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Re:Generalization in Deep Learning [pdf] by sgt101 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @02:56AM (#15489153)
read the abstract, read the conclusion, try to work out what the authors are trying to say.. hunt for the pay off in the paper, see if I can understand that, look for the results and check to see if I can understand that what they claim to show supports the pay off then start reading it. The actual reading can take up to six weeks for a big journal paper.

True.

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Re:Generalization in Deep Learning [pdf] by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:17AM (#15490288)
Skim, index, find context (e.g. Citations to the work if old enough). Some papers take a few years to really understand, which is why mental indexing is important: when you run into a problem solved by the paper, the paper becomes useful and understandable at the same time.
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Re:Generalization in Deep Learning [pdf] by sgt101 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @09:00AM (#15490525)
Agree about the years to understand - the important thing is to read it enough so that when you come across something you remember the approach and can option your investment in it.
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