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I couldn’t disagree more. (1) Learning Java before you learn a procedural language, to me, makes no sense, and turns a programmer’s formative foundation of programming into an obje…

Dude wtf, we need this data to help treat patients and save lives.

Hahaha my god dude. First, he said it seems to indicate, not prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Second, you think it’s more likely that they filter every single request specifically …

I hear that MongoDB is just deleting complete databases automatically, so you don’t even have to press a button!

I couldn’t agree more - I’ve made most progress in MOOCs whenever there is a set of relatively small but valuable, achievable goals. And I’m pretty sure the MOOCs I ran out of time…

I am highly skeptical of the research that shows low attendance causes poor grades. I attended 2/24 lectures for one subject, and I got the highest grade for the year, out of both …

I don’t understand people on here complaining about the Senate demanding that the leaders of a business answer for its actions. Sending your lawyer or an underling is (1) a show of…

Not showing up here was the opposite of keeping a low profile though.

Completely disagree. I don’t know how you could say that. Business leaders have to answer for their companies actions, and senate hearings is one way we have of them doing that. An…

Great article! Loved it. Not sure if the author is posting this, but if you are, one small thing - it’s burying the ‘lede’, not ‘lead’. Thought you’d want to know :)

You just want to change the law to benefit Facebook. Seems odd. Your other comments state that you value the ideal entirely over the practical, with the practical having no value t…

The problem is total exclusion, not targeting for sub-groups by campaign. If they wanted to target sub-groups by campaign, they could offer a service to advertise differently to di…

The issue is not focusing on demographics, it’s excluding demographics. The law states you cannot exclude certain demographics. Facebook is allowing that. Nothing is preventing an …

I think they mean they found, in the bone marrow, an abundance of the missing T-cells (missing from the brain?)

It’s called dysgraphia, brother. Join the club!

Your comment reeks of hubris, hatred for Americans, and self-delusion. You question the value of ridding the world of bad-actors. Why? Why would this be a bad thing, if one company…

You’re just arguing from Kant’s authority here. In my view (and in the views of many others, including many renowned philosophers and many important legal systems) Kant’s views are…

I don’t think throwing more computational power at the problem is the right answer to all ML problems.

While I appreciate the sentiment, I thi k the fact that we can learn from fewer examples demonstrates that the learning process isn’t as efficient as ours, therefore it isn’t yet o…

People were defending Theranos on HN... surely must have been an investor or an insider. Surely no one else would be so daft.

Spark is notoriously bad for privacy. This is a really poor recommendation given the article.

Someone had a bad time in New York

Forced membership of a union!? Seriously!? How awful. I’d rather quit than have it forced on me. If I was at the New Yorker I’d almost certainly join, but only if I could do so wil…

Totals are interesting. It tells you about things like the US’s power in international trade, reminds is how big the US market is, why people focus on it, etc. It doesn’t mean GDP …

I disagree. You can realise your ignorance without having to immediately correct every instance of it. And you can enjoy the slow uncovering of new information and points of view, …