asdf_snar

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by asdf_snar 17d ago
An incredibly enjoyable read, with a distinct voice.
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by asdf_snar 8mo ago
Just replying here in case it's more visible, but: - what if you're on a no-fly list? wanted criminals? - underage?
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by asdf_snar 8mo ago
Just replying here in case it's more visible, but: - what if you're on a no-fly list? wanted criminals? - underage?
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by asdf_snar 8mo ago
I'm not stating that they should be. I first want to make sure this is not just a question of the "Real ID". I can think of a couple of reasons that would throw a wrench in the works: - passengers on no-fly lists or criminals
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by asdf_snar 8mo ago
I think this is where my confusion lies. It seems like many people are saying no ID of any kind -- passport, "real ID", driver's license, ... -- should be provided, period. So ostensibly a 10 year-old could show up at the air
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by asdf_snar 8mo ago
I think I must be confused, but after reading many of the replies, I can't figure this out. Is the standard American perspective that one shouldn't have to show any form of identification to go through security, get on a plane, an
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by asdf_snar 1y ago
Seconded. This looks like a fun toy, but it solves a problem that I don't have (and I believe I am the target audience). Modern typesetters are very good (e.g., TexMacs). There is also a limited set of characters by design, and I would
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by asdf_snar 1y ago
https://archive.md/sCcyl
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by asdf_snar 1y ago
I throw these quotes by Y. Oono into the mix because they provide viewpoints which are in some tension with those who take -\sum_x p(x) log p(x) definition of entropy as fundamental. > Boltzmann’s argument summarized in Exercise of 2.4.1
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by asdf_snar 2y ago
Hi Peter. As always, thanks for doing this. I am a Canadian currently on an H1B visa, valid until November 2026. I can probably recapture time until early 2027. I just got an EB2-NIW approved, but my priority date is in August 2024, and cur
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by asdf_snar 2y ago
Sure. I do algorithm development at a biotech company, it is 100% computational work. I am not a software developer by training, my background is in mathematics.
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by asdf_snar 2y ago
> but having to switch between IDE and Jupyter for code formatting seems like unnecessary overhead. You're right about this. I don't love my setup (and have not put enough effort into optimizing it -- hence my reticence at lear
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by asdf_snar 2y ago
Thanks for your thoughtful answer. - Re: continuously running a notebook server, how about an alias in your ~/.*rc file that just launches a new JLab? Personally I don't find the startup time so high, so it doesn't seem to me
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by asdf_snar 2y ago
I use Jupyter Lab every day on OSX in scientific/academic work, so I feel I am your target audience. In case it helps you gauge my impression, I spent about two minutes reading the post and scrolling through the website. I feel I did n
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by asdf_snar 3y ago
Just noting that your link to docs.scipy is broken. I'm also in a similar boat to you and would be interested in an answer to this question.
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I like your formulation of this as a "distributed measurement problem", but I'm not sure I follow. Could you elaborate? Specifically, I'm not sure if you agree or disagree with the post you are replying to. Thanks in adv
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
Could you demonstrate with an example how Ascii math is easier to read and takes less time and effort to type? The example on the main page, sum_(i=1)^n i^3=((n(n+1))/2)^2 looks to me no less complicated than \sum_{i=1}^n i^3=((n(n+1))
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I think the statement that "You'll enjoy the music a lot more by adding the physical movement to it" is unlikely to apply to everyone, and may not even apply to a majority of people. Not because humans don't have a natur
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
Thanks for your reply above. I don't think the comment was sarcastic or rude. They are pointing out the following inconsistency: you've basically attached "dx" to every integration sign, making the "dx" essenti
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I think I am one of these mathematicians that doesn't understand the logic. How can I write μ(x)dx instead of μ(dx) without risking the confusion that dx is Lebesgue measure? You may have explained this in your other reply, but I don&#
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I think I may share confusion with the other poster. I don't understand the following step: > Then white would win (and in particular not lose) by skipping the very first move and then playing blacks strategy I understand the other
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I didn't even notice the mistake at first -- my name is not misspelled, so I figured if I didn't say anything I would be able to get away with it. I knew my EAD card would have to be photocopied or scanned at some point when I fir
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I can only say this sounds extremely accurate based on my own experience of F-1, OPT, H1B. The anxiety resonates as well. I remember getting my work authorization card and noticing that my first name and last name were switched. I remember
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by asdf_snar 4y ago
I don't wholly disagree with the title of the post, but I don't understand the reasoning at all. "1. Python Is Not Fast" I'm not a software engineer and I don't have a background in computer science, but in my
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by asdf_snar 5y ago
Math formulae are not trivial to check formally using a computer. Mathematical software is in its infancy relative to the sophistication of mathematical objects defined in the literature.
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by asdf_snar 5y ago
It's interesting to complement the last point, "Only geniuses (or cranks) head straight for the grandest and most fundamental problems", with two of Hamming's [0] points: > When you are famous it is hard to work on sm
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by asdf_snar 5y ago
Before I continue, I think it's also important to note different people metabolize alcohol differently and feel its effects differently. Many Russians can take care of 0,5L of vodka in one sitting and still function. (Russian men aged
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by asdf_snar 5y ago
> Then at some point people, as adults, feel like they have to drink to enjoy themselves? I wonder what happened. It feels like this question is disingenuous. You don't need fire starter to start a fire either, but wouldn't it
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by asdf_snar 5y ago
My friend and family groups have been making a consistent effort to stop romanticizing alcohol and have gatherings without it. There's no denying alcohol is a social lubricant that can be very enjoyable.
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by asdf_snar 5y ago
> I've rejected about three quarters because even the algorithm's description was enough to inform a reader that it would not work > The remaining quarter I've implemented in code and run, and of those runs I can count

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