algoshift

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   by algoshift 16y ago

   I couldn't find a way to agree with this. The difference between mediocrity and brilliance --in ANY field-- lies in something that has nothing whatsoever to do with a formal education. I have met so many people with impressive pedigree's th
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   Why don't Apple notebooks have full keyboards?

   2 points by algoshift 16y ago|9 comments
3. 93.▲
   IBM Watson: The new Internet search engine?

   4 points by algoshift 16y ago|1 comments
4. 94.▲
   by algoshift 16y ago

   I don't think that the abolition of grading is a good idea. You need some way to communicate what someone has learned. Current grading systems are meaningless. I can't hire someone with a perfect 4.0 and assume that they really know thei
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   Grading systems are obviously broken. Why isn't anyone fixing them?

   6 points by algoshift 16y ago|6 comments
6. 96.▲
   by algoshift 16y ago

   Reminds me of a trade-show where we exhibited a new product about ten years ago. The product in question was designed from the ground-up for the real-time processing of very high resolution images. This entailed custom FPGA boards with go
7. 97.▲
   by algoshift 16y ago

   Having done extensive work with APL (including using it in robotics) I can tell you that I wish the language was more widely adopted. The power of notation cannot be easily understood unless you have something to provide context. I find th