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   by axiom92 7y ago

   Reminds me of Logicomix! ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596914521/ )
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   This (unfortunately paywalled) article from the Economist raises a lot of points discussed in this thread: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/22/what-companies-...
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   Oh ok! I skip through long-winded details in the novels all the time, hence the confusion. Thanks for the clarification!
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   > One big big big thing I learned from the book is to not read a non-fiction book like it was a novel. Do you mean to say: "is to read a non-fiction book like it was a novel"?
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   > When we get to our death beds our kids will be at our sides and there will be no doubt you and I made the correct choice. Is that guaranteed though?
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   >1) Sent me back across the San Mateo bridge unnecessarily while driving to a date Woah. I felt bad for you just reading this. That's at least a hit of 30 min (if you have to go to cross the bridge and come back). If this happened d
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   Also from the article: > Six months later, with Montañez’s help, Frito-Lay began testing Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in small Latino markets in East Los Angeles. > If it performed well, the company would move forward with the product; if it d
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   Am I missing something here? The link you've shared is exactly what the post is about.
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   by axiom92 7y ago

   Note sure if it's taken out of context, but I always use this quote to tell myself that I cannot make a decision that's 100% right or wrong: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7511-i-saw-my-life-branchin...
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    You're right, one should obviously drive per the road (traffic + weather) conditions. I personally wouldn't dare doing 200kmph+ unless both the left lanes are almost empty; passing someone at that speed makes me nervous.
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    I've driven on route 1 from Mendocino to LA and I agree with you on that it's incredible. >buying a car for its speed I was talking about speed however.
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    Ah the no speed limit sign! I rented a 5-series and drove from Frankfurt to Schwangau via Munich last December. I've been driving in the US for 4 years now, and can tell that the Autobahn is only as stressful as you want it to be. Ther
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    I think one could do something interesting along these lines with machine translation dataset.
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    Read the title, thought it's about natural languages and got VERY excited ;(
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    What the author said: > It has a strong thesis. As in, the gist/central meaning is good/strong. What I think that you think he said: > It is a strong thesis. As in, PhD thesis.
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    > They are large, but far from overflowing. Sure, but isn't large relative? Sure you can make them overflow in octave as well, given enough layers. Which brings us to next point :-) > And this corresponds to a network of deep 100
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    It sounds very cool. This work also won the best paper award at ICLR 2019.
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    Thanks! Yes, it's very interesting to see how often the theory is fit with the practical solutions in an "after the fact" manner.
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    Notes on Weight Initialization for Deep Neural Networks(madaan.github.io)

    117 points by axiom92 7y ago|18 comments
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    Depending on how old you are now, by the time you're 83, you could find yourself being a part of the new "middle aged" group :-) (i.e., we could end up inventing ways of increasing our lifespan dramatically).
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    Thanks for sharing this. It's based on his new book: https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Learning-Gilbert-Stran...
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    Makes a lot of sense. I don't understand why you're being downvoted.
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    by axiom92 7y ago

    A book that echoes the sentiment: https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Now-Science-Humanism-Pr... It's an amazing read as well, much like Pinker's other works.
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    I would finish reading this article, but first let me scroll the Reddit front page once more.
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    Reminds me of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_paradox
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    Thanks for the excellent analogies!
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    https://xkcd.com/1269/ Just be a nihilist, guys.
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    >eventually a recruiter for a FAANG style company is going to spam you with an email. This. I have said 'no, thanks' to FAANG in the last 3 months because my life is in a bit of a flux right now. It was a bit more than a simple
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    >All of the money hoarders would have immediately converted their cash, negating the move. Unless you disagree with the figures RBI has reported, this ( precisely this ) has happened anyways; the move has been negated. I am baffled at th
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    by axiom92 8y ago

    Of course, look at https://thewire.in/banking/bank-with-amit-shah-as-a-director... for example.