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That's a good question. Feature selection is a large field of research and is a bit too broad for me to summarize in an abbreviated fashion. I would look into "model selection", sp…

A few years ago some SVM code was contributed to the Mahout project, but as of yet, it still doesn't appear to have a working implementation. It seems one can tweak existing Mahout…

Highest proliferation in emerging countries - Interesting to see where the US fell in those rankings.

Is there a coincidence with the Times being down yesterday and this??

such a load of BS

There are tons of distractions within the car - changing the radio, changing the song on your ipod, looking through your purse, eating some food - texting is only adding to the lis…

This list couldn't be more true.

Not if the information is already out there

I applaud you for not drinking around her - but you should have seen how long you could go without a drink. She knows she cannot and ultimately has forced will power behind her dec…

I couldn't imagine not fitting into a company - it would be miserable past a certain point and when you get to that point everyone knows your work and effort start to diminish and …

Agreed - I once worked for a startup that had been around for 9 years - definitely defeats the purpose. I can't figure out how they raised that much with all the other competitors …

This is still growing on me - Not sure how I feel about the change

Interesting project - just seems like it fell short on follow through.

We see this happening all the time with new techy things that come out - no surprise here.

If they weren't hard everyone would be doing it - but knowing that the risk is worth the reward at the end (both money and the idea of success) definitely makes the struggles and y…

If you put forth a little bit of effort you can find any code on the Internet - it sets you apart from the shoppers who don't care and won't take the time to look for one (which is…

This article was already listed here yesterday with multiple talking points.

Love it!

CRM

Agreed - but up until now what has been able to compete with cab companies - and many people who don't live in a metropolitan area have yet to hear about uber or what makes them di…

Who doesn't like to drive around in an uber? The premium aspect of this really sets it apart. Cabs are easier to come by, however for those special occasions where you want to show…

Agreed - some people who think they are good at public speaking are in fact just good at reciting their notes or slides verbatum (big pet peeve). It's one thing to say practice hel…

agreed - obviously everyone thinks some sort of a different "change" needs to occur

completely agreed!