galkam's comments

galkam | 10 years ago | on: Animated cartogram showing the total property value of each county

Thanks. For sure there is a high correlation.

galkam | 10 years ago | on: Animated cartogram showing the total property value of each county

This one was written by me. Didn't feel right for a "Show HN" title, but I thought this group might find it interesting.

galkam | 11 years ago | on: Get Your Shit Together

+1 for the ring votes theory

Not saying it is not useful or important. It just doesn't fit the subject matter people come here to read.

galkam | 11 years ago | on: New York schoolboy made $72M trading stocks on his lunch breaks

Someone should investigate. Whatever he is doing, it can't be legal. That money is coming out of someone else's pocket.

galkam | 11 years ago | on: McMaster researchers may have found a way to restore metabolism to youth levels

Am I wrong, or does this contradict all the recent research about fat actually not causing obesity. http://www.businessinsider.com/experts-eat-more-fat-2014-10

galkam | 11 years ago | on: Mark Zuckerberg Takes a Whack at Apple in New Interview

It's hard for me to see how you can fault Apple for charging "too much." That is how capitalism is supposed work.

Cook probably shouldn't have started with the trash talk, but to be honest I agree with him. And I think a lot less people would use Facebook if they were upfront about the information they were collecting on their users.

galkam | 11 years ago | on: Statistical Learning

Great sounding course. I work in data analysis myself, so right up my alley.

Though out of curiosity, of all the classes that Stanford offers, why did you post this one?