Many engineers have studies feed-forward neural networks and found them to be far inferior to other solutions. Of course, our brains use recurrent neural networks, which, unfortunately for engineers, are very difficult to analyze. There are many secrets yet to be teased out of these neural networks, but much progress has already been made. Researchers in our lab, for example, have demonstrated how introducing random synaptic failures improves not only energy efficiencies, but also the cognitive abilities of simulated neural networks. I'm currently researching the effects of variable activity (as measured in a biological neural network by an EEG), and I dare say there's a lot more that we don't know about these networks than we do.
If not, you should realize that he was actually born [Cyrillic doesn't post on Slashdot, see Wikipedia for actual spelling]. Garry Kasparov is an excellent phonetic representation of this.
I'm suposed to keep my fat and sugar below 20g, and carbs and protien under 180 (my body weight).
As an upper bound, 20g fat (180 calories—using fat rather than sugar to get the upper bound) + 180g carbs (720 calories) + 180g protein (720 calories) = 1620 calories. Are you trying to lose weight at the same time that you build muscle?
It's really easy to "eat healthy" and get fatter as a result.
If getting fatter is healthy, then, yes it is. However, eating appropriate amounts is part of eating healthy, so if getting fatter is unhealthy (as it is for most Americans), you cannot eat healthy and get fatter—by definition.
Well, if you eat fewer calories overall, you'll probably consume fewer carbohydrates, too--especially if you maintain a healthy diet while doing so.
No, you can get the same calories from fat. Ground beef is high in fat and calories, while containing no carbs.
That's why I mentioned having a balanced diet. If you maintain a balanced diet and cut your calories (i.e., you already have one and still have one after you reduce calories), you'll most likely be eating less fat, less protein, and fewer carbohydrates.
What you've stated cannot be over-emphasized. Health is not all about body weight.
Perhaps protein doesn't contribute as much to you gaining weight as carbohydrates. I'll stay agnostic on that question. However, protein contains amino acid groups which break down into ammonia and have to be removed by your kidneys. Eating too much protein leads to kidney damage. Let's assume the good doctor is right that eating fewer carbohydrates is primary. Well, if you eat fewer calories overall, you'll probably consume fewer carbohydrates, too—especially if you maintain a healthy diet while doing so.
Slashdot seems to be very Earth-centric. Do you have any plans to be more galactic in your scope?
Slashdot is Earth-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Earthlings, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is from the Earth. We're certainly not opposed to doing more galactic stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the solar system and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
"Well," he said, "it's to do with the project which first made the software incarnation of the company profitable. It was called Reason, and in its own way it was sensational."
"What was it?"
"Well, it was a kind of back-to-front program. It's funny how many of the best ideas are just an old idea back-to-front. You see there have already been several programs written that help you to arrive at decisions by properly ordering and analysing all the relevant facts so that they then point naturally towards the right decision. The drawback with these is that the decision which all the properly ordered and analysed facts point to is not necessarily the one you want."
"Yeeeess..." said Reg's voice from the kitchen.
"Well, Gordon's great insight was to design a program which allowed you to specify in advance what decision you wished it to reach, and only then to give it all the facts. The program's task, which it was able to accomplish with consummate ease, was simply to construct a plausible series of logical-sounding steps to connect the premises with the conclusion.
"And I have to say that it worked brilliantly. Gordon was able to buy himself a Porsche almost immediately despite being completely broke and a hopeless driver. Even his bank manager was unable to find fault with his reasoning. Even when Gordon wrote it off three weeks later."
People on chemotherapy lose weight. Sick people tend to eat less than healthy people. Just because A and B are correlated, it doesn't mean that A causes B. B could cause A or they could share a common cause. (I.e., you give one possible explanation, or an explanation for one part of the trend, but there are a whole bunch that readily spring to my mind.)
Check out Gonnick's Cartoon Guide to Physics. I actually used it as an alternative textbook when I taught high-school physics. It was better than the county-issued one because (a) it had no errors in it, and (b) it was highly accessible. (It also covered almost all of the physics I was required to teach for the entire year.)
You see, the first data point was at 6 or 7 seasons (I also don't know). The second point was at 1 season. That means this one will last for -5 seasons or so. If you thought that I really believed that...
Look, I'm a scientist. I know you can't actually extrapolate based off two data points. It was just a joke.
That's not a bad way to look at it. I appreciate your optimism. I'm afraid I'm a little more cynical, in that I believe that the coal industry has their hands in far too many legislator's pockets (of both parties).
You can get hydrogen from water, for example. It does require energy to extract that hydrogen, but you can use nuclear, wind, or solar power to perform that extraction. The reality is that oil is very unlikely to factor in to producing hydrogen. Unfortunately, coal is the most likely means for producing the requisite energy. For those whose only goal is to liberate us from dependence on Mid-East oil, it's a win. For those of us who care about the environment, it depends on what the energy source is, and is very likely a loss.
Many members of that group have actually said that although they support his campaign they wouldn't actually vote for him. I'm a member of that group and most likely wouldn't have voted for him even if he were on the Virginia ballot. (And you're absolutely right about "college kids" being less likely to vote in general. I was really disappointed by this in the 2004 election. For the record, this 37-year-old "college kid" did vote in that election, as well as every election since then.)
I think AFD is usually pretty good, but I agree with Howard that the webcomics underscore a problem that needs to be addressed. However, UCFD is currently experiencing an excessive purge, IMO. Have you been following this?
Jefferson was an ignorant ninny. What could he possibly know about the Constitution?!?
(As I'm posting this from the University of Virginia, where worship of Jefferson is mandatory, I feel compelled to point out that, yes, this is sarcasm.)
It probably isn't considered "true" anymore. In fact, there could have been something in there that, when combined with some other little fact could be used to bolster the creationists point. Of course, for me to test that little hypothesis would require that I RTFA, and I'm not about to risk that!
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Many engineers have studies feed-forward neural networks and found them to be far inferior to other solutions. Of course, our brains use recurrent neural networks, which, unfortunately for engineers, are very difficult to analyze. There are many secrets yet to be teased out of these neural networks, but much progress has already been made. Researchers in our lab, for example, have demonstrated how introducing random synaptic failures improves not only energy efficiencies, but also the cognitive abilities of simulated neural networks. I'm currently researching the effects of variable activity (as measured in a biological neural network by an EEG), and I dare say there's a lot more that we don't know about these networks than we do.
Color me embarrassed...
If not, you should realize that he was actually born [Cyrillic doesn't post on Slashdot, see Wikipedia for actual spelling]. Garry Kasparov is an excellent phonetic representation of this.
Your brain is one of those places that fat "hides". I suppose your trainer wouldn't steer you in to overly dangerous territory, however.
What you've stated cannot be over-emphasized. Health is not all about body weight.
Perhaps protein doesn't contribute as much to you gaining weight as carbohydrates. I'll stay agnostic on that question. However, protein contains amino acid groups which break down into ammonia and have to be removed by your kidneys. Eating too much protein leads to kidney damage. Let's assume the good doctor is right that eating fewer carbohydrates is primary. Well, if you eat fewer calories overall, you'll probably consume fewer carbohydrates, too—especially if you maintain a healthy diet while doing so.
I'll never be able to use that number again. From now on I'll have to say 0.1% less than 100% or something like that...
Really, what possessed you to store it up there in the first place?!?
Slashdot seems to be very Earth-centric. Do you have any plans to be more galactic in your scope?
Slashdot is Earth-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Earthlings, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is from the Earth. We're certainly not opposed to doing more galactic stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the solar system and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.I'm thinking more "your thinking off digg". They might call you a "looser", too.
Surely you're not suggesting that funding can change the results of studies?!?
People on chemotherapy lose weight. Sick people tend to eat less than healthy people. Just because A and B are correlated, it doesn't mean that A causes B. B could cause A or they could share a common cause. (I.e., you give one possible explanation, or an explanation for one part of the trend, but there are a whole bunch that readily spring to my mind.)
Check out Gonnick's Cartoon Guide to Physics. I actually used it as an alternative textbook when I taught high-school physics. It was better than the county-issued one because (a) it had no errors in it, and (b) it was highly accessible. (It also covered almost all of the physics I was required to teach for the entire year.)
You see, the first data point was at 6 or 7 seasons (I also don't know). The second point was at 1 season. That means this one will last for -5 seasons or so. If you thought that I really believed that...
Look, I'm a scientist. I know you can't actually extrapolate based off two data points. It was just a joke.
That's not a bad way to look at it. I appreciate your optimism. I'm afraid I'm a little more cynical, in that I believe that the coal industry has their hands in far too many legislator's pockets (of both parties).
First data point: Buffy
...
...extrapolating...
...
Second data point: Firefly
This show has already been canceled.
You can get hydrogen from water, for example. It does require energy to extract that hydrogen, but you can use nuclear, wind, or solar power to perform that extraction. The reality is that oil is very unlikely to factor in to producing hydrogen. Unfortunately, coal is the most likely means for producing the requisite energy. For those whose only goal is to liberate us from dependence on Mid-East oil, it's a win. For those of us who care about the environment, it depends on what the energy source is, and is very likely a loss.
Many members of that group have actually said that although they support his campaign they wouldn't actually vote for him. I'm a member of that group and most likely wouldn't have voted for him even if he were on the Virginia ballot. (And you're absolutely right about "college kids" being less likely to vote in general. I was really disappointed by this in the 2004 election. For the record, this 37-year-old "college kid" did vote in that election, as well as every election since then.)
I think AFD is usually pretty good, but I agree with Howard that the webcomics underscore a problem that needs to be addressed. However, UCFD is currently experiencing an excessive purge, IMO. Have you been following this?
Jefferson was an ignorant ninny. What could he possibly know about the Constitution?!?
(As I'm posting this from the University of Virginia, where worship of Jefferson is mandatory, I feel compelled to point out that, yes, this is sarcasm.)
It probably isn't considered "true" anymore. In fact, there could have been something in there that, when combined with some other little fact could be used to bolster the creationists point. Of course, for me to test that little hypothesis would require that I RTFA, and I'm not about to risk that!
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