jackhammer2022 | 7 years ago | on: Bed that saved me from the Taliban
I haven't gone through your link yet, but sounds like Survivorship Bias here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
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jackhammer2022 | 8 years ago | on: Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever
Alex Honnold does not experience fear like the rest of us: http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-strange-brain-of-the-wor...
jackhammer2022 | 8 years ago | on: Slave, Scholar, Stoic
I like - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William Irvine, provides a good overview of stoicism.
jackhammer2022 | 9 years ago | on: Many famous scientists have something in common: they didn’t work long hours
Also here's the Feynman algorithm[1]:
- Write down the problem.
- Think real hard.
- Write down the solution.
This article not only falling for survivorship bias but also confirmation bias [2]
1: http://wiki.c2.com/?FeynmanAlgorithm 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
jackhammer2022 | 9 years ago | on: Airbnb “Bribes” Host with Cash Under NDA After Partiers Destroy Apartment
Do you stick a budget for your WFH rentals? How long do you rent for?
jackhammer2022 | 9 years ago | on: Many famous scientists have something in common: they didn’t work long hours
So Survivorship Bias in play in this article?
jackhammer2022 | 9 years ago | on: Implementing your own recommender systems in Python
Google cache link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1qK6xyT...
Ipython notebook used: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/com.cambridgecoding.stude...
jackhammer2022 | 10 years ago | on: Show HN: BitBar – Put anything in your Mac OS X menu bar
There's https://github.com/jaredks/rumps for Python.
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: This Is How I Work
My guess is the Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder )
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Python Practice Projects
Here are some more: http://openbookproject.net/py4fun/
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Jack Dorsey Joins Disney’s Board Of Directors
Do not fall for the Survivorship Bias: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Basic Data Structures and Algorithms in the Linux Kernel
More implementations listed at: http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/a/19773
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Bytecode
Google Cache link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9eL0cMo...
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Clojure from the ground up
I love the thorough Guide to Programming in Clojure for Beginners: http://blackstag.com/blog.posting?id=5
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: I'm afraid I will always be a mediocre developer
Your are falling for the Survivorship Bias: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/ . Keep polishing your skills. Learning Go is a good step.
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Open Dylan 2013.1 released
Congratulations Bruce!
jackhammer2022 | 12 years ago | on: Map the iPhone Users In Any City, And You Know Where the Rich Live
jackhammer2022 | 13 years ago | on: Swap Your Laptop for an iPad + Linode
Previously discussed at: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3186476
jackhammer2022 | 13 years ago | on: Twilio's first support hire joins engineering
Congrats Renee!! Keep calm and carry on.
jackhammer2022 | 13 years ago | on: Latent Semantic Analysis Tutorial
Also here is a nice paper to get started with LSI : http://www2.denizyuret.com/ref/berry/berry95using.pdf
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