and pretty much the only math I use on a daily basis (when writing code and designing software) is the discrete math. (I did take both classes when I was in school, and lots more besides) so, in my experience the first course would be much more useful.
so for about 250 initially and a monthly recurring cost of about 50 bucks. hmmm, 20 sleepy employees who are sluggish and inattentive for several hours a day (lets say 2 hours, or 1/4 of their shift). now, per employee that's a monthly cost of $2.50 to not diminish that 1/4 of their shift.
how little would you have to be paying your employees to not think that's a good idea? pennies a day???
furthermore, this isn't much of a cost cutting measure. even if I have 10,000 people working for me, I'm only paying $2500 a month to give them coffee (excluding the cost of the machines, which last a decade) or $30,000 per year, which is nothing for a 10,000 employee company.
I must be the only guy in the world who doesn't hate the brand. my wife got me some of the SC Hesh 'phones for my birthday and they actually sound pretty good. I would say the sound is almost as good as my Sennheiser hd201 'phones plus they are more comfy...
I've had good luck and good service from http://www.hometrainingtools.com/ Home Science Tools. I got presents for my nephews there this year, they have all sorts of fun kits and things, (including a very nice rockhound kit) and the prices seemed pretty competitive. Even ordering last week I got the stuff pretty quickly.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way, just a satisfied customer.
by extension of that arguement, Bill Gates' time is worth much more than mine. for killing the same person, should I get a longer sentence since the opportunity cost (years of wages) is higher per year for him?
if you are not "breeding" more than one species and adding a bit of randomizing, it's not a proper genetic algorithm.
by that same logic, irl asexual creatures DO reproduce and evolve by hillclimbing (with an added random factor for mutation). saying something is a genetic algorithm has specific connotations, I fully agree that the metaphor is not always consistent with its biological origins.
that's a very good point, it didn't cross my mind that they could be doing localized hillclimbs, but that's definitely very possible. good point indeed.
it seems to me that if you pick the best face from each "generation" and then randomly modify it and pick the best from the next generation, you are merely hillclimbing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_climbing and not using a proper GA. This seems to be something that the EigenFit package does.
TFA says that up to six faces may be "bred" together resulting in a new generation, which would indeed be genetic, so the EvoFit package seems to be genuinely genetic.
TFA is unsurprisingly short on details, but it seems to me that EigenFit is using hillclimbing (at least partially) while EvoFit is using shotgun-genetic.
You buy a product. It's your property. The person who sold it to you doesn't like the way you're using it, so they break the product you bought.
Consider further: before buying the product, the vendor offers to pay for half of the product (making it much more accessible) if you sign a contract to use it the way they tell you to use it, for two whole years.
I'm not an Apple fanboy by any stretch, but people shouldn't sign the contract if they don't agree to the terms. 'Nuff said.
Scotch does not age in the bottle, only in the cask. So digging this up wouldn't mean having "100 year" scotch.
When you buy 15 or 18 or whatever year old scotch at the liquor store, that's how long it was in the cask, NOT how long it was in the cask + how long it's been on the shelf.
it is human nature to self distract if a task does not require attention.
That is a fantastic (and quotable) summary of the problem here. When cars were new a hundred years ago, driving one took specialized clothing, skills and was considered difficult.
Now every 15 year old kid learns it at school (where I live, anyhow) and it's far easier. Naturally, people pay less attention.
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and pretty much the only math I use on a daily basis (when writing code and designing software) is the discrete math. (I did take both classes when I was in school, and lots more besides) so, in my experience the first course would be much more useful.
industrial coffee maker (can make enough coffee, continuously, for at least 20 people) - $242.07
http://www.amazon.com/VPR-Commercial-12-Cup-Pour-Over-Warmers/dp/B000BN7W84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1262704523&sr=8-1
cheap coffee (weeks supply for 20 people) - $14.50
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coffee filters (months supply for 20 people) - $5.23
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so for about 250 initially and a monthly recurring cost of about 50 bucks. hmmm, 20 sleepy employees who are sluggish and inattentive for several hours a day (lets say 2 hours, or 1/4 of their shift). now, per employee that's a monthly cost of $2.50 to not diminish that 1/4 of their shift.
how little would you have to be paying your employees to not think that's a good idea? pennies a day???
furthermore, this isn't much of a cost cutting measure. even if I have 10,000 people working for me, I'm only paying $2500 a month to give them coffee (excluding the cost of the machines, which last a decade) or $30,000 per year, which is nothing for a 10,000 employee company.
depressing, but salient.
"The physiological data can be gleaned from a third party health data collection repository"
As someone who worked in the healthcare industry for a number of years, this seems like a HIPAA violation lawsuit waiting to happen.
I must be the only guy in the world who doesn't hate the brand. my wife got me some of the SC Hesh 'phones for my birthday and they actually sound pretty good. I would say the sound is almost as good as my Sennheiser hd201 'phones plus they are more comfy...
but hey, whatever floats your boat.
I've had good luck and good service from http://www.hometrainingtools.com/ Home Science Tools. I got presents for my nephews there this year, they have all sorts of fun kits and things, (including a very nice rockhound kit) and the prices seemed pretty competitive. Even ordering last week I got the stuff pretty quickly.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way, just a satisfied customer.
obviously ATT will wait until your contract is up and then hit you with the new evil one for renewal.
fuck yeah. That's the single most sensible post I've ever read on /.
you raise a good point, but think about this:
by extension of that arguement, Bill Gates' time is worth much more than mine. for killing the same person, should I get a longer sentence since the opportunity cost (years of wages) is higher per year for him?
or a hardcore punk band
How is natural selection *not* hill-climbing?
if you are not "breeding" more than one species and adding a bit of randomizing, it's not a proper genetic algorithm.
by that same logic, irl asexual creatures DO reproduce and evolve by hillclimbing (with an added random factor for mutation). saying something is a genetic algorithm has specific connotations, I fully agree that the metaphor is not always consistent with its biological origins.
Alsing's program is very cool, and I've had a lot of fun playing with it, but it is NOT genetic... it's hillclimbing.
that's a very good point, it didn't cross my mind that they could be doing localized hillclimbs, but that's definitely very possible. good point indeed.
it seems to me that if you pick the best face from each "generation" and then randomly modify it and pick the best from the next generation, you are merely hillclimbing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_climbing and not using a proper GA. This seems to be something that the EigenFit package does.
TFA says that up to six faces may be "bred" together resulting in a new generation, which would indeed be genetic, so the EvoFit package seems to be genuinely genetic.
TFA is unsurprisingly short on details, but it seems to me that EigenFit is using hillclimbing (at least partially) while EvoFit is using shotgun-genetic.
enormous +1.
I'm not saying they're not valuable, but they're also pretty far down the hierarchy of needs.
Only to those who would accept the death of their principles before the death of their bodies.
very well said, indeed. thank you.
those of us that value liberty and individuality.
A dying breed, I know.
eh, here's a more accurate car analogy:
you lease a car with a LoJack, and sign a contract saying you won't drive the car a certain way: speeding, etc.
if it's in the contract, the car company is well within their rights to LoJack the car and disable it if they become aware that you are speeding.
thank you for the clarification.
You buy a product. It's your property. The person who sold it to you doesn't like the way you're using it, so they break the product you bought.
Consider further: before buying the product, the vendor offers to pay for half of the product (making it much more accessible) if you sign a contract to use it the way they tell you to use it, for two whole years.
I'm not an Apple fanboy by any stretch, but people shouldn't sign the contract if they don't agree to the terms. 'Nuff said.
Scotch does not age in the bottle, only in the cask. So digging this up wouldn't mean having "100 year" scotch.
When you buy 15 or 18 or whatever year old scotch at the liquor store, that's how long it was in the cask, NOT how long it was in the cask + how long it's been on the shelf.
it is human nature to self distract if a task does not require attention.
That is a fantastic (and quotable) summary of the problem here. When cars were new a hundred years ago, driving one took specialized clothing, skills and was considered difficult.
Now every 15 year old kid learns it at school (where I live, anyhow) and it's far easier. Naturally, people pay less attention.
yep. i'm an MSDN subscriber, been running Windows 7 for a month or two now.
We need to alert Mrs. Frisby at once!