theideasmith

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   by theideasmith 4y ago

   Spinoza understood thought and extension were unified. A change in extension is a change in thought and vv.
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   Study of the Bifurcation Points in Gradient Descent(theideasmith.github.io)

   2 points by theideasmith 9y ago|0 comments
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   On the Dynamics of Gradient Descent [pdf](pdfs.semanticscholar.org)

   3 points by theideasmith 9y ago|0 comments
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   by theideasmith 9y ago

   I found this paper a while ago and have it on my list of things to model: http://arep.med.harvard.edu/pdf/Chen99.pdf . Ultimately, we could have a full gene-expression-as-a-dynamical-system model which we could perturb
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   by theideasmith 9y ago

   Hi HN. I'm a relatively new coder so I have only just begun to play around with more sophisticated issues like running code on clusters, networking (ports and stuff like that). I was hoping someone could kindly explain what a task queu
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   by theideasmith 9y ago

   This would be about 100x cooler if there was an environment you could fly through and not just empty grass.
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   How to contact neuralink

   4 points by theideasmith 9y ago|0 comments
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   by theideasmith 10y ago

   I'm an undergrad doing some neuroscience research; I think the existence of such tools are essential to progress. As soon as you can start doing CompBio on the web, more people (i.e. students, non scientist programmers) will be encour
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   The Velveteen Rabbit: Being Real(archive.org)

   3 points by theideasmith 10y ago|0 comments
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Thanks for your explanation. So what this really does is enable one to train code using machine learning techniques such as gradient descent, traversing a code-space instead of traversing a space of numbers?
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Does this only work for mathematical programs? I don't understand how this would work for more general computations, involving loops, writes to files, etc.
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    so what does it actually mean to differentiate a program?
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    This looks really interesting but I just don't understand it. Can someone with more expertise explain in layman's terms what this paper is about?
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    It is very important this research was shared. However, the very difficult and likely impossible part is to actually change the emotional and interpersonal ethos of society. Given the very intangible nature of the problem, no one in power w
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    How do we bypass cognitive limits? Can we offload rationality to our subconscious without allowing ourselves to succumb to heuristics? What are some strategies we can use for relying less on heuristics and more on logic? How can we avoid pe
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    Ask HN: How can rational thinking increase in individuals and societies?

    9 points by theideasmith 10y ago|21 comments
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    I saw this a while ago too: http://unisonweb.org/2015-05-07/about.html#post-start
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Also you can try asking this question on Quora if this HN thread and researchgate doesn't get anywhere.
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    I'm a college freshman now and I wish my middle and elementary school teachers were as devoted to their students as you seem to be. I would suggest going to ResearchGate.com where a lot of scientists and grad students hang out. It&#x27
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Here's a standard Topology textbook which will get you up to speed on manifolds: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~aar/papers/munkres2.pdf And here's Schroedinger's Space-Time Structure which has an intro
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    The Book of Life(thebookoflife.org)

    1 points by theideasmith 10y ago|0 comments
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Parag Khanna: global connectivity and urban meccas: http://www.paragkhanna.com/
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    Space-Time Structure by Erwin Schrödinger (1950) [pdf](strangebeautiful.com)

    86 points by theideasmith 10y ago|1 comments
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    This is awesome – I've been passively looking for someone to do this and finally you have. I'll have to take a longer look at it (and respond in more breadth/depth), but great work and good luck with your thesis!
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    The website is down now. For those who want to check it out, here's the link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160518173022/https://home.goog...
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    The Historical Development of Computer Chess and Its Impact on AI(fermatslibrary.com)

    4 points by theideasmith 10y ago|0 comments
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    Quantitative Perspective on Hebrew Numerology(medium.com)

    1 points by theideasmith 10y ago|1 comments
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Kudos to you guys! Your website is magical and extremely well done. Instead of giving a whole load of talk you let me experience just how powerful Finch is the moment I arrive (and I understand this is only a beta version). I can see so man
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    by theideasmith 10y ago

    Why not?
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    Mars Climate Orbiter Mishap Investigation Board Phase I Report [pdf](ftp)

    2 points by theideasmith 10y ago|0 comments