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Yes, "we" are out of core to the extent that the engines used in the deferred expressions we execute are out-of-core (our "batteries-included" engine is a modified Datafusion). We …

1. I would argue there are no "real alternatives". The two most proximate alternatives in feature space are Ibis and Snowpark. - Ibis because while it can target multiple engines (…

Hi HN, Dan, Hussain and Daniel here… After years of struggling with data pipelines that worked in notebooks but failed in production, we decided to do something about it. We create…

A non trivial amount of on boarding is because "this is the most efficient information to ensure these learning agents have as they navigate their environment seeking rewards"

Honest question: what is the difference between taking advantage of the system and taking advantage of the people that comprise the system?

how do you determine the punitive capitalization ratio for non-capitalist regulation?

Have unicorns created an implicit threat of gambler's ruin with Uber taking the role of the house in this instance? Let's call it "startup's ruin".

I don't think never worry about it again is quit correct What if someone registers with my old number? If someone were to register with your old number on a new phone, then they wi…

I think it is correct that on the surface it is credentials. I also think it is correct that the underlying property is social networks and a particular culture / mindset. Ultimate…

Have you ever been tempted to tell people (journalists, government) about it? If not, are there any particular reasons?

Altana | Brooklyn, NY / Remote | Full Time Altana is building a shared artificial intelligence platform to help governments, financial institutions, corporations, and logistics pro…

This article claims it happens with lawyers too Mr. Pottinger later said that the scenario would have involved him representing a victim, settling a case and then representing the …

I like it, I think its spreading, and I think its a good thing for the world. "Top U.S. CEOs say companies should put social responsibility above profit" https://www.reuters.com/ar…

You can watch HBO shows in amazon's player which works for chrome on ubuntu.

http://eclim.org/eclimd.html > The most mature usage scenario that eclim provides, is the running of a headless eclipse server and communicating with that server inside of vim.

From wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf's_law Thus the most frequent word will occur approximately twice as often as the second most frequent word, three times as often …

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New York, Remote, Full Time | Contract | Part Time Stack: Linux, AWS/EC2, VMware/VirtualBox, Python/Cython, C++, Bash, git, Jenkins Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-lovell/…

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You don't need to be a bank to make a loan http://www.sba.gov/community/blogs/community-blogs/small-bus...

From the paper: For example, if one defines mobility based on relative positions in the income distribution – e.g., a child’s prospects of rising from the bottom to the top quintil…

I think you're thinking of Isaiah Berlin's The Hedgehog and the Fox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hedgehog_and_the_Fox If you like that, you might also like the book Expert Po…