This is the light nearest me ticketed 2200 individuals (reducing average light-running by 200), while increasing the crash rate by 30%.
The average ticketer machine issued 1300 tickets, at $158 each, generating $205K per machine. 10 machines were installed in the first phase, generating $2M in additional revenue (ostensibly from lawbreakers).
Note, however, that the cameras, on the whole, decreased instances of crashes *and* instances of light-running while generating this revenue. As an implementer, you really have to look hard at this; they decreased crashes, decreased light-running, and generated revenue. I think that they shouldn't be legal, but they are certainly a cheap way to enforce the law.
I am a researcher. In my field (educational technology), China is spending *massively*. PhD tenured-professor-level positions, nationwide, number in the tens. Maybe 30 each year. The leading university in China has the following:
- 120 *new* paid tenured position. They are adding to their *existing* 50, as they've seen significant return (my alma matter has ~13, and is top-ranked).
- 250 *new* professor assistant positions. Notably, this is more than my alma matters' entire department... This is just for my field.
- Essentially unlimited postdoctoral and temporary positions for American PhDs. They are flexible on the time - you can choose 12 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, or "we'll work it out". If you want to go study in China, the standard offer is "we'll match whatever you make, and pay all your bills (housing, water, electric, phone) to ease the transition."
I know this because *nearly* *all* of the top researchers in my field have either given a lecture in China (they paid airfare, travel, hotel, and a months' salary for the week of work).
Their investment is genuine. That said, it will take *at* *least* 5 years to start to show signs of return. That said, they've been doing it for 5 years now...
True. I really cannot understand the GP commenter - "well, they committed a bunch of fraud on my account, but I've been with them for so *long*".
WTF? I tolerate 0 fraud... from my BANK... EVER. I have not banked with a bank that has made a mistake. Banking must be *perfect* or I am going to leave. Intentional and deliberate fraud? Are you kidding me? I'm suing for all of my time and may well brick the nearest window after hours.
Fun fact - Musk was a primary investor in Tesla when no one else would invest - using money he *personally borrowed* (after having already put literally all of his money in the company). When he ran out of investor money, he used his own. When he ran out of money, he borrowed money to invest.
Say what you want about him - he believes in what he is working on. He put his money where his mouth is in a *very* real way.
I own a "standup, battery-powered, electric vacuum cleaner". I use it more-or-less daily, and use it multiple times on many days. It is in the market category of "electric broom", and, in many instances, it is inferior to a broom. In other instances, it is superior.
I am in the middle of buying a set of metal gymnastic rings to replace my perfectly functional plastic ones, which have stood outside my house for many years.
I am far from a consumer, and generally part of the "Buy If For Life" and "Early Retirement" communities. I buy perhaps one consumer product each month, very carefully, and after significant research. That said - I do own a lightbulb speaker, buy cat litter online, etc. Alternatively, I paid $100 for my used French-style bicycle, have made/built many of my own things, and hunted down a fancy tungsten watch, which is essentially indestructible, which appeals to my preferences. I was willing to pay "3 watches" worth of cost for an indestructible watch. Others are willing to pay more (Rado), others, like my mother, cycle through cheap Walmart garbage every couple of years as they beat them to shit.
Who are you to say what *all* *people* need? Or what *all* *people* want.
Why would you put a speaker in a lightbulb socket?
Why would people want to send all their data to a private company and let that company manage all their houseparties?
What would a 'smart fridge' even do?...
The answer is "because we, the consumers, want it, and are willing to pay for it". No more, no less. There are many hundreds of dumb products which give value to their market segment. There are many hundreds of smart products which die a miserable death. Just admit it - *you* are not the market. Your preferences are not reflective of the market. There are plenty of people who think that $1000 for a carbon fiber bicycle is retarded... they are not the market. There is virtually no one that thinks a tungsten watch is a good idea, despite it being a better material on every metric.
I know what you are saying - and that is the reason that it is modeled as it is, but this is just one example of how there is a pretty fundamentally difference in the representations. As another difference - the brain has regions, and most deep networks don't. Surely there is a reason to have regions...
I am an AI scientist and we draw inspiration from neurons/brain models, but our models... don't... reflect the underlying biology. To give a basic example, most (all?) ANNs report out a value in the set from [0,1]. Neurons cannot do this (physically), and instead encode information in the frequency of on/off switching. This is a HUGE difference between the ways the two systems work (one is a light switch the other a dimmer), and systems built on top of it behave very differently from each other for that reason alone.
The Wikipedia page is a stupidly-good document of the "AI winters" thus far - 1966, 1974, 1987, 1993, 2001... We're about ready for another winter, and if it takes you 5 years you'll be ready to catch the next summer!
See my above post. I am about the following value from Prime:
- ~5 trips to the store
- $94 in discounts/savings
- a streaming video service
Given that I'm now paying $120 for this benefit, it actually is pretty close to the margin. The alternative is $120 in Netflix (which is better), making 5 trips to the store, and hunting around for WalMart coupons of equivalent value.
This. It seems like I have this conversation with anyone about the subject.
"We are thinking about de-extincting the woolly mammoth. This is awesome!" "Shouldn't we think carefully about re-introducing an extinct species into the world? Didn't they die off for a *reason* ?" "Do you know what that reason was?" "No" "It turns out the reason for their extinction was "too delicious to live". Being large, slow-moving, dumb, made of meat, and having an awesome pelt means that humans LOVED to kill them. Best thing to kill! Biggest, most meat, most fur! Super good! They were hunted to extinction." "Huh."
I really want to eat a mammoth-burger. I really do.
I used to have more cash on hand because I operated a small laundromat. People would refuse things like "$20 in unrolled quarters" to pay for gas (back when you paid after you pumped) with reasonable frequency.
Here is how not to be refused cash payment: "Here is your payment." "I'm sorry sir, we do not accept cash." "This note is legal tender for all debts public and private. It says as such on its face." "I'm sorry sir, we do not accept this as payment for your private debt at this establishment." "That is a real shame. I tell you what - I'm going to leave this cash here in exact change and walk out. You may call the police or press charges for theft if you wish."
No one ever called the police or pressed charges. I *think* it is legally ambiguous if you take items and leave money (is this theft? you actually paid...). It could be settled via small claims court (if the judge rules against the cash customer), I suppose, but both parties would have to show up. Further - the business would have to prove that you "stole" with video evidence... of you pumping gas, going inside, leaving cash, and leaving.
Yea - plants need a very specific environment to grow. Tailoring the water level, light level, light cycle, nutrients, etc. can have a pretty dramatic effect on overall growth (more carrots, quicker!).
Roaches? Pretty sure that "a pile of roach food" is good enough.
The article indicates that it takes "humidity, temperature, food supply and consumption" into account and makes changes. Okay, sure... I guess that's a research study (do roaches grow faster in low/high humidity environments?), but I can't imagine that it will have meaningful effect.
"Whatever you say, say nothing When you talk about you know what For if you know who could hear you You know what you'd get For they'd take you off to you know where For you wouldn't know how long So for you know who's sake Don't let anyone hear you singing this song "
OMG - Marketplace Tech *USED* to be balanced... then they ran, like 70 episodes on "diversity in tech" before I unsubscribed. Just looking at the headlines now makes me glad that I spent my time elsewhere: Hierarchy among researchers prevents women Paraolympic games venture capitol from white men etc. (3 of the most recent 5 podcasts)
I used iGoogle and now I use NetVibes. They are RSS aggregator "personal homepage" pages. They allow for there to be a single page of all of my favorite RSS feeds (Slashdot, soylent, gmail). There is then another page for entertainment (reddit/r/jokes,/r/firstworldproblems, zenhabits, Art of Manliness, etc.). There is then another page for work stuff (AI news, tech pushes, etc.).
RSS is the internet plumbing that enables me to see the content from 10+ pages in headline format (click to know more) without actually going to 10 pages. In theory, you can do the same with Facebook, but they censor what you see. RSS is agnostic.
That said, RSS allows for people to see the content on the page without going to the page... which is probably the primary problem with it.
I forgot two critical features: 1 - you can either a) vote/mod, or b) participate in the discussion. 2 - Having good karma automatically gets you a bonus - creating sock puppet accounts is a waste of time (unless they make good points which are positively modded independent of the general discussion).
I think Slashdot really stumbled across the formula - modding is limited, metamodding is a thing no one does, downmods are capped, upmods are capped. "2" represents debate, "5" represents the majority, "-1" represents the silenced, "1" represents that no one cares enough to mod it. This post will be a "1", and I'm okay with that. Part of the problem on/r/politics is that an opinion which is in the 40% minority gets easily modded to "negative and silenced from discussion" quickly.
As an example, consider my lowest rated reddit comments (https://www.reddit.com/user/suntzuwarmaster/comments/?sort=top&after=t1_cmredwq&count=400). A good case in point is a post to/r/bodyweightfitness (where I have a good amount of karma) where I said "I think bodyweightfitness is more challenging than the gym" (downvoted into oblivion). Another case in point is to a response to President Trumps comment that invading Iraq was the worst decision ever made by anyone, and I said "what about both land wars started in Russia? What about the celts' decision to reject roman rule, which more-or-less annihilated their race?" (Downvoted to oblivion).
I kinda like the idea of the car coming around every ~70 years to run over a bunch of orbiting satellites though. I also like the idea of it being a target to capture with prototypes for orbital mining companies.
Slashdot Mirror
Just think about your thoughts...it will probably destroy more marriages than it creates.
Yes.
http://www.orangecountyfl.net/...
This is the light nearest me ticketed 2200 individuals (reducing average light-running by 200), while increasing the crash rate by 30%.
The average ticketer machine issued 1300 tickets, at $158 each, generating $205K per machine. 10 machines were installed in the first phase, generating $2M in additional revenue (ostensibly from lawbreakers).
Note, however, that the cameras, on the whole, decreased instances of crashes *and* instances of light-running while generating this revenue. As an implementer, you really have to look hard at this; they decreased crashes, decreased light-running, and generated revenue. I think that they shouldn't be legal, but they are certainly a cheap way to enforce the law.
Similarly, 0 M1 Abrams (the US Main Battle Tanks) fell to RPG fire in the conflict. I guess they also had super-armor?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I am a researcher. In my field (educational technology), China is spending *massively*. PhD tenured-professor-level positions, nationwide, number in the tens. Maybe 30 each year. The leading university in China has the following:
- 120 *new* paid tenured position. They are adding to their *existing* 50, as they've seen significant return (my alma matter has ~13, and is top-ranked).
- 250 *new* professor assistant positions. Notably, this is more than my alma matters' entire department... This is just for my field.
- Essentially unlimited postdoctoral and temporary positions for American PhDs. They are flexible on the time - you can choose 12 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, or "we'll work it out". If you want to go study in China, the standard offer is "we'll match whatever you make, and pay all your bills (housing, water, electric, phone) to ease the transition."
I know this because *nearly* *all* of the top researchers in my field have either given a lecture in China (they paid airfare, travel, hotel, and a months' salary for the week of work).
Their investment is genuine. That said, it will take *at* *least* 5 years to start to show signs of return. That said, they've been doing it for 5 years now...
True. I really cannot understand the GP commenter - "well, they committed a bunch of fraud on my account, but I've been with them for so *long*".
WTF? I tolerate 0 fraud... from my BANK... EVER. I have not banked with a bank that has made a mistake. Banking must be *perfect* or I am going to leave. Intentional and deliberate fraud? Are you kidding me? I'm suing for all of my time and may well brick the nearest window after hours.
Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of Tesla Automation
Take a look
And you'll see
Tesla Automation
We'll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of Musks' creation
What we'll see
Will defy
Explanation
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it
There is no
Life I know
To compare with pure automation
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly wish to be
If you want to see Martian lands
Close your eyes and you will see one
Want to be a dreamer, be one
Anytime you please and please save me one
Fun fact - Musk was a primary investor in Tesla when no one else would invest - using money he *personally borrowed* (after having already put literally all of his money in the company). When he ran out of investor money, he used his own. When he ran out of money, he borrowed money to invest.
Say what you want about him - he believes in what he is working on. He put his money where his mouth is in a *very* real way.
I own a "standup, battery-powered, electric vacuum cleaner". I use it more-or-less daily, and use it multiple times on many days. It is in the market category of "electric broom", and, in many instances, it is inferior to a broom. In other instances, it is superior.
I am in the middle of buying a set of metal gymnastic rings to replace my perfectly functional plastic ones, which have stood outside my house for many years.
I am far from a consumer, and generally part of the "Buy If For Life" and "Early Retirement" communities. I buy perhaps one consumer product each month, very carefully, and after significant research. That said - I do own a lightbulb speaker, buy cat litter online, etc. Alternatively, I paid $100 for my used French-style bicycle, have made/built many of my own things, and hunted down a fancy tungsten watch, which is essentially indestructible, which appeals to my preferences. I was willing to pay "3 watches" worth of cost for an indestructible watch. Others are willing to pay more (Rado), others, like my mother, cycle through cheap Walmart garbage every couple of years as they beat them to shit.
Who are you to say what *all* *people* need? Or what *all* *people* want.
Uh...
str = " ".join(str.split())
seems easy enough for occasions where this is a problem...
Who would ever buy cat litter online?
Why would you put a speaker in a lightbulb socket?
Why would people want to send all their data to a private company and let that company manage all their houseparties?
What would a 'smart fridge' even do? ...
The answer is "because we, the consumers, want it, and are willing to pay for it". No more, no less. There are many hundreds of dumb products which give value to their market segment. There are many hundreds of smart products which die a miserable death. Just admit it - *you* are not the market. Your preferences are not reflective of the market. There are plenty of people who think that $1000 for a carbon fiber bicycle is retarded... they are not the market. There is virtually no one that thinks a tungsten watch is a good idea, despite it being a better material on every metric.
I know what you are saying - and that is the reason that it is modeled as it is, but this is just one example of how there is a pretty fundamentally difference in the representations. As another difference - the brain has regions, and most deep networks don't. Surely there is a reason to have regions...
They are different fields.
HAHAHAHAHAAHA.
No. No they haven't.
I am an AI scientist and we draw inspiration from neurons/brain models, but our models... don't... reflect the underlying biology. To give a basic example, most (all?) ANNs report out a value in the set from [0,1]. Neurons cannot do this (physically), and instead encode information in the frequency of on/off switching. This is a HUGE difference between the ways the two systems work (one is a light switch the other a dimmer), and systems built on top of it behave very differently from each other for that reason alone.
No worries - you'll be good enough o catch the next wave!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The Wikipedia page is a stupidly-good document of the "AI winters" thus far - 1966, 1974, 1987, 1993, 2001... We're about ready for another winter, and if it takes you 5 years you'll be ready to catch the next summer!
See my above post. I am about the following value from Prime:
- ~5 trips to the store
- $94 in discounts/savings
- a streaming video service
Given that I'm now paying $120 for this benefit, it actually is pretty close to the margin. The alternative is $120 in Netflix (which is better), making 5 trips to the store, and hunting around for WalMart coupons of equivalent value.
This. It seems like I have this conversation with anyone about the subject.
"We are thinking about de-extincting the woolly mammoth. This is awesome!"
"Shouldn't we think carefully about re-introducing an extinct species into the world? Didn't they die off for a *reason* ?"
"Do you know what that reason was?"
"No"
"It turns out the reason for their extinction was "too delicious to live". Being large, slow-moving, dumb, made of meat, and having an awesome pelt means that humans LOVED to kill them. Best thing to kill! Biggest, most meat, most fur! Super good! They were hunted to extinction."
"Huh."
I really want to eat a mammoth-burger. I really do.
I used to have more cash on hand because I operated a small laundromat. People would refuse things like "$20 in unrolled quarters" to pay for gas (back when you paid after you pumped) with reasonable frequency.
Here is how not to be refused cash payment:
"Here is your payment."
"I'm sorry sir, we do not accept cash."
"This note is legal tender for all debts public and private. It says as such on its face."
"I'm sorry sir, we do not accept this as payment for your private debt at this establishment."
"That is a real shame. I tell you what - I'm going to leave this cash here in exact change and walk out. You may call the police or press charges for theft if you wish."
No one ever called the police or pressed charges. I *think* it is legally ambiguous if you take items and leave money (is this theft? you actually paid...). It could be settled via small claims court (if the judge rules against the cash customer), I suppose, but both parties would have to show up. Further - the business would have to prove that you "stole" with video evidence... of you pumping gas, going inside, leaving cash, and leaving.
Yea - plants need a very specific environment to grow. Tailoring the water level, light level, light cycle, nutrients, etc. can have a pretty dramatic effect on overall growth (more carrots, quicker!).
Roaches? Pretty sure that "a pile of roach food" is good enough.
The article indicates that it takes "humidity, temperature, food supply and consumption" into account and makes changes. Okay, sure... I guess that's a research study (do roaches grow faster in low/high humidity environments?), but I can't imagine that it will have meaningful effect.
Never more relevant!
"Whatever you say, say nothing
When you talk about you know what
For if you know who could hear you
You know what you'd get
For they'd take you off to you know where
For you wouldn't know how long
So for you know who's sake
Don't let anyone hear you singing this song "
(Song continues)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I always loved this:
https://i.redd.it/ramn68p9csdz...
OMG - Marketplace Tech *USED* to be balanced... then they ran, like 70 episodes on "diversity in tech" before I unsubscribed. Just looking at the headlines now makes me glad that I spent my time elsewhere:
Hierarchy among researchers prevents women
Paraolympic games
venture capitol from white men
etc.
(3 of the most recent 5 podcasts)
I used iGoogle and now I use NetVibes. They are RSS aggregator "personal homepage" pages. They allow for there to be a single page of all of my favorite RSS feeds (Slashdot, soylent, gmail). There is then another page for entertainment (reddit /r/jokes, /r/firstworldproblems, zenhabits, Art of Manliness, etc.). There is then another page for work stuff (AI news, tech pushes, etc.).
RSS is the internet plumbing that enables me to see the content from 10+ pages in headline format (click to know more) without actually going to 10 pages. In theory, you can do the same with Facebook, but they censor what you see. RSS is agnostic.
That said, RSS allows for people to see the content on the page without going to the page... which is probably the primary problem with it.
I forgot two critical features:
1 - you can either a) vote/mod, or b) participate in the discussion.
2 - Having good karma automatically gets you a bonus - creating sock puppet accounts is a waste of time (unless they make good points which are positively modded independent of the general discussion).
I think Slashdot really stumbled across the formula - modding is limited, metamodding is a thing no one does, downmods are capped, upmods are capped. "2" represents debate, "5" represents the majority, "-1" represents the silenced, "1" represents that no one cares enough to mod it. This post will be a "1", and I'm okay with that. Part of the problem on /r/politics is that an opinion which is in the 40% minority gets easily modded to "negative and silenced from discussion" quickly.
As an example, consider my lowest rated reddit comments (https://www.reddit.com/user/suntzuwarmaster/comments/?sort=top&after=t1_cmredwq&count=400). A good case in point is a post to /r/bodyweightfitness (where I have a good amount of karma) where I said "I think bodyweightfitness is more challenging than the gym" (downvoted into oblivion). Another case in point is to a response to President Trumps comment that invading Iraq was the worst decision ever made by anyone, and I said "what about both land wars started in Russia? What about the celts' decision to reject roman rule, which more-or-less annihilated their race?" (Downvoted to oblivion).
That's nice, but the US National Average MPG for new cars sold is 26.
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
I kinda like the idea of the car coming around every ~70 years to run over a bunch of orbiting satellites though. I also like the idea of it being a target to capture with prototypes for orbital mining companies.