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dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: WebAssembly is more than the web

If you have to compile a high level language L to wasm you could follow many paths, for example L to C, C to wasm, or L to Lisp, Lisp to wasm. I should suggest to create a graph in which vertices are languages and edges are labeled with the efficiency of translation. This way one could use graph theory to select the best path. This is only the ground idea. At a second step one could study what features of languages are main ingredients of that efficiency and design a middleware high level language M for the translation to wasm: L -> M -> wasm. Or weight the translation using a vector of features (concurrency, speed, bugs reports, etc) and select the path that gives the best result. L -> M1 -> M2 -> ... wasm,where Mi are selected by the specific features used for a concrete program in L. All computations of efficiency should discount or take into account the use of specific libraries. For instance, numpy with python makes the speed difference between c and python smaller.

dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: Link Between Alzheimer’s and Herpes

All theses studies present many correlations between herpes and Alzheimers. Perhaps Judea Pearl methods and books could be used to develep medical studies. What kind of experiments is expected to have the better result for the minimum cost? I should like to know if this kind of approach is being used nowadays. Recall that Judea Perl idea is not only to analyze current data but to design experiments to estimate conditional probability with experiment designed to test ideas.

dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: Unlike most millennials, Norway's are rich

As another Spaniard I agree with you. But degrees about tourism can get you a job here. As I am learning English, I would suggest: Use "at length",don't repeat finish so many times, finish (complete, get, achieve) a degree, become pointless (become less valuable, worthless), which (that) is what I now best. About grade inflation in the US: http://www.gradeinflation.com/,

https://blog.prepscholar.com/average-college-gpa-by-major it seems that Grade inflation is more rampant in non-STEM fields because assignments are usually more open to interpretation,

dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?

Thanks, I just read in his blog the post "beware the man of one study". Discussing if rising minimum wage hurts the economy give rise to 270 comments. I agree with the conclusion: Even if someone give you overwhelming evidence in favor of a certain point of view just wait and see if the opposite side has equally overwhelming evidence. My example: This coin came 7000 times heads so almost always gives head. Just wait and count how many times it came tails.

dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?

I think that there more interesting examples to ilustrate the fact that communication require to explain the basic to those that don't work in the field. Any good teacher knows that you have to motivate students and explain things adapting your classes to the knowledge of your students. Also, those who sell services or products know very well how to communicate the value of products. Perhaps some empathy is necessary for communication, but chapter 9 sound voiceless to me.

dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?

I followed your advice and read chapter 9 of Rationaly from Ai to Zombies. This chapter title is "Expecting Short Inferential Distances", my summary is that if you are using a scientific language and your audience is not used to it then you should explain basic terminology. So from this piece I should estimate content with low density of information.

dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we can learn to listen to

Perhaps originally this use of "out of" indicates a mental state in which change is promoted, in which you fight against an hostile passive state, so you bootstrap from your needs.

Perhaps that kind of mental state could be used for sentiment analysis. The probability of that use of "out of" increases when you are in a mental state that promotes flipping active and passive states. For example, when you not any longer want to cope with your actual state, going to extremes: you put yourself in a fight for survival state that promotes a revolution by beating the slavery chains.

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dumb2223 | 7 years ago | on: A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we can learn to listen to

Since we are trying to learn the tree language, I hope people don't get annoyed if I wonder about what is the mental state that converts "out of" into "because".

If necessity was a generator, a vector or force for movements or actions, then I could understand that use of "out of". Out of indicates the result produced by a force, algorithm or oracle. But I consider necessity not as a generator or force but as a passive state. Hence I wonder what is the mechanism for this use. If we collapse the concepts of passive and active then I think language get corrupted and poissoned. Analogies are not fruitful because they go far beyong the logical ground. I believe that if you are going to get something out of a state then that state should be a generator. I don't know if what I am trying to say is sound but I sharply feel the unsoundness of linguistic non logically generated derivations

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