Introduction to Machine Learning
Instructor:Barnabas Poczos (office hours 10am-12pm Thursdays in Gates 8231) and Alex Smola (office hours 2-4pm Tuesdays in Gates 8002)
Playable Simcity 2013
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The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble
A world-renowned physicist meets a gorgeous model online. They plan their perfect life together. But first, she asks, would he be so kind as to deliver a special package to her?
State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment
Representative Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama) does not think bicycling is environmentally friendly because the activity causes cyclists to have "an increased heart rate and respiration." This is according ...
Hasnain says:
“You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than driving in a car,” he said
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Posted on 2013-03-05T19:45:33+0000
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The matter of wealth inequality in the United States is well known, but this video shows you the extent of that inequality in dramatic and graphic fashion.
How Search Works - The Story – Inside Search – Google
Our algorithms are constantly changing. These changes begin as ideas in the minds of our engineers. They take these ideas and run experiments, analyze the results, tweak them, and run them again and again.
Schneier on Security: Phishing Has Gotten Very Good
"The message had the subject line 'China and Climate Change' and was spoofed to appear as if it were from a legitimate international economics columnist at the National Journal."