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Why squared error?benkuhn.net
Someone recently asked on the statistics Stack Exchange why the squared error is used in statistics. This is something I’d been wondering about myself recently, so I decided to take a crack at answering it. The post below is adapted from that answer. -
kernelmag.dailydot.com
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Draveness/DKChainableAnimationKitgithub.com
DKChainableAnimationKit - Easy to read and write chainable animations in Swift -
Writing a webserver in pure PHP - Tutorialstation.clancats.com
Well, this is pretty useless, but it is possible. But again its pretty.. uesless. This tutorial will hopefully help you to better understand how a simple webserver could work and that it's no problem writing one in PHP. But again... -
IBM's First 100 Years: A Heavily Illustrated Timelinetheatlantic.com
Over the last century, IBM has created a number of important electronic advancements, including the first commercial hard disk drive -
Untold Riches: The Intricate Platforming of Tomb Raidergamasutra.com
What game design gems lurk in the unexplored nooks and crannies of the original 1996 Tomb Raider ? With the franchise now rebooted, designer Hamish Todd takes a close look at the series' first game, and the possibilities its constrained platforming al... -
Slot machines perfected addictive gaming. Now, tech wants their trickstheverge.com
You can play a slot machine in Las Vegas before you’ve even reached baggage claim: there are tiny slots parlors in every terminal of McCarran International Airport. Once you pick up your rental... -
Most children are happy no matter what, but materialism catches up eventuallyqz.com
From Nepal to Norway, a large survey of kids aged 10 to 12 say that they are largely satisfied with their lives. -
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The street that might win the Turner prize: how Assemble are transforming Toxteththeguardian.com
It’s not quite a pickled calf – but the rebirth of a troubled Toxteth community might be art. The story of the street and the young architects succeeding where every official plan has failed has caught the art world’s attention -
Training for Discontentmedium.com
The Doublespeak of Parenting and the Double Blade of Ambition in Silicon Valley -
The Return of the Past to Literary Studiesjhiblog.org
by guest contributor Michael Duffy Today’s literary scholars have it easier returning to the history of their discipline. In the past, we just told the discipline to move forward without looking ba... -
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Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flagchicagomag.com
The host of “99% Invisible” wants to save your city flag, based on the principles of our city flag. -
Modern C++ as a Better Compilermoderncpp.com
Last week I made the case that Standard C++ offers both productivity and performance and showed how C++ can be just as concise and elegant as C# and indeed more so. But I didn’t really address perf... -
github.com
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Silicon Valley Is Letting Go of Its Techie Island Fantasies | WIREDwired.com
Silicon Valley once dreamed of self-made micronations where entrepreneurs could flourish. But building a government, it turns out, isn't as easy as starting a company. -
Implementing a Programming Language in C - Part 1 - bread-man’s blogbread-man.github.io
Introduction You can find the GitHub repository for this project here. All the source code will be updated as we go on with the project, so feel free … -
Caterpillars Sign Their Own Death Warrantsnews.sciencemag.org
While chomping on tobacco leaves, they help the plant send out an SOS -
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