john7

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   John Forbes Nash (1928–2015)(nature.com)

   4 points by john7 11y ago|0 comments
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   by john7 15y ago

   Can numpy be used with pypy? Or are there plans for that?
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   by john7 16y ago

   No, Bayesian decision theory does not allow you to reason in that way. Suppose the amounts in the envelopes are A and B. A Bayesian would say: Prob(I have A) = 1/2 and Prob(I have B) = 1/2 The expected gain from switching is: Prob(I have A)
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   Betraying Salinger(nymag.com)

   68 points by john7 17y ago|26 comments
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   by john7 17y ago

   Why not to read more books: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/schopenhauer/arthur/lit/chap...
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   by john7 17y ago

   Having someone else do my laundry for about a dollar a pound. No more buying detergent, waiting around, having to find change if you don't have your own washer/dryer, loading/unloading, folding, etc.
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   Coders at Work now available for Kindle(amazon.com)

   11 points by john7 17y ago|9 comments
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   David Mackay: How Many Light Bulbs? (vid)(youtube.com)

   2 points by john7 17y ago|0 comments
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   Eric Rosenfeld Talking LTCM, Ten Years Later(paul.kedrosky.com)

   9 points by john7 17y ago|1 comments
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    Why Python is switching to Mercurial(sayspy.blogspot.com)

    3 points by john7 18y ago|0 comments