datathrow0007

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by datathrow0007 3y ago
I've posted a rebuttal.
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
The basic error underlying this line of thinking was covered above, but I will reiterate. And at risk of sounding cliche, without taking the holistic picture into mind, the only thing being observed is a different part of an elephant. Stati
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
I'll step in for rozal, because this is a big ask (and much more effort than picking out a few research papers, that no one here will surely read). /********* / The main issues with ADHD (and the current crop of mental health
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
We both know that's not the most charitable, good-faith interpretation of my comment. I think I've made it clear that I have personal experience in this area; but if it wasn't, I'll add in a disclaimer: I've been di
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
- over-diagnosis - over-prescription - (mis/ab)use of drugs to artificially increase work output (with lower quality), causing the rest of the team to have to: fix the (mis/ab)users mistakes, and deal with the political fallout of
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
My close(ish) confidants in my industry will be understanding; and those outside of my inner circle will be polite and cordial about it; but behind closed doors people will judge you, and use it against you. Perhaps we simply run in differe
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Ask your manager for a waiver, and an invention assignment on your side-project. It’s not a business; but a side-project (right now) — assuming it’s tech-related. If it’s a non-tech business, where you’re not generating IP, even better.
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Google Alerts?
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
> What can I do to minimize my risk of having lower chances on the job market due to this adventure? a. Don’t quit your day-job until the side-project makes atleast two times your current comp. b. Work on it for a year; realize you’re wa
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Not a fan, OP. No, reducing LLMs to just “statistical text predictor” is an absurdity; but so is leisurely stringing together observations from unstructured experimentation to form a “matter-of-fact” conclusion. Read the ChatGPT paper and s
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Not when you optimize for: 1. Paying less than what a worker is worth 2. Owning a serf rather than establishing an engagement with a professional On #1, older, more experienced workers are not going to accept bottom-of-the-barrel compensati
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
A provocative spin: Left-side: ORMs suck, just write SQL Middle: ORMs relieve the impedance mismatch of the OOP "object graph" paradigm and the SQL "relational algebra" paradigm. One could even make the argument that thi
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Yes, but that would require academics to grow a practical bone in their body and realize "understanding" language is just one piece of the "intelligence puzzle." The hype will die down on LLMs (slowly... all those ML res
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Docs. It's for when you want to have distributed data stores. For example, if you're building out a doc to track your net worth, income, and spending habits: - One main sheet that collates all the data required here (e.g. credit c
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by datathrow0007 3y ago
Use a view that acts as a quick-and-useful abstraction to mimic a denormalized table? E.g. ``` CREATE VIEW vw_events_and_projects AS SELECT * FROM events JOIN projects ``` Then ``` SELECT * FROM vw_events_and_projects ``` Edit: And if you n