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Great write-up, I like the fitness graphs a lot.

I did something similar in Julia a while ago in an attempt to learn the language: https://www.basjacobs.com/post/2020-11-18-image-triangulatio...

Re:A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee on Friday July 26, 2024 @01:19PM (#41080401)
Can you share which you found the best?
I highly recommend the All About Circuits textbook: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

It starts from the very basics and builds up to quite complex circuits and their workings. It's an all-round great website, too.

Re:New species of fungus identified via Twitter on Saturday May 16, 2020 @11:08AM (#23203970)
This fly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaptia_beyonceae is named after Beyonce.

"It was the unique dense golden hairs on the fly's abdomen that led me to name this fly in honour of the performer Beyonce as well as giving me the chance to demonstrate the fun side of taxonomy - the naming of species," Mr Lessard said.

Re:Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @08:31AM (#21257702)
There is in fact a way to 'un-minimize' a window [0]: Use cmd+tab to go to the application, while still holding cmd press alt, and release cmd. It helped me out a couple of times when I accidentally minimized a window.

[0] https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1615114

Re:Foundations of ML and AI: Book recommendations on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @06:07AM (#18344434)
Great, I'll start with SSS. Any tips for a good optimization book to read afterwards?
Re:Foundations of ML and AI: Book recommendations on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @04:25AM (#18334714)
Any reason to pick Mohri over Shai Shalev-Schwartz, or the other way around?