"We were, he noted, no longer
discussing the trade-offs surrounding new technologies, balancing the new efficiencies against the new problems introduced. If it’s high-tech, we began to instead assume, then it’s good. Case closed." - Cal Newport, Deep Work
"Sloane Crosley’s candor, confidence, humor, and irreverence will leave you with a feeling that it’s okay to be you." Honestly though, I was sold from the title of her book "I Was Told There'd Be Cake". Excited to get started on this book!
Reading this convinces me further that to be a data scientist, you really have to like data science. 😂 From what I have learned about what data scientists do, it is not a job where you do the same thing every day. The love of learning is a requirement.
Protecting privacy while not hindering progress in AI. "While these use cases raise major privacy concerns, it’s worth noting that there are many other...have long been a basis of AI research...FaceApp merely highlights how much we’ve already lost control of our digital data."
"..creative energy—like everything in life—comes and goes...If I’m excited about writing a piece but then find myself stuck in the middle of it, I try to honor that..." @BrielleFriedman#blogwriting#writing https://t.co/VcPPnlRNDn
Best way to remember the difference between recall and precision that I have found so far. Detailed explanations of metrics, and interesting read on metrics of serendipity and average precision. @Qloo
"Even if you sat & watched millions of inspirational videos, listened to thousands of motivational speakers, read hundreds of success stories, if you’re not going to do whatever you can in your means, it will never make sense." @enywaru https://t.co/l4CEJN1zj5
Climate change is here + we’ve got a deadline: 12 years left to cut emissions in half.
A #GreenNewDeal is our plan for a world and a future worth fighting for.
How did we get here?
What is at stake?
And where are we going?
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