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Re:How to Get a Job in Deep Learning on Thursday September 22, 2016 @04:29PM (#12560097)
I've begun looking for resources to learn deep learning / machine learning with the hopes of getting a job in the field within the next few years, what other fields of math would you recommend brushing up on before beginning to use some of the online sources specified in your post?
Re:Show HN: Primitive Pictures on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:54PM (#12543318)
This is awesome, what motivated you to start such a project?
Re:Jessica Livingston: How to Build the Future on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @11:16PM (#12395763)
But how did they have the money to even invest in startups?

Ask HN: How to prepare for a job change?

I work for a big tech company (not a startup in any sense of the word) we recently had massive layoffs and rumor has it 2017 and 2018 will be more of the same, perhaps on a smaller scale.Looking at the landscape and judging by our performance relative to our competition I'm not sure this company can remain a market leader much longer, although I believe the death will be slow.I feel like the...

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Re:European Cities Test Measures To Control Tourist Flows on Friday August 05, 2016 @06:33PM (#12236148)
new budget airlines you say? like whom?

Ask HN: How feasible are manufacturing startups?

I have a harebrained idea about a heavy construction startup utilizing electric engines as opposed to diesel, along with some other differences to the heavy hitters of CAT & Komatsu.I however am a software engineer who knows little to nothing about manufacturing at scale and the details that go along with it. It seems like everyday I hear about a startup that is purely software, and the...

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Re:A guide on how to be a Programmer (2002) on Thursday March 24, 2016 @05:06PM (#11356437)
I absolutely do this as well and I'm not ashamed to admit that I've been able to come up with some solutions by smoking a bit of weed and just thinking about work. It can really open your mind if you can think clearly enough.