alxmrs

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by alxmrs 2mo ago
Really happy to hear that this isn't new – with citations. I am a fan of rain :) Thank you for the references. I'm looking to build a real production system that could be used by scientists and data practitioners, grounded in a ac
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by alxmrs 2mo ago
I need to better understand your first question before I can comment. In theory, we could work with MADlib too -- what we do is port scientific data, which typically is a "tensor" or Nd array, into a tabular view. I believe you kn
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by alxmrs 2mo ago
Totally. I can’t wait to take this to https://hytradboi.com
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by alxmrs 2mo ago
https://bsky.app/profile/al.merose.com/post/3mpz4njpcvk2o
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by alxmrs 2mo ago
I would have had the same gut reaction as you lol. You’re spot on. I think that SQL, as a data oriented and logic PL, might be ideal for writing tensor programs.
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Show HN: I implemented a neural network in SQL(github.com)
121 points by alxmrs 2mo ago|20 comments
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The opposite of DRY isn't WET, it's YAGNI(alex.merose.com)
3 points by alxmrs 2y ago|0 comments
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by alxmrs 3y ago
Shameless plug: I built a static site generator with Pandoc and shell (with RSS support!). https://github.com/alxmrs/pandoc-website-template
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Jkbx.fm(jkbx.fm)
2 points by alxmrs 3y ago|0 comments
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by alxmrs 3y ago
Brett Victor’s perspective is as relevant as ever: http://worrydream.com/ClimateChange/
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by alxmrs 3y ago
I’m so happy you asked about this! Check out https://sites.research.google/weatherbench/
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by alxmrs 3y ago
gzip & knn https://codeconfessions.substack.com/p/decoding-the-acl-pape...
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Obliscence, Theories of Forgetting and the Problem of Matter(mjt.org)
1 points by alxmrs 3y ago|0 comments
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by alxmrs 4y ago
In cases like these, I use multiple personas in Chrome (I think Firefox has user profiles) so I can log into my personal accounts on my work computer while still keeping everything compartmentalized.
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by alxmrs 4y ago
The artist behind the band Toro y Moi has a great site: https://chazwick.com/
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by alxmrs 4y ago
https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1518312809230368768
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by alxmrs 4y ago
I would love to see a LM generate sonic-pi scripts which generates music.
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“Alex's Anniversary”, a Corollary of the Birthday Paradox?(alex.merose.com)
1 points by alxmrs 4y ago|0 comments
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by alxmrs 4y ago
It sounds like Blake is experiencing micro aggressions for his beliefs, based on the evidence in the article. However, that is not the same as discrimination. It seems like he is suffering from not experiencing a privilege that he is used t
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by alxmrs 4y ago
Similarly, I would love it if Pandoc’s AST were supported. Or, if this could be extended to compare any documents taking formatting into account, or document-to-document conversions.
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by alxmrs 5y ago
My favorite infrastructure abstraction tool in this category is Apache Beam. I like that it lets you think in Python and an explicit Map Reduce DAG. Serialization errors are a bear to deal with. But, the power and composability of the frame
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TikToker uses iOS shortcut to flood Abbot’s abortion whistleblower website(vm.tiktok.com)
2 points by alxmrs 5y ago|0 comments
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by alxmrs 5y ago
http://opensustain.tech/
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Why Spy Agencies Say the Future Is Bleak(nytimes.com)
68 points by alxmrs 5y ago|33 comments
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by alxmrs 5y ago
once you’re in research in a faang, it seems much easier to stay within research. teams have an easier time filling head count from within the company than externally, so transfers are common, and encouraged. getting your foot in the door t
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by alxmrs 5y ago
i recently traded in my dell xps with ubuntu for a macbook air, because: - the arrow key / page up and down placement on the keyboard led me to jump all over the page when typing - the camera was placed at the bottom of the screen, whi
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by alxmrs 5y ago
the nyts offered a good explanation for this in january [1]. the general idea is that white collar workers’ usual discretionary spending was diverted into the stock market. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01&#x