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Re:Data Science Is America’s Hottest Job on Saturday May 19, 2018 @04:31AM (#17107123)
Or: "A data scientist is someone who knows less about statistics than your average statistician, and less about software development than your average software developer".
Re:Manipulating Human Psychology To Turn Users Into Addicts on Friday November 17, 2017 @05:58AM (#15720944)
Seems like you've read 'Amusing ourselves to death' by Neil Postman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusing_Ourselves_to_Death
Re:A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @08:18PM (#12083195)
"As always, there are caveats. I have a degree in philosophy, but haven't read any of the classic literature on this subject, so I'm almost certainly reinventing the wheel. And although I lean heavily on what I've gleaned from Sarah, David, and Venkat, I'm not sure any of them would endorse what I've written here. You might want to think of it as my own funky synthesis — and if it comes up short, that's entirely my fault."

Greatest and most self-aware disclaimer I've read in a long time.

Re:Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation on Monday June 13, 2016 @04:25AM (#11892354)
If i consume 12+ episodes of something it means there is some value there. Otherwise I would have stopped earlier. I don't really understand all this negativity towards Ferriss. He's an honest guy who provides a lot of value to people. No one is forced to listen to him.
Re:Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation on Sunday June 12, 2016 @06:38PM (#11890673)
You think he's worthless and yet you listened to "a dozen or so of his podcasts". Mmmmkay.
Re:Boosting Sales with Machine Learning on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @09:06AM (#11861972)
I guess you meant logistic and not logical regression?