wfisher

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   An Interview with an Anonymous Data Scientist(logicmag.io)

   9 points by wfisher 8y ago|0 comments
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   by wfisher 9y ago

   I'm pretty sure they turned on Instant Search in 2010 in order to serve more ads not fewer. The extra load due to this feature was not insignificant. I heard it was the equivalent of an entire datacenter.
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   by wfisher 9y ago

   Why is CPA for bottom feeders. What do you mean by that? Seems like the perfect way to optimize the funnel if you know exactly what you're after (an "acquisition").
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   by wfisher 9y ago

   www.njtwizard.com We do this for NJ Transit with about 90% accuracy. We spent at least two months figuring out how it all works, though. It's non-trivial to do right.
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   by wfisher 9y ago

   Amazing. I couldn't agree more this is obviously a useless way to learn baking at first.