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by z0k 5mo ago
Yes, Programming Languages by Dan Grossman! The course was later split up into three parts, with each part focusing on a particular language/paradigm: SML, Racket, and Ruby. Definitely one of the higher quality offerings on Coursera.
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by z0k 4y ago
If you are in your twenties, read Starting Strength [1]. If you are in your fifties, read both Starting Strength and The Barbell Prescription [2]. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-Basic-Barbell-Train... [2] htt
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by z0k 6y ago
The "Programming Languages" three part series by Dan Grossman is excellent. https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages-part-
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by z0k 6y ago
MIT has consistently high quality MOOCs. Here's a new philosophy course on edX (offered for the first time this year) https://www.edx.org/course/moral-problems-and-the-good-life
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by z0k 7y ago
You can study Group Theory and Category Theory simultaneously using Chapter 0 by Aluffi: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6829004-algebra
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Twitter blocks French government with its own fake news law(bbc.com)
3 points by z0k 8y ago|0 comments
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by z0k 8y ago
There's a fairly detailed curriculum here (three parts) https://www.quantstart.com/articles/How-to-Learn-Advanced-Ma...
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by z0k 8y ago
You can start with this book if you want to go straight to making a gameplay agent https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-and-the-game-of-...
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by z0k 8y ago
This essay was published in 1999. Reference: https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3445 It inspired the "Biggest Number Duel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=fy7_RkuQ4M0
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by z0k 8y ago
There are some useful tips for reading papers using Anki here: http://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html Scroll down to the heading "Using Anki to thoroughly read a research paper in an unfamiliar field".
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Opening of a DeepMind Office in Montreal, Canada(deepmind.com)
2 points by z0k 9y ago|0 comments
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by z0k 9y ago
This seems very interesting, but I'm getting a 404 at this link.
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by z0k 9y ago
I think this is the study they are citing https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281260875_Indoor_ro...
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by z0k 9y ago
It's not kW/h, it's kWh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt_hour