newtothebay

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by newtothebay 7y ago
Tom, could you please share how you've worked on your emotional wholeness? This is an issue I recognize in myself, but do not know how to begin to heal.
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by newtothebay 7y ago
Facebook has this exactly this tool, aka Conversion / Brand Lift [1]. It's a real experimentation system, not a "simulated" one like Google's Ghost Ad. [1] https://www.facebook.com/business/help
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by newtothebay 7y ago
Can you talk about how to infer causality without running an experiment? From your description, "real-time processing + auto ML + algorithm" still sounds very much observational to me. I'm asking not as knock against your ser
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by newtothebay 8y ago
What you said regarding US stealing IP from Europe is true. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't take defensive measure. Do defend our IP because that's our self-interest. Don't do it with the moral pretense.
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by newtothebay 8y ago
What would be other ways to do it (with similar level of efficacy)?
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by newtothebay 8y ago
There's one argument with hitting the kids that I don't know to argue with. It goes like this. There are things in life with consequences that are dire yet can only be felt in the long run (e.g. a smart kid can coast with bad work
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by newtothebay 8y ago
Isn't a flat tax rate already "proportionate to size and income"? What's the justification for higher tax rate for the rich? I agree that their wealth depends on public infrastructure, but I'm not sure that their le
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by newtothebay 8y ago
As a young professional who's realized the importance of maintaining a network, I'd love to learn how you stay in touch with your former co-workers. Do you reach out for weekend lunch dates just to chat? Are people open to that (g
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by newtothebay 8y ago
Humanities knowledge is just a tool which may and may not be used for good. FAANG already hires tons of humanities and social science PhDs to understand user behaviors. Whether that's used for good or ill depends on what the corporatio
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by newtothebay 8y ago
For readers who may encounter the Arrow's Impossibility Theorem for the first time, its conclusion is shockingly true but also doesn't prescribe doom. There are reasonable alternative voting systems that don't run into the sa
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by newtothebay 8y ago
Thank you! This is fantastic.
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Ask HN: How to take advantage of living in the Bay?
19 points by newtothebay 8y ago|11 comments