assholesRppl2's comments

Yep, confirmed worse - DynamoDB now returning "ServiceUnavailableException"

thank you for being one of the few people who actually knows what's going on underneath. Wit.ai's software computes meaning via statistical modeling of semantic roles as they relate to "intent". It loosely resembles the linguistic theory of Frame Semantics (Fillmore), embodied today in the FrameNet project at ICSI in Berkeley.

yeah, perverse incentives like preserving natural beauty and avoiding untenable population density

edit: but if you build larger living spaces in places that nobody wants to live, i'm happy with that

Yeah -- because when you provide a friendly, personal service for someone, you're doing it for the ad money and nothing else. Look, you have a point, but it's an extraordinarily cynical point. You're connecting the dots to reveal "the truth", that Google strives to make money, but it could honestly be a lot worse. Personalization is more than just ad money. It's friendly and great for business.

I think you're referring to a very vague conception of "content" and an equally vague conception of "niche market". Those buzzwords are pretty meaningless.

Basically, you're saying that "content" aka "tradable_object" (service or otherwise), must always have "market_value", if it is to be successful in a "niche market" aka "market".

Did you go to business school?

And the same process used by the Sun to keep us waking up every day! Damn you, Sun, you religious zealot!

Sorry, I've had too much coffee, and I'm an asshole. But my point still stands: just because some process may analogously resemble something else, it doesn't mean it's the same process. The end goals are different.

The best cache-aware programming lesson I ever received was in the CS61C course at Berkeley -- building a cache-blocking algorithm to run a matrix multiplication function using the cache as efficiently as possible. We unrolled loops so that the size of each iteration was exactly the size of one cache block, and saw instantly the increase in FLOpS.

Then we did some OpenMP parallelization. That was cool.

Nice post!

do you realize how much money you could make from networking opportunities that arise from driving around a Tesla? invest in your future

antithetical fearmongering not appreciated.

Invite would be great!!

How has nobody mentioned its size? I freaked out when I guesstimated 6.6 inches in diameter and 9.9 inches in height.

Size doesn't matter, but that's some astounding cramwork.

Rick Allen is a great person for continuing with his drumming career with one (1) arm. Nobody's claiming he's a "great drummer" and your insensitivity doesn't contribute much here. The comment section is not a record store.

Many people have stronger voices than Page, but the point still stands that it's how you approach your adversity that counts.

looks like a good product, downloading now - always willing to try a sales competitor! quick typo in your App Store update description, though! separate. anyone have an easy mnemonic for that?

who's to say that these "oppressed" deserve to feel so victimized? perhaps you don't see the counter-culture that badass CS chicks inspire...

the terms were NOT gender-biased, and if she had wanted to counter the joke by saying something like "I'll stick a fork in YOU -- haha, just kidding, but shut up 'cuz your joke legitimately offended me," or "you better watch out before I slap you with my crime-fighting dongle," and then smiling, or something... it's guaranteed that at least they would appreciate a break in the ice, and you could move on knowing that you didn't cause anyone to lose his/her/its job. friendship can be emoted in many forms, and turning to the internet crying heresy and sexism when you see it (friendship) happening is in legitimately poor taste here.

men who don't stand up for themselves think that they get bullied often, too. but there is nothing better than knowing chicks in CS who stand up for themselves and the good that they bring to the world (she++ shoutout). to cry foul this is insulting to me and my friends who enjoy humor and standing up for ourselves and not running away.

What is your point here...?