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hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones

So? These days a lot of coding is less resource intensive than browsing.

And like another commenter said, not every "Pro" user is a developer. I for one just take the Pro as meaning, better/faster.

And if someone wants to Shell out 800+ for such a device that's fine with me. But just because it costs a lot doesn't mean I can do anything with it. I also don't expect a good SSH experience from a Garmin 5X Plus.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones

I do not get this comment. Why would a "pro" user try to use the Pro as a Laptop replacement?

Rather think of a regular consumer, of which there are a lot more. Just doing a bit of browsing on the sofa, writing a few emails, reading news, watching Netflix in bed or playing some game.

Personally, I read a lot of papers and ebooks I get via university on it. It's great for that. Not once did I want to use SSH on it, with or without an external keyboard. I use a proper laptop or computer for stuff like that.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: Why I Quit Being a Therapist [video]

Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finnland, Austria, Switzerland, France, Netherlands. Not sure about the other countries in Europe.

But honestly, every time I hear anything about the American healthcare system, I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: Using a Keras Long Short-Term Memory Model to Predict Stock Prices

Well, I'm only on mobile. But the problem with stock prices is often that you don't have good data, unless you are working for the big four or whatever. And even then, they are apparently still working on integrating external data in real time.

Imagine having the whole Twitter stream, maybe categorized by some network in an automatic way.

Also prequential evaluation.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: 1 in 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked to Commit Scientific Fraud

I've seldomly seen a PhD student in CS here in Germany with a proper software engineering background. I know several that use Dropbox for version control on their code and don't know how to use git. Some at least know and use svn.

That stuff just isn't thought at universities and it's assumed, like oh so many things, that you take it up along the way.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer

To add one more:

Germany, Hannover

Roughly two years out of university, but worked part time all the time and took a while to finish my master in CS. Lots of knowledge in ML and DL.

Pay is 53k for a position at the university and will be 56k with 38h weeks next year. (Don't ask me for the hours at the university, thinking about it will make me cry) And the regular 30 vacation days.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini

That is actually not too far of from what Dell is doing with their SSD prices when you configure a system. Or memory for that matter. So I'm not really sure what all that comparison fuss is all about. I never see a "I just built a cheaper system with same specs" comment for a Dell system.

Also: I do not own a Mac

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: No Phd, No Problem: New Schemes Teach the Masses to Build AI

Why not less focused work over more years? The argument makes zero sense to me.

Of course a lot of study and also applying what you learned are important. But having a PhD says very little about a person's ability to do data science or machine learning work. Especially since most phds have an extreme focus on their narrow field.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: Windows 10 October 2018 Update no longer deletes your data

I honestly don't get why people recommend cmder. It's really slow, even compared to the slower terminals on Linux. Also, and more importantly, xterm emulation seems to be utterly broken. I get weird incorrect lines shown all the time.

I found the WSL console to be a at least a bit more reliable.

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: A foundation for scikit-learn at Inria

The fact that LogisticRegression uses L2 is stated _very_ clearly in the documentation. Maybe someone who is not on mobile wants to check since when?

I'm not sure if the backends in use actually allow for a non-regularized use. I would assume so, but does someone know?

hiker512 | 7 years ago | on: The Unlikely Return of Birkenstock

I've seen very few doctors with Birkenstock here in Germany and several with Crocs. So maybe a local thing?

Also, Birkenstock soak up blood rather well. Would not recommend in such cases.

hiker512 | 8 years ago | on: Lyme Disease Is on the Rise Again

That is not a viable option for many people working in nature. Farmers, sheperds, folks working in a Zoo, etc. They not have to take antibiotics constantly.

The fact that there are no good vaccines really makes me mad, especially as a hiker.

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