dj-wonk

17 ms·

91.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Provable privacy based on 'anonymized' published data sets that resists third-party information and linkage is really hard -- arguably impossible in general. When people claim 'anonymized' data, I tend to not be fully co
92.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I hope so, but I would be a little surprised if they used DP. I am more inclined to think they will take a 'traditional' (weaker in terms of provable privacy protection) approach.
93.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I also think that contract-to-hire is a good option to consider. Vetting a small, unknown company requires time and effort.
94.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Do you have favorite tools and algorithms for collaborative decision making and/or voting? Please share. Also, I would appreciate responses and feedback on an old post of mine titled "Better Online Voting": http:/&#x2
95.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
At many levels, we would benefit from better decision-making tools. This includes voting tools with various ballot options and good accountability. Better tooling and awareness around collective decision making is valuable for groups at man
96.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Some rhetorical questions: How does a person know if they've trained themselves well? What if part of the training involves interacting with other people?
97.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Rich has great talks. However, I am not sure if what the author wrote ("Your most powerful problem solver is your subconscious mind.") is a spot-on articulation of what Rich means by hammock driven development. Here's my summ
98.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
(different person here, but I wanted to reply) I'm not sure that I agree as strongly as the first post on this branch, but I really do enjoy Rust. I'm using it for a particular tree-search with pruning computation that caches to R
99.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I use Atom with the language-rust package. I'm very pleased. Before Atom I was using Emacs. I don't expect to go back to Emacs unless I need terminal-based editing.
100.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Programming Rust by O'Reilly is in early release and I recommend it.
101.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I enjoy Elm, and I think improvements are welcome. In particular, I would like to see some improvements to the Elm REPL such as type inference and documentation strings. The article makes some great points; however, the title is not particu
102.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I don't want to scroll away because I want to see when the mean value moves based on real data, not jitter. One can convey mean and standard deviation without animation. When something moves, the way it moves catches the eye. Arbitra
103.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I wrote an "abuse of our attention". Here's why. Attention is a limited commodity. Movement attracts the eye. Using movement is fine if it conveys information. Movement that never stops should only be used if each movement c
104.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I doubt the public editor has much of an impact, if any, on the interactive tools.
105.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Yes, and this is a good thing. It is better than what we do, informally. We all use models (of some sort) when we process information; e.g. I discount certain publications and value others. But few people actually make their models explicit
106.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Yes, it is an abuse of our attention and a poor choice in information presentation. Who can we contact at NYT to complain?
107.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Eating also takes time and breaks up people's days. So should not eat? Some of the debate I'm seeing here is lacking synthesis of the tradeoffs. First, getting people to communicate is essential (a collective activity). Second, gi
108.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
This debate isn't simple. I'll try to distill it as best I can. Sure, some people only want to work with new things because they are novel. That's human nature. However, that's not all of it. Many people strive for new t
109.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
> More often than not, meetings are a waste of time, leaned on by people who don’t want to make a difficult decision and would rather punt it to a group. I have a different experience. Meetings aren't the problem. Getting 2+ people
110.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
> "the unimaginably high likelihood of failure" What? I can imagine the rate might be as high as 100%. That's hardly "unimaginable". I am not trying to be merely annoying or pedantic here. I simply want authors t
111.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
You've oversimplified here. People, place, and techniques are highly coupled and influence each other.
112.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
To define "abuse" we'll need to talk about expectations and norms around collective communication. Social communication platforms (implicitly or explicitly) embody certain communication goals. A. Striving for constructive con
113.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Thanks, I'm watching now. I recommend it. "The primary author ... and the narrator on the screencasts, is Nicholas Matsakis ... Niko has been involved in Rust since 2011 and is a member of the Rust core team as well as the leader
114.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Re: "Here are some strategies we might take to lower the learning curve: ... Improved docs. While the existing Rust book has been successful, we've learned a lot about teaching Rust, and there's a rewrite in the works. The ef
115.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Here's the text behind the link (which I recommend!): The Claim: Trump says Clinton 'acid washed' her email server. The Truth: Clinton's team used an app called BleachBit; she did not use a corrosive chemical.
116.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I wish https://angel.co/skeptive still existed!
117.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
Please choose derogatory phrases like 'copy pasta' intentionally and carefully. Many algorithms are bio-inspired -- good artists borrow, the best steal.
118.
Run for your life at a comfortable pace, and not too far(youtube.com)
1 points by dj-wonk 10y ago|0 comments
119.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
When I hear "X is impossible", I like to reframe the issue. Instead of making a statement, why not ask a question such as "What would make X possible?" I write more about this at https://medium.com/@xpe&#
120.
by dj-wonk 10y ago
I didn't say I wouldn't pony up. I'm offering feedback which I hope may be useful information.

More ›