Andrei Stoica
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Andrei Stoica
Christopher Alexander: A Primer
vimeo.comYou come to understand your impact on others. It's interesting that even in the first year of life you learn the impact that a variety of others have on you, but as late as middle age many people have a very imperfect understanding of the impact they themselves have on others. The hostile person keeps asking 'Why are people so hard to get along... See more
pbs.org • John Gardner : Education and Excellence
When it comes to business and careers, the more interesting people will succeed and capture more upside than ever before.
Because the uninteresting ones will get commoditized (hello 🤖).
And by interesting I mean being capable of analyzing, deciding, and executing in a way few others can.
Generating more unique ideas, understanding complex things
... See moreEventually, with the restaurant about to close and reality setting in, I begin to pack my things. I put on my coat, stuff my journal and pen back into my messenger bag, and empty out my tray above the garbage can. The thoughts begin to cascade: the irony of this happening right now is so painfully clear, how could I have been so naive in this city,... See more
John D. Zhang • Tales of the City
What Is Overfitting and Underfitting?
To grasp these concepts, let’s break them down clearly, with a nod to the bias-variance tradeoff, a key idea in machine learning.
To grasp these concepts, let’s break them down clearly, with a nod to the bias-variance tradeoff, a key idea in machine learning.
- Overfitting : This happens when a model learns not just the underlying patterns in the training data but also its noise and random fluctuations. Think of a student who memorizes test
Overfitting and Underfitting
at an institution, you can’t just do what is best, you also have to build trust and coordinate with others so you are on the same page. This, however, doesn’t mean that you should abdicate your judgment and get in line.
I like the approach Sholto Douglas expressed in his interview with Dwarkesh Patel:
I like the approach Sholto Douglas expressed in his interview with Dwarkesh Patel:
If I’m trying to write some code and something... See more
Henrik Karlsson • 6 Lessons I Learned Working at an Art Gallery
The reason nothing has felt interesting to me, I thought, is that I’ve forgotten the most important thing for me: the path of maximal interestingness is supposed to feel like fun . Not fun as in “I feel entertained” but fun as in, “this is engrossing and self-surprising, life-affirming and a little scary.” Fun, the way Eno and Byrne are having fun... See more