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As the above poster said, if you can introduce people to a topic by explaining a simplified or 'naive' solution/algorithm, then that could be a good springboard to learn more about…

Gradient descent is neither complex nor ugly, it's the most immediate and straightforward way of searching for extrema. Iterative methods in general might be your only shot if the …

I thought I was the only one...

1. Nobel prizes are a very poor metric, e.g: http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/nobel-literature-judge-says-awar... 2. Where you see fragmentation, we see diversity and a richer ecosystem…

For an example, this site doesn't have very comprehensive indicators but it's a good start: https://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/DE/US

I constantly have to remind myself that people who browse HN learn strongly libertarian and are mostly well-off white males. Otherwise, saying that the US quality of life exceeds t…

I don't see why only recent times are indicative of this. America had few outside enemies in e.g. the 1920s, and yet the inner conflicts (Teapot Dome, Steel and Railroad strikes) d…

The author is arguing precisely that the constitution should not be put on a pedestal, and that recent political deadlocks might be due to the constitution not being perfect, and n…

yes, but then you're in croydon

someone ban :^[()D]