Cosma Shalizi is also a Physicist. I don't think he is actually doing research in machine learning or AI but he likes to read a lot and he tends to have fairly extensive reading lists.
You know..I find it interesting that this drastic type action of immediate cut off and sometimes being escorted physically off premise, happens apparently so much in the private sector, yet I've seen nothing like this in many high level jobs in govt/DoD systems.
YOu give your notice...you get to work normally till your last day.
That may be because they actually trust you since it is a requirement to have potential Federal employees send their fingerprints to the FBI to see if you have a criminal background.
Technically, the dinosaurs didn't go anywhere. They just shrunk and grew feathers.. we know grow them in factory farms and eat them by the pound at Chik-Fil-A.
Umm...are you trying to tell me that Tyrannosaurus Rex tastes like CHICKEN?
Spider Robinson is an OK writer, and Heinlein did great work, but Robinson trying to be Heinlein just doesn't work. Somebody more in tune with Heinlein's worldview, like David Weber, might have done a much better job. Weber, like Heinlein, does drama.
I think Niven is pretty similar to Heinlein. He should have probably written this.
Idiocracy is a movie directed by Mike Judge (director of Office Space) which tells a story of an average man who is put into cryosleep for hundreds of years and when he wakes up he discovers that he is the smartest man in the world since everyone else has become dumb.
The film is apparently difficult to get a hold of because Fox hasn't promoted the movie at all for unknown reasons.
My favorite, so far, is "why this works". You see a lot of interesting pieces of code where someone doesn't know why something works. Even rms (Richard Stallman) has a comment in some header file where he makes that remark.
There seems to be a good chance that Perelman will decline it (or his share of it), given his behavior.
Not really, if you read Sylvia's article then you would note that Perelman said that he would think about it if they asked him to accept the Clay prize.
Also, i'm surprised to notice that there are people here who still consider QCs as science fiction - they're not.
Apparently, there are Computer Scientists who still regard quantum computing as science fiction. Read a few quantum computing blogs if you don't believe this to be true.
I don't think so. Sure, the collapsible sections are kind of cool but the winner's visual design is superior. The runner-up's design looks amateurish by comparison. I think Taco made the right decision.
Do Mexicans blame their government for all this? Is there anything of a movement to get it fixed
I'm sure Mexicans would love it if their government would fix the economy there but a major difficulty is that the government there is very corrupt. I think, but am not sure, that President Vicente Fox was voted in by the people against the wishes of the ruling PRI party. I have heard that he has tried to reform things but I think that he has run into a lot of road blocks so not much has changed. The PRI has had a stranglehold on Mexican politics for like 80 years. Imagine if there was only one party here in the states that had ruled for such a long time. It would be very very corrupt don't you think?
That guy who told you that didn't really know what he was talking about. I have heard similar things from borderline misogynistic types. This Canadian Forces guy is probably an aggressive alpha male and likely seeks and attracts manipulative women. This is why he has that perspective. Almost all of the couples that I know are in it for the love. Both ways. None of this I'll give you sex if you give me something. That's for shallow people.
If you just look at women as sexual objects then I'm sure you'll end up with someone who will be manipulative. On the other hand, if you actually like women, and are careful in your selection process, you might actually find something more meaningful.
and a 16 processor Alpha (4x ES40) cluster in our kitchen
Is it useful? I would think that a processor as old as the Alpha wouldn't be that useful even if you did have sixteen of them. They were pretty awesome in their time though.
I remember seeing a program on TV quite a few years ago about a woman who got cancer and the cancer went into remission then it came back and then it went away. It kept doing this in cycles. She appeared to be immune in that she didn't die. I think she wanted them to study it but they told her that she'd become a lab rat and that's no way to live so she didn't do it. Still I find it hard to believe that the impact in someone's lifestyle would be that great. Anyway, maybe it was a hoax but I think it was on Dateline NBC or something of that nature.
When we say we're going to prove something we actually prove it
I'm not so sure about that. A proof is usually a series of statements that convinces somebody that something is true. Because of this there are many proofs that are wrong. If someone were to prove something it would be more likely to be correct, that is you actually proved it, if a series of formally specified steps were taken like in a declarative language such as Prolog or something of that nature. There is at least one project that is attempting to provide a rigorous framework so that mathematicians can write something more exact than "yes, it clearly follows..." when in fact it may not follow at all.
I don't agree with your thesis. True, OS/2 was probably marginalized by its ability to run Windows apps, but you had to BUY OS/2 separately. When you buy a Mac you get OS X for free and guess what? It's a lot nicer than Microsoft Windows. Also most people that buy Macs do so because they like high quality products with style. Microsoft Windows has neither of these qualities. Anyone who is constrained to using Windows applications probably wouldn't even bother buying a Mac.
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Not always. I've been in places where the cleaning staff and security don't wear uniforms.
Cosma Shalizi is also a Physicist. I don't think he is actually doing research in machine learning or AI but he likes to read a lot and he tends to have fairly extensive reading lists.
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You may also want to get familiar with Geoffrey Hinton's current work in neural networks.
The film is apparently difficult to get a hold of because Fox hasn't promoted the movie at all for unknown reasons.
My favorite, so far, is "why this works". You see a lot of interesting pieces of code where someone doesn't know why something works. Even rms (Richard Stallman) has a comment in some header file where he makes that remark.
Jon also says (paraphrased) "I don't know why people are getting their news from us. We are the fake news."
"I fight for Xev!"
is here Contrary Brin.
What's weird about it? It's the distance the rider can cover in one hour.
There's no way the head of the company is going to cut her or his own pay.
I don't think so. Sure, the collapsible sections are kind of cool but the winner's visual design is superior. The runner-up's design looks amateurish by comparison. I think Taco made the right decision.
If you just look at women as sexual objects then I'm sure you'll end up with someone who will be manipulative. On the other hand, if you actually like women, and are careful in your selection process, you might actually find something more meaningful.
I notice that Rotwang's gloved fake hand seems reminiscent of Dr. Strangelove.
I remember seeing a program on TV quite a few years ago about a woman who got cancer and the cancer went into remission then it came back and then it went away. It kept doing this in cycles. She appeared to be immune in that she didn't die. I think she wanted them to study it but they told her that she'd become a lab rat and that's no way to live so she didn't do it. Still I find it hard to believe that the impact in someone's lifestyle would be that great. Anyway, maybe it was a hoax but I think it was on Dateline NBC or something of that nature.
Looks like they should just give up and go home. It's never going to look good.
I don't agree with your thesis. True, OS/2 was probably marginalized by its ability to run Windows apps, but you had to BUY OS/2 separately. When you buy a Mac you get OS X for free and guess what? It's a lot nicer than Microsoft Windows. Also most people that buy Macs do so because they like high quality products with style. Microsoft Windows has neither of these qualities. Anyone who is constrained to using Windows applications probably wouldn't even bother buying a Mac.
These rumors of the series being about young Luke Skywalker make me think that I won't watch it.