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by alan_wade 8y ago
I really wish this book would include probability and statistic sections. My guess is that a lot of people, like me, will want to read it because they're getting started with ML and need help getting used to the math, and probability&#
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Can you create an EPUB version? I'd like to buy it but I need EPUB for my reader.
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by alan_wade 8y ago
VR will replace monitors, AR will replace smartphones (at least somewhat), electric self driving cars become normal, Elon Musk's spaceship makes it to Mars, some huge AI breakthrough (that none of us did predict). More Facebook/Go
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Check out https://www.metaculus.com/
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by alan_wade 8y ago
I doubt it's true in this case. Tom Cruise has done 100+ skydiving jumps, spent 6 months learning to fly a helicopter, and for the canyon battle they had to transport a crew of 150 people to the mountain and back every day using the he
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by alan_wade 8y ago
On the other hand, I've just watched a behind the scenes video [1] about Mission Impossible: Fallout, and was absolutely shocked by how much of it was shot in real life. Basically, most of it. When I saw the movie, I would've bet
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by alan_wade 8y ago
This is a very reasonable comment I completely agree with. Even if you don't agree, it's a valid point of view that contributes to the discussion, it doesn't deserve to be downvoted.
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by alan_wade 8y ago
> I do not use a terminal based file manager - I find that a better workflow for me is to use sshfs to create a local mount on my laptop and then just use the Finder to browse ... which gives me preview, etc. I had no idea you can do tha
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Computer graphics. Check out SideFX Houdini and try building a few simple things wih it, it's the most fun and addictive thing ever. Also check out Silo for more conventional 3D modeling. If you're looking for the easiest no-learn
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by alan_wade 8y ago
What is the best way to respond/try to help?
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by alan_wade 8y ago
At 19, you have no way of knowing whether you're too dumb for anything. All people are dumb at something, vast majority of 19 year olds are dumb at all things. It's possible to have aptitude for something you haven't tried ye
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by alan_wade 8y ago
"Rationality: From AI to Zombies" and SlateStarCodex are what you're looking for. These are by far the best resources to learn practical rationality and logical thinking.
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by alan_wade 8y ago
> I've had the sense before that the Internet is turning our society stupider and meaner. Taking this slightly out of context and ignoring subtler points of the article, but this is obviously false. I got access to the fast internet
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Is Clickbait Destroying Our General Intelligence?(lesswrong.com)
5 points by alan_wade 8y ago|1 comments
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by alan_wade 8y ago
I got into programming because I want to make cool stuff, not because I want to contemplate the transcendent beauty of pure functions and elegant code. JavaScript is what enables me to make stuff I couldn't make with the same amount of
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Ask HN: How can I get started with VR/AR?
3 points by alan_wade 8y ago|2 comments
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Can't wait for PWAs to truly take off, so we can all build for an open platform again, without having to deal withh this nonsense.
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by alan_wade 8y ago
What would it take for another platform to take over? What features would it need, in your opinion? How would it be promoted and monetized?
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Similar story here. As a kid I was laying in bed staring at a bright disk floating in the sky at night. Totally sure it was a UFO. Turned out to be a reflection of a street light in the window.
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Apple’s T2 chip will block some third-party repairs of new devices(arstechnica.com)
3 points by alan_wade 8y ago|0 comments
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by alan_wade 8y ago
I'm looking specifically for ActivityPub examples.
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by alan_wade 8y ago
This looks awesome! Does anybody know if there's something similar written in node or python? I'd love to build a similar project, but I'm confused by ActivityPub, and having some source code I can understand as an example wo
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Can someone help me compare this with https://github.com/bevacqua/react-dragula and https://github.com/react-dnd/react-dnd ? Which one is better, what are the pros and cons? Which one would you cho
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Can you recommend any books similar to Ultramind Solution but with more helpful info, in your opinion?
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Boy did that took a turn, I think I have PTSD now. Beautiful animation though, so well done.
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Why do you think you need to be "okay" with life being unfair? People who thought slavery wasn't fair found a way to end it, people who weren't okay with dying of smallpox found a way to cure it, and made life a little f
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by alan_wade 8y ago
I recommend checking out https://dynalist.io or https://nulis.io
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Ask HN: How do you come up with creative, original ideas?
1 points by alan_wade 8y ago|1 comments
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Wes Bos has recently released Advanced React course. It's really good, and it walks you through building a store you're describing(minus messagig) with Node, React, and GraphQL. If I had do keep it REALLY simple, I'd just mak
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by alan_wade 8y ago
Wow, what an amazing reply! Thank you so much, this is very helpful!

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