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by geezer 15y ago
Probability is whatever you want it to be if you are allowed to pick the sample space of your choice.
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by geezer 15y ago
How is it possible that someone with "decades of industry experience designing and implementing very complex systems" can't code their way out of a paper bag? Also, if > 80% of the programmers can't code, who the hack has been employing
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by geezer 15y ago
So you want Vargas to suffer due to unjust and unfair laws because you have been suffering from the same unjust laws. I guess misery loves company!
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by geezer 15y ago
Unjust to ordinary Americans as well as the immigrants, while favoring businesses. If there was a legal avenue to bring in enough individuals for farm work and other manual labor, there would be far fewer illegals living in the shadows and
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by geezer 15y ago
If law is unjust, you change the law. It has happened in American plenty of times. Hell, America was founded in part because an unjust law was imposed on us.
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by geezer 16y ago
Its important to differentiate the cause from the effect though. Attitudes leading to poverty, lack of hard work and various other related factors can very well be the effect of poverty. There are plenty of studies supporting that premise.
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by geezer 16y ago
The poverty rate in the U.S is about 17%. By your logic, those 17% are not getting ahead because they do not have innate abilities, they dont work hard, have the wrong attitude or dont have moral character and integrity. Don't you think tha
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by geezer 16y ago
My question here: http://metaoptimize.com/qa/questions/3096/how-to-choose-a-su...
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by geezer 16y ago
This goes to show that what you buy at an elite college is the degree, not education. At most of these colleges, you can take as many classes as you want, but you won't get the degree unless you fulfill their admission criteria.
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by geezer 16y ago
They refused to interview me because my SAT scores from 12 years ago was too low for them. I had 1330.
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Best Investments During Deflation(marketfolly.com)
12 points by geezer 16y ago|0 comments
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by geezer 16y ago
My question: Does forcing oneself to get up early lead to stupidity?
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Low I.Q. Predicts Heart Disease(well.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by geezer 17y ago|0 comments
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Interactive Map: Food Stamp Usage(nytimes.com)
3 points by geezer 17y ago|0 comments
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Google Wave(wave.google.com)
1 points by geezer 17y ago|0 comments
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by geezer 17y ago
This study is also explained in Dan Ariely's book "Predictably Irrational".
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by geezer 17y ago
"Not all that revolutionary for anyone firmly grounded in the real ins and outs of probability" The fact that those familiar with the subject matter do not think this is revolutionary is exactly the problem Taleb is pointing to. He is calli
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Heavy Data Use Puts a Strain on AT&T Service (nytimes.com)
17 points by geezer 17y ago|24 comments
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by geezer 17y ago
You can't readily apply results of this study to humans
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by geezer 17y ago
I have actually tried but could not find any scientific evidence that these type of technical interviews actually result in the best hiring decisions.
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Wikipedia to Add Layer of Editing to Articles(nytimes.com)
49 points by geezer 17y ago|31 comments
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by geezer 17y ago
Its not just the business world. Most of our academic system is built around carrots and sticks. Exams and tests are the primary basis that determine our academic success. Creativity is the last thing that will help you in a timed exam. You
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by geezer 17y ago
As Gladwell said, there are advantages of disadvantages, and disadvantages of advantages. For most of us, it is hard to accept that our skills, such as programming, that allow us to do the things we love can ever be of any disadvantage.
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by geezer 17y ago
Is there significant quantitative programming involved in what you are doing? If yes, I would recommend using Matlab or R.
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by geezer 17y ago
According to a well-known psychological research (google for it and I'm sure you'll find some links), a subject is given the following two options. (1) The subject earns 500k per year while all his friends and neighbors earn 1M. (2) Subject
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VaR Explained(nickgogerty.typepad.com)
1 points by geezer 17y ago|0 comments
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by geezer 17y ago
I know exactly how you feel. I am 29, married, no kids. I finished my undergrad in CS when I was 22. I worked as a systems software developer until last year when I quit my job and went for Masters in Statistics. I have 2 more courses left
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When Our Brains Short-Circuit(nytimes.com)
17 points by geezer 17y ago|14 comments
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Germany's Bright Idea: Street Lighting on Demand(news.yahoo.com)
3 points by geezer 17y ago|0 comments
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by geezer 17y ago
My solution: Free market. Let anybody practice medicine. No state licenses, no medical school degrees required. No controlling number of physicians entering the system each year. If you are good, you will stay in business. Let free market w

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