asifjamil's comments

asifjamil | 2 years ago | on: Going back to the old (pre-X) Twitter iOS app

Unless there's something that I've missed, this seems like a lot of work just to essentially have the bird logo in place of the X logo.

asifjamil | 7 years ago | on: Consumption of a dark roast coffee blend reduces DNA damage in humans

The first thing I notice is that both the first and last authors of this paper are industry-affiliated. Not to say there's anything inherently problematic with that, but at least raises an eyebrow about the motivation behind this study.

asifjamil | 8 years ago | on: Induction of self awareness in dreams through low current stimulation (2014)

See the paper again (the methods are at the end of the paper). They reported 27 subjects.

asifjamil | 8 years ago | on: Induction of self awareness in dreams through low current stimulation (2014)

Seems more like you are describing what is called the hypnagogic state (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia)

asifjamil | 9 years ago | on: Heads or Tails: The Impact of a Coin Toss on Major Life Decisions and Happiness [pdf]

I wonder how this study can be used as evidence against determinism, ie., that humans really do possess free will. If the coin toss relevantly affects the person's decision, then it seems like random chance plays a key role in affecting our experience, right?

asifjamil | 9 years ago | on: Metropolis Algorithm and Bayesian posterior sampling

Can anyone here recommend a good reference (blog, e-book, etc.) for beginners in Bayesian statistical analysis?

asifjamil | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Did anyone's life ever gotten more comfortable after accepting funding?

> But there are tons of businesses that are better off using revenue as funding.

Any specific examples?

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: How brain activity changes based on various activities

Hate to rain on this person's parade, but his findings are mostly meaningless. You cannot simply infer neurological activity from a single electrode. Besides the need for a proper ground/reference, you also need electrodes placed in the correct anatomical locations to derive any meaningful insights into attention networks.

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: How I decide when to trust an R package

Just came here to see if anyone else noticed it and it's funny that it's the only comment ATM :D

I think someone should come up with a browser extension to disable custom scroll jacking.

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: Instead of Standing, Why Not Lie Down While You Work?

I imagine that after 30 minutes of being inclined while using the keyboard/mouse, the reduced blood circulation in your hands and arms from gravitational resistance will cause them to be incredibly tired/ fatigued.

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: The Lonely Death of George Bell

A wonderful piece, almost read like a novel.

At the end, I couldn't help but try to derive some overall take-away. The best I could come up with was to cherish your friendships and always try to keep in touch. One concern I would have is whether or not today's internet-based culture could hinder this?

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: Researchers hack Siri from 16 feet away

Happens to me quite often if I accidentally have something in my pocket which presses down the Home button of the iPhone for a few seconds.

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: Mecca Then and Now – 128 Years of Growth

If only there was a way people could vote on certain stories based on if they felt the article was interesting or not.

Oh wait.. /s

asifjamil | 10 years ago | on: VirtualBox 5.0 officially released

I've been using W10 on v4 fine for the past few weeks. Planning to update right now though.. anything you are concerned about specifically?

asifjamil | 11 years ago | on: It’s Not a ‘Stream’ of Consciousness

The view of brain oscillations driving (or even partially modulating) neural activity is further supported by research involving stimulating the brain using Alternating Currents [1] I'm currently doing my PhD on this topic, and it seems so far that targeting AC (with an entrained frequency) to various motor-related neural networks can actually enhance the motor skill and even motor learning.

Brain oscillations are quite phenomenal, and the causal role of these synchronisations still require further research.

[1] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.05.021

asifjamil | 11 years ago | on: Crystal promises to help you understand how best to talk to any person

The only way this would be a killer feature in my book is if it analyses my entire inbox to generate the result. It would be more realistic since it is actually based on email and not published writing samples, which are not always indicative of communication.

asifjamil | 11 years ago | on: So you want to abolish time zones

True, but you have a much smaller "margin of error" (+/- 1 hour) as opposed to the many more inconveniences described in the article.

asifjamil | 11 years ago | on: The Fine Art of Bullshit, Killed by Google

That bodybuilding.com thread is gold

asifjamil | 11 years ago | on: Dutch Girl Fakes a Trip to South East Asia

Cool experiment, but not letting your family in on it? Not sure how this will affect future trust issues...

asifjamil | 11 years ago | on: iPhone 6

I would venture the trend is because there are consumers (maybe a significant percentage) who, when comparing different options, simply make a choice based on "bigger is better".