e_tm_'s comments

e_tm_ | 4 years ago | on: Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators

If they started an ML company that applied for grants and failed to supply the required information, it would be acceptable to inquire about their expertise.

Academic experience does not equal Industry experience.

e_tm_ | 5 years ago | on: Penetration testing and low-cost freelancing

Undergrad pen-test homework assignment that someone paid actual money for. Most people got C- or worse, one guy got maybe a B-.

The "reports" are absolutely hilarious. Even better, the blog post "analysis" is worse than the pen-test reports.

e_tm_ | 5 years ago | on: The real prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini

For sure.

I guess the new definition is "somebody can technically purchase for this price, even if it is 1 out of a million, and requires a blood sacrifice".

I am not a marketer, but I assume that is the definition they are using.

e_tm_ | 5 years ago | on: Why books don't work (2019)

"... one implied assumption at the foundation: people absorb knowledge by reading sentences....as we’ll see, it’s quite mistaken."

Delicious irony. Tell me about this in your text-only blog post.

e_tm_ | 5 years ago | on: 1SecondPainting: Generate abstract paintings in one click

It isn't abstract art if it is generated from a deep net.

The emotion and intentional abstraction of imagery no longer exists.

However, a deep net can absolutely generate more literal artworks, such as portraits, scenery, etc..

e_tm_ | 7 years ago | on: College May Not Be Worth It Anymore

I see where you are coming from. Perhaps my original wording didn't do justice to my thought process.

I agree with your take about STEM majors being pushed due to both ROI potential and/or market demand for skills. I also agree that this is an unhealthy approach to education. However, I don't see this changing. I see it as the fundamental motivator of education for many people. Likely, the people to which I am referring are not readers of this site, who are of the highest skills in their respective fields (most likely technical).

I am interested in your opinion that "university does a decent job of making people credentialize in generally important concepts" but then following with your personal interest (later realized) in an education based on (and in) philosophy.

I think this actually reinforces my point, because the motivator is the credential, or some creditable skillset. This is the economic utility motivator I was referring to, rather than a more abstract education in philosophy or other arts. The skills gained from these more abstract educations are not as highly valued by their economic potential, however they could actually be more beneficial to both the person and society as a whole.

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