polakallen

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by polakallen 11y ago
This is highly relevant to my interests. Also, looks to be the philosophy of intelligence, not just computer science. Highlights from the table of contents: 9.3 John Searle: Anything Is a Computer . . . . . 360 9.3.5 Everything Is a Compu
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by polakallen 11y ago
This title has at least two valid semantic interpretations. I'm mildly disappointed. <bad assumption redacted> I'd argue that Facebook's moves create wealth, and are better for people in the long run. The opt-out policy
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by polakallen 11y ago
Getting rid of people would (or should) be the last thing on their minds. Reducing cost does not mean increasing growth. If anything, it further damages any chance to recover. Now firing someone clearly and directly responsible for the redu
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by polakallen 11y ago
No, I wouldn't necessarily expect the inverse situation to be true (hence why boys still maintain high scores). It's not a matter of a "strange" experience, its a matter of expectations about outcomes. Basically, you cou
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by polakallen 11y ago
Here might be a good place to start learning: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning/ Much of what research is, is understanding what you're working on in the first place. Getting a solid foundation
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by polakallen 11y ago
What have you done so far in terms of learning machine learning? There's quite a few resources for getting a good foundation, if that's something you might need. Ironically, looking dennybritz's comment, JS is particularly il
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by polakallen 11y ago
Hmmm, I wonder how well this correlates with the placebo effect. In other words, how deep do the effects of negative stereotyping run? The titular study shows that with concentrated effort to overcome the limiting stereotype, the effects of
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by polakallen 11y ago
Here is my humble recommendation: 1) Contribute to (or just read the code of) open source projects in order to improve your coding skills 2) Read up on existing research in topics you're interested in I understand the desire to be effi