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Reflections on Julia(startup.ml)
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by achompas 12y ago
At Knewton we used (use?) Google's Python style guide.
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I think patio11 and tptacek hope this can replace those things, so that you can work towards a new gig on your own terms (instead of going through the usual song-and-dance).
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Parent's point is that companies implicitly filter for this by asking candidates to participate in time-consuming multi-phase interview processes. It's already difficult to work contract-for-hire or take time off for several days
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by achompas 12y ago
The answer really depends on the "something meaningful" performed by the app.
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by achompas 12y ago
I've noticed so many more ppl wearing Fitbits than Jawbones recently. Is the difference really that significant?
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by achompas 12y ago
Happy to see this article from danah. I strongly disagreed with Andrew's characterization of Twitter for this exact reason -- my timeline, full of black/Hispanic/Latin@ people protesting recent events (I'm one of them, t
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by achompas 12y ago
No specifics, but we hired someone from one of General Assembly's programs at my last job. He had significant industry experience in a closely-related field before the program.
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by achompas 12y ago
[per PG's essay] it is clear that our current hypersensitivity to racism is a current moral fashion Is it, actually? Or is it a stance acquired after centuries of marginalization? Consider PG's examination of social issues: Cha
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Relative to creating your own ndarray, adding a time index, visualizing the data, etc?
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by achompas 12y ago
This may be in the notebook or on Seaborn's homepage ( http://stanford.edu/~mwaskom/software/seaborn/ ), but someone compared seaborn to pandas in that it provides a terse API to a great base package (matp
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by achompas 12y ago
These are incredible. First, a caveat: these are internship rates, not yearly salaries, for top school students. Yearly values seem to be lower for FT employees. Also, if you see the FB thread below, students discuss rates for the top 10%
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List of top internship offers (Bay Area + NYC)(twitter.com)
3 points by achompas 12y ago|1 comments
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FWIW this doesn't hold true for the data scientist salaries I'm seeing in NYC. True "data scientist" roles (not data analyst) seem to line up with market rates.
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How would you suggest they generate insights to begin with? And what local matching are you proposing here?
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by achompas 12y ago
It's no contest: you want to learn Python. Other commenters (or their links) haven't mentioned Theano, which is excellent for deep learning, so I'll contribute that to the discussion.
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by achompas 12y ago
I honestly don't want to sit on HN and debate whether my claims about systemic racism are positive or normative with someone who believes I need a philosophical education. That's why I'm bowing out. Good luck.
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by achompas 12y ago
Listen, it's not my responsibility to educate you on these issues. They've been covered extensively by sociological experts. Before participating in these discussions, I suggest you look around for some of the resources that cover
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by achompas 12y ago
"Systemic" here is defined as "integrated deeply into a system." In this case, "systemic racism/sexism" refers to "the deep integration of racism/sexism in a particular institution or industry.&q
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by achompas 12y ago
There isn't a Terrible Racism Bandit that has stolen money from minorities, preventing them from attending Hacker School. It's the specter of racism. The fear that, say, as a Cuban-American, your boss -- the person responsible for
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by achompas 12y ago
Your point does not distinguish between flavors of disadvantage. Minorities and women have to deal with systemic racism and/or sexism Here's how I suggest HS reach out to women/minorities: provide them with grants if they a
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by achompas 12y ago
The Sasha Obama thing is not even close to what parent said. Parent's point was in the first sentence. Let me quote: > Because, and honestly I think you know this, in America a disadvantaged white person is still better off than a
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by achompas 12y ago
(1) Google has partnered with Diane Von Furstenberg on Glass and...there isn't a whole lot to show for it. Glass has ~zero mindshare among fashion-forward people. I cannot stress the importance of design as a core competency. (2) You
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by achompas 12y ago
Yeah, and Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Go, Hulu, Crackle, or any sports app for video.
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"Cache" implies they're only temporarily on your device. This is false: the files are downloaded and encrypted on your device, and do not go away unless you explicitly tell Spotify/Rdio to remove them.
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What does more data get you beyond accuracy? I think it opens up certain model classes -- like online regression -- which have proveably low error rates with lots of data, but my argument is that you don't need "the entire web,&qu
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by achompas 12y ago
(1) Counterpoint: Apple has much better taste than other OEMs. They've hired designers from Burberry and Nike to assist with wearable design. Design is a core competency for Apple. Others can't claim the same thing. (2) More dat
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No, the "infinitely adjustable" comment refers to the Milanese Loop: http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch/ It is, by definition, infinitely adjustable, since the band is sized continuously and attached
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Yeah, I think they've done this to encourage customers to use AT&T Next instead of signing a 2-year contract. Purchasing a phone with AT&T Next, then foregoing the upgrade, is exactly the same as the old-school 2-year contract.
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No, it's $450.98. AT&T Next does not require down payment for a new phone, since they amortize the phone's cost over two years. For an iPhone 5S you pay $0 up-front and 24 monthly payments of $27.09. Of course, $27.09 * 24 = $

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