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by smdz 10y ago
No - because 2.7% (or 0.7 efficiency difference) increase is not insignificant when you scale up. As an analogy, think of what 0.7% tax saving would mean to you annually. In reality solar-cells and batteries are not at all cheap to install
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by smdz 10y ago
This is a good question - And this is a partial answer (from a link above): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13939399 Not sure why you were downvoted. Seems like this community is showing signs of academic elitism
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by smdz 10y ago
> I don't think we are on the precipice of general AI, perhaps we are not even close. In all probability, I want to agree with you. However, deep learning unnerves me. Seriously, how many people who evolved the deep-learning-trained
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by smdz 10y ago
> As they're a subsidiary of PayPal, it really would require extraordinary evidence to convince me that Braintree doesn't suck Really! If it is a subsidiary of PayPal - That itself is an evidence that stuff doesn't always
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by smdz 10y ago
Personally, I find Keras better than tflearn. But you need to know the fundamentals on TF and NNs (RNNs,LSTMs, etc...). Keras makes it easier to build on those concepts with less programming. I've found TFLearn to be slightly complicat
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by smdz 10y ago
By attracting and immigrating the best and brightest, the US actually does injustice towards its citizens. And then its also an unfair act against other countries. The other countries that send immigrants technically stay poorer and weaker
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by smdz 10y ago
> Do you really think Go is that good? Its not that good yet. It doesn't even have the capacity to replace my Python usage yet. What I miss is the community driven libraries/packages - including sci-computing libs. If Golang is
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by smdz 10y ago
> Is TypeScript good enough? Yes. Once you move to TS, it's inconvenient to move back to JS > Will developers be open to alternatives? I would like to see GoLang supported in the browser (natively, not transpiled). Go has some a
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by smdz 10y ago
I had the same issue. The first time I used React for a quick POC without react-redux/flux, I ended up using react-states a lot - ignoring all the wisdom out there. It worked well only for the POC and ended up refactoring a lot later.
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by smdz 10y ago
> Setup the business processes and make the workflow stable and profitable. This should be the top priority. You personally don't want to be tied up to any client/project. You could help developers as time permits. But your pri
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by smdz 10y ago
Planning tasks works for me. For example - I maintain different list of cards in private TODOS boards. I add the item as soon as it comes to my mind. I don't place a deadline - but I may reprioritize items every week. So, if I have 3 h
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by smdz 10y ago
Yes, that thread was marked duplicate. At least with this instance, it did not seem like the Kalanick's fault (nor the driver's fault). The driver got a bit aggressive and we know why. I don't agree with the statement: &quot
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by smdz 10y ago
> By now I’m sure you’ve seen the video where I treated an Uber driver disrespectfully. To say that I am ashamed is an extreme understatement. My job as your leader is to lead…and that starts with behaving in a way that makes us all prou
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by smdz 10y ago
I think thats because China takes away a lot of manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing in India is yet to take off.
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by smdz 10y ago
I watched the video 3 times, and did not find anything wrong with the CEO's behavior. And don't understand why the CEO should be issuing any apology at all for this video. Might be just because of the bad-media coverage. He was ex
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by smdz 10y ago
> "It's a downgrading of services and a slap in the face for the customers," said Ho I'd express my sympathy - but these statements tend to be incorrect and said out of frustration. Infact, there is a higher probabil
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by smdz 10y ago
First, communicate to the client that it's taking so long (and why its taking so long). They will ask for an estimate, and you can defer the estimate for a day or two. I bill my clients for 5 minute chats too - but for this one I would
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by smdz 10y ago
I'd been in similar position many years back. I couldn't leave the job because I promised myself I would complete at least 3 years in any co I join. The only reason was to prevent job-hopping that would ruin my resume. Fast forwar
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by smdz 10y ago
There is a thin line between science and science fiction. Unfortunately, this article is more fiction. Let's, for a moment, assume that AI becomes highly capable in most human tasks. In that case, I've a pretty radical view on thi
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by smdz 10y ago
> Marketplaces like UpWork and ELance, which were originally designed to match US companies with global talent, have literally made it impossible for US engineers to find work... As a freelancer working from India - this stands true even
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by smdz 10y ago
I'm sure many programmers would have experienced deepwork. Ironically, my best experiences with deep work were when I had broken legs and had limited physical movements. One disadvantage of deepwork is - your brain sometimes gets stuck
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by smdz 10y ago
As an investor, I assume Creedy will help with the legal documentation. 1. How does the platform ensure Borrower is paying on time and/or reminded for delayed-payments 2. Co-investment. This means you are sharing equal risk. But not su
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by smdz 10y ago
I don't like banks either - but this is incorrect. What you call harassment is part of the Process for better due-dilegence. Most of the processes are created by bodies like RBI that are not-private. And they are bureaucratic and slow.
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by smdz 10y ago
Link to the PDF: https://openreview.net/pdf?id=ByldLrqlx The approach taken seems to be quite unique. Especially when compared to GPs and GA evolved custom assemblies. Those approaches work too, but mostly fail (or take too
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by smdz 10y ago
My first (and last) visit to the US (6-7 years back), at the port of entry: ...Before the US trip, I was tired from 2 other trips and had very little sleep. Please note the words below may not be exact, but representational... Officer: some
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by smdz 10y ago
I would also question if most of the primary education is useful. Some of it is useful, but not much of it for the number of years put into it. Plus students who are good at an early age are dumbed down by this kind of education system. P
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by smdz 10y ago
Why the Upwork color theme? That turned me off for a while. The first thought I had: "Is this from Upwork?"