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The Inconsistency of Arithmetic(golem.ph.utexas.edu)
5 points by loboman 15y ago|0 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
I think this deserves to go to the top
93.
by loboman 15y ago
I think what fixed this to me, was to set the browser settings to English too. Google stopped trying to force the language change after changing the browser settings in this way or in some similar way (maybe locale).
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by loboman 15y ago
Bill Gates' question made some sense. If mails are 3k each, and you have 1 GB of space, how many mails do you need to receive per day to get out of space in 6 months? http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281+gigabyte+%2F+3kilo... the ans
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by loboman 15y ago
More discussion on http://inperc.com/blog2/2011/07/05/pagerank-is-bad-math-disc...
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PageRank is an abomination (mathematically)(inperc.com)
1 points by loboman 15y ago|2 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
Have you tried disabling Unity? http://www.mysensetechnology.com/2011/04/ubuntu-1104-how-to-...
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by loboman 15y ago
The first link is a really good list. Much better than the original BBC list.
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by loboman 15y ago
I'm from Argentina, and high school is (or used to be) a nightmare for nerds here. At least it was for me.
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by loboman 15y ago
But not all programmers make iPhone apps, Facebook games or web applications.
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by loboman 15y ago
Also, now people want to be somewhat disguised as nerds, using geeky gadgets and pretending to like computers (just because they like Facebook and MSN).
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Don't Cry for Argentina(krugman.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by loboman 15y ago|0 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
So what's the disadvantage? That you get too much money? Can anybody mention the disadvantage of being a consultant over having a startup? Or could it be that consulting is better than starting a startup, at least sometimes? Edit: what abou
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Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region (cam.ac.uk)
2 points by loboman 15y ago|0 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
I found the article quite realistic. What is close to being bullshit? The previous thread had some interesting comments about this subject http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2603104
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by loboman 15y ago
Thanks for all the fish
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by loboman 15y ago
The key part is the next sentence: "This is a breath first type search". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadth-first_search
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Gregory Chaitin: To a mathematical theory of evolution and biological creativity(umcs.maine.edu)
5 points by loboman 15y ago|1 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
How much to spend reading and how much time to spend in programming exercises / programming for yourself? Now I have a daily job and it's hard for me to find the right equilibrium between learning new techniques and stuff and just creating
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by loboman 15y ago
Yes, that should be in the title.
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Scientists Create Artificial Brain With 12-Second Memory(disinfo.com)
3 points by loboman 15y ago|1 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
I'm having a hard time guessing the details of how a GUI that doesn't have an event loop in it would work, so I think a more detailed answer would be very interesting.
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Marc Andreessen Says There’s No Bubble. But He’s Happy if You Think There Is.(allthingsd.com)
1 points by loboman 15y ago|0 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
Surprisingly accurate
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Why is machine learning not more widely used for medical diagnosis?(quora.com)
2 points by loboman 15y ago|0 comments
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by loboman 15y ago
Yes, a comparison with hill climbing or with simulated annealing would be nice
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by loboman 15y ago
How does that work? How many hours a week do you need to spend for 4 courses? Or is one supposed to focus in 1 or 2 courses if studying one of these? Are there any known people who go to these hard courses without spending as much time as s
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Wolfram Alpha: The Second Anniversary(blog.wolframalpha.com)
1 points by loboman 15y ago|0 comments
119.
by loboman 15y ago
Not cool... "sudo perf record -a -g sleep 10" crashed my system badly (not even reisub would close it).
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by loboman 16y ago
Yes, this provides value. Thanks, edw519!

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