Here is a sample chapter.
http://wzchen.com/s/the_data_science_handbook_three_free_sam...
The Data Science Handbook
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Re: The Data Science Handbook
#52I'm going to sound very aggressive, but I don't understand the point of this book. They say > The material in this book is too valuable not to share. and after reading the sample I feel their definition of valuable doesn't align with mine. It's a "handbook" but the chapters are interviews that don't go in depth into anything. Here's a sample "question" > Compassion is also critical for designing beautiful and intuiti…
As a data scientist, I draw inspiration from the infinite depths of understanding. Life is merely the unfolding of a series of recursive recommendation engines, each one AB testing the local gradients of human emotion. You think you are just buying a pair of socks online. Foolish mortal. That transaction was a multi-armed map-reduce set into motion long before the internet existed. Data science is the internet of thi…
Your comment is meaningless. I don't mean that negatively. I mean that it really is meaningless. It's buzzwords connected together with a lack of thought or direction.
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#53I've been in "data science" since the early days (~1997), but I have heard of just 2 of these 25 people before: Hillary and Kunal. Am I that clueless?
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#54this is the most useless book posted on HN.
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#55I'm going to sound very aggressive, but I don't understand the point of this book. They say > The material in this book is too valuable not to share. and after reading the sample I feel their definition of valuable doesn't align with mine. It's a "handbook" but the chapters are interviews that don't go in depth into anything. Here's a sample "question" > Compassion is also critical for designing beautiful and intuiti…
As a data scientist, I draw inspiration from the infinite depths of understanding. Life is merely the unfolding of a series of recursive recommendation engines, each one AB testing the local gradients of human emotion. You think you are just buying a pair of socks online. Foolish mortal. That transaction was a multi-armed map-reduce set into motion long before the internet existed. Data science is the internet of thi…
You had me at "life is merely the unfolding of a series of recursive recommendation engines, each one AB testing the local gradients of human emotion". The more i think about it the more it makes sense.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a data scientist, I draw inspiration from the infinite depths of understanding. Life is merely the unfolding of a series of recursive recommendation engines, each one AB testing the local gradients of human emotion. You think you are just buying a pair of socks online. Foolish mortal. That transaction was a multi-armed map-reduce set into motion long before the internet existed. Data science is the internet of thi…
Your comment is meaningless. I don't mean that negatively. I mean that it really is meaningless. It's buzzwords connected together with a lack of thought or direction.
It is clearly satire.
Re: The Data Science Handbook
#57I am not a native english speaker and I am wondering why is a book, which is a collection of interviews called a 'handbook'? The definition of a handbook according to wikipedia: "A handbook is a type of reference work, or other collection of instructions, that is intended to provide ready reference."
Holistic handbook?
Re: The Data Science Handbook
#58I'm going to sound very aggressive, but I don't understand the point of this book. They say > The material in this book is too valuable not to share. and after reading the sample I feel their definition of valuable doesn't align with mine. It's a "handbook" but the chapters are interviews that don't go in depth into anything. Here's a sample "question" > Compassion is also critical for designing beautiful and intuiti…
As a data scientist, I draw inspiration from the infinite depths of understanding. Life is merely the unfolding of a series of recursive recommendation engines, each one AB testing the local gradients of human emotion. You think you are just buying a pair of socks online. Foolish mortal. That transaction was a multi-armed map-reduce set into motion long before the internet existed. Data science is the internet of thi…
Good points (the unstated ones). This field is more like data junk yard wars.
Re: The Data Science Handbook
#59I'm going to sound very aggressive, but I don't understand the point of this book. They say > The material in this book is too valuable not to share. and after reading the sample I feel their definition of valuable doesn't align with mine. It's a "handbook" but the chapters are interviews that don't go in depth into anything. Here's a sample "question" > Compassion is also critical for designing beautiful and intuiti…
I think this passage actually addresses the context of that question: >The difference between empathy and compassion is big. Empathy is understanding the pain. Compassion is about taking away the pain away from others, it’s about solving the problem. That small subtle shift is the difference between a data scientist that can tell you what the graph is doing versus telling you what action you need to do from the insig…
I think the context you've quoted only further proves my point. This sentence means absolutely nothing to me, it's trivial and devoid of any actionable information. But because the interviewee is a "famous data scientist" it is suddenly important info that needs to be shared with the world?