CN7R

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by CN7R 10y ago
Intuition always comes after the feeling of awe or confusion, in my opinion. Really depends on how you learn.
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by CN7R 10y ago
No, another link to 3Blue1Brown was posted earlier this week and hit the front page. My basic assumption is that when a topic is posted, people will explore that topic and, if it's interesting enough, post further content about that to
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by CN7R 10y ago
I actually have a modified version of SICP being used as a textbook for one of my classes -- it's called Composing Programs.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Ah I get what you're saying. So FitBit doesn't allow other sites to access your data stored. What the heck, I feel like that would damage their utility.
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by CN7R 10y ago
The charge 2 is the same price as the old one -- but I'd agree if they could put an actual gps tracker on a $150 watch -- like with polar m200 -- it'd be a better competitor to other fitness bands.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I can see why there's no direct integration -- isn't it better for a company to ask permission for your data before using it? Like how if you want to sign up for a website through Facebook or Google, they ask first.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I've had mine for more than a year and a half -- my charge hr hasn't failed yet. But my cousins' have, which leads me to wonder what if the issue is user-caused.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I have a charge hr -- mostly for silent alarms to wake me up without disturbing my roommates, and timer function in case I need to track something. Oddly enough I don't care about the step counter or the heartrate sensor.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I feel like buying a Surface just to have drawing capabilities is expensive -- why not just make a screen ascessory that lays onto of your keyboard (or not) and plugs in via USB-C?
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by CN7R 10y ago
But now they got bought out by FitBit after going too much in debt (?).
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by CN7R 10y ago
Bought out by Facebook -- which is not the norm of most crowdfunded companies. In my personal belief, the crowdfunding model as it exists now is not a form of investment that will scale well. When a kickstarter company fails, it's not
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by CN7R 10y ago
I'm going to guess that the person also uses Google docs and or slides which is mostly web-based -- yes you can download it for offline use but that's a hassle.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Yes, Bitcoin has many competitors but it is the only cryptocurrency to have achieved 'mass' adoption. When you think of the pinnacle digital currency, it's Bitcoin -- that has value to consumers and merchants, more than other
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by CN7R 10y ago
Eh, that would probably mean I'm an outlier -- considering I spend most of my time reading rather than watching videos on Youtube or Facebook.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I'd admit that Medium has occasionally weird stuff on its frontpage -- but doesn't every website where content is written by its community have that? Just create an account and browse for a few days to get stories tailored to you.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Would people still have problems with advertisement if it was extremely tailored towards them? I'd presume Medium already collects data on their users and their preferences -- does Medium sell that to ad. companies, and is it effective
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by CN7R 10y ago
What about the twitch model? Writers rely on donations and subscriptions.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Slack: used it at a hackathon and found it better than Facebook or Skype or whatever groups use to organize; happy that the club I joined recently as an officer is using it for communication Uber & Lyft: haven't used it personally
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by CN7R 10y ago
Last sentence was a bit caustic. Should WikiLeaks even be considered as a reliable source after Assange demonstrated his political bias against Hillary? Also, can you provide a link to NYT admitting to publishing a fake story? Thanks.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I don't think the rivers would run dry if we recycled waste water, as a majority of it is just dumped into the ocean.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Because it's expensive, has public stigma, and some places like California are located near faults.
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by CN7R 10y ago
If you really want to see the affect of the drought, visit the Hispanic and or local farmers.
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by CN7R 10y ago
That sounds like some Garrett Hardin argument -- privatization will not solve the water shortage issue. It would simply allow large industrial farms, which typically pollute local water sources through fertilization runoff, to buy up the wa
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by CN7R 10y ago
I believe California has alternative methods to desalinization like the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, or recycling water which reuses 60-82% of water that would otherwise be wasted.
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by CN7R 10y ago
I don't think the current model of agricultural production in California is sustainable; for something that takes up 70-80% of the state's water, it only amounts to 2-2.5% of the GDP. If the problem for California is one of policy
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by CN7R 10y ago
Eh, just lab-grow meat directly instead of indirectly from animal production -- that would save water usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Isn't the main cost of eGPU enclosures the thunderbolt-to PCIe-board? Why can't Intel sell them for cheaper?
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by CN7R 10y ago
I'll try to do the coursera course on ML -- last time I tried I got swamped by schoolwork. Thanks for the suggestions.
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by CN7R 10y ago
Thanks for the info! I'm taking linear algebra this upcoming semester so this will be useful. :D
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by CN7R 10y ago
What's the best way for college freshmen to learn about ML? -- A.I. and ML aren't really topics talked about until upper-divs, which means a year or two out for me.

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