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keating··on .CSV: The dangers of "human terrain mapping"
"In one experiment, Eagle looked at how well he could predict an individual’s activities over a 12-hour period, based on their data from the previous 12-hours."

First 12 hours: sleep.

"After training a simple Hidden Markov Model, he could predict people’s behaviors with 79% accuracy"

Monday: Class. Tuesday: Class. Wednesday: Class.

Thursday -- you'll never guess!

keating··on Cheap solar power poised to undercut oil and gas by half
The first thing the author's name makes me think of:

"A sonnet by Byron might score high on the vertical but only average on the horizontal. A Shakespearean sonnet, on the other hand, would score high both horizontally and vertically, yielding a massive total area, thereby revealing the poem to be truly great. As you proceed through the poetry in this book, practice this rating method. As your ability to evaluate poems in this matter grows, so will, so will your enjoyment and understanding of poetry."

I don't hear enough rip!

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