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by onetimeusename 12y ago
I think what surprises me is the discrepancy between reading about mathematicians who worked with younger students out of seemingly altruistic motives (Kolmogorov and Erdos come to mind) and then a contemporary math department that might on
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overhead -> time taken and requirements to write and defend a thesis, in addition to teaching and writing papers with advisor. rhetorical question, is having a phd the only way to prove without a doubt that you are an expert in a field a
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Exactly.
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So did you end up getting the phd anyways? In your experience, did you feel the departments' agendas placed importance on the field or were they more interested in career aspirations or money? My personal experience is that mathematics
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I would really like to see an alternative to going to grad school for a Ph.D. spring up for people who want to do research, particularly in math which doesn't require expensive labs. The overhead, the poor job prospects, the cost, the
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by onetimeusename 12y ago
One thing I have wondered is if income inequality is demonstrably bad. If you read closely the author says that our economy grew quicker post WW2 when income was more evenly distributed but that is not conclusive. The author also says incom
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I don't get why the first prize is a one-day course about data visualization. You already won the contest which shows that you are knowledgeable about data visualization, what would a 1 day course do for you?
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I think they have taken this idea of being logical and internalized it as a status symbol. The use of the word "rational" apparently only applies to them so by criticizing LW, I assume that makes you irrational. Is it useful for e
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In the article, the writer mentioned he is rarely unhappy for more than 20 minutes. I don't understand this. Happiness is a result of something that is good and sadness is a result of something being bad. Emotions have a purpose. Emoti
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Would you care to elaborate on this? I have my own criticisms of LW and without mentioning what they are, I want to see if other people's match up with mine.
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Another thing is that Israel has Iron Dome which has prevented deaths quite effectively so I think that needs to be accounted for when analyzing the data since it makes one side appear more aggressive from simple death counts.
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You are right, I read it and went back and took a quote from the wrong place after getting a bad impression from the entire section. Consider this though, Proficient oral and written communications skills. Collaborates well in a team enviro
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I object to the part about gender coding the language. I think people should be able to speak and write the way it comes naturally to them. It gets to a point where being friendly to women is so strenuous that it becomes hostile to men. Apa
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Something I find ironic is that Zed Shaw dislikes both haskell and lisp programmers for a variety of reasons that would only provoke if I put them here, some of which you already mentioned. Search "lisp" in second source. [1] htt
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I am partial to trying to get people to "learn something". My belief is that when something is known as being hard, a teacher can get away with being mediocre or inept because bad ratings and students failing or low averages can
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Meh, just a guy making sweeping generalizations from a personal political perspective.
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Are all of IBM's operations at the Watson center in Yorktown Heights moving to Manhattan or are these really two separate groups? I ask as someone who is interested in applying.
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As a person with a degree in CS I have to say this is bogus. The writer doesn't explicitly state what CS skills are but he says they will be outsourced. I take it he thinks CS means you only learn basic programming or how to install s
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Why is it called poorlyprogrammed? Do you have an acceptable use policy anywhere? I didn't see one and I doubt you want people uploading child porn. What did you use to build the platform?
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downvote me if you wish but honestly the rationality movement seems like it is more interested in being elite than anything meaningful. If all the rationality movement can provide as a measure of success is just higher performance on some
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A few questions if you don't mind. Do you know if any of your clients who have renounced citizenship have had trouble coming back in to the United States to visit friends or family or for business? Is it common for countries to tax p