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David MacKay: Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms(inference.phy.cam.ac.uk)
2 points by snth 15y ago|0 comments
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by snth 15y ago
Loon: a silly or foolish person. From my apple dictionary.
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by snth 15y ago
Well, maybe that falls out from money being a "store of value".
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Crypt of the Capuchins(bridgeandtunnelclub.com)
1 points by snth 15y ago|0 comments
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by snth 15y ago
That's just the first three chapters as well.
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Probability Theory: The Logic of Science (book)(omega.albany.edu)
2 points by snth 15y ago|2 comments
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Kadane: Principles of Uncertainty (book)(uncertainty.stat.cmu.edu)
29 points by snth 15y ago|0 comments
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Edward Tufte: Data Analysis for Politics and Policy (pdfs)(edwardtufte.com)
1 points by snth 15y ago|0 comments
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by snth 15y ago
I downvoted you for tone. Your post would be a good one if you removed your first and last sentences.
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by snth 15y ago
Quicksilver also seems faster
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by snth 16y ago
I thought that's what the 'flag' button was for. How is a downmod different?
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by snth 16y ago
No, paranoid means unreasonably anxious. If people had an appropriate level of concern that kept them alive, they were by definition not paranoid.
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by snth 16y ago
Any opinions or experience with the 'Chance' magazine? It looks interesting, and Andrew Gelman is an editor.
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It’s time to adopt modern Bayesian data analysis as standard procedure(indiana.edu)
89 points by snth 16y ago|52 comments
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Why can't we all use standard libraries for commonly needed algorithms?(queue.acm.org)
108 points by snth 16y ago|46 comments
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by snth 16y ago
I don't think this helps much with the problem outlined in the original post. All you need is one guy running this "persona management" software to offset lots of guys refusing to use it.
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The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant (2005)(nickbostrom.com)
4 points by snth 16y ago|0 comments
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PyBrain: The Python Machine Learning Library(pybrain.org)
86 points by snth 16y ago|5 comments
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Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction (2005)(webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca)
2 points by snth 16y ago|0 comments
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by snth 16y ago
At least they have standards bodies
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by snth 16y ago
How about "Private Intelligence Contractor". Like "Private Military Contractor".
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Causality by Judea Pearl(bayes.cs.ucla.edu)
2 points by snth 16y ago|0 comments
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Code Golf(codegolf.com)
1 points by snth 16y ago|0 comments
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by snth 16y ago
Would you trust a fat guy's diet advice?
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Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community (1996) [pdf](dreamsongs.com)
2 points by snth 16y ago|0 comments
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Worse is Better(dreamsongs.com)
26 points by snth 16y ago|2 comments
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Project Euler(projecteuler.net)
7 points by snth 16y ago|1 comments
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by snth 16y ago
One of the things the author doesn't mention is fire codes. I assume this is one of the reasons buildings are built further back from the road, and also one of the reasons that catastrophic, city-demolishing fires are a thing of the past
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by snth 16y ago
This is true, and I think this is a good attitude to have when you're in a bad situation. That said, some things are more educational than others, and you need to think about the opportunity cost of choosing a particular path. This is how
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by snth 16y ago
Finally, someone is inventing these.

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