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by aswanson 9y ago
Thanks, I really need to check that one out.
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by aswanson 9y ago
I remember that thread. Hilarious.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Momentum, community uptake. Python with numpy, matplotlib had the framework in place as a free alternative to the exhorbitantly priced Matlab. Community ran with it.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Yeah. I facepalmed at that assumption as well. It's as naive as a parent telling an 18 year old not to have friends over while they go on vacation for 2 weeks and thinking its all good from there.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Yeah, it's like the end of an evolutionary branch. Slight mutations arent going to get you anything, you have to branch off in an orthogonal direction.
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by aswanson 9y ago
What do you think Twitter got right? I think real identity was a part of it, but fake identity abounds there as well.
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by aswanson 9y ago
That's a shame. So much untapped human capital. For every Sergei Brin and Max Levchin that makes it to the US, there are probably 10 others that could have as much a positive impact in the right environment.
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by aswanson 9y ago
That seems weird to me. They seem to produce a number of first rate mathematicians and engineers, historically. And they have cough Kaspersky. What goes wrong over there?
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by aswanson 9y ago
Much obliged.
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by aswanson 9y ago
What are some good introductory texts/resources to read to get up to your level of understanding in these topics? Is this a biochem, virology, molecular bio area of study?
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by aswanson 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12709430
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by aswanson 9y ago
My guess is that the US is a very individualistic, achievement, money-is-good, capitalistic place. Not owning a place to rest your head, being homeless, etc is associated with moral failure: laziness, lack of drive, addiction to drugs...
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by aswanson 9y ago
Im an athestic/agnostic American. I think you are missing the gist of what the GP is saying. Abuses aside (which will happen in any institution with humans and power assymmetry), the aspirations of these beliefs were motivational, soci
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by aswanson 9y ago
Not having a home in general is looked down upon here. Everyone is expected to have their place of work/study to be separate from the place where they bathe, sleep, etc.
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by aswanson 9y ago
I never thought I'd find anything useful Tony Robbins ever said, but that sounds true.
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by aswanson 9y ago
It never ceases to amaze me how much others think they entitled to your time while working. They'll start conversations when all nonverbal signals show you are trying to get something done. Im at the point where I am going to be forced
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by aswanson 9y ago
Yeah, that's sad. I don't plan on pressing them...they do quality work. I wish stuff like that had more support. I hope they pull through.
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by aswanson 9y ago
I have. After an email, I received the first two issues...then nothing. Given their financial position, from whats stated in this thread, I don't plan on pressing them. I wish them the best.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Somewhat off topic, but I subscribed to Nautilus (print edition) last year, paid, and only received 2 issues. They do good articles but if you subscribed I'd advise against the physical copy version.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Yet Another Cats as the Service Service....awesome.
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by aswanson 9y ago
CAAS (Cats As A Service) business. Acronym-ready. I like it.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Maybe he can come up with a better pivot of it.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Worse, if it did and ended up being a Unicorn. Even if it doesn't, it's HBO Silicon Valley worthy.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Are compsci phds in high demand in academia, or do they suffer the same oversupply condition as the general professorial market?
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by aswanson 9y ago
Administrative salaries, new buildings, and athletic stadiums.
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by aswanson 9y ago
No way in effing hell I'd teleport, even with tech 1000000 years advanced from today.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Most doctors are decision-tree driven, following the rules. If you get a truly insightful one, recommend the f out of him/her.
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by aswanson 9y ago
Right. There's almost always someone that can do a deep dive on an interesting, esoteric technical topic. No resource on the web like it with this level of diversity and depth.
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by aswanson 9y ago
There are black swan funds like Renaissance Technologies that routinely beat the averages by 30 or more percent, year after year. You can count the number of hedge funds that do that on one hand, however.
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by aswanson 9y ago
How was there not a lawsuit against him for what he did to the thirteen year old?

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