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by sbashyal 14y ago
I modified the traditional Super Bowl pool based on past stats such that individual boxes have more uniform win probabilities. Though I wrote the blog post last year, I wanted to share it right on time for the Super Bowl.
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I write about my hacks and thoughts here: http://hacksandthoughts.posterous.com/
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Where are you located?
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by sbashyal 14y ago
Having spent several years doing academic research before finally leaving to work on real-world problems in machine learning and NLP, I can relate to this article. If any of you have problems in this domain, I am interested to chat.
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by sbashyal 14y ago
I can see the comments just fine.
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by sbashyal 14y ago
I like the idea of using sense of humor as compatibility test. Has this been done before or did you come up with this idea?
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by sbashyal 14y ago
I built this web app last year to help my colleagues evaluate and compare different insurance plans. I would love to hear some feedback.
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by sbashyal 14y ago
To provide some perspective, I did a calculation using their pricing information and assuming the average transaction size of $10 - the waived fee amounts to $2950. edit - changed language to make it more meaningful
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by sbashyal 14y ago
This surge may not last long as some 250M employee owned shares will flood the market next week.
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Facebook stock pops as ad sales surge(money.cnn.com)
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by sbashyal 14y ago
Nexus 7 is again way more expensive than $99 China made android tablets. Depends on build quality and brand. A too low price-point would cannibalize iPads.
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Apple Unveils The iPad Mini(techcrunch.com)
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New Yahoo.com Homepage(businessinsider.com)
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by sbashyal 14y ago
I believe that those who cared about company values did see this coming. See this one comment in Hacker News about a year ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3225688
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by sbashyal 14y ago
Stock price plummeting below asset value indicates that investors believe that Zynga is now in the business of burning money instead of making money.
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by sbashyal 14y ago
555 timer was a milestone in my hacking endeavors. RIP Hans Camenzind.
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I will go with Elon Musk for having impact on multiple fronts.
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Who is the next Steve Jobs?(cnn.com)
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Is this indicating that Apple and Google are trying to reach an agreement or is there other possible explanations?
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Google Unexpectedly Withdraws Its Latest ITC Complaint Against Apple(techcrunch.com)
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Google withdraws patent complaint against Apple(reuters.com)
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by sbashyal 14y ago
IRC channel startups currently serves this purpose.
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Self-driving cars now legal in California(cnn.com)
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3Taps Files Countersuit, Says Craigslist Is Anticompetitive(techcrunch.com)
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Jury Finds Samsung Violated Apple Patents(online.wsj.com)
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In contrast with what most believed to be a long journey, the jury is said to have reached a verdict.
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The End Is Nigh For The Apple v. Samsung Trial(techcrunch.com)
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Apple yanks unloved Genius adverts(slashgear.com)
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Amazon Lockers Available For Delivery In Silicon Valley(techcrunch.com)
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by sbashyal 14y ago
I created hnlike.com about a year ago that helps you to setup an upvote button for your blog. I have disabled the upvote feature as the community seemed worried. See the HN discussion on my story for details.

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