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Formerly bang.el - reasons for the name change: https://github.com/magnars/bang.el

Formerly bang.el (reasons for the name change: https://github.com/magnars/bang.el)

You might want to check out ai-class.com - it includes an introduction to computer vision (and plenty of other cool stuff).

The difference between n^2.373 and n^2.376 (i.e. n^0.003) is about 1.3% for n=100, 2% for n=1000, and keeps getting better for large n. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=n%5E2.3…

It would be interesting if Stanford suggested some path through these courses. I'm in the middle of AI class (loving it), and I wonder what the overlap is with the PGM or game theo…

I don't think literate programming is obsolete, nor has it been superseded by "modern source code documentation". LP means treating a program as a piece of literature. A literate p…

Why the downvotes? I find this analysis useful. Is it incorrect?

or if you never use toggle-input-method, maybe C-\ escape ^\\

Fair call. I intended to say the same thing with my comment, but I should have been clearer (rather than appearing to encourage a flame war). Sorry 'bout that.

Crimes like what?

Depending on the goals of the learner, something with immediate visual feedback is nice. Logo/turtle graphics or Smalltalk would be good for this. While you're not going to write m…

I feel sad for anyone who refers to emacs and vim as dinosaurs. I feel sadder for anyone unfamiliar with emacs and vim dismissing because they're old tools, and missing out.

The difference is the LMQ toy doesn't come with a button to buy another one.

(c) absolutely - compare with Drawing Pad, where you can purchase colouring books in app. It has a config option to hide the IAP store, which avoids all the awkward questions. I do…

If you're thinking of patenting your software, think about how useful it would be if you had to license absolutely everything you take for granted - algorithms, data structures, co…