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by roystonvassey 7y ago
apps on pivotal to extract, transform, combine data -> to ms sql db -> powerbi to visualize
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Also, the software part of it (NNs and their algorithms) have been so widely researched and published that competitive advantages here are harder to come by than in hardware RD. Also, vendor lock-in is a huge challenge in the cloud space. I
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
The older I grow, the more I realize that, in its barest essence, we are all 'good' human beings. But, thanks to self-help advice of the kind that aspires to teach you to be 'powerful', 'assertive', 'effec
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
I think there should be a law that mandates orgs offering SaaS products (probably, with a min. base of users, say >100) to open-source their code, if they decide to sundown it. It almost appears to be the bare minimum, from a consumer pr
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
For a multi-national operating entity, local customisation and even their entire website is often delegated to the local, legal entity itself. So, while some of this might be intentionally done, like you suggest, because of metrics, I suspe
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
This is a beautiful, and much-needed, sentiment. All of us have our own struggles. Unless you’re that person, it is not for you to judge if it is small or big. It is enough to know that there are struggles.
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Such an interesting study. Over the past few years, I encounter daily cynicism about how ‘people are the worst’. But, it is so important to not lose this basic trust in others because that, in fact, is the only true foundation in life. We a
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Wow. That’s a fine looking car.
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Work as a consultant. As a management/IT/data/process consultant - it doesn't matter. You'll soon learn to ask the right questions of your customers and figure out different problems they face. It is a nuanced skill
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Is this....a troll comment on HN? Well set up, if so.
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Because of the Russians?
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Yes. Unlike software development, data science is not completely business agnostic and a fair amount of business understanding is required. For e.g. if you work with sales data, you need to be aware of seasonalities, purchasing patterns etc
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
This might be true in wealthier and low-density areas. In India, for example, garbage disposal is a real problem, compounded by the fact that there have been no real recycling policies until recently [1]. Also, I am confused by the argument
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by roystonvassey 7y ago
Same. As a data scientist, I have seen multiple 'analytics workbench' solutions come, go and occasionally stay - Clementine (what is now IBM SPSS), Stata, SAS and its many variants, Statistica and in the recent years, tools built
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
It is the case in India too with a bunch of food-delivery startups that have mushroomed in the last few years. Lot of discounts, cash-backs and what not. This will not last long but a great time for consumers, for now.
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
This. It’s a daily trade-off, as a working professional, between how deep I should learn the fundamentals and how quickly can I get to solving problem at hand. As an example, I want to learn how to deploy my models on the cloud but the mech
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
The only reason I use Chrome is because I have a chromecast and they only allow Chrome to native cast
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Can't agree more. SQL is the one skill that I continue to use across a 15-year span while many others have come and gone - SAS, SPSS, Clementine and name-your-latest-plug-and-play-analytics platform. It is a skill with the highest bang
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Google almost had this nailed with Reader before they canned it. Unbelievably stupid move while drowning millions in Plus and You and whatnot.
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Great explanation and I love the fact that the entire presentation is a Jupyter Notebook! A non-academic observation - the 'real-world' challenge of ML pipelines is what I call the 'last-mile' problem of ML - operation
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Sounds like the perfect working model but how do you handle the multitude of labour laws, payroll, taxation etc?
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
That’s a beautiful stoic+ thought
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Cool idea! I see the iOS keyboard already do this to an extent. I often type words in my native language in English. I see that over time it learns these and predicts a bit better when I need to type it again. Of course, if it collected a l
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
I suspect that this is influenced by rates of under-diagnosis in third-world countries, rather than a factor of diets itself.[1] 1. http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2010/iaea_forum_20100921/en/
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
I find it even good for medical conditions, condensed history of major events, understanding geography and biography of actors, sportspersons and politicians. Actually, isn't it the * best * first website to learn about anything?
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Just commenting to say that you guys have a great product. It's the easiest way I have transferred money across borders. Kudos and keep it up!
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
Oh yeah, forgot the add-ons. My laptop bag is now like a knapsack - usb converter, hdmi converter and an another for the earphone.
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
I am a huge fan of Apple's products and never understood the fuss when the new Pro Keyboard attracted bad press, reading it on my old, robust pre-2015 era Macbook. Until now. I got the new one at my job three months back. And, here I a
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by roystonvassey 8y ago
This was an illuminating read. I was not at all aware that there are certain numbers(!) that are illegal. Thanks for sharing
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by roystonvassey 9y ago
I think it imports any JS blocker you might be using on Firefox. For instance, in my case, I installed Tor and when I started it the first time, I saw the 'NoScript' tab enabled.

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