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by in9 3y ago
I've dabbled with SymPy in the past. Maybe I should follow the Cassela and Berger appendix with both side by side. Might help me understand if there is some value in it. And yeah. Proprietary software sucks. I suggested Mathematica bec
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by in9 3y ago
Thank you for the resources! Given that I already can handle myself around viz and algorithmic necessities, I can see the benefit of a centralized source of algorithms and plots. (But, after working a buck with Python and R I still can&#x2
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Ask HN: Are Mathematica, Sage and other algebra software worth it?
12 points by in9 3y ago|13 comments
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by in9 3y ago
They are rockstarts because they have technical skills AND soft skills. Sure, John Carmack was a technical beast when it came to computer graphics. But one can't work for Facebook/Meta from 2013 to 2019 (and as a consultant un
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by in9 3y ago
What a complete view of what one should strive for. I know this is not possible all the time, but it is a nice goal
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by in9 3y ago
I’ve been using reading to keep thinking about things I want to focus on. Getting involved with some different thoughts around a theme eases my anxiety around it and allows me to have a more ordered "vocabulary of ideas" around th
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by in9 3y ago
Lately, I've been enjoying a lot of posts in this blog right here: https://eugeneyan.com/writing My company just hired some new VPs from Amazon, and the writings in that blog convey a bit of the Amazon WOW. It's p
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by in9 3y ago
The belt analogy, IMHO, does not transfer to programming in general because each field where programming is useful or extremely required has different notions of milestones. If you want to force me into having a general notion of tiers for
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by in9 3y ago
Here are a few that come to mind: 1. Hal Varian's (Chief Economist at Google) presentation on how to incorporate Google Trends term information in univariate time series models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kb89ccsS
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by in9 3y ago
Yep, customization is usually the answer. Or something that exists in one ecosystem that is not viable to deploy (looking at you R ecosystem). For example, its possible, and common, to have a penalized linear model (or logistic model) where
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by in9 3y ago
what CAS do you recommend? Are the open source alternatives at the same level as licensed ones? I know Mathematica from Wolfram is well used in the territory. And how does one learn how to use those?
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by in9 3y ago
Statistical Inference Berger and Casella. There are better options, but the exercises and notataion are fun.
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by in9 3y ago
In the wagon of 'read other peoples code', do check out https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns I like how they translate to many languages, and how they build the notion of a pattern with simple example and also
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by in9 3y ago
I'm aware of how usefull and mind-opening Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" is. However one should know that a lot of the experiments done to corroborate the books arguments are underpowered and people were unable to
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by in9 3y ago
I'm reading a couple of books that I think are worth mentioning: - The Long Game: been thinking a lot about how to long term plan, stick to it and revise when needed. I think this book has been helpfull in those reflections. - The Comp
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Ask HN: What are some quality of life patterns you develop into your projects?
1 points by in9 3y ago|1 comments
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by in9 3y ago
Folks, while we are at it, what is the best way to learn proper front end for a hobbyst? I'm a decent programmer and work with databases and backend technologies. I want to be able to build simple front ends for the stuff I work on. I&
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by in9 3y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34439828
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by in9 3y ago
If you the way you use computers is keyboard driven, I recommend Vimium. Nice expirience for browsing with the keyboard only
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by in9 3y ago
Practical File System Design by Dominic Giampaolo File Systems: Structures and Algorithms by Harbor There is probably a relevant chapter on the The Linux Programming Interface on file systems as well.
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by in9 3y ago
I do magic as a hobby. And, even though I had spanish classes in highschool, and live in Brazil, I've never looked into the spanish language with much interest. However, as I dove deeper into the magic literature, my style and artistic
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by in9 3y ago
Such a great book. Completly forgot about the homework for life tip.
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by in9 3y ago
Too much wisdom in those paragraphs! Will certainly have an eye out for the refurbished options. Usually I'm also a very happy with Dells, and one of the most powerfull laptops I've had the chance of working with was an old Latit
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by in9 3y ago
I'm an Arch user (manjaro when I'm feeling lazy). But the Alpine Installation challenge seems fun :D OpenRC has been in my list to dive into, and I think its worth a try :D Thanks for the suggestion!
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Ask HN: I Want to have a small Linux laptop. What are my options?
31 points by in9 3y ago|83 comments
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by in9 3y ago
I get that such tool needs to exist. In this thread there are a bunch of use cases. But node feels like it shouldn't be used for CLIs (generic ones, i.e. not tied to a specific language and use case). Every time I see a tool that seem
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by in9 4y ago
I have a bunch of little scripts I use with my dwm installation. but the one I'm most proud of is a simple translation script where I type a phrase and it translates to my selected language and places it into my clipboard. Since I wo
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by in9 4y ago
I work as a DS lead and have been as DS since 2016. I don't have a master's degree, only a bachelors degree in Econ and a bachelor's degree in Stats. However I code since I'm 14yo, so I'm very capable in the program
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by in9 4y ago
Well refactoring should never be a ticket it self. It should be done in order to facilitate, even enable, the construction of a new feature. Perfomance should be a feature request, IMO. If the user can't use a feature, or se a result,
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by in9 4y ago
I'm a bit disappointed as I didn't see some of my favorites here :D One of them has already been mentioned, but I'll add it anyway. - Harvard Stat 110: awesome and somewhat challenging lecture series on probability. It goes

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