hwiechers

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by hwiechers 14y ago
I think it would be best if empty dictionary was {:} and empty set was {}. Of course, it would be insane to make this change.
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by hwiechers 14y ago
> Gondor 1.1 is an optional upgrade, but we will force everyone to upgrade by the end of September. So then it's not optional.
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by hwiechers 14y ago
I thought A* _was_ Best-first-search. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-first_search Can someone explain the difference here?
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by hwiechers 15y ago
"When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine." - Pablo Picasso
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by hwiechers 15y ago
At least two of those composers died in poverty so they might have actually thought that copyright is a good thing.
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by hwiechers 15y ago
I finally understand it. Here are my events (taking 2 children as given): B = I have a boy BT = I have a boy and he was born on Tuesday 2B = I have 2 boys B+G = I have a boy and a firl Using Bayes' Theorem: Pr(2B|BT) = Pr(B
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by hwiechers 15y ago
I noticed that this one starts in March 2012. Since the others start in Jan and seem to last about 10 weeks (AFAIK), they'll probably be complete before this one starts. Keep that in mind if you've already signed up for others.
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by hwiechers 15y ago
list(x) is also used for converting a sequence x to a list. x[:] is actually more explicit because it only means 'copy x'.
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by hwiechers 15y ago
But even if you're typing your password in, malware could just log your keys. If malware is on your box, the game is over.