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   by eivarv 12y ago

   Some might argue that one should avoid appeals to nature [0] (not to mention sweeping generalizations), and rather look to what can be demonstrated to be effective. [0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   Large scale evolution denialism in the western world is pretty much exclusive to the U.S. There are, of course, various smaller groups of believers and faith-based private schools that espouse creationism, but it is certainly not very preva
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   That's not entirely true, though. By being aware of ones biases, one can attempt to overcome them, or at least modulate one's thoughts and actions to take into account the fact that they are there. Take Cognitive Behavioral Therap
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   In case you haven't stumbled upon it yourself, here [0] is a site I found very useful when I upgraded a while back. It allows you to check which plugins are supported (and which aren't) by copying and pasting the contents of your
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   I don't know about you, but I'm inclined to think that there are some pretty big socio-economic issues at play here.
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   Sure, but these types of deep architectures haven't really been practical until relatively recently. Well, then we're in agreement about the meaning of the term. Deep Learning, then, would be Machine Learning using any of these de
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   I don't believe the term "deep learning" is restricted to RBMs only – at least that's not the way I've seen the term used in literature (e.g. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, various deep Autoencoders, etc.).
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   Deep learning is not just neural networks, but rather the application of these in deep (i.e. many-layered) architectures, broadly speaking. This enables hierarchical learning of increasingly complex concepts – building new concepts upon les
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   by eivarv 12y ago

   While I somewhat share your misanthropy, "nature" isn't really an entity and doesn't really have a goal in mind. So it's not so much an external agent responding to our behavior as our behavior being poorly though o
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    I think there is a host of factors to keep in mind about the nations in question. These nations (good health care, slow population growth) [1] tend to be highly developed countries [2], with relatively high average education of its citizens
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    Sorry; I think I mistook your comment for some sort of reality-relativistic sentiment by managing to ignore the context. I agree that the most important factor here is not whether the person in question is able to work a traditional job and
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    I don't really find people's apprehension of this subject strange. Racist stereotypes have traditionally in large part been about difference in intelligence between "races", how some were more evolved than the animalisti
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    There is a key difference between the worlds in question, though. As Philip K. Dick said: “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” Should the mentally ill not be offered ways to participate in reality, s
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    I recently stumbled upon a theme for Sublime Text called El Capitan[1], which matches the visual style of Yosemite very well, save for a few minor differences. If you are partial to the new dark menu bar and dock, you might also want to che
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    I can only really speak from my own experience as a Master's student in Norway, but here goes: - There is generally no tuition fee at state universities and university colleges, though students do have to pay a small semester fee (abou
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    In reply to your edit: I think ap22213 is referring to applying the Socratic method[1], although it might be a more obscure reference that goes over my head, as I am not well-read on Socrates. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    Thank you! I wholeheartedly agree with your points. How ironic it is then that the article lamenting the ability of "smart people" to "convincingly rationalize nearly anything" may, in a sense, itself be a rationalizatio
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    by eivarv 12y ago

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that both the author and a few of the commenters here suffer under the misapprehension that impostor syndrome is equivalent to a lack of confidence or arrogance, or to humility. As far as I underst