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by sharp11 9y ago
Here's a better write-up (in Science), to avoid the hassle of Forbes' web site: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/all-clear-decisive-tr...
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Ask HN: Spike in App Store Downloads from China?
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Escher Reality is building the back end for cross-platform mobile AR(techcrunch.com)
1 points by sharp11 9y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft proposing $10B program to bring broadband internet to rural America(seattletimes.com)
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This Weekend's DDoS Attack and What's in a (C)Name?(netlify.com)
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IFTTT Data Access Project(ifttt.com)
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by sharp11 9y ago
As a birder, this looks like a failed experiment to me. Or I don't understand what their goal was. The groupings make little sense in terms of what these species sound like. I'm guessing that's an artifact of the way they sam
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Cancer Drug Proves to Be Effective Against Multiple Tumors(nytimes.com)
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by sharp11 9y ago
If you don't know about Reveal app, you must. Indispensable. http://revealapp.com
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by sharp11 9y ago
Great point! That's one of the reasons that I designed SuperCoco (app for learning Spanish) to teach in full context.
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NASA Issues a Challenge to Speed Up Its Supercomputer Code(nasa.gov)
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This beekeeper is rescuing bees with deep learning and an iPhone(techcrunch.com)
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Sketch Engine(sketchengine.co.uk)
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by sharp11 9y ago
Thanks, very helpful!
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by sharp11 9y ago
In case I'm not the only wanting to know what a "word vector" is: https://blog.acolyer.org/2016/04/21/the-amazing-power-of-wor...
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by sharp11 9y ago
For skill learning, look into Anders Ericsson's book "Peak". There's much more to say than just "practice a lot" :)
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by sharp11 9y ago
The rule of thumb is that retention interval correlates directly to spacing gap (ie., the longer you wait to practice, the longer you retain). That's one reason that SRS systems use expanding intervals.
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Gut hack(nytimes.com)
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Unpaywall scours the web for free versions of scientific papers(techcrunch.com)
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How I made my own VPN server in 15 minutes(techcrunch.com)
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Nick Zentner talks on geology(nickzentner.com)
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by sharp11 9y ago
I'm building a very opinionated iOS app for learning Spanish. It teaches primarily by ear and in context (rich conversations). http://supercocoapp.com
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by sharp11 10y ago
Yes! Highly recommend Carl Safina's Beyond Words.
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The Intelligent Plant(newyorker.com)
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A year of learning Spanish with SuperCoco(supercocoapp.com)
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by sharp11 10y ago
Just to add one more perspective, and not making any assumptions, what have you done to assess your accent? It's a really tough thing to self-assess. Is it possible that it's heavier than you think? Depending on the role, if your
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Bumblebees Demonstrate the Power of Insect Brains(nytimes.com)
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Google’s new project aims to clean up comment sections(techcrunch.com)
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Drug treatment could combat hearing loss(sciencedaily.com)
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Voice control everywhere(news.mit.edu)
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