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by jds375 12y ago
So the logic goes, consider x^x^x^...=2. We have an infinite tower of x's. Now, suppose we group all but the first x as so: x^(x^x^x^..)=2. The number of x's in the parenthesis is still infinite (infinity minus 1 is still infinity
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by jds375 12y ago
It's certainly not a mathematical function. That being said, to even write 4 = x ^ (x ^ x ^ x ^ ...) is a bit misleading. The function diverges for y not in the range of e^-1 < y < e. I think that's a bit simpler and elegant
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by jds375 12y ago
This does not work because it does not converge for the number 4. The equation x^x^x^x^...=y is only valid for y in the range e^-1 < y < e, although proving this is a bit complicated. More info on hyperpowers can be found here: ( http
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by jds375 12y ago
He wrote some really interesting articles too, aside from his activism. For all of you Dark Knight fans check the most recent one out: ( http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/ )
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by jds375 12y ago
One particularly impressive improvement: "Memory usage building Firefox with debug enabled was reduced from 15GB to 3.5GB; link time from 1700 seconds to 350 seconds" - http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.9/changes.html
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by jds375 12y ago
While the idea of YC being involved in politics at all is off-putting, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. This provides YC with valuable publicity and connections. It helps put the tech/entrepreneurship community in
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by jds375 12y ago
About the single and multiple expression if-statements, I couldn't agree more. Everyone says I'm an idiot always assuming multiple expressions (it is ugly), but in the end it is safer.
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by jds375 12y ago
Many out-of-college entrepreneurs want that sweet VC money because of the status associated with it, even if it may not be necessary.... Now it is often the case that one should take/want that money, but to think that VC money is what
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by jds375 13y ago
I find it very likely that when the foundation issued these license plates they knew people would donate to get them in order to avoid some speeding tickets. This probably resulted in a lot more funds raised than if they gave away jackets,
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by jds375 13y ago
Certainly seems to checkout. It's an interesting trend, kind of similar to how the majority of girls' name ends in a vowel (including 'y'). Relevant Data: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/top5n
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by jds375 13y ago
These networks need to be better modularized with respect to security. I'm sure it's expensive, but it has to be cheaper than dealing with big security debacles such as Target's recent one.
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by jds375 13y ago
Does anyone else just love the page design?
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by jds375 13y ago
This is a cool service to integrate with AmazonFresh. A similar promising alternative is https://www.rosieapp.com ... It's a pretty cool startup with similar goals.
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by jds375 13y ago
The conclusion section goes onto to link this to lower-quality of life as well. Still a bit skeptical of the findings... I always see articles regarding this with very differing opinions. Relevant article: http://www.plosone.org&
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by jds375 13y ago
The direct configuration will be pretty neat to try out. For those unfamiliar with webhooks: http://developer.github.com/webhooks/
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by jds375 13y ago
It'll be interesting to see how they go about scaling this. Link to full article is here: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140130/ncomms4086/full/nco...
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by jds375 13y ago
I can see how it might be useful... but the learning curve has to be immense. There's video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rzFqEqzhmA
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by jds375 13y ago
Not only is this groundbreaking with respect to the potential ease of harvesting stem cells, it could also likely change the 'debate' on stem cells. If all we need to harvest them is some ordinary cells and acid, then the whole &#
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by jds375 13y ago
In addition, entrepreneurs should not dismiss the value of user-testing as part of customer service. So often a startup will have an idea for a product/service and work tirelessly to implement their vision of it without ever taking it
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by jds375 13y ago
It's unfortunate that there are so many legal issues with a seemingly very simple service. Having to worry about insurance policies and driver damages has got to be a pain. But, that's all part of the business I guess...
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by jds375 13y ago
Seems like a pretty cool product. They have an amazing design and a beautifully done website too. Only thing I am a bit concerned about is the price. It costs 222 USD for a base unit and 4 cookies (sensors). Here's a video from CES2014
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by jds375 13y ago
I also recommend GeekTool. It allows for some cool customization effects. Available for free here: http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/ You can find some cool themes from devianart or other sites.
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by jds375 13y ago
I'd actually venture to say that Facebook's 'friends of friends' algorithm isn't all that bad. It seems to be loosely based on the idea of triadic closure (except there is only a single kind of tie). If 'A&#x27
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by jds375 13y ago
I saw the Ted talk a couple months back. It's so sad to hear. But through his efforts at raising awareness and all of our advances in medicine, we are making progress in preventing more tragedies like this from happening. Just look at
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by jds375 13y ago
This is pretty cool, but they have their competition cut out for them. Also check out the Aerion SBJ, which is a very similar concept: http://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2013/10/31/the-world...
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by jds375 13y ago
They have a long history of doing these kind of things. My question is, how do these blog/twitter hackings really help them? I doubt people are gonna stop using Microsoft email. Maybe they're just trying to publicize, but I feel l
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by jds375 13y ago
Speaking as en ex-physics major and student with their heart previously set on a Ph.D. and academic career, I can relate to the sentiment at the end of this article. Many of my peers (undergraduate and graduate researchers) looked down on n
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by jds375 13y ago
This is an awesome feature and has been a long-time coming. The way they break down the stats too as a function of time and referral site is nice. It's located on the 'graphs page' of a repo for those interested. However, for
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by jds375 13y ago
Exactly. That's why some of the rural areas (Alaska, Dakotas) look so bad and some of the bigger urban areas (New York) don't.
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by jds375 13y ago
Seems like just a large neural network (which could be of coursed used for AI purposes). More detail is here in the original press release: http://www.riken.jp/en/pr/press/2013/20130802_1/

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