traldan

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by traldan 14y ago
For me it's less intuitive than a tree, but you can use a matrix to express all possible strategies of a two-player sequential game. This can help you visualize credible vs. noncredible threats from the second player. Ultimately I think the
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Teacher at Virginia Tech wants to make an interactive educational graphic novel(kickstarter.com)
2 points by traldan 14y ago|0 comments
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by traldan 14y ago
Great explanation, thanks for posting that!
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by traldan 14y ago
Technically, yes, but HN has an 80 char limit in the title. ;)
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Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Roth and Shapley for matching algorithm work(nobelprize.org)
46 points by traldan 14y ago|21 comments
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by traldan 14y ago
A vacuum sucks a lot more than Microsoft.
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by traldan 14y ago
Google vs. Wolfram Alpha is something I'm ok with.
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by traldan 15y ago
I'd rather type 2\pi than \frac{\tau}{2}.
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by traldan 15y ago
Having implemented AKS in Python and Sage, it can get pretty slow - obviously, nowhere near a good probabilistic test even to a staggering degree of certainty. That said, most of the algorithm is very quick. It might be smart to run its bas
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by traldan 15y ago
Don't forget AKS, which is deterministic and faster than trial division. Can be a bit of a pain to implement though.
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by traldan 15y ago
Since Corporations are People, how would UMG be charged with a felony?
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by traldan 15y ago
@cmdrtaco: not so sure about that one... ;)
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Minor Pet Peeve: Googling for Python Documentation
2 points by traldan 15y ago|1 comments
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by traldan 15y ago
Not that I don't want to support you guys for doing something awesome like this, but I wish the "Like" button showed appropriate meta-content on my facebook wall, instead of just a generic description of SendWrite. Also, donated. :)
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by traldan 15y ago
I just started using SymPy for some undergrad math research. Handy!
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by traldan 15y ago
The scale should go from 1 to Robert Scoble
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by traldan 15y ago
I'd be scared of the Tolkien estate.
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by traldan 15y ago
Sounds like a Cracked "article" to me
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by traldan 15y ago
This is from March 2011, from their last(?) newsletter: Who Reads Quantly? Based on our web server logs, here are the top firms accessing Quantly over the past six weeks. The firms are listed in order, most traffic first. I've highlighted s
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by traldan 15y ago
This has been what I've experienced for more than just the latest versions. In personal usage the crossover between Chrome and Firefox has always been in the neighborhood of 20-30 tabs. Past that. Chrome has always seemed more sluggish (and
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by traldan 15y ago
Wait, what? Why would environmentalists build oil wells? That's precisely the opposite of caring about the environment. Unchecked human development is recklessly irresponsible. But growth and development aren't necessarily evil - far from i
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by traldan 15y ago
Does this include Gmail labs? If so, fuck.
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by traldan 15y ago
Seeing this guy give a talk next week.
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by traldan 15y ago
Great stuff when I worked through it a few weeks ago. That bundled deal looks very tempting!
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by traldan 15y ago
This sounds awesome.
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by traldan 15y ago
I seem to recall reading they actually hired people recently, or were in the process of doing so.