yanose

Re:Ask HN: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @12:36PM (#13821831)

I agree that it's all about priorities and being mindful about when I drift away from doing things I prioritize.

I'd add that kids have taught me to be a better planner, and to break my priorities down into small, well defined chunks that can be slotted into a busy life. This has been valuable in general, not just for programming.

Re:U.S. tells Google computers can qualify as drivers on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @12:53PM (#11074502)

Would owning "Joe" make me a slave holder?

Significant variables aren’t automatically good predictors

Posted by yanose on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @07:53PM
from the tz33cu.blogspot.com dept.

http://tz33cu.blogspot.com/2015/10/prediction-oriented-learning.html

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Re:An AI system has become the third-most important signal to Google s... on Monday October 26, 2015 @06:26PM (#10454929)

Google will get to apex predator if I search

"what predator is at the top of the food chain?" or "what type of animal is at the top of the food chain?"

but it fails to do so if I ask "what consumer is at the top of the food chain?"

It seems like "consumer" is too ambiguous to work in this example.

Re:Apple Gears Up to Challenge Tesla in Electric Cars on Friday February 13, 2015 @08:28PM (#9048323)

In the 1910's Ford revolutionized operations management and it dominated the automotive industry.

In the 1960's Toyota revolutionized operations management and it dominated the automotive industry.

In the 2010's Apple revolutionized operations management and ...