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   by bigdict 5y ago

   I think it's more about disrupting the protesters' ability to coordinate than you getting fresh footage from Kazakhstan.
2. 212.▲
   by bigdict 5y ago

   So what's so shocking then about the government response?
3. 213.▲
   by bigdict 5y ago

   Just to play devil's advocate, it's also easier when they come at you with automatic weapons and cut law enforcement officers' heads off.
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   by bigdict 5y ago

   import torch as scratch from scratch import nn
5. 215.▲
   by bigdict 5y ago

   import torch as scratch from scratch import nn
6. 216.▲
   by bigdict 5y ago

   Can't imagine the amount of whack-a-mole and backtracking involved in refactoring this many headers in a large project. I've done this for a small project and it's a migraine inducing type of work. Yet so valuable. Kudos!
7. 217.▲
   by bigdict 5y ago

   > Deterministic or not - your experience of free will / anguish over choice does not change. I agree.
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   by bigdict 5y ago

   There is only one outcome because what you decide is deterministic. The experience of making a decision creates the illusion of free will. "Mensch kann zwar tun, was er will, aber er kann nicht wollen, was er will."
9. 219.▲
   by bigdict 5y ago

   Done, thanks.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    As a brief summary, I spend a couple hours every day working through a textbook. In choosing what/how to study in mathematics I'm driven by two considerations: 1. It's important to master the basics before anything else. So I
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    I'm studying mathematics. Now on chapter 11 in Spivak's Calculus. Interested in learning stats, differential geometry, classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum after. Would be interested in discussing math ideas, proofs, probl
12. 222.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    I don't think you've thought deep enough about what having no free will implies.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    Why does having that ability imply free will? What is "conscious" reflection? I think "consciousness" is another one of those terms that masks our fundamental misunderstanding of how things work.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    A belief is an act of conjuring complete information from incomplete information. I think all beliefs must come from some nonzero amount of evidence. They seem absurd when evidence from one domain is transferred to a different domain in ord
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    I don't think this is outrageous but it is an original thought. Indeed, only those things that reproduce reproduce, and persist across time. To what end?
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    I struggle with this as an adult, I can't imagine how hard it is for kids to fight the addiction.
17. 227.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    Right, it's just a belief.
18. 228.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    Free will does not exist, everything is 100% deterministic. There is no "randomness", it's a shim we use when we haven't discovered the physical law governing a process.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    Thank you.
20. 230.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    What would someone who has worked through SICP learn from it (based on the first third that you've read)?
21. 231.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    How did you like the book?
22. 232.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    Offtopic, but can you recommend such a course?
23. 233.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    Basic math, basic CS, written communication.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    Yes, assuming i.i.d. samples. If the first batch is "warmup samples", this goes out the window.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    > vulvan When is Vulvan going to be released?
26. 236.▲
    by bigdict 5y ago

    Basically literally a lottery.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    Any article on this topic should mention Tshitoyan et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1335-8
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    > IQ test (which as a former hiring manager, I find very valuable because it allows you to balance the team […]) Have you tried measuring their skulls as well?
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    One approach is have someone comment "dislike", then count all likes on that comment as dislikes on the video.
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    by bigdict 5y ago

    I agree. From personal experience, this sort of phrasing comes during a temporary high that you get after mastering a topic. Conquering a piece of technical material elevates you, and in a sense you want to be condescending towards your ign