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by shawn 8y ago
This was one of the books Feynman used to learn Calculus. The other was Advanced Calculus by Woods: https://libgen.pw/download/book/5a1f04723a044650f5fbaf91
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by shawn 8y ago
I would argue that culture is incorporated into our genes. For example, humans show signs of domestication, just like certain animals. But domestication is another name for cultural genetics.
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by shawn 8y ago
This is magical. How'd you find out about this?
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by shawn 8y ago
I'd like a dataset which maps (zip code, age, single) to a distribution of incomes. E.g. (60642, 18, single) is likely <$20k income. Ideally it would return a big list of (age, zip code, income, year, single) entries. Is it possible
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by shawn 8y ago
One way to do this is to install Mathematica and then run $ wolframscript --code "6 == 5 + 1" True Suppose you know that a function is equal to "(x - 1)(x + 1) - 42". You want to check whether the student has gi
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by shawn 8y ago
It is commonly assumed that evolution tries to maximize its outcome using a greedy algorithm. In fact it seems to be a random walk across all possibilities, with unviable branches dying out over time. Suicide may also be a second order effe
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by shawn 8y ago
Podcasting was one of Feynman's lesser known discoveries. They would mail the whole spool of film to your doorstep.
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by shawn 8y ago
Oh
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by shawn 8y ago
Since everyone is wondering why, and since I happened to stumble across a reason during my time as a pentester, here you go: Spearphishing is still one of the most common ways of breaching a corporate network. If I target you, you will like
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by shawn 8y ago
That's a bit like saying that Newton's gravity law doesn't explain why the planets move. It's true that "because genetics" doesn't tell you why it happens, but it might be the deepest answer possible. We
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by shawn 8y ago
If you haven't seen it yet, Feynman's podcast series The Character of Physical Law is quite wonderful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3mhkYbznBk
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Ask HN: Is Udacity's Machine Learning Nanodegree Worth $1k?
11 points by shawn 8y ago|2 comments
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by shawn 8y ago
I read their entire website and still have no idea what precisely Plume is or what they're selling. "What makes Plume different from my traditional Wi-Fi router or extender? Single router Wi-Fi systems can give you the speed you n
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by shawn 8y ago
Kids these days and using the `auto` keyword... Back in my day you had to use template typename metaprogramming! </lawn> It's quite pretty code. Thanks for making it available.
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by shawn 8y ago
I've often wondered whether certain internet memes are actually state actors practicing their craft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3SFXQfE4kk
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by shawn 8y ago
He might have just been arrested. https://oilcitywyo.com/crime/2018/08/30/recent-arrests-8-30-... Someone else said he wasn't in wy though.
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by shawn 8y ago
These accomplishments, however, don't in any way excuse his egregious behavior. Every time TempleOS comes up, someone chimes in with a remark like this. Can't we just focus on the technical aspects?
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by shawn 8y ago
Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and Life is a good read: https://www.amazon.com/Feynmans-Rainbow-Search-Beauty-Physic... Minor spoiler alert. Feynman had a strong dislike for string theory, even goi
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by shawn 8y ago
If anyone is looking to get into machine learning, I've found "Introduction to Data Mining" very useful: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17808349 First edition: http://www.uokufa.edu.iq/s
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by shawn 8y ago
There’s nothing sad about being boring.
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by shawn 8y ago
[never mind then.]
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by shawn 8y ago
That's a bit like saying "No problem, we just won't make money then." Netflix seems to be a good example of forward thinking.
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Terry Davis of TempleOS has passed away(reddit.com)
9 points by shawn 8y ago|1 comments
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by shawn 8y ago
“I’m not saying it’s unfair. I’m saying it won’t work.” Companies exist to serve their customers. The companies that forget this tend to decline.
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by shawn 8y ago
Pinboard: https://pinboard.in/u:shawnpresser Also, throw everything into your ~/Downloads folder and use ripgrep.
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by shawn 8y ago
More pushiness. This is a Show HN. We're supposed to be offering positive and helpful feedback.
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Tracking Down the Villains: Outlier Detection at Netflix(medium.com)
1 points by shawn 8y ago|0 comments
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by shawn 8y ago
You're mistaken. Python 2.7 will still be here in a decade, and people might even still write code against it. I don't think zealotry or being pushy is productive. Software doesn't rust, and 2.7 is a perfectly fine choice.
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by shawn 8y ago
The original iPod didn't have a touchscreen.
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by shawn 8y ago
The fact that lead causes violence isn't in question. Violence is caused by multiple factors. One additional factor is the billions of dollars to be made preparing and running drugs from Mexico to the US. My assertion is that if lead w

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