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901.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Webster's says the definition of classy is "having or reflecting high standards of personal behavior".
902.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Did they look up your code because you don't know how to hide it and make their own cloned app for some reason?
903.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Thanks - I didn't know that. I actually find his message less offensive now. I stand by my assessment it's not classy language though.
904.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
"ratfucking"? Classy. I don't agree with him but I feel a bit sorry for him. He's passionate about this and he believes what he's saying. Perhaps nothing could make him see things differently, but banning him defini
905.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Intel (and so x86) has had a manufacturing node advantage over most other processor manufacturers for a long time. They do not have that advantage currently. So perhaps it was only a matter of time before another instruction set became comp
906.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
It doesnt seem to have an input for correlation between the loss scenarios? That would affect expected loss a lot.
907.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
How would this compare to aparapi? I think aparapi worked by converting java to openCL, which could then run on GPU and FPGA.
908.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
This is widely being blamed on oil prices (edit: the virus would have been priced in last week to some extent, but the decision by Saudi Arabia to increase oil production happened over the weekend and hadn't been).
909.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I don't think I implied governments should have a monopoly over health care? There are many other options. For example, I'm wondering why isn't health insurance covering testing? It'd save them money if it helped limit
910.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
This is very admirable of Bill, but it seems odd that the world's biggest economy is reliant on hand-outs to keep its citizens healthy.
911.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Being paid a lot of money for not having any responsibility sounds good to me. This guy sure seems angry about it though.
912.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I really like Rachel's blog and I think I understand the point she's making here. However I think she sees it from the point of view of very large scale services. In many cases you can have a solution ready more quickly with less
913.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Yes, "Can a computer think?", and "Can a computer think efficiently?" are two closely related questions you'd reason about in very different ways. I feel like the paper and the books are really asking the first ques
914.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I didn't realise people were making these arguments back in the sixties. I came across this in Penrose's much more recent books "The Emperor's New Mind" and to a lesser extent "The Shadow Of The Mind" whic
915.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I guess I think the atoms are the mind so if the atoms make the decision the mind makes the decision.
916.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
It's interesting that Switzerland has banned all events involving more than 1000 people but not all workplaces with more than 1000 people. I suppose the logic is that people travel further for events?
917.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I don't get this argument. If your mind deterministically makes a given decision in a given circumstance then that's what your mind decided to do. Another mind would make a different decision. That seems like your mind determined
918.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I suppose we have the 2008 crisis to thank for creating a popular view that finance is an entirely morally corrupt industry. Perhaps it's not surprising given the role "fancy financial instruments" played there. All the same,
919.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
The models here actually assume efficient markets and no arbitrage. You calibrate them to market, and if you use them to price a market traded derivative you hope they give you the market price you put in (if not then by definition they&#x2
920.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
This is in the context of Olympic qualification. Today I believe you need to run under 2 hours 11.5 minutes to qualify.
921.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
I studied for and completed a PhD. I am quite sure it has opened doors for me, allowing me to access more interesting/enjoyable and arguably better paid work. I'm glad I did it. However, based on what you say I would not recommen
922.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
Even when today's rates are positive the black-76 model doesn't price in the possibility that rates will become be negative in the future. For this reason the model breaks down well before the rate actually becomes negative, and p
923.
by fancyfredbot 7y ago
To the average consumer it's slower, bigger and more expensive than the alternatives - I suspect that'd kill it even if it had WhatsApp. They seem very aware of both issues though. In the talk their CTO mentions that they see it b
924.
by fancyfredbot 9y ago
In that case you are free to leave. You'll dissapoint them, but I think many outfits would do the same to you if circumstances changed before the contract was signed.
925.
by fancyfredbot 9y ago
Have you signed a contract?