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by efavdb 1y ago
Why not?
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Optimal Allocation(varietyiq.com)
2 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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Real Estate to Gold Ratio(longtermtrends.net)
18 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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by efavdb 1y ago
There are severe cases of non verbal children etc
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by efavdb 1y ago
would you mind answering a couple questions? I'm very curiuous: Have autism rates increased recently (last few decades)? If so, what are the best theories for why?
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by efavdb 1y ago
Same joke, published in 1999: "learn greek in 25 years". Wonder if this inspired Norvig. https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Greek-Years-Brian-Church/dp/960...
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Return Rates Affect Margin in E-commerce(varietyiq.com)
1 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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by efavdb 1y ago
a system whose only time scale is life so far … is one where if you have to estimate another time scale you have no choice but to return that one time scale
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by efavdb 1y ago
There is a technique for this called “Independent Component Analysis” you might check out.
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Product Categories Supporting Option Breadth(varietyiq.com)
3 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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by efavdb 1y ago
Yes claim is price is high at open low at close. Seems pretty straightforward.
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by efavdb 1y ago
Yes geo-wise it’s often urban vs in USA. What’s it like in Germany?
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Complex, Cannibalization-Heavy Assortments(varietyiq.com)
3 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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by efavdb 1y ago
Could it be that there is a lot of redundancy in the training data?
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by efavdb 1y ago
Some sort of numerical analysis book that covers these topics - minimax approx, quadrature etc. I’ve read on these separately but am curious what other sorts of things would be covered in courses including that.
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by efavdb 1y ago
Could you guys recommend an easy book on this topic?
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by efavdb 1y ago
FWIW here is a case study from shopify covering a project of theirs using fine tuning on a bi-modal model to extract product features. I get that this is not the situation you care about -- they are running at such scale that they need the
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The Newsvendor Model and Apparel(varietyiq.com)
2 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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Confidence Unlocked: A Method to Measure Certainty in LLM Outputs(medium.com)
2 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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by efavdb 1y ago
FWIW I would be up to write in c or something else, but use python for the packages / network effects.
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by efavdb 1y ago
Here is a 2000 year old fresco showing what looks like a pizza! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/27/pompeii-fresco...
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by efavdb 1y ago
Why no omicron!?
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by efavdb 1y ago
Another: getting good at invention / research is a skill that can be honed through practice - and you can practice on previously solved problems.
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Three insights from order quantity theory(varietyiq.com)
3 points by efavdb 1y ago|0 comments
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by efavdb 1y ago
FWIW there is a way to count partitions with a fixed “basis”. Eg I wrote a post here on how to count the number of ways to make change for a given amount of money: https://www.efavdb.com/change
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by efavdb 1y ago
If it didn’t happen then it can’t happen now?
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by efavdb 1y ago
For completeness, might as well add not excellent for those who have a car, find driving more convenient, but can’t afford the toll.
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by efavdb 1y ago
FWIW I like driving my kid to school in my car. YMMV
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by efavdb 1y ago
FWIW I’ve probably stayed in 30+ airbnbs over more than a decade and the experience has been almost universally superior to hotels. Not denying others have had different experience, but always find these threads surprising.
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by efavdb 1y ago
“Monopolies should be broken up” doesn’t imply we should disincentivize research though, does it?

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