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testless··on New gel breaks down alcohol in the body
Red wine being healthy is a myth.

But misunderstood, see below…

testless··on Nvidia is now more valuable than Amazon and Google
You are right, I was wrong. I have compared financial years, not actual years. There seems to be strong improvements with respect to revenue (66% TTM increase) and earnings per share (334% increase TTM).
testless··on Nvidia is now more valuable than Amazon and Google
Lofty valuation with a PE ratio of over 90 - even considering the growth and margins. Also almost no revenue growth in 2022/23 according to quickfs.net. Too expensive for my taste.
testless··on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take a personality test
Contract implies they hire a service, thus should not care how it was created, right?
testless··on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take a personality test
IQ tests are forbidden in Germany during job application processes, afaik. So I am surprised this is legal.
testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
I was just surprised;-)
testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
I think Swiss. He was born in Basel.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler

testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
For modern mathematics, I think Alexander Grothendieck was one of the most influencial talents in the last century. He unified large branches of mathematics in a very short period. He was more a bird than a frog [1], however.

[1] Bird vs. Frogs. https://www.ams.org/notices/200902/rtx090200212p.pdf

testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
Happy to disagree here. I am hopeful that students get apps which provide them with - fast feedback loops - better adjustment to their learning speed - more patience - gamification - oppurtunity to ask endless questions

Of course, only as an addition to the current mix. For math problems, this will be easier than for other contexts.

I like text books for pop science or really hard things - like university level education. But I am surprised to see them as an option for basic education.

testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
Let's hope education indivualizes to the need and talents of the individual partially via software. ChatGPT is my hope here.

15% failure rate is optimal for learning

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12552-4

testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
Is Euler really well known in public? Einstein is way more well known than Euler, I'd guess. Even if you will ask most famous mathematician, it is unlikely that he is named. Probably Pythagoras.

I have no data to back it up.

testless··on How Euler Did It, by Ed Sandifer
Ramanujan died early. He is another one which comes to mind.
testless··on Machine Learning Is Still Too Hard for Software Engineers
I am mathematician by training. The algorithms relied mostly on undergrad level mathematics when I took some courses six years ago, not easy, but I think there are harder algorithms.

I think it is qualitatively different from programming, because you try to find a reasonable good fit for data you know to guess new future data. Classical programming relies on rules and decisions. ML is closer to numerics, statistics, simulations. Guess the function from the data vs define a function and programm it.

testless··on The lazy technologist's guide to weight loss
Correlation vs. causation maybe: Moderate drinking often correlates with socializing. Social connections are key for longevity.

Non-drinkers might have reasons not to drink. Like taking medicaments, health issues, etc.

testless··on How a baker survived the Titanic by getting drunk (2022)
Appoximately 7 kcal per gramm vs 4 kcal per gramm for sugar
testless··on "Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster."
Maybe this is why my Iphone seems to get slower every year.
testless··on MBAs who can't find jobs
I really liked the book Personal MBA by John Kaufmann as a cheap replacement for some of the knowledge.
testless··on "Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster."
For Webapps, chrome can emulate slow network and/or devices. For Kubernetes or Docker compose, you can restrict resources, I believe.
testless··on "Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster."
For Web apps, I think using lighthouse and the chrome tools to emulate slow devices goes a long way.
testless··on "Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster."
I had very similar experience with npm. Especially when you need to merge all the security updates for the sdk and all their dependencies. I also prefer interacting with the api, if it is straightforward.
testless··on Amazon R&D spending is more than that of all companies and government of France
I am really confused as to why this is considered as a tax break strategy. Operating costs directly lower earnings, where as R&D might have to be amortized over years - at least in certain european countries. Isnt this reinvesting in your business? Also spending (or donating) money lowers your taxes by lowering your earnings.
testless··on Pocketbase: Open-source back end in one file
I think you meant supabase.com instead of superbase.com.
testless··on A new generation of mathematicians pushes prime number barriers
To automorphic forms, you can associate an L-function. There are similar conjectures about the zeros of those functions than for the Riemann Zeta function.

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