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by mathattack 12y ago
Unfortunately this does have some livability implications for those of us trying to live side by side by other people's piggy banks. I'm not sure what the answer is, other than to zone very heavily for new construction.
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by mathattack 12y ago
I found that overconfidence is the worst. In part everyone thinks "I know my work, leave me alone" but interdependencies mean that even if everyone is 90% confident, large projects slip. And most people's 90% confidence is
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by mathattack 12y ago
Unless you hang out with Brazilians, you would think this had already happened 5 years ago. Even the Brazilians have largely given up, which makes the announcement timed to the World Cup a little less ironic.
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by mathattack 12y ago
Yes. Much to my chagrin. But I was glad we hired him because he was smart and thorough, and only rubbed my nose in it once or twice.
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by mathattack 12y ago
Without getting into too many specifics (on rare occasions I pull it out again) it was a question of statistics and law of large numbers intuition. I was checking for how directionally correct people would be on the subject, with 3 parts o
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by mathattack 12y ago
It's a question that checks intuition on probability and the law of large #s. I don't want to give too much more since I do pull it out on the very rare instance where someone is very bold about their stats knowledge.
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Meet Google's futurist-in-chief(money.cnn.com)
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by mathattack 12y ago
I used to have a math puzzler that I'd ask. Almost nobody got it right. One guy got close, and we ultimately hired him. He asked for the full answer, and I gave it to him. He told me I was wrong. I pointed out that I had asked thi
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by mathattack 12y ago
Google and others have largely given up on these types of brain teasers. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-b...
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A look inside Design at LinkedIn(blog.invisionapp.com)
3 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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What the Failed $1M Netflix Prize Says About Business Advice (2012)(forbes.com)
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Preparing data for Machine Learning tasks in python(sebastianraschka.com)
4 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Neural Networks and Deep Learning(neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com)
4 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Extreme Learning Machines with Julia(lepisma.svbtle.com)
17 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 12y ago
I believe that this will eventually become a losing game. Normally there's an arms race between those creating security and those thwarting it. In this case, once the recognition schemes are as good as humans, the game is over for go
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by mathattack 12y ago
What's behind the order? I would have thought HTML5 -> CSS3 -> Javascript Get the markup right, then make it look nice, then make it functional. Basically learning in order of how pages are created.
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by mathattack 12y ago
It was in JANUARY! JANUARY! But in 6 WEEKS he managed to MAKE $100,000. CASH! So to answer your question, you might need to buy the 2 day seminar, 8 tape set, and special VIP membership (available for 1 day only) to find this out. But i
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Improve Your Python: Python Classes and Object Oriented Programming(jeffknupp.com)
3 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Using NLP for Better SMS Interfaces Using Twilio and Python’s TextBlob(twilio.com)
2 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Why Python is Better than Matlab for Scientific Software(metarabbit.wordpress.com)
18 points by mathattack 12y ago|2 comments
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San Francisco bans apps that let you buy and sell public parking spots(engadget.com)
1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Cochrane on Summers on Stagnation(johnhcochrane.blogspot.com)
2 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Recursive math text book cover(kottke.org)
5 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Tyler Cowan interviews Ralph Nader [pdf](the-american-interest.com)
3 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Cloud Use Varies with Different Industries(blog.gogrid.com)
1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Big data analytics startup Coherent Path raises $6.25M(bizjournals.com)
1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Data science and decision science(blogs.sas.com)
1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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Is group brainstorming more effective if you do it standing up?(bps-research-digest.blogspot.com)
1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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New research on gender bias in STEM careers(www8.gsb.columbia.edu)
2 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 12y ago
Thank you for sharing this very important perspective. A lot of EdTech initiatives seem to neglect the variation in individual teaching. It seems like if you build a school around these tools, it could work a lot better than bolting on to

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