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by arcanus 8y ago
Yes, and the sooner we dispel with this absurd notion that we have any evidence we are closely modeling the human brain, the better.
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Why legacy places should be abolished(economist.com)
1 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
On the other hand, my PhD was one of the most rewarding times in my life. I was independent, I worked on fascinating problems, and I had the time to learn about topics at a very deep/expert level. I am proud to have extended the range
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by arcanus 8y ago
> startups, research abroad, "choose your own adventure" style careers I'd add scientific research experience. I had a professor who I worked for and gave me research experience. I was meeting with him 1-1 as if I was a gr
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California Has the Jobs but Not Enough Homes(wsj.com)
94 points by arcanus 8y ago|236 comments
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U.S. private sector employs nearly as many PhDs as schools do(sciencemag.org)
1 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
It is remarkable they were outbid. This acquisition has big implications for HPC in particular.
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by arcanus 8y ago
I'll second 'extreme ownership' It is particularly pertinent to working across groups, organizations or even separate businesses.
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by arcanus 8y ago
Given the withdrawal of Amazon, didn't that invalidate the argument?
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Pushback Rises Against Silicon Valley's Over-The-Top Work Ethic(forbes.com)
3 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
This all speaks to a calcification of opportunity in the USA where coming from a good family background (with strong educational opportunities) means opportunities abound. If you come from a disadvantaged background, you are likely to stay
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Intel names Robert Swan as permanent CEO(cnbc.com)
4 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
'There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement.' --Albert Michelson 1894
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Will Headless Intel Woo AMD’s Lisa Su?(eetimes.com)
1 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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Crafting a life(1843magazine.com)
118 points by arcanus 8y ago|24 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
I don't disagree that the number of applications of ML/AI is not as universal as the hype would lead one to believe at present. However, don't underestimate that AI/ML could be a secular growth over twenty+ years. From t
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by arcanus 8y ago
I'd strongly recommend considering hardware companies in the ML space. They are trying to acquire ML talent but will also value your EE background. This is probably best approached at the usual big ML hardware vendors (NVDA, INTC and A
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by arcanus 8y ago
> How did he get away with all of it for so long? Corruption. He fritter'ed a great deal of this money to precisely the same Prime Minister who selected him. This wasn't unique, either. This sort of corruption is much more perv
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by arcanus 8y ago
There is a reason that job posting is open: no one is willing to accept that job
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Tech Companies Are Moving East, but Don't Cry for Silicon Valley(investors.com)
1 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
> we're gonna look back at this in 5 years and collectively say, what were we thinking? We did that after the housing bubble in 2008 (low down payments, flexible credit ratings, etc.) The big question is: could this also be a system
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by arcanus 8y ago
Also interesting to consider: how many organisms are in a human being? We think of ourselves as a single entity, but we are composed of many life forms: Mitochondria, viruses, gut bacteria...
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Does the U.S. Still Have a 'Middle Class'?(theatlantic.com)
2 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
> When Intel’s own i5-9600K is under half the cost with only two fewer cores, > or AMD’s R7 2700X is very competitive in almost every test, while they might not be the best, they’re more cost-effective.
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by arcanus 8y ago
I'm not sure I find those statistics compelling. I'd like to see the numerical method used to compute the first derivative. Was it just a finite difference? The Nobel prizes are lumpy and so they smoothed the function as well. I&#
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by arcanus 8y ago
I'm also skeptical a family (of let's say, four) ceases to be middle class at just 130k, even in Houston.
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by arcanus 8y ago
I know Jack and based on all my dealings with him, I am not surprised he would act on his conscience in this regard. I'm not sure I feel as strongly on this subject as he does. Nevertheless, he is one of the finest minds I've ever
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by arcanus 8y ago
The USA spends more on R+D in aggregate and more as a percentage of GDP than the European Union[1]. It is not substantially easier to get a Professorship or permanent research appointment in Europe than the USA, at least generally speaking.
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Microsoft to Require Its Suppliers, Contractors to Give Paid Family Leave(wsj.com)
2 points by arcanus 8y ago|0 comments
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by arcanus 8y ago
Not impossible, impossible for hoards of humans. This is going to be a major use-case for AI, which can scale to billions of people.

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