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That book you read was Russell and Norvig, it's one of the best textbooks ever written on any subject: http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/

Yes, I read the article and I applied an idea I took from one of the first articles on Nate Silver's 538 'news' site [0] of using Bayesian statistics to decode news as you read it …

It actually doesn't even provide data for two cities, just one. It talks about anecdotal data that is the equivalent of hearsay: "we consistently hear from our riders in Chicago an…

I don't really buy it. What if DUI rates fell across all cities nationwide, regardless of Uber being on the market?

I wholly agree with this article. The exact point the author is getting at is something that I have been trying to say, but rather inarticulately (probably because I didn't actuall…

I find this sentence very weirdly written from a stat viewpoint and not helpful at all to the "average" reader. >>>>About one in 14 tech workers is black or Latino both in the Sili…

People will look back upon this date with utter lament because the world of lambdas has been unleashed upon a much more dangerous and wider world of programmers.

You realize the same exact thing could be said about video game designers, right?

There is also a complete lack of tests. It'd be nice if there was a library of tests for all sorting algorithms. I'm sure there is, but something more widely accepted and well know…

There already are a pair of data-driven journalists at the WSJ whose day-to-day sounds more like a data scientist than a typical journalist. They are Tom McGinty and Rob Barry. The…

The demotivation poster (we'll ask for estimates, but then treat them as deadlines) really strikes a chord because that is one of my major 'gripes' with the agile planning process.…

Thanks @acoustic, it's always nice to see bunk-busting. Just looking at the quote makes the statistic sounds hard to believe. Did the story include drop-outs like Bill Gates and Ma…

Until I see hard data supporting one way or another, it's all bunk and personal anecdote. Though I will comment and say I do like the one about "just show up" rather than waiting f…

Actually, robot traffic accounts for a much larger share of traffic for any of the big websites than you think.

Wasn't criticizing the sale at all (edited to clarify tone), just found it interestingly related. I use it myself, but not sure about the 5 years wager. One of the main reasons qui…

NYTimes actually pointed out another curiously-related Tweet [0] from the other co-founder, Jan Koum: "totally agree with Vinod Khosla. people starting companies for a quick sale a…

I welcome the change and think it is a good solution. I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, especially for the HN crowd, but it's relatively easy for any developer to write…

Same here, thanks!

Just another thought, I have grown to completely mistrust any 'well-used' rating service and thus must say Uber and the like has a long way to go before I will trust their ratings …

Interesting post, however I have two things to bring up. 1) The author works at Union Square Ventures, which has a vested interest in '2.0' regulation. A quick search shows that al…