from happiness or even lack of it (say hello to functioning unhappy parents). Children give strong "purpose" and hijack the dopamine circuitry which is the real driver behind human drive,
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
The funny thing is taxpayers ripped twice, on publishing and on access to the science and the profit goes to publication industry (not universities, research institution). If you summarize the cash flow, the publishing industry charges twic
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
I think open science movement slowly erode their grip on the industry. It's perpetual theoretically, but not in practice. Though, It needs a collaborative effort and the main factor is awareness.
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
The devils are in the details. This does not still justify current model and the steep price they are paid (by taxpayers, FYI a typical university pay millions of dollar to these institutions). Consider openreview by ICLR[1] as an counter e
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
Text is mightiest; but you should use "video" instead of "image". Video is the natural visual medium to convey an essay, not a still image. Let's consider a philosophical essay as something highly abstract, then its
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
The nerd move on to nerd out the next big things. Nerds by definition find a niche to stand out and life goes on...
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by TaXaZ 5y ago
And also have they taken out the effect of parasite in their population (quantity), which implying "social distancing"?
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1,200 Calories a Day Is a Starvation Diet(lifehacker.com)
12 points by TaXaZ 5y ago|4 comments