andrew_eit

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by andrew_eit 5y ago
This is not how I understood the argument of scientific stagnation though, wasn't it more to do with 'breakthrough' discoveries that somehow radically disrupted / changed our way of life? In that regard I'm inclined
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by andrew_eit 5y ago
How is it that, in a country which values precision and 'doing things right' to the extent that you will be told off by bystanders for crossing an empty road at night on a red light, there could be such brazen, unethical and scale
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by andrew_eit 5y ago
Good point, I updated the title to generalize
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UK High School top grades reach record high – with 44.8% getting A+ or A grades(bbc.com)
35 points by andrew_eit 5y ago|72 comments
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Ask HN: How can a SWE/Data Scientist get involved in fighting Climate Change?
1 points by andrew_eit 5y ago|1 comments
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by andrew_eit 5y ago
I wish we as a culture/society, acknowledged the luck and timing factor more as a factor in career development. Idolizing people like Musk, Bezos and Gates, brilliant though they certainly are, only serves to put "just work hard&#
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by andrew_eit 5y ago
I disagree. Firstly, the question needs to be narrowed down. The topic of a master's degree in Europe vs in the UK and in the US varies, hugely: 1) The UK and the US have a great focus on the elitism of the university name. Countries l
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by andrew_eit 5y ago
How bleak are our prospects as a civilisation when we reduce the value of a higher education in the arts, such as literature, to something as rudimentary as a waste of tax money. It is short sighted to think that since a "degree in poe
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
I've actually had the opposite experience. After 'scraping' some forums via their APIs for weeks, I ended up realising that the data and metadata given to me by the API was so restricted (e.g. providing 'recent comments&
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
Great initiative! How long did it take you to parse through all the papers etc and build this tool?
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
I think you are talking about two different environmental issues. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but the Paris Agreement covers climate change, carbon emissions, energy production, etc. The topic of single-use plastics, while related to
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
I have strong feeling that in the coming decades we will see strong growth in the re-usable / repairable product market. It's high time we got more creative in the products we mass produce, we've grown complacent, something a
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
Is it still common in the UK to find portioned or chopped servings of fruit, vegetables and food items in plastic packaging? I always found that a bit excessive, though convenient. This is something that I rarely see in Germany.
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
This may be a just factor of culture and attitude. In Germany, single use plastic bags have not been allowed in supermarkets for several years now and it has worked quite well IMO. Yes you can buy thicker re-usable bags (sometimes made ou
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
Please explain what law you are referring to - I have not heard anything of the sort.
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
AFAIK Germany's anti hate speech laws revolve around the use of national socialist related lexicon and symbolism. I think it is perfectly reasonable that a line is drawn in this case, regarding where free speech goes to far - i.e. fasc
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
"Maybe the reputable organizations have a more comprehensive approach because that approach is more effective?" This is exactly the issue and I am in no way doubting that these approaches are more effective. However, at some point
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
"Do universities actually make sense anymore? " I think the question is better phrased 'Do universities IN THEIR CURRENT FORM actually make sense anymore?'. I used to share your opinion, especially after completing my ba
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
It is the same in Germany currently, although the spread is well under control, most education institutions are still highly skeptical of reopening for the semester after Summer.
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
"Classes are only a fraction of the in-person university experience in the USA today." It's ironic isn't it. What would the cost of purely attending classes and exams be? $2,000 or $3,000 a year? But no, if citizens wish
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
Let me see if I understand this correctly (feel free to provide other perspectives): Universities are afraid that by charging students $20,000 per year in tuition for an online degree, people will begin to question its value and possibly tu
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by andrew_eit 6y ago
Can you elaborate on your reasoning? You are stating that everyone should suddenly start exercising caution w.r.t. scientific evidence, which is quite a broad over-arching, determination.
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by andrew_eit 10y ago
Curiosity and the desire to do things which I enjoy. I also like learning and 1 year ago moved to Germany. I now speak exclusively in German as an IT consultant here after only 2 years of learning. That said. I don't put too much press
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by andrew_eit 11y ago
I feel as though you missed the point of the article by advocating for people to make meaning and purpose in their lives by doing something that scares them. I think this type of thinking gives way to the mentality that leads to the problem
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by andrew_eit 11y ago
Thanks mindcrime, I'll have a look at that book!
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by andrew_eit 11y ago
Hey Mindcrime, thanks for your insight. That's exactly what I think about the situation too. An SNA product on its own serves no purpose unless it is applied to some sort of specific (pre-defined) problem. Similar to data analytics I g
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Is social network analysis a good product idea for a startup?
2 points by andrew_eit 11y ago|4 comments