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871.
by option 10y ago
author here. didn't expect our paper to appear on HN :) But regarding: "Am I only one who thinks that we will be able to simulate the brain with much less computational power than the brain itself has?" - I really doubt that.
872.
by option 10y ago
it is entirely mathematically valid. See here for some math https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-point-where-statistical-imp... The catch, here is "selecting a number randomly" - that isn't constructively defined
873.
by option 10y ago
The most mind-blowing part is that P(E)=0 does not imply E is impossible. My statement above is just a consequence of that. See my Quora's answer to related question https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-point-where-statis
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by option 10y ago
Note that the probability of randomly picking a rational number from [0,1] is exactly 0. That is, with P=1 you will end up with an irrational number, not representable in any modern computer.
875.
by option 10y ago
Adjustable stand/sit desk with motor is a way to go. Has been common in Microsoft and Apple for years.
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by option 10y ago
4 days as in training time given all the compute resources they could allocate to the problem
877.
by option 10y ago
latest from the nobel peace prize winner...
878.
by option 10y ago
Here is a good PC build, also some software info: http://deeplearningathome.com/2016/09/Building-PC-For-Deep-L...
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by option 10y ago
because you need a an extreamly complicated mathematical model if you want to make predictions within well defined "error bounds" and confidence (as in mathematical likelihood) Basically, same reasons why supercomputers are used
880.
by option 10y ago
read it a year ago. now reading "dark forest" - sequel to 3-body. I agree, both are excellent books, but now "dramatically" different from western scifi
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Generating Donald Trump speeches using recurrent neural networks(deeplearningathome.com)
4 points by option 10y ago|0 comments
882.
by option 10y ago
In CA, it is illegal for HOA to block solar installations
883.
by option 10y ago
mobile was the next big thing ten years ago and US was the key innovator there. Now SV has next next big things around AI and VA/AR and is certainly leading and going to lead here. So it is not surprising that SV might not be leadi
884.
by option 10y ago
> "Because we know where income inequality leads?" - income inequality is not the real problem. The real problem is that lower end of the spectrum is too low and has been stagnating for too long. Whether fixing the real pr
885.
by option 10y ago
People who own houses in CA and Bay Area in particular, especially those who bought recently, why would they want housing prices to go down?
886.
by option 11y ago
I actually grew up (ages 4 - 17) near (<36miles) Chernobyl and my family still works on CHNPP. I now work at on of the top tech companies in Silicon Valley. I would even question a <3% leukaemia bump for people who were not involved i
887.
by option 12y ago
When I read this my only thought is that algorithms aren't good enough yet. Fundamentally I see no reasons why 99% of brokers and human traders can't be replaced with algorithms.
888.
by option 12y ago
Just have some respect for yourself - do not accept job offer if you don't get an office (unless it is a very early stage startup)
889.
by option 12y ago
Yes, that's what many devs do. That is of varied efficiency to different people. In laboratory settings, noise has been repeatedly tied to reduced cognitive performance [1]. Also, what happens during flu season? How many people are gon
890.
by option 12y ago
Google yourself on pros and cons of open office. There are lots of studies on both. I am yet to see practical solutions to noise and disease spread (e.g. flu season) problems.
891.
by option 12y ago
Having worked as researcher/dev in both private office and open space setup, I am absolutely convinced that private offices are way more productive than open office setup for researchers and developers. Most, if not all, of my colleagu
892.
by option 12y ago
most often deal with pay or promotion cut. many quit. this is how women are discriminated in USA nowadays.
893.
by option 12y ago
It really is a shame that US is the only "developed" country in the world without paid parental leave. It is also obvious that no gender equality in workplace can be achieved until both mothers and fathers have access to adequat
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Cashtag co-occurence on Twitter(hype-meter.com)
15 points by option 12y ago|0 comments
895.
by option 12y ago
Over the holidays, I've put together a web app which counts how often a stock or Bitcoin is mentioned on twitter. Interestingly, Bitcoin dominates even the most popular SP100 stocks by big margin
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Track SP100 stocks or Bitcoin on Twitter in real time(hype-meter.com)
3 points by option 12y ago|1 comments
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by option 13y ago
Have a look here http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started