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by bmh100 6y ago
Based on the article, I believe the author would say that Square is an idea that requires scale, since you "lost money on literally every transaction, but as the number of transactions increased..." I might be misunderstanding som
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by bmh100 6y ago
Why did you go with a non-relational database?
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by bmh100 6y ago
Will the exchange impose any restrictions on the buying or selling of stock?
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by bmh100 6y ago
You make a good point that knowing the content is not worthy of removal does have implications. However, I think the non-removal implies that the content is not a threat with regards to making the user a victim of a crime. This is an impo
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by bmh100 6y ago
This is the problem with "fact checking". It positions the platform as an authority. Now, any claim that isn't "debunked" by this "fact checking" gains a certain amount of credibility by comparison. The mo
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by bmh100 6y ago
That may have just been the rationalization for an ulterior motive.
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by bmh100 6y ago
I used this strategy when developing a client library for a web socket API. It was hugely helpful. I could just include the string of the response in my tests, instead of needing a live server or even a mock server for testing. Tests wer
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by bmh100 6y ago
I agree that they would help in the regression testing process, especially in diagnosing the cause. However, I think those are usually just called "unit" tests, not "regression" tests. For instance, the internal implem
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by bmh100 6y ago
I've used unit tests on attributes and methods of a mock class instance, in order to test the class's construction method.
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by bmh100 6y ago
"External" functionality will be behavior visible to other code units or to users. If you have a sorting function, the sorted list is external. The sorting algorithm is internal. Regression tests are often used in the context o
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by bmh100 6y ago
This job already exists as either Business Intelligence Business Analyst or Business Intelligence Developer. The professions have existed for decades.
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by bmh100 6y ago
One arguing that sn established0 pattern of behavior will continue into the future is not a slippery-slope fallacy. There is nothing fallacious about arguing that Apple will continue to make the OS more restrictive in the future, based on
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by bmh100 6y ago
It's important to understand causation. Engaged parents will still want to spend quality time with their children either way, but they will still want to know the impact. Even engaged parents let young children play with toys on thei
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by bmh100 6y ago
As the study notes: 'Dr Ana Maria Portugal, main researcher on the project points out “We are currently unable to conclude that the touchscreen use caused the differences in attention as it may also be that children who are generally m
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by bmh100 6y ago
Leonard Susskind said that quantum entanglement between particles equivalent to a wormhole between black holes [1]. The collapse still propagates at the speed of light across the bridge. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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by bmh100 6y ago
What do you recommend as good GA frameworks?
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by bmh100 6y ago
The type of selection I was talking about is called "fitness proportionate selection"[1]. I prefer it, mainly because I am more familiar with it. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_proportionate_selec
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by bmh100 6y ago
I see that, but the best candidate of the current generation is not necessarily the best candidate ever seen. Reproduction and mutation can lead to the best solution of a given generation being worse than the generation before it.
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by bmh100 6y ago
I'm not the author, but DNA can be used to encode data. Interpreting your question another way, the parameters of each solution are data, and they metaphorically evolve like genes.
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by bmh100 6y ago
Where are you hearing about them? I haven't personally seen an increase in popularity, but that's not saying much.
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by bmh100 6y ago
I like the cleanliness of the library. I learned about and used GAs in college. It is important for this library to have the ability to hold out the fittest candidate so far. This avoids the situation where a good solution is lost becaus
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by bmh100 6y ago
I think this is an unfair comparison. Constructing SQL query strings is risky, because it is essentially dynamically constructing and evaluating code from user input. However, there is no reason why one can't use parameters (like you
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by bmh100 6y ago
I've found with distributed postgreSQL databases that the optimizer needs more help than you might initially expect. After looking at how the optimizer inefficiently implemented a query, I found a different, but equivalent, way to rew
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by bmh100 6y ago
SQL is designed around databases. Python is designed around objects. Clojure is designed around expressions. A table is analogous to a list of objects. None of these languages is more domain-specific than any other.
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by bmh100 6y ago
It's just a weird thing that some online brokers seem to do. I once had exercised contracts for 200 shares put me "in debt" for $4mm. Then the shares settled, and everything in my account went back to normal.
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by bmh100 6y ago
As a professional software engineer who is also formally educated in statistics, I actually think it does sound more maintainable.
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by bmh100 6y ago
I'm curious to know which libraries you use. Also, in my own experience, I was able to get hierarchical layouts Graphviz by using directional graphs with subgraphs.
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by bmh100 8y ago
This is why the business is usually not asked to make engineering decisions. Things like backups, disaster recovery, and redundancy could all be described as "something in the future maybe will be useful".
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by bmh100 8y ago
The Bullet Cluster seems pretty conclusive though.
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by bmh100 8y ago
Does his theory explain the Bullet Cluster and baryon acoustic oscillations?

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