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The History of Machine Learning from the Inside Out(thetalkingmachines.com)
5 points by brg 10y ago|1 comments
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by brg 10y ago
It was an interesting question, and I learned a lot from its review. There is only one developed country; South Africa. However for industrialized countries there are a few, including Mexico. Lithuania and Russia are industrialized, and h
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by brg 10y ago
A mouse droid. In more detail, an innocuous autonomous droid that reminds me of meetings and takes me to the right location. Intelligent enough to correct for diversions to the wc or coffee machine, and stay out from under foot.
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by brg 10y ago
I have found myself repeating this paraphrased quote often recently, which is relevant. "We didn't achieve flight by simulating birds; we needn't worry about achieving ai by simulating brains."
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How to be more Empathic(mnn.com)
1 points by brg 10y ago|0 comments
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Adam D'Angelo on Knowledge, Experimentation, and Quora (EconTalk)(econtalk.org)
1 points by brg 10y ago|0 comments
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by brg 10y ago
They do. In my current research I've been working on metric embeddings to solve the question analogies of the flavor "Favorite Sushi Restaurant:Current City::???:Foreign City". It takes some work to remove the geographic si
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by brg 10y ago
Deciding to always work on projects I didn't know how to do but thought would be interesting. This starting me down the path of statistical analysis and machine learning, and I can't imagine what my career would be like without t
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by brg 11y ago
It is an interesting question, but measurement of creativity is a difficult problem in itself. In proof discovery, as we become more familiar with techniques and tools we begin to rely on them as first principles. As we become older, these
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by brg 11y ago
There is a very long list of greatest scientist ever, but being on the list doesn't take away from others on the list. Just off the cuff, any list much consider * Aristotle * Archimedes * Kepler * Galileo * Newton * Faraday * Gauss *
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The Infinite Monkey Cage(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by brg 11y ago|0 comments
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by brg 11y ago
Aside from the cold weather milage, I can not stand the interior door handles.
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by brg 11y ago
Most accidents happen at home for the same reason most auto accidents happen within three miles of home; that's were we are most of the time.
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by brg 11y ago
Seconding Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley. Although a bit dated, I reread this book for its insight in to problem solving. It is a great primer for programming problem interviews.
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by brg 11y ago
This is the second time R.A. Lafferty has come up in comments today. Amazon.com shows 69 different texts, do you have any recommendation on where to begin? http://www.amazon.com/R.-A.-Lafferty/e/B001HCU6PE
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by brg 11y ago
For some background on why a team may wish to leave SourceForge, I found this earlier hn article to be enlightening: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2739995
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by brg 11y ago
Another possibility is that the 85k figure is after tax. Given tax rates in CA, that would be more in line with your expectations.
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by brg 11y ago
This is a terrible review. The book's premise is that experts can make instant decisions--synthesizing inputs and knowledge into intuitions that yield better results than long, painstaking, thoughtful analysis. So if you want to be an
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by brg 11y ago
For the companies in this list that I have direct experience with, the cover letter is never read and not even available during hiring decisions.
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by brg 11y ago
In my experience in major tech companies, at the same levels of experience there is very little disparity between management and engineering salary. This leads me to believe that this perception is the result of management being more tenure
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by brg 12y ago
In my experience, at the hiring level gender bias works towards normalizing the current skew of modalities. It is after hiring, when growing leaders and assigning responsibilities that bias is more often clear.
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by brg 12y ago
Letters of recommendation have almost no bearing on life. The only exceptions are for someone headed to graduate school, but at that point they likely have a pool of faculty members from which to choose.
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by brg 12y ago
If you enjoyed those lectures, the EconTalk conversation with Becky Linddicoat on palliative care may also be of interest to you. http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/11/becky_liddicoat.htm...
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by brg 12y ago
I found this article interesting. The discussion about movement to management being forward looking and technical promotion being backward looking is very important. What isn't focused upon as much is the fact that not only do you hav
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by brg 12y ago
I think this is a very deep question. There are three prize's that Wikipedia could merit; Nobel Peace prize, Nobel price in Literature, and the Economics Prize. The Peace prize is one of the easier arguments. The beneficial affect on
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by brg 12y ago
Cancer survival rates are increasing dramatically. They have doubled in the last 30 years [1], and survival rates continue to increase. In the 50's, childhood cancer's such as lymphoma and leukemia were a 30 day death sentence.
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by brg 12y ago
Every metropolitan region in the US needs to elect a modern tribune. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_of_the_Plebs A modern tribune should play both the role of sheriff and prosecutor. The powers of a tribune shou
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by brg 12y ago
One trick is to stop worring about completely understanding the maths on your first pass through the material. Instead make note of what you were confused about and continue on. If for instance you find that you need a refresher on complex
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Have We Been Interpreting Quantum Mechanics Wrong This Whole Time?(wired.com)
212 points by brg 12y ago|91 comments
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by brg 12y ago
Would it be correct then that any change in layout or diversity in Maryland newspapers, periodicals, and publications would also be illegal? For instance, asking people they prefer a Sports section prior to Entertainment, or having Politic

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