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by ivansavz 3y ago
It's the same stack (jupyterlab server backend + web frontend) but wrapped as an electron app. Yeah for sure when I use RStudio it seems much more polished, but I guess my attachment to (and comfort with) Python still makes it worthwhi
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by ivansavz 3y ago
An alternative in the Python world that is definitely worth looking into is the JupyterLab Desktop app, which is a standalone installer that is cross-platform and works great for beginners (no command line needed): https://github
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The closest Python equivalent to RStudio is the JupyterLab Desktop app[1,2], which I highly recommend. I've entirely switched to using it for teaching, and it is a godsend, since it works the same way across platforms (win/mac&#x
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Wow nice! I love the idea of clickable math. As an author, I'm never sure when explaining every concept in an equation is useful, or if it gets repetitive after seeing the definitions multiple times, but a click-for-details affordance
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Key quote from near the end of the article: > Suppose that outrage addiction is, in fact, trauma addiction. That means the media ecosystem is a giant machine trying to traumatize as many people as possible in order to create repeat custo
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> The real question is: How do I use cannabis correctly? What can it actually do for you? Excellent questions, and I think this is the right way to approach this substance: as a scientific inquiry, not a vice to feel ashamed of, or a god
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I'm wondering to what extend the positive productivity that people report when working high are due to the momentary mental relief from psychological pain (anxiety, depression, negative self thoughts) and the general mood enhancement.
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SymPy is awesome indeed! I've been using it as a teaching tool for many years. IMHO, it's the best option as compared to Mathematica/Maple/etc. because the API functions match exactly the verbs students use when learning
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You can also find some nice visualizations of matrix and vector operations in the "The Art of Linear Algebra" by Kenji Hiranabe: https://github.com/kenjihiranabe/The-Art-of-Linear-Algebra/b...
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You have created a fantastic site. Endless combinations.
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Thirty percent feedback(sashalaundy.com)
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No no, linear just means some expression of the form y = b1*x1 + b2*x2 + ... + bp*xp which is in the heart of the model (perhaps more specific description would be linear combination). Whatever you call it, it's just some quan
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by ivansavz 3y ago
Here is the Python port of test-as-linear developed by George Ho (eigenfoo): https://github.com/minireference/tests-as-linear/blob/bugfix... I'm linking to my fork of it because I've added some fixe
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When all else fails, add a code comment(statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu)
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There was a talk at PyCon Sweden by a Huggingface dev who showcased some of the tools they have for making ML (specifically transformers) making feel like "standard" software dev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc
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by ivansavz 3y ago
+1 for Metzinger's ideas. It's pretty much the only theory of consciousness that I've read about that makes any sense. Here is a little extract for anyone not familiar: > My first step in this chapter is to introduce the
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by ivansavz 3y ago
That's cool, but it seems to be limited to macros and working under the assumption that a calorie is a calorie. It would be much more interesting to me to have an easy way to access the information about "how processed" a foo
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by ivansavz 3y ago
Thanks for the "Statistical Rethinking" recommendation. I had watched some of McElreath's lectures so I knew of the book, but next year I think I'm finally going to read it from end to end and follow along the 2024 cours
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For context, I'm not taking sides in the frequentist-vs-Bayesian debate, but coming from a practical problem: I'm working on a INTRO TO STATS book right now, and I would like to include a chapter on Bayesian statistics, but I&#x27
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> Bayesian statistics is fundamentally less complicated than Frequentist statistics [...] I broadly agree with you, but I'm wondering if you would reconsider your qualification as "less complicated" if you consider beginn
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> Ideally one should use the whole posterior distribution of your model parameters which is not the case for point estimates. This is a historical issue because of some hard-headed frequentist founders, but in modern days the frequentist
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Yes, We Have Free Will. No, We Do Not(nautil.us)
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Ya mon! A lot of the book was written on various picnic benches on campus, at cafe on Milton ┒ Parc, and later in Thompson House. Good times.
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Oh wow, that's a great book indeed. It covers exactly the topics I was referring to (high school math), but also touches on some more advanced stuff (e.g. permutations).
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I like the selection of topics and the resources recommended, but I'd love to see some recommendations of "front the ground up" resources, like start with ELI5 stuff like variables, math operations, expressions, equations, fu
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Lol... "slicing the bologna" is such a great phrase to describe this. I've seen it happen a lot in both experimental and theoretical fields. Rather than publish one big paper that explains a new idea clearly at a high level +
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non-paywall link: https://archive.ph/P0sCn
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The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits(washingtonpost.com)
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Key actionable info: to fix this, go to this URL: chrome://settings/adPrivacy and turn off the toggles on each of the three subpages. Alternatively, go to this URL https://www.mozilla.org/firefox&#x2F
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Yeah I know from my tutoring experience that first-year students need a lot of help reviewing the math material, or sometimes outright learning for the first time. It's a bit problem for anyone who crammed before the exam, and then did

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