starchild3001

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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   I've long thought "life is inevitable". Why? In a universe where every possibility plays out, some outcomes are bound to lead to life. [Diverse] Chaos => universal turing machines occurring somewhere + random codes being e
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   I tend to be very skeptical of a list that puts python into #1 spot. R also so high? Again this makes little sense. https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2016
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   Thanks for mentioning. Any links to your (or relevant) work?
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   Thanks for sharing. The possibilities for this kind of technology are endless. Maybe one day we'll start having crystal clear conversations over telephone :)
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   >> The so-called AI as pursued by Google & other tech companies isn't AI at all. True AI won't need as much data. >Deepmind / AlphaGo, Watson, and other like them are about the best thing we have nowadays when it
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   This article ticks me off. Apple announced some really good features on Monday (CoreML and a bunch of ML driven features). Having this kind of article after WWDC is unfair. As a consumer, I applaud Apple's approach. The so-called AI as
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   Great observation! In my experience, too, there's a tradeoff between creativity and precise thinking. Namely creative people often have some inherent randomness built into their brains, and precision comes later with more effort; while
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   by starchild3001 9y ago

   Human biology is complex. Reducing it to simple thermodynamics completely ignores factors like metabolism, psychology and microbiome. Eating nutrient deficient/extremely tasty sweets (or junk food) has very different effects than eatin
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   by starchild3001 10y ago

   > This book was more valuable when it was a tree. 'nuff said.
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    by starchild3001 10y ago

    Not sure why we're still discussing this book. It's old, and it's been thoroughly debunked many times. One of few ~1000 page books from which I've learned nothing.
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    by starchild3001 10y ago

    Have a feeling US will soon change the definition of GDP to attain higher growth rates soon. GDP is a fuzzy concept... like inflation.
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    by starchild3001 10y ago

    Check out the stanfard MOOC class taught by Andrew Ng... that's where most people (I know of) started. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Andrew+... Web developer to ML? Doable but you may ha
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    by starchild3001 10y ago

    Malcom Gladwell is a great story teller, but a terrible researcher. I had sworn to never buy another book by him even before seeing this news. He's BSing too much.
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    by starchild3001 10y ago

    Not sure how this article bubbled up to #2 spot. I don't find the argument credible and/or get it.