maxerize

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by maxerize 10y ago
As the above poster said, if you can introduce people to a topic by explaining a simplified or 'naive' solution/algorithm, then that could be a good springboard to learn more about the topic. Which is why there should be more
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by maxerize 10y ago
Gradient descent is neither complex nor ugly, it's the most immediate and straightforward way of searching for extrema. Iterative methods in general might be your only shot if the problem is not linear and linearisation is not an optio
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by maxerize 11y ago
I thought I was the only one...
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by maxerize 11y ago
1. Nobel prizes are a very poor metric, e.g: http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/nobel-literature-judge-says-awar... 2. Where you see fragmentation, we see diversity and a richer ecosystem. Where you see cultural disparit
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by maxerize 11y ago
For an example, this site doesn't have very comprehensive indicators but it's a good start: https://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/DE/US
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by maxerize 11y ago
I constantly have to remind myself that people who browse HN learn strongly libertarian and are mostly well-off white males. Otherwise, saying that the US quality of life exceeds that of the UK, Germany or Switzerland is just blatantly fals
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by maxerize 11y ago
I don't see why only recent times are indicative of this. America had few outside enemies in e.g. the 1920s, and yet the inner conflicts (Teapot Dome, Steel and Railroad strikes) during those years were nothing like our recent ones.
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by maxerize 11y ago
The author is arguing precisely that the constitution should not be put on a pedestal, and that recent political deadlocks might be due to the constitution not being perfect, and not human error.
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by maxerize 11y ago
yes, but then you're in croydon
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by maxerize 11y ago
someone ban :^[()D]