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source99··on Ask HN: Best book/course to get started with PyTorch?
These videos were great intro to vanilla pytorch:

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZSPcxXPEZVqrk1CYgM2yJ4...

source99··on Ask HN: Is there an Open source alternative to AutoML?
Fast.ai is close.

What is NAS?

source99··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018)
Centosette | Walnut Creek CA | Data grunt | Onsite | Contract or Full Time

Centosette is a data analysis company that analyzes LIDAR and SONAR data from sewer pipe inspections. Yes. Really we inspect sewer pipes.

We are looking for a junior engineer that can process data using our tools. We are not looking for a data scientist to write code. We are looking for an engineer with some basic computer skills that wants to get paid to get a simple job done. Command line experience and google docs experience are great. Python is nice but not necessary.

please email jobs@centosette.com

source99··on Ask HN: What automator scripts have you written to make your life easier?
I mapped CMD-G to copy the full path of whatever I have highlighted in a finder window.

So if I am using the terminal and I want to give the full path to a file or folder I use this and then paste it into the finder.

source99··on Tech companies in San Francisco
What is this?
source99··on Long-sought decay of Higgs boson observed at CERN
How do they use Machine Learnig to analyze the data?
source99··on Climate Change Can Be Stopped by Turning Air into Gasoline
They claim to be pulling 1 ton of CO2 out of the air per day. Some older numbers I just found show we are putting 10 Billion tons per year. This only has to be scaled 27 million times to equal it out...
source99··on Cutting Edge Deep Learning for Coders, Part 2
I can't say enough good things about the fast.ai courses. They may not be for everyone but they are definitely for me. The teaching style is a perfect match for my learning style. The style is to get some code working and then dive deeper and deeper to understand it better and better.

Note this link is for part 2 of the course which is significantly more advanced than part 1. Start with part 1 if if you are new.

source99··on Ask HN: Has anyone switched from being a night owl to being a morning person?
I have been on a low carb / ketosis diet for a while and I find that this gives me better control of when I go to sleep and when I wake up. Might be worth a shot.
source99··on Ask HN: What is the purpose of Life?
To enjoy the journey
source99··on Why haven't we got a YC acceptance/rejection email
I got my email.
source99··on Apple says it’s now powered by renewable energy worldwide
What percentage of energy that is used to create Apple products is renewable?

I’m glad they are running their facilities with renewables but I’m guessing that is only a few percent of the total energy used to create and transport all Apple products.

source99··on Ask HN: Are there any reasonable alternatives to MacBook Pro for developer?
Can I try the Lenovo and sell out at an actual store? Does Best Buy or Frys stock these?
source99··on Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies
And why are there so many mattress commercials on radio?
source99··on Hedge-fund managers that do the most research will post the best returns
How did the university get the IP addresses of computers that access the SEC website?
source99··on Ask HN: How did you find your first hire?
I did 2 skype interviews - a non technical and a technical. Skill levels varied quite a bit.
source99··on Blocklist Facebook domains
Its actually quite annoying to block all of facebook. There are a lot of innocuous sites that have at least some small reliability on facebook and blocking all of facebook makes using these sites a tad bit difficult / poor UX.
source99··on Ask HN: How did you find your first hire?
Just hired a boot camp/immersive graduate. Going well but it’s a bit early.

Boot camps have lists of students and you can post jobs on their sites.

Worked out well for me because I was looking for Somone junior.

source99··on LiDAR scans are finding hidden Roman roads and cutting crime
This isn’t for personal use.
source99··on LiDAR scans are finding hidden Roman roads and cutting crime
Anyone know about LIDAR hardware i can purchase that is great for high resolution at low range. I'm looking for 1-3mm accuracy at a range from 0.1m up to 2m. 2D or 3D. IP67 rated.
source99··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2018)
Centosette | Remote | Entry Level Data Analyst | Salary $65K

There are over 800,000 miles of waste water pipes in the US(4.2B feet). Much of this infrastructure has reached the end of its planned life and must be inspected, repaired and replaced.

Centosette is a profitable startup that is tackling these problems in the wastewater industry. For decades the wastewater industry has been inspecting sewers with remotely controlled cameras and human analysts. We are working with the leading camera manufacturer and the largest inspection companies in the world to disrupt this with AI and automation.

We are looking to hire an entry level data analyst to help improve our throughput. The job will entail keeping our existing processing pipeline running, labeling data for machine learning and general maintenance to improve the codebase.

We are looking for a nimble engineer that isn’t afraid to jump in with a small team and make a big impact.

jobs@centosette.com

source99··on Live Computer Vision Coding
I've never seen a live CV before. its pretty cool.

I have a flag that dumps out each stage of my CV pipeline when i need to debug something. I imagine this would be useful but its nice to be able to use my actual code base vs a separate system.

source99··on A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
“no find, no fee”.

That's pretty bold.

source99··on Ask HN: What are your New Years resolutions?
1. Track calories in

2. Track calories out

3. Fast 25 days

4. Meditate 100 * 15 minutes

5. Convince my customer to take on the busy work part of my SW engine

6. Integrate ML into SW engine.

source99··on Berlin police find radioactive iodine on playing cards
Pretty interesting that the government is checking garbage trucks for radioactivity and also able to trace t back to a specific business.
source99··on Ask HN: Best way to get started with AI?
My recommendation is the fast.ai course by Jeremy Howard. His explanations are amazing and the practical usefulness is immediate.

http://course.fast.ai/

source99··on Ask HN: How to force customers to be more efficient
I'm not sure how rsync solves this any differently than dropbox.

I care because any in-efficiency just drives me crazy and we would be more productive($$$) as a whole if he was more productive.

source99··on Ask HN: Would you send a self-driving car to pick up your kid?
Maybe not today but within a few years. Once they have demonstrably proven to be safer than humans I would do it.
source99··on Ask HN: I would pay X for Y
I would pay $5/night for someone to clean my families dishes after dinner.

I would pay $20/month for someone to keep my clothing fresh.

source99··on Ask HN: Best Mouse for programming
Does anyone have experience with the vertical mouse?
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