rsp1984

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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   I don't have much opinion on literature but I am deeply opinionated on classical music. I wonder if there's a similar list by a composer or music critic about other composers of his/her time. That'd be an interesting rea
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   I see it being used all over the place as a starting point to solve for x, even if A is non-square and/or x ends up being a least squares solution.
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   This. It's even more obvious in linear algebra where mathematicians routinely start with the premise "Ax = b", even if there is no solution x that would satisfy the equation exactly.
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   Thanks for leaving a comment here :) Now that I have your ear, may I make a suggestion? Please be a little more specific about what Bitmovin does on your website. Right now the first thing I read is: "Software to Solve Complex Vi
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   I think it's worth pointing out that in order to "sell" to investors (as opposed to customers), having the product (and the customers!) ready actually is very important. So the proper sequence is: 1. Sell. 2. Buil
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   Also, your accuracy is very dependent on the baseline of the laser vs. the image sensor and it's very sensitive to proper calibration. Plus expect some scale changes in the output data when the thing heats up or cools down.
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   I find this is mostly a problem with SUVs as their lights are naturally higher. I nearly always get blinded through my rear mirror when an SUV drives behind me at night. I can't imagine I'm the only one with this problem and it&#x
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   but the data collection is not on by default (though applications like Maps will prompt for it) No and no. Not only is the data collection on by default, even if you turn it off some Google apps (e.g. Maps) just don't give a damn. I
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   by rsp1984 9y ago

   Not too long ago there was also some beef on Twitter between Elon and Zuck about AI [1]. Guess that made the decision a bit easier for Elon. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16024444/ai-safety-threa
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    By bets are on minor blip. Every large company is going through a shitstorm every once in a while. Now it's FB's turn. The media loves this and pushes the matter as much as possible as it translates directly into clicks (and there
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Sorry, I don't see it either. Yes, Facebook makes money off of users data, surprise surprise! People know that much, they aren't stupid and the deal worked just fine for both sides so far. The current outrage is about user's
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Depends on your definition of being "in custody". Here's how Promise works: We work in partnership with governments who release people from jail on condition that they work with Promise as an alternative to being in custody.
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    I'm not convinced. Here's why: Punishing criminals with jail time not only makes sense from the standpoint of protecting the community from bad elements. It also serves two other purposes that are often overlooked: 1. Retribut
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Trump bragged about "grabbing women by the p *y" on tape only 13 years ago and he still became president. No matter the amount of stupid or disrespectful stuff someone says on (social) media, many voters actually don't seem
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Nah, it's really not that simple. Well, you came here and asked and I gave you a response because I happen to know the topic and wanted to help. It's your choice to not believe what I explained but I doubt you'll get a very
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Lowercase p(B|A) seems to really mean p_B(h(a)), and that's not obvious. Hell, I might still have it wrong. I think you have it about right. It is "semi-obvious" by the fact that of course, observation and state are related
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Without open mindedness about the type of success you may encounter, your startup is doomed. And without humility about the limits of your knowledge, your startup is doomed. I agree with most of the article, but gosh, why do people always
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    But when you express doubt, there is always a good explanation and you will feel guilty for doubting afterwards. This. I think it's important to emphasize that those "good explanations" are usually lies, as lies are at the
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Oh, I see where you're getting at. I think I can clear that up for you: Bayes formula works for both concrete probabilities (P(A), P(A|B), etc..) as well as PDFs (p(A), p(A|B), ...). So p(A|B) = (p(B|A) * p(A)) / p(B) is
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    However, I'm not sure I understand a single component of the expression P(A|B) = P(B|A) P(A) / P(B) in this context. You've come to the right place :) In the context of least squares estimation you can usually ignore the de
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    We also do the opposite, and we use our IMU to better estimate the position of those features/clues. This is exactly what SLAM does, at its core it is just a Kalman filter with the twist that each time it finds a reliable visual clue
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    I think that difference is due to the different photographer view points. Both observers center on the lighthouse but from different standpoints. Everything in front of or behind the lighthouse will look different, even if they caught the e
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Can't upvote this enough. I get the urge to just stop reading whenever I come across "MM". Just use "m" or "M" for millions, for heaven's sake.
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    But then you're back to the initial problem they're trying to solve, which is that some person will get a manager who's way too friendly and promotes too many people, while some other poor soul gets stuck with a harsher mana
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    I'm glad you put in the work to write down your experiences, and I'm glad that HN is rewarding this. Promotion at Google is a process filled with selfishness and dishonesty and I think hackers need to know about this. The promotio
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    I agree with you on the first part. However keep in mind that sometimes it's better to subdivide a problem and find better solutions for each sub-part. The case you outlined can be subdivided into (non-dense / non-watertight) surf
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Absolutely. Adding to the list, SIMPLE [1] was recently trending on HN [2]. It looks very applicable to hyperparameter optimization. [1] https://github.com/chrisstroemel/Simple [2] https://news.ycombinator.c
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    I love Webflow! It perfectly fills a niche between Weebly / Wix and raw HTML / CSS / JS. It's for the technically savvy who want to build websites quickly but for whom Weebly / Wix are just too inflexible. You guys
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    It's whichever sucks more 100s of MBs of memory for putting a text file on screen.
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    by rsp1984 9y ago

    Can you share the name of the company? Jeb mentions something like "dub tag" but that's apparently not it.