terranstyler

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by terranstyler 4y ago
I kind of addressed this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31966228
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by terranstyler 4y ago
I can't really tell to what extent you're not computing previous digits (or doing work that could quickly be used to come up with these previous digits) with this algorithm but O(n^2) seems quite heavy compared to O(1) (I expect)
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by terranstyler 4y ago
I narrowed down "algorithm" to a specific sort of algorithm in the original reply.
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by terranstyler 4y ago
What I meant is: Describe the n-th digit of an irrational number without calculating all previous positions of the number. If pi were a sequence of digits, there is no algorithm to calculate it other than by calculating pi but there is one
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by terranstyler 4y ago
So here's a bet: I give you the 10^100th digit of the above algorithm and you give me the 10^100th digit of pi. Whoever fails owes the other side 10 BTC.
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by terranstyler 4y ago
The difference might be: For your example there is an algorithm to describe the sequence of digits and for Pi there isn't. EDIT + Clarification: There is an algorithm to calculate the digits of your number without calculating all previ
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by terranstyler 4y ago
Bold claim in terms of IT (there exists currently no self-aware system in IT) but of course it contains all the info needed to build a human. I'd rather say it contains the code to generate itself which should be much easier (= earlier
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by terranstyler 4y ago
Location: Heart of Europe Remote: Yes Relocate: Depends Data scientist/engineer working in a neat and well-paid position is looking for a new challenge, preferably dealing with functional programming and in a quant/trading related
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by terranstyler 6y ago
A fried of mine reported scientific misconduct (p-hacking) and, together with a few colleagues, left the research group, due to moral harassment by the head of that group. The university removed all of them from the research group and said
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by terranstyler 11y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER Location: CET Remote: yes Requirements: Be smart, love to learn, be comfortable with working remote and know a few of the following (in order of decreasing priority): clojure, cljs, js, SQL DBs, git, java, Statistics, Mac
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Frankly, I don't see how regulations or laws should protect the user for several reasons: Firstly, there are already privacy laws yet it doesn't look as if they apply and that Verizon thinks that even in the case of a law suit Ver
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I think he means that _using clojure_ (to implement the IDE) is very language specific as opposed to saying "it is based on clojure" or "clojure is cool because X" (which everyone can).
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Obviously "Panic" is a well-known company for developing IOs applications and for at least 145 people on HN this is common knowledge. Is there anything special about this company? EDIT: Although the people downvoting (currently -1
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I work 50%+ in Clojure as an IT Consultant and here in Europe it's not that easy to find a company that uses Clojure and embraces its benefits. When I use clojure, it's typically for companies who need to get something done and th
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Yes, for that reason I took it off, still the question is how can one communicate that one is? Should you write "constantly programmed faster and leaner and with less errors that his colleagues?". I don't think there is a way
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Are you hiring right now? I wrote exactly these two tags "fast thinker" / "quick learner" in my CV / cover letter / LinkedIn profile and I removed them a few months later because from my experience it look
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by terranstyler 12y ago
There is one thing in your post I must particularly disagree with: > There's absolutely no talent shortage in the Bay Area, provided you can pay (and your ideas are interesting) I can generalize that "there is no shortage of an
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by terranstyler 12y ago
For this very reason I always try to stay in the "mid to low frequency" spectrum. Put very bluntly, in high frequency domains you compete with fast people (and they have resources) but in mid- or low frequency you compete with sma
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by terranstyler 12y ago
If you want to learn the language for the pleasure of speaking it, you may find it easier to find Spanish speaking people, especially in the Americas. If on the other hand you want to increase your market value, going the extra mile might p
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by terranstyler 12y ago
"Suspicion of Authority" and "Society never works" are not something arising from culture, they are consequences of the principal agent problem in Western states. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princip
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I don't understand how code on a USB drive can be executed on a PC. I seriously thought that USB was (as a protocol) a generic data interface. However, if it is something else (like, e.g., something that executes code from time to time
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I can certainly not say you're view is wrong and I didn't know of the group membership (thanks for that). Still, my 2ct Motive: The motive "mistake" is a motive that works for both sides. Identity: The membership in the
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I have quite a few problems with Western media stating that it's Putin's fault. - There is a lack of motive (seriously why would he?) - There is a lack of identity (if it were the Separatists, are they really controlled by Putin t
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I don't read the Guardian comment section. What is the difference between the Guardian and a comparable major German newspaper w.r.t. comments?
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Well, first let me state that I am not sure what to make of this Non-sovereignty. However, here are some of the arguments I find interesting: - A decent amount of videos about this topic can be found on youtube, most of the feature also Sch
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Well, given the alternative and some modest regard for basic human rights (such as, e.g., stated in the German constitution [1]), they are legally bound to do exactly that. [1] http://dejure.org/gesetze/GG/10.html
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by terranstyler 12y ago
The reason they don't do it, in spite of nearly everyone [1] distrusting the US gov't, makes me wonder what kind of leverage the US secret services have. It also lends some credence to the "Germany was never really souvereign
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by terranstyler 12y ago
OK, just to clarify - I wanted to point out that the site basically says "once you're reading this, you're getting tracked" paradox warning in a (IMO) funny way. I don't agree at all with these practices.
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by terranstyler 12y ago
Warning: The first sentence goes "If you read Boing Boing, the NSA considers you a target for deep surveillance". So, if you find this interesting, maybe you shouldn't read it.
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by terranstyler 12y ago
I currently work on an automatic Piano agent (software only) that randomly creates and plays well sounding melodies in the spirit of Chopin.

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