Found this about a week ago and am loving it. Almost all of my time is spent in Python or LaTeX, and having either ipython or bash open in a small window just a keystroke away is brilliant!
No way. Python/numpy/scipy FTW. (not an SVM guy)
"Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." -- Saint Francis of Assisi
Grad student in Cognitive Science, here. My focus is language, but consciousness is an ongoing side interest. The answer: Yes and no, depending on what you mean by "consciousness". If you mean something like "access to…
I wouldn't create a business. I'd write a program that could learn (text-based) language. Then I'd write it up and submit it to Computational Linguistics. Then I'd die in obscurity as someone took my idea and figured…
I can't say anything about leaving the continent, but I'll definitely back Montreal as a great place to go. I lived there for 12 years and am looking forward to returning (now in Ottawa for grad school). As was…
i.e. the way most of the world writes the date
I smoked about a pack a day from ages 17 to 30 (started out of a combination of peer pressure and curiosity). Tried half-heartedly to quit a few times (N.B. quitting for a girl typically will NOT work). I ended up…
Found this about a week ago and am loving it. Almost all of my time is spent in Python or LaTeX, and having either ipython or bash open in a small window just a keystroke away is brilliant!
No way. Python/numpy/scipy FTW. (not an SVM guy)
"Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." -- Saint Francis of Assisi
Grad student in Cognitive Science, here. My focus is language, but consciousness is an ongoing side interest. The answer: Yes and no, depending on what you mean by "consciousness". If you mean something like "access to…
I wouldn't create a business. I'd write a program that could learn (text-based) language. Then I'd write it up and submit it to Computational Linguistics. Then I'd die in obscurity as someone took my idea and figured…
I can't say anything about leaving the continent, but I'll definitely back Montreal as a great place to go. I lived there for 12 years and am looking forward to returning (now in Ottawa for grad school). As was…
i.e. the way most of the world writes the date
I smoked about a pack a day from ages 17 to 30 (started out of a combination of peer pressure and curiosity). Tried half-heartedly to quit a few times (N.B. quitting for a girl typically will NOT work). I ended up…