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1. 61.▲
   by trentmb 8y ago

   Shoveling data into an ML library is relatively straightforward compared to understanding what that library is doing and why.
2. 62.▲
   by trentmb 9y ago

   > biased towards analytic philosophers. I swear I've looked up the difference between analytic vs. continental multiple times and never understand the difference.
3. 63.▲
   by trentmb 9y ago

   I assure you I am not creative.
4. 64.▲
   by trentmb 9y ago

   Abbotts Understanding Analysis.
5. 65.▲
   The alt-right is in decline. Has antifascist activism worked?(theguardian.com)

   1 points by trentmb 9y ago|0 comments
6. 66.▲
   The misunderstood limits of folk science: an illusion of explanatory depth(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

   3 points by trentmb 9y ago|0 comments
7. 67.▲
   by trentmb 9y ago

   ... and the impact of moving them around. Granted, I'm guilty of printing my ebooks regularly.
8. 68.▲
   by trentmb 9y ago

   Susskinds "Theoretical Minimum" series of books is quite readable.
9. 69.▲
   by trentmb 9y ago

   See other comments about metafilter.
10. 70.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    I've read mixed reviews about PacktPub- can anyone comment on the quality of these?
11. 71.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Its not limited to software engineers. Theres no shortage of blowhards that conflate knowing and understanding.
12. 72.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    > I'm not sure how that advice could apply to a philosophy or sociology student. Do reading assignment, discuss/argue about it in class with a TA or professor to mediate and clarify stuff, maybe write a paper afterwards. Engagi
13. 73.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Scrubbing at my pits and wonky bits with warm water.
14. 74.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    I always found 'memorization' incidental- after step 1 and 2 in What should you do with a definition? , step 3 was already done.
15. 75.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_tarpit?wprov=sfla1
16. 76.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    "That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about stars to dispute it." Is usually my issue.
17. 77.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    I assure you there's plenty of native code that is the same quality. I write a lot of it professionally.
18. 78.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    > Writing written by people with a vastly different perspective, culture, and assumptions then your own. Right, a different set of axioms. Any sort of analysis will, ultimately, be a series of arguments using the text and the set of axio
19. 79.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    > Science is not a popularity contest where the candidate with the most upvotes wins. Correct, it's the most citations.
20. 80.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Its not, which is why you didnt say"r-word".
21. 81.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    I can't help but feel narcissism is a requirement to participate in any subreddit devoted to making fun of people.
22. 82.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    One of the first things I do when checking out a book from my library is look for an ebook version. If I can't find one, I use my flatbed scanner over the course of a week to make one and throw it up on the internet.
23. 83.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Some people just enjoy learning.
24. 84.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Wouldnt a scale work?
25. 85.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/daniel-defoe/the-life-and-...
26. 86.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Is that because its not as bad as its made out to be?
27. 87.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    No.
28. 88.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3
29. 89.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    Quit drinking, get a good nights sleep.
30. 90.▲
    by trentmb 9y ago

    1 and 3 seem like a weird form of colonialism.