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by ubasu 13y ago
Given the problems with Java's floating-point implementation [1], would this be reliable for statistical analysis? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6585828
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by ubasu 13y ago
Note that this "rant" is by Velvel Kahan [1], who won the Turing Award for designing the IEEE 754 floating point standard [2] (among other things), which is used for specifying floating point computations on almost all computers t
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This Giant Fish Has Adaptable Piranha-Proof Armour(phenomena.nationalgeographic.com)
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The Government is Spying on You: ACLU Releases New Evidence of Surveillance(aclu.org)
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Big Disconnect: How Tech Changes Families(childmind.org)
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Johns Hopkins Backs Off Request To Remove Professor’s NSA Blog Post(livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)
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by ubasu 13y ago
From the article: "I’m not RMS, I love open-source for very pragmatic reasons. One of the biggest is that I hate hitting black boxes when I’m debugging!" RMS started the free software movement because he wasn't able to adapt
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Was Diana Nyad really at risk of being bitten during her historic swim?(slate.com)
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Uber drivers file class-action suit over tips(sfgate.com)
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How Money Worries Can Scramble Your Thinking(npr.org)
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Autopsy found traces of drugs after Hastings death(sfgate.com)
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Beware the trappings of liquidation preference [2010](venturebeat.com)
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by ubasu 13y ago
Just as rape is not really about sex but about exerting power over someone, here also it is not so much about sleeping with the waitress but about having power over her. I think that was the main point of the article, which he chose to bols
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Dentist who used copyright to silence her patients is on the run(arstechnica.com)
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Popehat Signal: Vengeful AIDS Denialist Sues Critic In Texas(popehat.com)
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TV Station Issues DMCA Takedowns On Videos Of Its Fake Asian Pilot Names Debacle(techdirt.com)
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by ubasu 13y ago
That is true, but I have found if I am doing calculations that need something like the full math library of python, it's not a one-off calculation, and I am typically on octave anyway. In any case, since I have emacs open all time, I u
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by ubasu 13y ago
Or: echo "$1" | bc -l No need to rev up python.
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Danger: This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death(nytimes.com)
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Gold rush-era discards could fuel cellphones, TVs(sfgate.com)
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The Origin of 'The World's Dumbest Idea': Milton Friedman(forbes.com)
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by ubasu 13y ago
This is "a pox on both houses" disingenuous pablum. Consider their description of the Reinhart-Rogoff affair: This intellectual disagreement over the impact of fiscal decisions has spilled into the public domain with the fight be
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The Full Text of David Guterson's Controversial Commencement Speech(slog.thestranger.com)
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How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power(thenation.com)
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Hacking into the Indian Education System(deedy.quora.com)
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LED projector lamp for bicycles shows potholes(red-dot.sg)
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Vt Gov Signs Novel Law Against False Patent Claims(abcnews.go.com)
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by ubasu 13y ago
All the Sans and Santas are California Missions [1] along the El Camino Real [2], also know as US 101 for the most part: [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_missions_in_California [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Camino_Real_(Ca
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The University of Private Enterprise(eastbayexpress.com)
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Was Marina Chapman really brought up by monkeys?(guardian.co.uk)
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