dekervin

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   by dekervin 6y ago

   I added my project but on the dashboard,I can't see the picture and there is no edit button ?
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   Hey! I submitted my project with stories of "data hackers" ( https://datapeek.org/stories ) . Would you be open to an interview? Your project is quite ingenous it would be a great fit :)
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   Yes, you are right and that's the thing, the action happens in the first couple of thread ( this discussion is a bit meta btw ! ). The point is, it still hold true even when the total number of comments on the page is bigger.
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   Actually posts with few comments have basically a flat structure. They have usually just one thread with two or three comments and the others are "single-comment" threads. It's the posts with a lot of comments that tend to ha
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   To thread or not to thread ( on Hacker News)(datapeek.org)

   4 points by dekervin 6y ago|4 comments
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   Thanks for putting those points in a very coherent framework. Looked at it this way, it's quite an asymmetric gamble.
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   I have an honest question, since a lot of your predictions have been wrong so far. Why are you not interested more in some alternative explanation/theory that would better fit data you have at hand ?
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   I was objecting to the extreme situation in the middle age where in theory, war was a god given right that flowed from the top. I tend to think that democracies live on a spectrum. What you would call hypocrisy, I would call it finding ways
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   by dekervin 6y ago

   I would absolutely not call democratic a power system where the common has absolutely no legitimate say in deciding whether or not his polity is going to be at war with another ( with the consequences of having their crops, family,etc... w
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    You should really run with that idea, it's simply brilliant ! (I am a tad jealous )
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    there is some kind of implied machine capability that a layman assign to a computer. If a task is culturally ( through movies , series, ... ) though to be within that implied capability people will be comfortable. ( cf automatic trains, ...
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    I would love to exchange with you about it, is there an email or a twitter somewhere ?
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    did try a couple of guesses; definitely fun !
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    Thanks for your reply ! Well, I found your comment extremely relevant, and delivered in a very succint (albeit tongue in cheek ) way. A greater share of the HN readership was already having a quarantine friendly work/lifestyle, than th
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    I am genuinely curious of what triggered the downvote. It makes me feel as if I didn't express myself correctly. If anyone has an idea ?
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    Let me fix that : In short, HN readers were already living in the future pre quarantine. Basically applying one of PG maxims in "How to Get Startup Ideas"[0]: " Live in the future, then build what's missing. "
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    Is there a way to contact you via email ?
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    An exogenous shock is almost alwyas needed. It provides energy for a system to move into a new equilibrium.
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    Machtgelüst might be the word you are looking for https://fnietzsche.com/will-to-power-appearance-of-the-conce...
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    An Interview with AI-BasketBall Developer: Analyzing Basketball Shots with ML(datapeek.org)

    7 points by dekervin 6y ago|1 comments
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    I don't know the specific of the Newton case and am not really vested in the issue. But I am midly amused by your definitive statement on cultures' take on interpersonal competitive issues over the course of mankind history. While
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    What part of his life was terrible ?
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    "the inclination to spend on novel non-established products" is the key competitive advantage of the american market. Everything else are just compounding factors.
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    Yes it works with https [ https://datapeek.org/ ]. There was a some instability when I updated it a couple of minutes ago but it should be fine now.
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    I want to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I just assumed that the explanation for atrocious conversion number was bad layout. ( Note to myself: check your website forms every couple of days. ) Side topic, I remember a HN post ab
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    In the spirit of interesting way to browse Hacker News: http://datapeek.org/ ( Hacker News comments backed by data )
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    I worked on a website that aims to foster data-backed debates online. It builds a feed out of hacker news comments backed by data. [0] The reasoning behind it is twofold: - They are people who (due to their through their startups, side-pro
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    the 3d visualization makes it appealing to modelling mechanistic phenomena. But the area were widespread simulation woudl be impactful are in social sciences.
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    I am genuinely curious, what hobby of yours makes you track volcanic eruptions regularly ?
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    by dekervin 6y ago

    And yet, perhaps the most breathtaking display of football dominance I saw from that Germany team, was from their 2016 Euro semi-final against France. It was way more impressive than their brazil dismantling. Their control of the game was o