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Re:Softmax forever, or why I like softmax by totalizator on Thursday February 20, 2025 @02:20AM (#43111995)
That would be "welcome to the world of academia". My post-doc friends won't even read a blog post prior to checking author's resume. They are very dismissive every time they notice anything they consider sloppy etc.
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Re:Softmax forever, or why I like softmax by lblume on Thursday February 20, 2025 @02:37AM (#43112088)
Which is a problem with the reputation-based academic system itself ("publish or perish") and not individuals working in it.
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Re:Softmax forever, or why I like softmax by throw_pm23 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @03:21AM (#43112320)
You seem to merge two different points. Not reading based on sloppiness is defensible. Not reading based on the author's resume less so.
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Re:Softmax forever, or why I like softmax by aidenn0 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @11:54AM (#43117070)
When "sloppiness" is defined as "did anything on my personal list of pet peeves" (and it often is) then the defensibility of the two begin to converge.
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