Being Thankful for Free Software Developers 9 years agoAlso on being thankful for Free (Scientific) Software Developers: https://stactivist.com/2016/12/10/code-of-gratitude/ 0ThreadHN
The Use of Subroutines in Programmes (1951) [pdf] 9 years agoDoes anybody know where this article was originally published? 0ThreadHN
Political Orchestra: The Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics During the Third Reich 9 years agoNice read, thanks for sharing. Also it's good to know that not all "political" submissions are being flagged. 0ThreadHN
Who Buried Paul? (1999) 9 years agoHumans are natural clue hunters, we love finding meaning in patterns we want to find. 0ThreadHN
Immigration Ban Blocks Travelers at Airports Around Globe 9 years agoThis situation in general, inc. these stories, point to wider global issues that should matter to all of us regardless of nationality... 0ThreadHN
[dead] 9 years agoOn this and wider issues..., influential people are standing up and speaking out....for the long run, e.g., https://stactivist.com/2017/01/28/doing-it-for-the-right-rea... 0ThreadHN
Mark Zuckerberg statement on Trump immigration order 9 years agoThere is a need for other influential business people, entrepreneurs and scientists to stand up. E.g., https://stactivist.com/2017/01/28/doing-it-for-the-right-rea... 0ThreadHN
Geneticist Michael Eisen Launches Bid for US Senate 9 years agoAnother view: https://stactivist.com/2017/01/28/doing-it-for-the-right-rea... 0ThreadHN
Diego Gomez risks 8 years in prison for putting one paper in open access 9 years agoSome background to his situation: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/colombian-student-face... 0ThreadHN
Feynman’s first paper (1939) 10 years agoAnd the same can be said about other communities, inc. computing and biology. 0ThreadHN
Feynman’s first paper (1939) 10 years agoApart from the historical value of this submission, imagine nowadays a scientific paper starting with "Imagine...". Thanks for sharing! 0ThreadHN
TensorFlow for R 10 years agoThis is a key point, well said. However, we need more people who are proficient in both "worlds" or at least, as another user points out below, more people willing to collaborate. 0ThreadHN
Implementation of various string similarity and distance algorithms in Java 10 years agoA nice variety of approaches. Any plans for implementing others, e.g., Smith-Waterman and mutual info. similarities? 0ThreadHN
From Linear Models to Machine Learning (draft) [pdf] 10 years agoThanks for sharing. I also recommend "An Introduction to Statistical Learning - with Applications in R": http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/ 0ThreadHN
Ask HN: How do you get notified about newest research papers in your field? 10 years agoIn the bio/health/bio-info areas: a key option is to create alerts with http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed 0ThreadHN
British woman held after being seen reading book about Syria on plane 10 years agoSimilar incident - a man doing math: https://stactivist.com/2016/05/12/equations-on-an-airplane/ 0ThreadHN
Is there any evidence that, in the long run, startups are net job generators? 10 years agoThis is also my initial impression. But is there any published study in favor or against this view? 0ThreadHN
Is there any evidence that, in the long run, startups are net job generators? 10 years agoBut even for programmers, I wonder if start-ups are actually generating sufficient jobs now. 0ThreadHN
Claudio Ranieri (Manager, Leicester City): We Do Not Dream 10 years agoLeicester City 2016: Not only a great sports story, a great story. 0ThreadHN