mathperson

Teaching is an incredibly valuable job. But it isn't really subject to market forces the way software engineering is. A better teacher doesn't bring in more revenue and profit for a public school. Most teachers work in public schools. I am not disagreeing with you in general (I am not taking a stand either way) but this is a pretty silly example.

this is just plain wrong.

you laughed? I put my head through a wall... It seems like AI is the new stem cell in terms of public attitudes towards the research. It isn't just lay people. Elon Musk seems to have no idea what a neural net actually is and he is funding a private AI lab!

if one could use LaTex in office it would beg the question why not just use Latex instead..

the US and Russia will never disarm fully. never. don't even bother discussing it. Russia will never disarm because without nukes they believe they could be crushed at will by the conventional weapons of the west. they feel encircled by NATO. The united states will never disarm fully because russia will never disarm. the best we can hope for is reductions in forces and greater transparency and communication to reduce the risk of misinterpreting the other's intentions or some terrible accident. The reason states have nuclear weapons is deterrence (aka MAD) which is quite a compelling reason... Honestly I don't really think you and I have any disagreement? It is hard to convince people to disarm when they have seen the consequences thereof- see Iraq, see Libya, see Ukraine. As for nuclear armed to the teeth states pushing people around, this is because the United States and Russia have large conventional militaries. The nuclear option is more a constraint on the aggression of others- since any offensive use of nuclear weapons could induce a massive chain reaction. Nuclear armed-to-the teeth states push others around (by this I assume you mean the US and Russia) because they have the conventional means.

oh god. you must have never heard the words INDIA, or PAKISTAN, OR BROKEN ARROW, or CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, or FIRST STRIKE....

This is perhaps the most inanely dumb thing I've ever read. I am sorry. I need to remove my veneer of politeness. It will probably be fine with North Korea...but NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION is unquestionably, unquestionably bad. The chance for irrational behavior or mistakes or bad actors obtaining weapons or nation states losing control of events....

good god man. go douse your face with cold water. you need to get your head on right.

There is a difference between something being rational in the context of one nation's foreign policy...and "GOOD"

When you say blog posts I assume you don't mean something like the OP?

you mean something like https://terrytao.wordpress.com/

or

https://blogs.princeton.edu/imabandit/

Then yes I think these are a very valuable and increasingly important part of the scientific process. I think you might benefit from labelling the blog as 'math blog' which is quite distinct from the original link.

why does this make you angry? I think these are policies that are designed to encourage electric vehicle usage. Which if you care about air quality (which you should since air pollution kills people, albeit in a quiet way) then presumably people using an electric vehicle in lieu of an internal combustion engine driven vehicle is a good thing? I doubt at this moment the lost revenue is significant due to low market share. Maybe when electric vehicles are a large percentage of cars on the road we will have to reconsider tax structures but we just aren't there yet I think.

I suppose. Another part of this I try to read science writers who have a bit of a stem background, like the very good http://www.ericaklarreich.com/

I find people with no stem background, even when they mean very well and work hard, just miss a lot when doing writing of this sort. They simply do not and in a real sense cannot understand the process of creating new scientific knowledge. Their impressions are merely metaphorical and not direct. Having the words 'genius' in the title...ugh. I suppose I am maybe not the target audience for this though.

Ah I see. There is typically gossip on quant blogs? Like Wilmott and Nuclear Phynance. That might help. Or you can look at

1. Options/Futures etc by Hull

Eh I can't find citations right now because I am trying to be productive but modellers and people who study this argue that a lot of traffic is caused by sub-optimal driver behavior. Specifically issues with merging/ and phantom waves that build up and cause phantom jams. Accordingly people think the self driving cars will not be susceptible to this -> less traffic(?). I do not know I agree with these claims since I haven't looked at the math but I am not so sure self driving cars will lead to "much worse" traffic than human driven cars.

Honestly it is hard for me to regard as very credible an author who openly admits not knowing who shannon was before starting this book..

It probably doesn't exist. Most funds of this type are very very paranoid about publicizing the methods they use because 1. Another firm could exploit what they are doing. 2. Another firm could trade the signal and remove their ability to profit. 3. They think being opaque makes them cool and mysterious. Which it does.

yeah it is a bit rude..sorry! I just get very few opportunities to say it- and I was like yo- this is a good chance. Are you familiar with the history of the term? with pauli?

Not even wrong. You think New Math refers to the current modifications of common core. New Math actually refers to a series of cold war changes made in response to perceived russian scientific dominance.

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

Hey I never saw this. Thank you for saying this. I'll keep it in mind. This is good crystallization of some of my thoughts. I think if they do make it a pre-condition of employment I'll go over it with a VERY fine toothed comb with a good lawyer.

I am surprised a comment this correct to be down voted down on hn. I thought this place tried to be evidence based...

"That's when he realised that Palantir was not really selling software, as they originally made out, but consulting, much like Accenture or McKinsey."

I think they do both?

non-competes aren't universal in the US at least. that said I am moving to a place where non competes DO exist (moving for grad school) and so I would much appreciate any advice and/or horror stories regarding how to manage them.

Lol. I like you.

This a fantastic blog.

I think you should go back to reddit or 4chan or something

1. Latex does all of this. 2. Latex is user friendly....seriously. have you used latex for anything? Latex is incredibly easy to learn.

you are mis-citing Arleigh Burke's nickname. You are TECHNICALLY correct but quite misleading. The nickname was actually deeply sarcastic (at least initially). The design speed for the Fletcher class was THIRTY FIVE knots not 31. He was limited to 31 because of I think mechanical issues was the USS SPENCE. He was initially called 31 knots as a way of calling him tardy and slow..

from arleigh burke wikipedia

"He usually pushed his destroyers to just under boiler-bursting speed, but while en route to a rendezvous prior to the Battle of Cape St. George, a boiler casualty to USS Spence (DD-512) (a jammed boiler tube brush used for cleaning) limited his squadron to 31 knots, rather than the 34+ they were otherwise capable of. Thereafter, his nickname was "31-knot Burke," originally a taunt, later a popular symbol of his hard-charging nature.[2]"

do you have internship openings for incoming graduate students? starting a phd in the fall

what search engine do you use?

well reasoned and well written but I am not sure I agree with the 'intense scrutiny' apple faced. to me it seemed like bad pr that was forgotten within a few months. could you perhaps elaborate on this point?

Huh? Never fails to impress?

I am sorry if I seem frustrated. its just I can tell you are a thoughtful, curious person, who seems like you want to enjoy mathematics. but instead i feel like you are lapsing into a math phobia and a concern with trivialities. the fact you seem genuinely interested makes it more frustrating. mathematics is not notation. notation is just arbitrary historical nonsense. an OLD professor I know complains about using fraktur (annoying german script used in abstract algebra for ideals-german mathematicians in the 1880s developed the heart of modern algebra) because "we won the war". don't let it blind you to the beauty and depth and complexity of mathematics. yes sometimes its annoying AF. (god don't even get me started on what physicists call things). but the struggle is worth it and there are things that can be improved but there is no magic bullet

no its the direct sum notation. you have no right to tell mathematicians what notation they should or should not use. what you are entitled to is to write a mathematical paper and use some notation and try to market it. but that requires getting a phd, learning mathematics, publishing on the arxiv, going to conferences, going to talks, talking to mathematicians,......... its much easier to say "BUT MUH PLUS OH SCARY GREEK!"