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vinyl··on Visualisation of Machine Learning Algorithms
Wow. This could prove an invaluable tool for teaching. Great UI (love the way you can build the dataset with a paintbrush), top-quality visualization, wide choice of algorithms... Much better than R scripts if you want to show basic algorithms at work to a bunch of students. Many thanks
vinyl··on The Beginning Of The End For Active Learning
You should read the title again.
vinyl··on No, shut up. What statistical programming languages can learn from Dropbox.
For the record, the Lisp dialect that is mentioned in the comments is http://lush.sourceforge.net/ with respect to the discussion, it is on the R/Python side, ie. powerful general-puspose (Lisp) language, with builtin Statistics facilities.
vinyl··on 1 bitcoin worth more than dollar
"No central authority" ? Well, I think the guys who decide there will only be 21 million bitcoins can be considered a central authority. Currency, in any form, is deemed to have a central authority -- national currencies, for example, have real-life value because states limit the available quantity. In this case, the Bitcoins people are acting as the central bank. Especially when I see that the total produced bitcoins will be halved each year by decision.
vinyl··on Ask HN: I built a site that just went ridiculously viral. What do I do now?
About monetizing: you could show the first 2 words only, and charge a small fee for the third ? I guess people would pay to see what is said about them at least.