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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Although this doesn't involve machine-learned models, this story highlights the worth of good human judgment, something that currently isn't replicable in machines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Most people around here look at XML a lot, i.e. XHTML.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I suppose I wouldn't bet against you.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Had anyone else just assumed McCarthy was dead? Sorry John.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Thank god population is decreasing somewhere on the planet. They should be rejoicing.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
Agreed. If you assume that the dominant languages have been 'colored in' first and the lesser dominant languages have been laid on top then it works.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I think the graph shows the geographic extent of the languages not which language is primarily spoken in which region.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
You may be one of the people this article was explicitly not written for.
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by jsmcgd 18y ago
I always have time for a well reasoned argument even if it contradicts my own view. These arguments are not well argued and they contradict my view. I regret reading that article.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
You aren't making anyone do anything. They choose to participate. If they think it's a bum deal, they don't have to do it.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
Seems like it needs a 5th question. Perhaps: how long could you have answered positively to these questions?
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
I think you're right. In the UK I would guess that the average teenager these days starts drinking with some regularity from the age of 15. Incidentally you can only begin driving at 17. I think this ordering works better as most of your ir
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
One large difference between American and European diets is portion size. One study into why the French don't have an obesity problem like a lot of other western nations had the simple conclusion that they simply ate less.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
Has anything fairly ambitious been made with bloxes like a house or a bridge?
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
Joe Simpson - demonstrated to me that individuals are capable of quite extraordinary feats.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
I think there are various reasons why Lisp has the level of popularity that it does (I won't say it is categorically unpopular). Unfamiliar syntax, real or perceived attitudes of the community, number of primitives, the divergent nature of
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
Wow. RTS and CL. Two of my favorite things. Any chance of a video demonstration?
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
OK. I agree that Facebook doesn't play well with anyone else. Not meaning to be contentious but I'm not sure if this can be classed as a failing us. I have to strongly disagree that their implementations of existing functions are half-assed
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
I'd really be interested in a phone with slots for 2 or more SIM cards. Can you get those?
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
If only you could drive at that speed through London.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
This is ridiculous. For the vast majority of users Facebook has been a resounding success. It may 'fail' some people but there is a reason why it has tens of millions of active users. You can't please all the people all the time and nor sho
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
Probably anything by L Ron Hubbard. To be fair I haven't read anything by him but if his religion is anything to go by the books are probably beyond insipid.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
"a 1930s-like Great Depression" is a quote from an economist not a sensationalist spin put on the report by the journalist.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
I'm surprised that 'Getting Real' hasn't been suggested yet, perhaps it has something to do with the recent backlash against 37signals. Anyway I'll stand by it. Fantastic book. I might even go as far as to say 'essential'. http://gettingre
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
I agree but trying to pin down what disconfirming data actually constitutes is very difficult. I like the idea though of deciding beforehand (probably when you are thinking most clearly) how you will define failure or success.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
The following article is my functional programming bible. I always refer to it when things start to get a little hazy. http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/fp.html If you read it (the continuations section) you will understand continuation
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
To become the 'best' Javascript programmer you'd probably need to know everything about Javascript. Also you'll need to know its limits. To know its limits you should probably learn about other things that aren't Javascript but closely rela
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
"First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently". I know it has a cheap title but it there is plenty of merit in it. The Gallup organization carried out a massive survey of various business units in an attempt
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
If I stumbled across it on the net I wouldn't assume it was made by a spammer. I think form follows function beautifully.
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by jsmcgd 19y ago
Seconded. I recently read 'The Undercover Economist'. I kept thinking that everyone in every field needs some grasp of basic economics.

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