ToBeBannedSoon

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Introduction to Multi-Armed Bandits: make decisions over time under uncertainty(arxiv.org)
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
They're forcibly charging for the first year of cloud subscription, and this still makes it a con.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
It's obvious that any sensible company will just headquarter itself in a friendlier state. California has shot itself in the foot with this law.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
Phony argument. An electronic thermometer and blood pressure monitor ensure safety too and they never need a license. Do x-ray machines need a license? This ulrasound device by definition doesn't even emit radiation. This company is co
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
I don't understand why this ultrasound scanner needs a user license except for exploitative reasons. It's what crooks would do.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
This is not a substitute for debug-level logging when you need it.
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To save life on Earth, here's the $100B-a-year solution(phys.org)
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
> In one creepy experiment, the scientists implanted electrodes in a mother rabbit’s brain, took her young litter off to a submarine and, when it was deep below the surface, killed them one by one. At each synchronised time of death, the
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
Python 3.6+ does have type annotations and multiple static analysis tools for type checking. Only an ignorant or biased person would yell at Python for flaws it doesn't have. For crucial business logic, one also writes unit tests.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
If the db internally supports efficient temporal tracking, then yes by all means. If it doesn't, then I don't see a way for the developer around the redundancy.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
Livestock actually enriches the soil by their poop.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
CNN coverage: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/world/trillion-trees-climate-...
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
My takeaway is (for applications that need this): #1: Keep rows immutable. Don't use UPDATE or DELETE. #2: Store the time columns you need, e.g. insertion or transaction time, and/or event generation time, etc.
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by ToBeBannedSoon 7y ago
Humans.
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Planting 1.2T Trees Could Cancel Out a Decade of CO2 Emissions(e360.yale.edu)
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