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Simplicity & Complexity: the blog of the Santa Fe Institute(blog.santafe.edu)
15 points by TriinT 17y ago|1 comments
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by TriinT 17y ago
It also gets annoying when people discuss things and in the end discover they are talking about different things, you know. When a networks guy talks about bandwidth, he might refer to bit rate or channel capacity, but for an RF engineer, b
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by TriinT 17y ago
Except that engineers are supposed to use precise, unambiguous language. I blame the computer guys for knowing jack of signal processing / communications theory and misusing the technical terms due to plain ignorance. It wouldn't be so bad
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Justice: what's the right thing to do?(justiceharvard.org)
3 points by TriinT 17y ago|0 comments
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The CMU machine learning protesters at G20(flickr.com)
8 points by TriinT 17y ago|0 comments
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Communication Network Analysis (free ebook)(ifp.illinois.edu)
1 points by TriinT 17y ago|0 comments
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An Exploration of Random Processes for Engineers (free ebook)(ifp.illinois.edu)
1 points by TriinT 17y ago|0 comments
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by TriinT 17y ago
I used to love to read these essays on how to be a good and productive grad student... until I came to grad school. Same with phdcomics.
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MIT OCW: How and Why Machines Work (Spring 2002)(ocw.mit.edu)
13 points by TriinT 17y ago|1 comments
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by TriinT 17y ago
Much of derivatives trading is indeed a zero-sum game. Let us not get into financial discussions, because it has been done before. Joe Smith has saved money for many years, and company X wants to expand their business. Joe Smith invests in
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by TriinT 17y ago
I wholeheartedly agree. When so many seem to be seeking exit strategies, like an IPO or an acquisition, it's refreshing to see that some still think in a more long-term basis and battle to build businesses that will grow more organically th
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by TriinT 17y ago
Quoting David E. Shaw: "Maybe it was because I was in the financial field. It's a zero sum game. You cannot make money unless someone else is losing money. That's one of the reasons why I like science: it doesn't work that way." Source:
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by TriinT 17y ago
You know, labor is not the only cost factor. Go take Econ 101 and come back when you have something intelligent to say. Thanks.
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by TriinT 17y ago
"One genuine full-entropy bit of information on an important subject can be very valuable." Oh, it sure can! For instance, suppose that we're back in 1986. The Microsoft IPO has just taken place. I ask God if Microsoft will ever be a huge
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by TriinT 17y ago
I can see that, but note that there are always budget constraints, and it would not be unreasonable to ask whether there are other more cost-efficient ways of killing mosquitos or fighting malaria. How many malaria-carrying mosquitos are th
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by TriinT 17y ago
In my book there's a difference between respect and adulation. Sure, a high-karma member is likely well-known by the community (especially if he has a track record of solid and insightful comments) and will likely get away with a silly comm
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MIT OCW: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (Summer 2008)(ocw.mit.edu)
7 points by TriinT 17y ago|1 comments
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by TriinT 17y ago
Wouldn't it be better to invest in vaccines, instead? A laser powerful enough to kill a mosquito seems to be powerful enough to cause retinal damage. Am I missing anything obvious?
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by TriinT 17y ago
Please note that my initial comment was a reply to a comment on herd behavior, not a statement that oak tree hacking in non-kosher. In any case, I would much rather read about oak trees than yet another retarded TechCrunch article...
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by TriinT 17y ago
Please note that "virtually never" is weaker than "never". In any case, thanks for your input. Your misguided fanboyism greatly amuses me...
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by TriinT 17y ago
You're reading way too much in my comment... For starters, I didn't say that the story about oaks getting hacked is pointless. Note also that I didn't say that PG puts pointless essays online. My comment was on what PG comments on HN. If so
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by TriinT 17y ago
I stand by my comment. My opinion is based on evidence: some high-karma members can get away with stuff other members can't get away with. If a newbie posted about oaks getting hacked, the post would be flagged right away. Of course, since
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by TriinT 17y ago
It's a herd phenomenon. Even if PG writes something utterly pointless, he gets upvoted to the stratosphere. It would be nice if this changed. Intelligent and successful people like PG don't need this kind of adulation.
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by TriinT 17y ago
It's called Agent-Based Economics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent-Based_Computational_Econo... and it's fun, but somewhat useless. Without analytical results, simulation results tend not to be insightful. You may see that something ha
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by TriinT 17y ago
Thanks. That's the most obvious truism I ever heard.
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by TriinT 17y ago
There's nothing wrong in discussing highly technical problems just as long as one keeps in minds that there are bigger problems outside one's small bubble.
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by TriinT 17y ago
"But how does being judgemental towards the ignorant help the unfortunate?" That's a really good point. I think it's not a matter of helping the unfortunate, but a matter of not insulting the unfortunate. I was fortunate to have been born
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by TriinT 17y ago
"Well done for saying we should cure cancer though." That was cliché, I admit. In any case, cancer is only one problem. Cancer is a very difficult problem that kills many people. There are diseases that kill as many or more people than ca
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by TriinT 17y ago
So, Facebook is to chocolate what curing cancer is to one's family. That's an interesting view. I get your original point, and I still believe a more careful choice of words would have been more appropriate... An outsider who accidentally f
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by TriinT 17y ago
Good point. But I stand by what I wrote before. The comment I replied to stated that: "Most people would go insane if they couldn't access youtube or facebook. Social media, music, video are real problems that people have, and need solutio

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