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by avsbst 5y ago
Would refer to the guidelines [1] for this site: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and
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by avsbst 5y ago
Right on cue: "Meta.org will sunset March 31, 2022: Meta will be supported through March 31, 2022. In the lead up, we will work with you in transitioning to alternative open services. Read more."
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by avsbst 5y ago
11:45ish they will put a banner up saying it's going to be shutdown end of May next year Unfortunately archive.org is capturing the SVG logo from the site not the actual site so I can't prove the current state of the website but y
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by avsbst 5y ago
They started the process of shuttering it ~6 months ago. My partner worked there for ~3 years. Despite meeting all their metrics for user growth and activity it was a decision that came out of the blue. Guess we know why though? Can't
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by avsbst 6y ago
The title and lede state they are "Russian-Owned" and a Czech company. Perhaps NYT edited title after publishing or original poster misread the title. Russian-Owned Software Company May Be Entry Point for Huge U.S. Hacking Russ
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by avsbst 6y ago
> The problem is that this agreement is expressly unconstitutional I would disagree with that phrasing, and your final paragraph contradicts that statement. There is nothing unconstitutional about states entering into compacts. They mere
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by avsbst 6y ago
I would urge you to reconsider your stance on this as "a PR issue". Having readily available realtime aerial imaging data involves numerous ethical and safety concerns. Stating that people who have these ethical concerns are &quot
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by avsbst 9y ago
So when one of Badyaev’s undergraduate students, Clayton Addison, noticed that the male finches on campus in central Tucson were not singing a rapid trill that’s essential for attracting females in the nearby desert, the lab was able to dig
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by avsbst 9y ago
The current headline, "Stanford adopts JavaScript, drops Java for its intro to CS curriculum" is incorrect. Stanford is piloting two new classes one in JavaScript and the other in Python to determine the effort, benefits, and down
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by avsbst 10y ago
While I disagree with the author, I believe his intent was to claim that bird watchers, Paleo dieters and minimalists are similar in that talking about their respective activities is just as important as participating in it. "And,
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by avsbst 11y ago
I think the original commentor's skepticism, while possibly too concerned with sample size, is still valid. This study is trying to draw connections between two large and hard to understand systems, marriage and cardiovascular health.
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by avsbst 12y ago
Notepad++, granted they were called out on it hence the apology: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/response-and-apology-4-sex...
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by avsbst 12y ago
Because the assignments, section material, grading infrastructure, handouts, teacher training material, and institutional knowledge for this class are all built around Java when the class switched over in the early 2000s. In the past, coupl
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by avsbst 12y ago
One of the authors wrote a nice article in Grantland about this paper with some more cool visualizations: http://grantland.com/features/department-of-defense/
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by avsbst 12y ago
Attempting to use sarcasm as an ad hominem attack on the author doesn't add to this conversation at all. Attending Stanford doesn't change the fact that she went through a certain set of negative experiences she feels compelled to
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by avsbst 13y ago
So in a case like this assuming the defendant is able to suppress any information used against him with respect to his location. Does it even matter for his case? The police now know who he is and assuming DNA evidence, rape test kit eviden
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by avsbst 13y ago
Came here to make sure that this article was posted. It's an engaging and well written examination of the followup to the Columbia's loss. Thanks for linking to it!
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by avsbst 13y ago
There are dumb ideas, and it can be useful to point out their weaknesses in a constructive manner. However, using the word retarded to describe something in a negative way is both childish and derogatory. Here's an eloquent description
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by avsbst 13y ago
2011-2012 Salary Survey from the Stanford Computer Forum CS/EE Undergrads Data: I received 135 responses which described 380 job offers. 95% of the job offers were primarily located in the Bay Area, 5% were from the Midwest and East Co
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by avsbst 13y ago
I'm curious, what do you feel "Google's offerings" are when it comes to education? I'm asking because besides search, and the ability to search effectively, which I think is a very necessary skill for a modern educa
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by avsbst 13y ago
Seems like he's claiming it's fact -- https://twitter.com/johnsifton/status/345864867946827777 Do you have any proof it's fictional writing?
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by avsbst 13y ago
It is tragic that certain individuals lives are effectively destroyed by losing a genetic lottery, but in the end genetic diversity allows a species as a whole to adapt and deal with unexpected changes in their environment. Even for mutatio
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by avsbst 13y ago
The title fits in nicely with the other slogans: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH DRM IS OPEN
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by avsbst 14y ago
Stanford's enrollment was over 700 for fall quarter. Over 1500 students took the course during the entire year. A typical class has around 1650-1800 students for perspective. http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/10/04/cs106a-enrollment-re...
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by avsbst 14y ago
The main reason IE doesn't adopt webkit is that IE's current purpose is to provide stability and backwards compatibility to enterprise customers. A large portion of corporations have custom built webapps to provide basic services like HR,
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by avsbst 14y ago
Yes it is, and you're absolutely right. Nobody is an expert straight out of school. But school lays the foundation for future learning, and if you look at the reviews posted, almost all the posts talk about how easy the class was. It didn't
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by avsbst 14y ago
I agree, with time the amount of content could drastically increase and Udacity could become a more interactive, education oriented version of Wikipedia. Which would be amazing. Imagine tutorials for everything you could ever dream of! But
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by avsbst 14y ago
Your analogy for the current argument is weak at best. A better one would be that: I saw the first flight and then Wilbur and Orville went to my local railroad magnate and somehow convinced him to destroy half his trains and use their primi
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by avsbst 14y ago
"Udacity won't turn you into a world class computer scientist, but it is a wonderful way to learn and improve." Exactly, Udacity is essentially a more interactive version of w3schools and other tutorial websites. With a more expansive colle
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by avsbst 14y ago
No. The class Sebastian Thrun taught on AI, was a class devoid of all the qualities that made CS 221 one of the (formerly) greatest classes in not only the CS department, but all of Stanford. His AI class was dumbed down and slapped with a

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