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by dbecker 13y ago
When I read journalism without knowing the subject well, I assume what I read is accurate. But I'm always shocked by the inaccuracy of reporting on stories I know/understand well. I wonder whether this book is less accurate than
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by dbecker 13y ago
tl;dr Mavericks isn't the name of a cat. This article would more appropriately be called a "rambling" than a "review"
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by dbecker 13y ago
Do you have any evidence for that? She works at a private institution, and she lists no grants on her CV.
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by dbecker 13y ago
"The brain only has limited energy at its disposal and it appears that it must choose between two different functional states - awake and aware or asleep and cleaning up," Sure sounds like part of the wake-sleep algorithm, which
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by dbecker 13y ago
Batteries included or not, I can always find battery replacements in Python and that's what I love about it. I agree that the breadth of high-quality python libraries is great... but in a language that believes "There should be
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by dbecker 13y ago
Getting free users is not the hardest thing in the world. Out of curiosity: have you done it, or are you just speculating that it isn't difficult?
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by dbecker 13y ago
I think that a good deal of that fear/anxiety comes from the fact that people are expected to be more productive. If someone doesn't respond to an email immediately, we think the are not working or are being lazy. A quick but po
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by dbecker 13y ago
You are mistakenly confounding that epidemiological and observational. Epidemiology studies can be randomized or observational.
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by dbecker 13y ago
I found a weird trend: If I looked at the before first, and then scanned back and forth, I preferred before. If I looked at the after first, before scanning back and forth, I preferred the after. Not sure if this is a known cognitive quirk,
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by dbecker 13y ago
Just for my curiosity, what other software had the same level of unwarranted demand and hype?
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by dbecker 13y ago
What makes you so sure that his family would prefer not to move? Your argument isn't any stronger than his would be if he accused you of being selfish for denying your family the opportunity to see more of the world.
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by dbecker 13y ago
I'd love to understood how the Hadoop hype and marketing team generated so much unwarranted interest in Hadoop. I'm witnessing a feeding frenzy for Hadoop talent in situations where there's absolutely no need for Hadoop, and
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by dbecker 13y ago
Perhaps HN commenters should have regular 9 to 5 jobs. Are you suggesting that most HN readers have easy jobs financed by government largesse? That strikes me as an absurd suggestion.
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by dbecker 13y ago
this looks about a million times better than the current logo Even accepting that this is hyperbole, I think it reflects a disconnect between design aficionados and normal users. The logos are pretty similar, and I'm skeptical that m
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by dbecker 13y ago
I've long wanted thermostat control on my windows, so they could read the outdoor temperature and decide whether to use AC or just open the windows. The software part seems manageable, but I've been intimidated by the hardware com
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by dbecker 13y ago
The circle jerk application had overtones that were sexual, not misogynistic. The presentation may have been inappropriate for this venue, but it's shallow-minded to pretend sexual and sexist are the same thing.
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by dbecker 13y ago
You are interpreting the word "value" very narrowly. For instance, one could hold a value of relying on evidence rather than preconceived notions.
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by dbecker 13y ago
Doing stuff efficiently is great when there's some benefit from efficiency. But I've seen a lot of fragile code (and implementation specific hacks) created based on benchmarks, when the time savings were meaningless in practice.
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by dbecker 13y ago
This can cut both ways. I've had two experiences where I saw police officers do things that would have gotten the department in trouble if it'd been videotaped. So, it may be a dream for some enforcement and a nightmare for other
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by dbecker 13y ago
To possibly clarify, the way sentences are structured is itself learned, rather than relying on hard-coded rules. Maybe you still find deep-learning disappointing, but there have been some successes from having the computer learn multiple l
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by dbecker 13y ago
I don't see how "do nothing" is a good option. It is explained in the rest of the comment. I would suggest you read that. For a more in-depth explanation, this also explained in most econometrics textbooks. Stability of
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by dbecker 13y ago
This is a good article, but I think it leaves out an important option, which is "do nothing." This option isn't always right, but it has some compelling justifications when attempting causal inference and hypothesis testing.
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by dbecker 13y ago
Or sitting. The article claims that has become uncomfortable.
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by dbecker 13y ago
As a matter of semantics, everyone has time. But, as someone who sometimes reads the types of books recommended on this blog post, I've found they have usually been a worse use of my time than writing code. So, "I don't have
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by dbecker 13y ago
If Aol is still making most of its revenue by charging monthly fees to people who have forgotten it exists, I find that more reprehensible than anything on this call... and I'd be happy to see them go out of business.
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Some Tech Firms Ask: Who Needs Managers?(online.wsj.com)
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by dbecker 13y ago
As someone occasionally involved in hiring, the important question isn't whether we have "enough" software engineers. It's easy to fill seats. The question is whether we have "good enough" software engineers.
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by dbecker 13y ago
This was in response to a comment stating that someone who programmed 5 years ago couldn't get a job today. The fact that Prolog isn't the same as Forth is a complete tangent.
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by dbecker 13y ago
I've never heard anyone describe themself as a rockstar programmer. I just see a lot of ads for them.
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by dbecker 13y ago
The changes in programming are pretty superficial. If a good C/C++ programmer from 1995 were transported to 2013, they could pick up Python quickly.

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