Bourget

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   by Bourget 5d ago

   >Nobody will sit to watch two chess programs compete, or analyze their tactics. I know nothing about chess yet I dare say that I'd doubt this. Surely chess enthusiasts would be interested in analyzing how a superior chess program ca
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   by Bourget 5d ago

   If it's worth anything: I have a PhD in (theoretical) mathematics and I entirely stand by stabbles' comment. There is a real, undeniable possibility of AI becoming better at mathematics in the same way that it became better at che
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   I'm struggling to see what I'm looking at. As is suggested on the page the idea is reminiscent of the BitTorrent protocol --- so could someone perhaps explain in what ways this protocol differs?
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   As time passes I can't help but stop caring about the browser competition. They're all garbage, anyway. And I don't even mean that as an attack on the developers. As others aptly put it, browsers have to be bloated because th
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   You also don't need to import a Roboto font from Google to display two letters --- and yet, here you are.
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   I suppose I'm good at them though I never enjoyed that kind of competetiveness. To me, math is a social activity. I like to think that I could get through interviews quite easily too; if applications start with a cognitive test I invar
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   Thanks for the input, I appreciate it the insight. I agree that I may be making tactical errors. I've confined myself to job adverts through e.g. LinkedIn for the lack of knowing where else to look. I also lack the connections that mos
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   YMMV but I recently earned a doctorate in mathematics with a perfect (4.0) GPA in all my degrees and I have only received rejections in the tech world due to 'lack of experience'. In fact I have not been invited to a single interv
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   by Bourget 4y ago

   I for one can read it just fine.
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    by Bourget 4y ago

    Great response. I think this is really the most important underlying cause. It's common nowadays to blame it on say increase house prices, and while these are indeed very valid complaints, one shouldn't forget that these increased