News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Deterministic thinking: a problem in how we think, not just in how we act. Parent comment

Re:Deterministic thinking: a problem in how we think, not ju... by rch on Friday September 13, 2019 @12:15PM (#20963430)
I find it interesting that you've used the word 'we' given that a portion of your audience will spend the day working with inference, optimization, probabilistic programming, and the like.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Deterministic thinking: a problem in how we think, not ju... by skybrian on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:15PM (#20964125)
I was thinking more about the confident assertions you often see here in hot political topics. It's good to get in the habit of taking a step back and saying "wait, how much do I really know about this?"

To apply this principle here, I'm not sure I know much about what Hacker News readers do. It's easier to know what they comment about, since this is something I actually see.

[ Parent | on HN ]