thingamarobert
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Comment · 1 year ago
This is very well made, and so nostalgic to me! My whole PhD between 2012-16 was based on RBMs and I learned so much about generative ML through these models. Research has come so far and one doesn't hear much about them these days but they were really at the heart of the "AI Spring" back then.
Comment · 6 years ago
I heard about this just the other day on an episode of the Radiolab podcast, if you're interested in listening to a nice narration to complement the article: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/invis...
Comment · 9 years ago
I didn't realise that LE was a Google initiative. I know that it's supported by the Chrome project (and thus Google), but also by Mozilla, EFF and a lot of other supporters. Could you please point me to any article that discusses its Google affiliation? Thanks!
Comment · 9 years ago
As much as the introduction and the first two sections motivate the post, I think the last "Don't Just Feel Pleasure, Show It" section is the one that contains the main take-home message in my opinion. If one has benefited by using FOSS, one must acknowledge that it cannot get better and magically sustain itself without support from those who use it or appreciate the principles underlying the movement. The level of transparency and freedom of choice that FOSS offers to users, the DIY ethic and a sense of community it encourages is indeed something to be grateful for, and deserves a generous (subjective) contribution!
If one does not contribute directly by submitting bugs or developing FOSS itself, supporting organisations such as...
* The Free Software Foundation (http://fsf.org)
* Software in the Public Interest (http://www.spi-inc.org)
* Electronic Frontier Foundation (https://www.eff.org)
* Let's Encrypt (http://letsencrypt.org)
... I believe can go a long way. I'm sure there are more - when one feels grateful for the service the software has rendered them, one just needs to make the effort to find out who has written the software and whether there's a "Donate" button somewhere through which this can be expressed, however small the actual amount.
Comment · 10 years ago
This is great! Seems like someone made a new post with just this link and that's trending on HN :).
Comment · 10 years ago
My situation is very similar, actually. My wife and I are of different nationalities and would ideally like to have the flexibility to move to each others home countries when needed and still be able to work without much hassle. She's making an effort on her part, and this is a part of my effort :).
Comment · 10 years ago
A very practical piece of advice! Thanks. This is roughly the picture I had in my mind about how to progress. My mother (who is a full-time consultant now) did this. She'd work at the government office during the first half of the day, then offer consultations during the rest of the day at a private establishment. She carried this on for several years and finally, when she retired from government service, she went into full-time practice and that seems to be working very well for her. The time-line of this is much longer than what you managed but I think her focus was never to quit government service asap.
Congratulations on where you are! I'd love for something like this in my career.
Comment · 10 years ago
A useful tip even for a hard-worker when times are bad.