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by squigs25 6mo ago
I built this game to simulate how different decisions can impact popularity, the economy, and re-election chances for the oval office. Please do not interpret this as any kind of political commentary! Most of the relationships / mechan
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Show HN: President: A Strategy Game(storage.googleapis.com)
4 points by squigs25 6mo ago|1 comments
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by squigs25 1y ago
WTF is often wrong, and actually, I don't think your answer in the 2 year old thread is correct
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by squigs25 2y ago
https://archive.is/OZd2r
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by squigs25 4y ago
This. No one is getting released from prison because of this decision. It has been worded in such a way that makes it sound like it will have far more impact, which is of course intentional and political.
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by squigs25 4y ago
To be clear, 6,500 is the number of individuals receiving a pardon. The percentage of these 6,500 who will be released from prison? Zero - none of these individuals are currently in prison solely for possession of marijuana: https:/
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Top Google search result on climate issues is a Climate Change Conspiracy blog
1 points by squigs25 5y ago|1 comments
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We Decided to Our Team Every Other Friday Off(fastcompany.com)
2 points by squigs25 6y ago|0 comments
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by squigs25 7y ago
Interesting... given that this is actually in use for the Australian Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Exchanges, this smart contract language could become a major player and continue to get corporate adoption, especially now that it's
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Soylent Bridge – for in-between meals(soylent.com)
2 points by squigs25 8y ago|0 comments
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by squigs25 8y ago
I don't think it's necessarily a good idea to use SQL for everything. If you are constantly inserting records and don't need relational structures, DynamoDB might be a better choice. DynamoDB scales quickly and cheaply, so it
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by squigs25 8y ago
Another technique for unsupervised feature selection is Principal Feature Analysis (PFA): http://venom.cs.utsa.edu/dmz/techrep/2007/CS-TR-2007-011.pdf
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by squigs25 8y ago
I use goodreads to keep track of the books I want to read, books I am reading, and books I have read.
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by squigs25 9y ago
Unless you do a masters degree in Data Science, AI, CS, Statistics, or a related field, a masters degree only serves as proof that you are intelligent and work hard. Someone without a masters degree can still have those attributes, but they
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What you are getting wrong about AB testing(mattgoldwasser.com)
1 points by squigs25 9y ago|0 comments
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30 Endangered Species Rendered Completely in CSS(species-in-pieces.com)
1 points by squigs25 9y ago|0 comments
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Fantastic GANs and where to find them(guimperarnau.com)
3 points by squigs25 10y ago|0 comments
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by squigs25 10y ago
I am not a lawyer, but I would not. There is a very small chance that you get sued here.
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USA! USA! US … Oh, Never Mind. It’s The Literature Nobel.(fivethirtyeight.com)
1 points by squigs25 10y ago|0 comments
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by squigs25 10y ago
Keep in mind, we have a company called "swissinfo" declaring that Switzerland has the most competitive economy. Bias much?
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by squigs25 10y ago
As I said last time, I have one major qualm about this. There seems to be a confirmatory bias among the academic community that a measure of intellectual success can be found in the percentage of individuals who earn a PhD. Sure, it's
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by squigs25 10y ago
They tracked everyone, and measured success by the percentage that earned a PhD. So, while Mark and Lady GaGa were tracked, I don't think I saw any statistic that would have associated these two individuals with a positive outcome (exc
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by squigs25 10y ago
Interesting read, but I have one major qualm about this. There seems to be a confirmatory bias among the academic community that a measure of intellectual success can be found in the percentage of individuals who earn a PhD. Sure, it's
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Troubled Theranos hits another wall as Zika test withdrawn(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by squigs25 10y ago|0 comments
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by squigs25 10y ago
Another issue that contributes to anger on Twitter is that comments on tweets are displayed based on the time which they appeared. So angry and unhelpful comments often appear at the top, even if no one likes them, because they were posted
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Mapping the Brain with Machine Learning(nytimes.com)
2 points by squigs25 10y ago|0 comments
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Bird wings trapped in amber are a fossil first from the age of dinosaurs(nature.com)
3 points by squigs25 10y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Best Fiction
2 points by squigs25 10y ago|3 comments
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Life at Minus 80 (2002)(islandnet.com)
2 points by squigs25 11y ago|0 comments
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Mechanical Gearbox Ceiling Fan Assembly(instructables.com)
2 points by squigs25 11y ago|0 comments

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