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_qhtn··on Save .org
Where should I mail a bomb?
_qhtn··on California bans private prisons
> ad hominem

Hardly-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

> Ad hominem (Latin for "to the person"),[1] short for argumentum ad hominem, typically refers to a fallacious argumentative strategy whereby genuine discussion of the topic at hand is avoided by instead attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.

You failed at the "genuine discussion" part by citing pop econ horseshit.

_qhtn··on California bans private prisons
Thank you for the last bit about Freakonomics- it lets everyone know it's safe to ignore you.
_qhtn··on 'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters
No, no one above "director" is doing shit, if that.

The customers are paying for it, if only in future higher prices.

Wipe that polish off your face before speaking bootlicker.

_qhtn··on Math teachers should be more like football coaches
They can also cut players.

The closest a math teacher can do is give the minimum necessary grade for the student to move on to the next class at the end of the year.

_qhtn··on Ask HN: Engineers from non-CS background, how did you pivot into ML/AI?
I'd love for people to use 3blue1browns videos in conjunction with reading a textbook.
_qhtn··on Endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure in US: disease burden and cost analysis
> It mystifies me that they aren't more commonly used and have a reputation as being for rich hipsters

Are there many farmers markets open for the second shift worker getting off at, say, 10pm?

_qhtn··on Ask HN: What are your favorite statistics and probability textbooks?
You can print ebooks.
_qhtn··on Good books for deep hacks
Just use fossil.
_qhtn··on Benford's Law
> Where numbers are influenced by human thought

Fraud?

_qhtn··on Mathematics for Computer Science [pdf]
Needs more:

Linear Algebra: http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/

Calculus: https://cnx.org/contents/i4nRcikn@2.48:H2TLb2-S@2/Introducti...

https://cnx.org/contents/HTmjSAcf@2.40:rrzms6rP@2/Introducti...

https://cnx.org/contents/oxzXkyFi@2.49:72YaCFgv@2/Introducti...

_qhtn··on All of Statistics, by Larry Wassserman (2013) [pdf]
Suggestions for a more rigorous treatment?
_qhtn··on Brutalist Websites
> I can't think of many redeeming qualities.

I find it clean, non-distracting, 'sterile'- I end up focusing more on the people around me than the buildings towering over me.

_qhtn··on Why Anti-Authoritarians Are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill (2012)
Isn't that what compulsory 'sensitivity training' is?
_qhtn··on Let's Encrypt has issued its first million certificates
My limited understanding- LE certs only say that the data sent between you and the server is encrypted, while traditional CAs also tell you 'who' that server belongs to.

So, your connection to _qhtn.org may be secure, but it may not be this _qhtn you're exchanging data with. Traditional CAs claim to do some sort of ID verification.

EDIT: I am very wrong.

_qhtn··on How to Become a Good Theoretical Physicist
How to Become a Pure Mathematician (or Statistician): a List of Undergraduate and Basic Graduate Textbooks and Lecture Notes - the blog

http://hbpms.blogspot.com/

For a lot of other stuff check out Saylor.org's old 'major's page:

https://sayloracademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/20904185...

_qhtn··on CMU Accidentally Sends Out 800 Acceptance Letters To CS Program
They're the top ranked in CS, and also highly ranked in general.

If you're the best or close to, you're allowed to make mistakes (See Linus' toxic remarks). God have mercy on you if you aren't.

_qhtn··on Boeing Flies on 99% Ada
The parts involving humans.
_qhtn··on Primer on Bitcoin Taxation
The person you are replying to never made such a claim. Remind me not to hire you as an attorney in the future.
_qhtn··on My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work done
Were you trying to be anything other than condescending?
_qhtn··on My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work done
Your brother is 25 and has shit to do. I'm sure that once he's old and retired he'll be glad to have learning a new system to take up his time.
_qhtn··on Joblint: test tech jobs for sexism, culture, expectations, and recruiter fails
Is it exhausting being better than everyone else?