gcmartinelli
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Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
I believe a simple moving average would achieve the same result and that mixing training and test data for validation invalidates your model results...
On a positive note, nice showcase of how simple implementation with Keras is.
Comment · 8 years ago
can we stop telling other people what they should do?
these tech giants are worshiped for what they achieve and how they transform the world, not for their flaws. And yes, they are flawed... they are not "perfect" like the instagram role models you follow - and live vicariously thru.
and using bill gates as a good role model is just laughable to anyone who knows just a tiny bit about his work ethics as Microsoft CEO.
Comment · 8 years ago
there's a relevant gap in his 'history of the internet' analysis where centralized web was basically all that existed for users (i.e. AOL walled gardens).
as many things in society, these internet trends seem to follow cycles of discovery/innovation and improvement/cost-efficiency.
and the same way the previous centralized web crumbled with the appearance of novel services, so will the current centralized networks. trust in innovation.
Comment · 9 years ago
I believe the issue here is not doing a hardfork. Hardforks are needed sometimes.
The issue is the purpose of "The DAO" hardfork (in practical terms, a bailout) and how it was done (destroying Ethereum's blockchain immutability).
Comment · 9 years ago
Watching this documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY) about Shenzhen I got a very strong cyberpunk vibe, especially the last 1/3 of it. People at the streets fixing electronics, cheap/pirated circuit boards being sold at the curb, etc.
Comment · 10 years ago
I don't think they are talking about having NO sense of reality. They are saying that having filters that 'simplify', or make these signals more 'user friendly' bring evolutionary benefits in comparison to experiencing reality as is. In other words, we experience an altered reality sculpted by our cognitive engine.
This reminds me of Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception", by the way.
Comment · 10 years ago
I disagree with that. I have put more than one hour in and have found many interesting planets, creatures and geological formations. I'm also captivated by the small stories. What are the Sentinels? What and who am I? What's at the center?
Off course, it takes time and patience. Many worlds are barren, many creatures as very bizarre. But if you explore enough, you finds gems. And that feeling of discovery is something no other game I can remember gave me.
This game in fact is a different experience. I get it if it's not everyone's cup of tea (in fact, apparently the game was built to be 'divisive' [1]).
What I recommend for people beginning is to take their time. Leave their ships behind somewhere and walk around the planet. After you distance yourself from your ship (enough that the return trip on foot is not an option, the only option is finding a beacon to call it), you'll start seeing changes on the terrain. An unexpected lake, sand dunes, cave networks, forests where there were none, etc. The variety on the game is quite impressive, actually... of course, some patterns do repeat. But isn't that true for the universe as well?
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tcqzg976hQ&feature=youtu.be...
And trying to decide what is - or isn't - a valid use of energy is pure arrogance. If anything, we should be arguing about energy sources...