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by huac 10y ago
I think the popularity of Microsoft Word, in particular, shows how mode-less software is more broadly usable.
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by huac 10y ago
It doesn't make sense to use `%>%` in plots IMO because that implies you're going to wrap the lhs in the function denoted in the rhs (as the pipe is treated in dplyr/magrittr).
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by huac 10y ago
Honestly I'd focus on using it a couple times and the syntax should feel very natural afterwards. Understanding what the `aes` command is doing is the most important: it's mapping a set of features to the plot, and then you are ad
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by huac 10y ago
My experience is that if the R code works, then somebody will rewrite it in Python/Scala in a better way. I think there are plenty of data scientists capable of writing R code well enough that other data scientists or engineers can und
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by huac 10y ago
Maybe if TechCrunch speaks ill of Apple they will offer them a similar PR exclusive as a mea culpa
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by huac 10y ago
Wouldn't that just raise the cost for UPS/Fedex to deliver to rural or suburban areas?
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by huac 10y ago
Each of these will get you an extra month of Prime if you complain to Amazon.
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by huac 10y ago
That study gave no causal reasons. In particular, there was no effect on number of surgeries done. It's just as possible that research-oriented doctors go to the conference, and those doctors are worse at performing surgeries.
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AnyPerk raises $11.5M(businessinsider.com)
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by huac 10y ago
There's got to be an arbitrage opportunity here.
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by huac 10y ago
There's a guy on my TV doing that right now, and he doesn't look Indian or Chinese
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by huac 10y ago
Maybe there are more people of Asian descent (including Asian-Americans) studying engineering in America. Maybe Palantir needs to hire engineers for engineering roles. I'll let you fill in the blanks
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by huac 10y ago
Fix the American educational system?
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by huac 10y ago
Freedom of speech only applies to the government. The media have freedom to do whatever they want as well.
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by huac 10y ago
> There's no reason for RV ownership Beyond storing your clothes, trinkets, computer gear, etc? Maybe we'll all end up renting permanent storage lockers instead, then.
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by huac 10y ago
Something I recently found out is that nearly all wasabi in America (and the rest of the world) is fake - it's all horseradish and food coloring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasabi#Surrogates
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by huac 10y ago
> upper middle class ones who see [entrepeneurship] being at worst a good contribution to their CV if they fail, with unlimited upside. Bridgewater told me, and others, that they love students who do things outside of traditional financ
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by huac 10y ago
My point is more so that students feel like they need to take the corporate route, instead of pursuing a more entrepeneurial path. Especially given that corporate internships help alleviate tuition and other costs, at least compared to low&
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by huac 10y ago
I think a lot of my peers have (for better or worse) a stronger aversion to debt and risk, having matured right after or during the last economic crisis. We've been warned about credit card debt, sleep debt, and now student debt. Funda
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by huac 10y ago
It's funny you chose a hurricane as your scenario where an insurer needs coverage. A lot of insurance companies are issuing their own, more creative, instruments to avoid going through the reinsurance markets - especially 'catastr
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Welcome to the Black Box(jacobinmag.com)
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by huac 10y ago
rest and vest!
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by huac 10y ago
On the flip side, releasing it now is almost more like a soft launch, since the total travel volume is lower. They can fine tune the app before the bulk of users come on during the holidays or next summer.
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by huac 10y ago
"MIT is cheating. Going to MIT you end up getting to meet lots of people who are smart and fun to hang out with and you’ll get along with naturally. It’s much harder after school."
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by huac 10y ago
> Grant studies at Wake Forest, where he majors in philosophy and economics.
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by huac 10y ago
Definitely cool, but weren't you always able to comment inline on a PR?
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by huac 10y ago
> a self-driving car is nothing but a server with wheels and a seat and liability
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by huac 10y ago
why?
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Show HN: Drop-in caching for R functions(github.com)
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by huac 10y ago
No, all of their images return 404 here as well, with ublock off.

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