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I’ve interviewed hundreds of aspiring developers over the past several years and heard echoes of the same story again and again. My goal for this post is that you approach the learner’s journey with both eyes open and enough of a plan that you can avoid the common pitfalls of those who have come before you.”
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Demystifying artificial intelligence: No, the Singularity is not just around the corner | Ars Technica UK
“This underlying quandary—attempting to define “thought”—is sometimes referred to as the hard problem, and the results of understanding it called strong AI. People engaged in commercial AI remain sceptical that it will be resolved any time soon, or that it is necessary or even desirable for practical benefits. There is no doubt that artificial intelligences are beginning to do very meaningful work, and that the speed of change of technology will continue to shunt things along, but full-blown sentience still seems very far-fetched.”
Yoda Is Dead but Star Wars’ Dubious Lessons Live On – Facts So Romantic – Nautilus
“… that nasty little green oven mit Yoda is pretty much, inarguably, the most evil figure ever in the history of any human mythology. I have defied folks to name one time when he says or does anything that is indisputably wise. The trail of destruction that follows him and every decision that he makes is inarguable and overwhelming.”
Source: Yoda Is Dead but Star Wars’ Dubious Lessons Live On – Facts So Romantic – Nautilus
Dungeons & Dragons Is a Lot Like Religion | WIRED
“His research revealed that critics of D&D were not being frank about their motives. What really bothered them about this game of gods and demons, he discovered, was not that it was opposed to Christianity, but that it was so similar to it.”
Lead developer quits Bitcoin saying it ‘has failed’ | VentureBeat | Commerce | by Reuters
(Reuters, Jemima Kelly) – Bitcoin slid by 10 percent on Friday after one of its lead developers, Mike Hearn, said in a blogpost that he was ending his involvement with the cryptocurrency and selling all of his remaining holdings because it had “failed”.
Source: Lead developer quits Bitcoin saying it ‘has failed’ | VentureBeat | Commerce | by Reuters
Growth funds are dumping Apple stock on anticipated iPhone sales decline | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Reuters
Major U.S. growth mutual funds have been among the largest sellers of Apple shares over the past six months, fueling speculation that the company’s days of supercharged growth have come to an end.