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Comment · 8 years ago
Or: "A data scientist is someone who knows less about statistics than your average statistician, and less about software development than your average software developer".
Comment · 9 years ago
Seems like you've read 'Amusing ourselves to death' by Neil Postman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusing_Ourselves_to_Death
Comment · 10 years ago
"As always, there are caveats. I have a degree in philosophy, but haven't read any of the classic literature on this subject, so I'm almost certainly reinventing the wheel. And although I lean heavily on what I've gleaned from Sarah, David, and Venkat, I'm not sure any of them would endorse what I've written here. You might want to think of it as my own funky synthesis — and if it comes up short, that's entirely my fault."
Greatest and most self-aware disclaimer I've read in a long time.
Comment · 10 years ago
If i consume 12+ episodes of something it means there is some value there. Otherwise I would have stopped earlier. I don't really understand all this negativity towards Ferriss. He's an honest guy who provides a lot of value to people. No one is forced to listen to him.
Comment · 10 years ago
You think he's worthless and yet you listened to "a dozen or so of his podcasts". Mmmmkay.
Comment · 10 years ago
I guess you meant logistic and not logical regression?