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Found this about a week ago and am loving it. Almost all of my time is spent in Python or LaTeX, and having either ipython or bash open in a small window just a keystroke away is b…

No way. Python/numpy/scipy FTW. (not an SVM guy)

"Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." -- Saint Francis of Assisi

Grad student in Cognitive Science, here. My focus is language, but consciousness is an ongoing side interest. The answer: Yes and no, depending on what you mean by "consciousness".…

I wouldn't create a business. I'd write a program that could learn (text-based) language. Then I'd write it up and submit it to Computational Linguistics. Then I'd die in obscurity…

I can't say anything about leaving the continent, but I'll definitely back Montreal as a great place to go. I lived there for 12 years and am looking forward to returning (now in O…

i.e. the way most of the world writes the date

I smoked about a pack a day from ages 17 to 30 (started out of a combination of peer pressure and curiosity). Tried half-heartedly to quit a few times (N.B. quitting for a girl typ…