Cushman

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by Cushman 2y ago
I’m still so confused. You’re talking about the article I posted a link to? Did you think I hadn’t read it? Edit: I guess I’ll try to respond in good faith, even though I don’t totally understand why you’re asking me about this. If you cl
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by Cushman 2y ago
This is a peculiarly conspiratorial response to my comment, and I don’t think I’m equipped to respond to it. Did you mean to direct this to me?
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by Cushman 2y ago
I upvoted this due to mass flagging of articles on this topic, but I don’t believe this article is high-quality. I would prefer this one were removed and replaced with Schneier’s article at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?
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by Cushman 2y ago
I don’t understand you. What do you mean by this?
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by Cushman 2y ago
This is amusing. So… if one plans to publish their baroque opinions on English grammar… one should really know that conversational “y’all” is prescriptively a high status marker in the academy. I picked up the habit in Massachusetts,
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by Cushman 2y ago
It’s not super clear there, but those are examples of a pre- Gettier type of argument that originally motivated strengthening, and externalizing, the J in JTB knowledge— just like you’re doing! Gettier’s contribution — the examples with Sm
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by Cushman 2y ago
> If you ever change machine or do pair programming or whatever where you are not using your highly-tweaked config, and you are essentially a frustrated jibbering wreck and barely more competent than a 3 year old using a computer for the
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by Cushman 2y ago
As an also low ACE person with high ACE loved ones, I super encourage this! With the serious caveat that ACE score isn’t a great predictor for individuals: if your siblings have ACEs >=3, it’s entirely plausible that that trauma explai
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by Cushman 2y ago
ACE 1, so I’m qualified to respond :) An important thing for you and I to keep in mind is that we aren’t just talking about psychology. ACEs cause (or exacerbate) depression, anxiety, and so on; they also cause (or exacerbate) cancer, heart
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by Cushman 2y ago
Ouch! Fair cop since we’re nitpicking, but I was trying to be cute about that — the joke started out more like “you’re technically crossing the line to scab as a strikebreaker”. I’m aware that it still doesn’t make sense unless there’s a sy
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by Cushman 2y ago
It’s not a shift in usage, it’s a term of art. Informally it could mean just crossing the line to enter the business, but unless you live in a turn-of-the-century company town, no one in the union is expecting anything related to that by
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by Cushman 2y ago
> This is known as a minor fall, I assume Since turnabout is fair play, it’s worth noting this is mostly false; if you google “minor fall music theory” you’ll only find references to Cohen. In (conventional western) analysis, a “fall” wo
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by Cushman 2y ago
Gently: The snark you’re getting is undeserved, but you are doing the “but why male models?” thing. You gotta make a left turn here :) Let’s reset: Hey, did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo? Did they actually? Despit
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by Cushman 2y ago
Surprisingly, yes! 90hz would be considered the minimum here. As a general statement, no, vision isn’t as time-sensitive as hearing, so the timing requirements aren’t as precise. But when it comes to head and hand tracking, the brain’s als
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by Cushman 2y ago
Your understanding is correct, more or less[0], but there are two parts to strategy: an inexpert counter is likely to be distracted, and to make errors from perfect play. They’re also likely to lose the count, and make errors in bet sizing.
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by Cushman 3y ago
Ah, I believe I understand now. No, I’m afraid this risk is not insurable. Any insurer would have to guarantee some share of the 1.05x EV per toss, call that share itself X. The insurer would keep the remainder of the EV as premium, call th
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by Cushman 3y ago
Hmm, I’m still not following exactly what you’re pointing out. What’s the model you mentioned about variance in dice rolls? I assumed we were talking about the coin flip model where all individual payoffs go to zero with probability 1, so n
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by Cushman 3y ago
Indifferent to risk, or seeking of risk, or having any other computable utility function on any other measurable that we’d have to accept as equally valid if we want to convince any non-economist that we aren’t just using utility as a wease
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by Cushman 3y ago
> It should make sense by now that if you lose, and play again, you can expect to lose again, despite still having a positive EV on the toss. Too late to edit but I feel like I should highlight this more, because it looks like the place
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by Cushman 3y ago
Can you say more about that? I can see the loose analogy to socializing risk, but I’d usually think of the concept of insurance along the lines of “many small winners pay for a few big losers”; this looks to me more like “a few big winners
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by Cushman 3y ago
So, first, you're right to be skeptical. The basic claim is this: "Expected value (a mathematical object belonging to the very rigorous field of probability theory) is often used by economists in a non-rigorous way." The cove
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by Cushman 3y ago
> They respond to them more quickly, they're willing to explain misconceptions, and so on. They just don't think it's because of communication style. Dropping a follow-up comment for future data scientists: Take a closer l
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by Cushman 3y ago
> I will genuinely reflect on this And I genuinely appreciate that. Your care does shine through in those words. To me, you don’t need to say more… I don’t desire to be agreed with more than I desire peace for your life. You’ve said you
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by Cushman 3y ago
> I perceive them as setting the expectation that I will reciprocate similarly. You know, this might be challenging to hear... I think there is such an expectation. And along the lines of what 'ketzo said above, I kind of think it
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by Cushman 3y ago
Yes, this is exactly how I approach professional communication. My emails sent to different stakeholders vary wildly in style. If you’re invested in getting something out of a conversational partner, it’s obviously best to write in a wa
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by Cushman 3y ago
Yeah, I totally get that. And I absolutely knew going in that suggesting you write exactly the same thing I wrote in that exact comment couldn’t help but sound condescending. But in complete honesty, hedging around it any more than that
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by Cushman 3y ago
As a data point, the last email we got from our closing attorney was a single sentence ending in a period. Much like this one. The same message ending in an exclamation point would have been substantially less nerve-wracking :grimacing:
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by Cushman 3y ago
That’s a good perspective to bring! One question, though: do you think it would make the rest of your comment materially worse communication if you added just one excessively positive but non-load-bearing sentence at the beginning? Maybe
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by Cushman 3y ago
Thanks for your feedback! I’m not sure I’m following, but it’s always interesting to hear perspectives from people with different life experiences. Take care :)
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by Cushman 3y ago
Gently: Could we please not? :) This is a young person who’s new to the community. That’s where communities come from! Without other comment, this meta thread is pushing the author’s personal statement below the fold. As the grown-ass adult

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