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by ianbooker 8y ago
Well, it is a document from 2010. Machines are faster now, we have seen the hassle with Python 2 to 3 adoption (or non-adoption) and how hard it is to change a language, generally the model to use a slow but comfortable language for model s
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by ianbooker 8y ago
As is the NYC subway renovation ;)
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by ianbooker 8y ago
As linked in the repository: https://youtu.be/S7JB0mhrGCQ For this alone, all the work paid off. On a more serious side, I wonder what we can learn from this data. Its not a question for the field of computational social sc
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by ianbooker 8y ago
From time to time you wonder how things end up on hacker news. I think this time its just pure Internet nostalgia, someone giving a somewhat obscure advice away for free, without agenda or commercial interest..
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by ianbooker 8y ago
I think I agree on the core idea, but if you extrapolate this into font selection, for example, you would rather pick Comic Sans for more "strategic" and abstract projects? ;)
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by ianbooker 8y ago
I would not be surprised if he does exactly that already ;)
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by ianbooker 8y ago
Gender is not the problem. I think this is a unfortunate mix-up. Furniture (products of woodwork) and fashion are super cheap nowadays, so the rent of mending is diminished. I can spend 20 minutes on fixing a shirt before it is financially
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by ianbooker 8y ago
> "Furthermore, even over an encrypted connection it is not difficult to figure out which files you are downloading based on the size of the transfer" >> "Is it really not difficult? I bet if you sorted all the &quot
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by ianbooker 8y ago
Most fields are not accustomed to confirmatory statistical analysis as medicine, psychology or finance are. The poor understanding of p-hacking is a mere consequence of this for most fields. A good custom and first step for any field would
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by ianbooker 8y ago
Europe could have that tomorrow, if it would really put its act together and regulate its train system more tightly. I did both a super-long distance commute (900km) bi-monthly and a regular daily commute (100km) using German trains for two
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by ianbooker 8y ago
That is right, And wrong. There are explicit exploratory methods you can use to carry out research and that is very fine, but most research today is done using an inference model, where you formulate a hypothesis and use data to corroborate
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by ianbooker 8y ago
Then you do not understand the whole point of asking this question. Its speculative whether the counterfactual "Linus is nice to everyone"-Kernel would be better or worse. Both options are possible. Like everywhere in capitalism,
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by ianbooker 9y ago
To second this, Braille "folding" is also sensible to pronunciation..
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by ianbooker 9y ago
Lobbying is not synonymous with corruption. And the EU, due to its origins as most powerful regulatory actor for Europe is heavily lobbied, no question. And the Commission even more, since it has the power of agenda setting. This is not alw
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by ianbooker 9y ago
Some people think that mathematics can also be seen as a language. I use this categorization quite frequently nowadays and it really simplifies my work a lot. By not using a more elaborate mathematical notation, you basically are able expla
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by ianbooker 9y ago
Yes it is. It is not about CO2 emissions, where Diesel engines are indeed more efficient than petrol engines, but about the "fine dust" emitted by a highly charged turbo setup, like most modern Diesel layouts are...
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by ianbooker 9y ago
I think it is a great example for deployment and may be even a good example for tackling a problem that is not easy to understand. Either I missed it, or the nature of the problem is never thoroughly analyzed. I am not an expert when it co
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by ianbooker 9y ago
That is not just plain wrong, but also far right propaganda. In fact, the system needs these immigrants for the workforce in the long term. But that is an argument far beyond the grasp of most people. SAD.
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by ianbooker 11y ago
You can actually just buy one for 12 euros, with any combination you like. The stamp, at least in Germany, seems to be the harder thing. It is more common to steal a plate and punch them out. When you think about it, although the stamps are
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by ianbooker 11y ago
Keep in mind: Some artist did not consent to streaming, like the Beatles. Aren't they Apple-exclusive?
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by ianbooker 14y ago
Yes, its the same principle, but tested for years. They also have a non-flash ("mobile") version: e.ggtimer.com/m/5minutes
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by ianbooker 14y ago
Dear fellow free market enthusiast, I fear it is not possible to determine a price for the storage of nuclear waste, because it needs to be taken care of so long. If one could estimate a price, I would doubt that any of todays companies co
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by ianbooker 14y ago
Especially since music is not essential to this clip. There is no "music" at all, just easy listening in the background. ;) Hint: Use a (free) youtube proxy ...