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by bgalbraith 14y ago
I think it's more correct to say that in almost all cases, the purpose of academic research is to advance human knowledge, not produce a commercial product. Academia is not industry, nor should it be. What drives an academic scientist is th
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by bgalbraith 14y ago
Speculative science fiction is not so much a window into the future, but rather a reflection of the present in which it was written. By drawing on current trends, authors can extrapolate a future. The cyberpunk aesthetic arose around the sa
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by bgalbraith 14y ago
I work on adaptive mobile robots as part of my research, and I'd be very interested to see how the LEAP compares to the Kinect in this area. I submitted a developer kit request, so maybe I'll get to find out. Also, from the Ars Technica pos
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
I should clarify that Python 3, by itself, is fine. I had the unfortunate situation of having to use it for a task in which no suitable library existed, which led to a significant amount of unwelcome additional effort. However, until those
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
I do a lot of scientific computing in Python and have had awful experiences with Python 3. We encourage everyone who comes into our lab to work with 2.7 because the libraries are all there. It's true that Numpy and Scipy now build for Pytho
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
No, I haven't, though I'm interested in which library are you referring to. We've been developing our own Python wrapper interface to their API, though this is to share a common interface with the other EEG DAQ (e.g. g.tec) Python wrappers
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
When talking about EEG-based "mind reading", there are three primary methods currently under study (when looking at locked-in patients at least): 1) P300 - This refers to a predictable change in the EEG signal that happens around 300 millis
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
As a current PhD student working in this area, I caution you about getting too excited about the Emotiv EPOC. We've got one in the lab we've started to work with as a potential low-cost EEG system. The out-of-the-box software is kinda hokey
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
tl;dr - we learn how to get by with less... Thanks Nature, I'm glad that the main value you see in our spending 4+ years in advanced scientific study amounts to building a healthy respect for free food. In pure economic terms, yes, the PhD
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by bgalbraith 15y ago
Apologies if this has been suggested before. I'm curious if something like the BCS ranking system in college football could work for online communities. The specifics don't translate, but the general idea is that you use a weighted combinat
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by bgalbraith 16y ago
An excellent resource to get a more comprehensive review of ANNs is Neural Network Design ( http://hagan.okstate.edu/nnd.html ). Unfortunately, the book itself is out of print, but that link has some sample chapters and used copies are floa
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by bgalbraith 16y ago
This seems like one of the few cases where full on stealth mode makes sense, and even then, only if the team is slow and the work so far amounts to nothing more than an elevator pitch. If the idea is something a bigger competitor would actu
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by bgalbraith 16y ago
As someone who has been in a similar situation, think honestly about why you are disenchanted. Is it because you are taking required classes that don't interest you at the moment and the homework/projects seem like tedious busy work? Is it
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by bgalbraith 16y ago
This exchange reminded me of Waiting for Godot. Chat bots having conversations on stage.. neo-absurdism?