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Comment · 8 years ago
Given so many webpages have dynamic elements, piece of HTML/DOM that only pop up in edge cases (alerts like cookie notices, loading animations, confirmation dialogs) I would be very wary that a tool would be able to identify all the things that are really in use. To use effectively, I think you would need a test script that stepped through all the edge cases, and then you're depending on your test coverage being 100% (of at least triggering the possible DOM structures and style class configurations).
Comment · 8 years ago
I have the following URL as the first bookmark on all browser bookmark bars:

  data:text/html, <html contenteditable>
It isn't nearly as featureful as a full Markdown editor, and it won't save the contents of the tab to localstorage or anywhere else, but it is about as simple a solution as you can get.
Comment · 8 years ago
In your example of reversing decreasing runs, you dropped a 9.
Comment · 8 years ago
I appreciate the "dots don't matter" feature, but have always felt it required an API for external developers to canonize gmail addresses for this precise reason.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
Flutter's dev tools are built on intelliJ.
Comment · 8 years ago
If that was the goal, wouldn't efforts be better placed in the Jr Colleges, online courses, and similar institutions. Grade-school level curriculum is a pretty far-future return on investment is the only goal is cheap workers.
Comment · 8 years ago
There is a lot of research surround this transition, and solid evidence that is does help novice programmers (not just kids) transition: http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol16/JITEv16ResearchP209-226S...

Our goal is to reduce barriers surrounding syntax and discoverability, so that they reach computational skills (sequences, conditions, functions, lists and other data structures) faster and with higher confidence and motivation. With the motivation (e.g., "I already built this") and a solid foundation, text programming can feel more achievable to the student.

Comment · 8 years ago
Blocky team member, here. Microsoft and MIT/Scratch have been amazing partners and contributors. We're really excited about Scratch 3.0 and the efforts on Scratch Blocks.
Comment · 9 years ago
For context, those numbers came from 2014. http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-inequality-2014-1

I can't find any more recent study specific to the Gini coefficient, however these[1] charts show an improvement over this snapshot[2] from May 2015.

[1]: https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.... [2]: https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/1-bitcoin-community-controls...

Comment · 9 years ago
I don't do neural nets, but if I had to crudely estimate... 10,000 songs (the outputs) * 16 layers * 16 parameters per node * 4 for the bytes per float = 10MB + a DB of song/artist names.

I'm probably underestimating the parameters per node, and overestimating the size of the layers closer to the input. Further, it's more likely structured as an LSTM than a convolutional network, since sound is a streaming source.

Comment · 9 years ago
They only need to store (and occasionally update) the kernel parameters for the trained deep neural net. Very small indeed.
Comment · 9 years ago
"...outside of my career"

Ummm... isn't that a pretty major effect? Doesn't that have some impressive side effects?

I watch my so many of my non-CS friends cycle through jobs (and debt) with limited ability to add long-term stability. If information sciences are having an impact on every industry, and encouraging students to explore those options gives them better access to jobs, and thus improve their life, that seems like a noble goal.

Comment · 9 years ago

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