mathperson

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by mathperson 9y ago
Teaching is an incredibly valuable job. But it isn't really subject to market forces the way software engineering is. A better teacher doesn't bring in more revenue and profit for a public school. Most teachers work in public scho
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by mathperson 9y ago
this is just plain wrong.
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by mathperson 9y ago
you laughed? I put my head through a wall... It seems like AI is the new stem cell in terms of public attitudes towards the research. It isn't just lay people. Elon Musk seems to have no idea what a neural net actually is and he is fun
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by mathperson 9y ago
if one could use LaTex in office it would beg the question why not just use Latex instead..
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by mathperson 9y ago
the US and Russia will never disarm fully. never. don't even bother discussing it. Russia will never disarm because without nukes they believe they could be crushed at will by the conventional weapons of the west. they feel encircled b
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by mathperson 9y ago
oh god. you must have never heard the words INDIA, or PAKISTAN, OR BROKEN ARROW, or CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, or FIRST STRIKE.... This is perhaps the most inanely dumb thing I've ever read. I am sorry. I need to remove my veneer of politen
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by mathperson 9y ago
When you say blog posts I assume you don't mean something like the OP? you mean something like https://terrytao.wordpress.com/ or https://blogs.princeton.edu/imabandit/ Then yes I think these are
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by mathperson 9y ago
why does this make you angry? I think these are policies that are designed to encourage electric vehicle usage. Which if you care about air quality (which you should since air pollution kills people, albeit in a quiet way) then presumably p
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by mathperson 9y ago
I suppose. Another part of this I try to read science writers who have a bit of a stem background, like the very good http://www.ericaklarreich.com/ I find people with no stem background, even when they mean very well and w
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by mathperson 9y ago
Ah I see. There is typically gossip on quant blogs? Like Wilmott and Nuclear Phynance. That might help. Or you can look at 1. Options/Futures etc by Hull
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by mathperson 9y ago
Eh I can't find citations right now because I am trying to be productive but modellers and people who study this argue that a lot of traffic is caused by sub-optimal driver behavior. Specifically issues with merging/ and phantom w
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by mathperson 9y ago
Honestly it is hard for me to regard as very credible an author who openly admits not knowing who shannon was before starting this book..
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by mathperson 9y ago
It probably doesn't exist. Most funds of this type are very very paranoid about publicizing the methods they use because 1. Another firm could exploit what they are doing. 2. Another firm could trade the signal and remove their abilit
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by mathperson 9y ago
yeah it is a bit rude..sorry! I just get very few opportunities to say it- and I was like yo- this is a good chance. Are you familiar with the history of the term? with pauli?
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by mathperson 9y ago
Not even wrong. You think New Math refers to the current modifications of common core. New Math actually refers to a series of cold war changes made in response to perceived russian scientific dominance. https://en.wikipedia.org&
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by mathperson 9y ago
Hey I never saw this. Thank you for saying this. I'll keep it in mind. This is good crystallization of some of my thoughts. I think if they do make it a pre-condition of employment I'll go over it with a VERY fine toothed comb wit
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by mathperson 9y ago
I am surprised a comment this correct to be down voted down on hn. I thought this place tried to be evidence based...
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by mathperson 9y ago
"That's when he realised that Palantir was not really selling software, as they originally made out, but consulting, much like Accenture or McKinsey." I think they do both?
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by mathperson 9y ago
non-competes aren't universal in the US at least. that said I am moving to a place where non competes DO exist (moving for grad school) and so I would much appreciate any advice and/or horror stories regarding how to manage them.
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by mathperson 9y ago
Lol. I like you.
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by mathperson 9y ago
This a fantastic blog.
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by mathperson 9y ago
I think you should go back to reddit or 4chan or something
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by mathperson 9y ago
1. Latex does all of this. 2. Latex is user friendly....seriously. have you used latex for anything? Latex is incredibly easy to learn.
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by mathperson 9y ago
you are mis-citing Arleigh Burke's nickname. You are TECHNICALLY correct but quite misleading. The nickname was actually deeply sarcastic (at least initially). The design speed for the Fletcher class was THIRTY FIVE knots not 31. He wa
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by mathperson 9y ago
do you have internship openings for incoming graduate students? starting a phd in the fall
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by mathperson 9y ago
what search engine do you use?
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by mathperson 9y ago
well reasoned and well written but I am not sure I agree with the 'intense scrutiny' apple faced. to me it seemed like bad pr that was forgotten within a few months. could you perhaps elaborate on this point?
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by mathperson 9y ago
Huh? Never fails to impress?
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by mathperson 9y ago
I am sorry if I seem frustrated. its just I can tell you are a thoughtful, curious person, who seems like you want to enjoy mathematics. but instead i feel like you are lapsing into a math phobia and a concern with trivialities. the fact yo
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by mathperson 9y ago
no its the direct sum notation. you have no right to tell mathematicians what notation they should or should not use. what you are entitled to is to write a mathematical paper and use some notation and try to market it. but that requires ge

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