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by spin 14y ago
I think that there are different types of learning, which I think are correlated with different brain areas. For example, learning to ride a bike likely involves the cerebellum (the chunk way in the back, bottom). The cerebellum is involve
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by spin 14y ago
If you are strong in Python but weak in math, then I would also recommend #3, (Collective Intelligence, by Segaran)
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by spin 14y ago
I agree that his first example, "The Girl Named Florida" was a confusing example. I feel pretty comfortable with Bayesian statistics, and I thought the other examples that I saw were pretty clear. But his very first example jumps you out t
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by spin 14y ago
I have often thought about doing something similar to this. Basically, you publish a signed version of your paper on your own website, and then other scientists can sign it with notes. It would be kind of like a "Facebook like" system. (
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by spin 14y ago
> do we let geniuses just do whatever the hell they want. I have to say, I am both bemused and slightly offended by your comment. Are you suggesting that famous people don't have a right to Free Speech? > The answer is...I am not
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by spin 15y ago
Actually, I'd love to be able to write SELECT queries in Javascript that were identical to the queries that I write on the server. Yeah, the data comes from an AJAX-JSON call, but then I deal with it exactly the same. I'd love that.
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by spin 15y ago
Awarded by the Canadian govt, not the U.S. The United States still admits no wrong-doing. According to the linked article, "The Syrian government now says that Arar is 'completely innocent.'" (And as you say, the Canadian govt apologized
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by spin 15y ago
"...most good ideas seem bad initially. If they were obviously good, someone would already be doing them. " --Paul Graham (yechhh... now I feel like some kind of kiss-ass... but this is something that I keep in mind every day...)
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by spin 15y ago
Wow. This is exactly how I practice Japanese. Edit: Actually, I go a bit further and practice my pronunciation with Audacity. I go over a segment, over and over, trying to copy the speaker's accent exactly.
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by spin 16y ago
I think that gridspy's comment is worthy of some upvotes. He made a valid point, and in a meta-joke kind of way. I'm perfectly happy with flippant posts, so long as they're not mean, and they add something to the discussion (be it humor o
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by spin 16y ago
"Perhaps you can share what it is that bothers you enough to prompt your question to me?" I was noting the incongruity between: 1 - the weight of the article (whether you agree or disagree) and 2 - your criticism of the article (nitpicking
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by spin 16y ago
That 's what bothers you? Not the subversion of democracy?
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by spin 16y ago
> "Can/should we be testing anti-depressants on animals at all?" Yes, of course. We can test a bunch of mice, rats, and monkeys, and then chop up their brains afterwords and actually look at what happened inside. It's not as good as e