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by allenz 10y ago
You might be able to run the algorithm once on each color component.
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by allenz 10y ago
I like this solution, though the order might be meaningful. Perhaps the author wants to put his mother first.
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by allenz 10y ago
Everyone knows single-payer would be great, but practically speaking we don't have the votes :( I'd also propose a ban on drug marketing, which would reduce about half the costs.[1] I don't think that excluding monopoly drugs
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by allenz 10y ago
I would discount what Peter Thiel says about Uber, because he is a significant investor in Lyft via the Founders Fund: http://foundersfund.com/company/lyft/
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by allenz 10y ago
The reasons given: "capital constraints, burn-out, conflict over private property and resource management, poor systems of conflict mediation, factionalism, founder problems, reputation management, skills shortage, and failure to attra
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by allenz 10y ago
The other aspect is that investing isn't the end of the story. Nearly all car companies have made investments in green energy--but which are likely to produce results and win the market? Tesla is expected to execute better because it h
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by allenz 10y ago
Custom search has large maintenance costs--a lot of effort which really isn't interesting for any developer to work on. And apparently companies aren't willing to pay enough to overcome that. I don't think Google has any obli
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by allenz 10y ago
The share link is usually an HTML page, rather than an image. Either the user needs to figure out the image URL or the service needs to implement individual decoder for every type of share link.
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by allenz 10y ago
You would just use pixel values as inputs, see https://www.tensorflow.org/get_started/mnist/beginners You can make it more performant by downsizing the documents, but obviously this is incredibly GPU-intensive to
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by allenz 10y ago
I just posted my solution: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13694535 It's not quite ELI5, but I'd be happy to answer any questions.
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by allenz 10y ago
Here's my writeup, spoilers: We're looking for a lossy compression function that maps strings of length 23 (answers) to strings of length 12 (bits of information in 5400 min). We seek to minimize the number of errors, aka th
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by allenz 10y ago
Schneier reports that it wasn't a state-sponsored actor, but a criminal group called Group E. He says "state-sponsored actor" is often code for "please don't blame us for our shoddy security because it was a really
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by allenz 10y ago
It isn't short-sighted, because a discrimination lawsuit has unbounded liability and gets widely reported on. Words are temporary and can be whitewashed, whereas few companies can afford an admission of guilt. In a reputable company, H
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by allenz 10y ago
The files could have been numbered consecutively.
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by allenz 10y ago
There are some sites that just use images, but in dollar terms the overwhelming majority of ads are served by ad networks, especially Google AdWords. Ad networks create a large and standardized ad market with low transaction costs. By using
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by allenz 10y ago
There's plenty of applications for disposable materials such as medical supplies and bulletproof vests. If it's biocompatible, we could use it for flexible sutures and organ scaffolds. Further, proteins are easy to modify. Perhaps
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by allenz 10y ago
If we accept physicalism i.e. that the world just consists of the physical, then the two methods should be identical except for a possible time delay.
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by allenz 10y ago
From the article: "it is well tolerated when implanted in tissues, it is light-weight but stronger than steel, and it is also biodegradable". In addition, we know that it's possible to produce protein fibers sustainably.
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by allenz 10y ago
The standard way to learn this stuff is a course/textbook followed by reading the important papers. I recommend https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-28-molecular-biology-s... : it is well-organized and a grea
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by allenz 10y ago
He's self-taught. See http://www.inc.com/articles/2011/03/how-19-year-old-daniel-g... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_(search_engine) .
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by allenz 10y ago
To the contrary, you can generally file a certificate of amendment to change the corporation however you like, as long as you have a shareholder majority. E.g. in New York: "An existing benefit corporation may terminate its status as a
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by allenz 10y ago
I agree with you that it isn't practical right now to get rid of billionaires. However, I don't think that it's some kind of economic theorem. The reasons that socialism failed are complex, and pure capitalism failed as well
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by allenz 10y ago
I'm motivated by all aspects of my life: 1. I want to explore the world: hear people's stories, learn new ideas, experience all the diversity and craziness there is in the world, have moments of childlike wonder. 2. I want to help
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by allenz 10y ago
The other way is to search before:"2016/12/15", and delete all the search results.
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by allenz 10y ago
There might be a correlation, but it wouldn't prove anything. The data might be just as strongly correlated with income, class, race, etc.
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by allenz 10y ago
You should be excited about this case because it seeks to overturn the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. It is notable because it's backed by the EFF, notable researchers, and a top law firm. If it succeeds, it would be a huge
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by allenz 10y ago
Good point, Carroll distinguishes between "manifestations of the underlying laws" and the laws themselves. Still, this is an impossible claim to make, because you can't prove a negative. Given all these everyday phenomena we
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by allenz 10y ago
https://www.cms.gov/openpayments/ ProPublica has some investigative reporting as well: https://www.propublica.org/series/dollars-for-docs
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by allenz 10y ago
You can find many of them with the right search terms e.g. "000webhost dump", or database, or zip.
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by allenz 10y ago
Urban myth? This probably varies from place to place, but certainly all the physicians I'm close to are treated to very good food every day, and will accept occasional invitations to attend fun events with sales reps. Drug companies do

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