generalist developer | data person | zipper-merge maximalist
Minneapolis
Joined April 2009
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Andrew Aarestad retweeted
Hotter take: ML would have advanced faster if another front-end language had been available and widely adopted instead of Python.
One that is interactive yet fast & compilable, multithreaded (no GIL), isn't bloated, doesn't care about white spaces,...
E.g. Julia or some Lisp.
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
when something gets too popular, you don't get any points for liking it because everyone else does too, so the bullshitters way to differentiate themselves and get status is to deride and criticize it
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
I think it’s noteworthy how SBF was quick to comment on the wallet tumbling last September, he was very aware of the transfers & provided reasons for doing so.
Yet, over the last few weeks he’s pleaded ignorance over FTX positions and transfers.
The two versions don’t marry.
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
Tim Ferriss (@tferriss) wants to airdrop 5 of you sexy munchkins a CØCKPUNCH NFT on mint day! It’s coming soon. This is the only planned public giveaway.
Just visit premint.xyz/cocks *before* 3pm EST this Wednesday, Nov 23rd. The earlier, the better. Good luck, everyone!
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
Python seems like an example of an evolutionary system getting stuck in a local minima. If we had to create ecosystems from scratch, it seems obvious that the two language approach is bad. But the sunk cost in existing ecosystems is just too high to abandon...
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
If you publicly shared your statement of purpose to help prospective PhD students, please can you reply with a link to it 🙏
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
I was always wondering what's the difference between Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Now I know: Google knows about every f*cking payment you make, while Apple doesn't.
More about Apple Pay: codeburst.io/how-does-apple-…
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
BREAKING: White House issues new policy that will require, by 2026, all federally-funded research results to be freely available to public without delay, ending longstanding ability of journals to paywall results for up to 1 year. Coverage coming on @ScienceInsider.
Andrew Aarestad retweeted
Probably the best written piece outlining what is really at stake in the Apple v FBI fight (by @normative) time.com/4229601/real-reason…