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Re: Some Good Big Data Links

dataspora — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:05:26 -0000

Brad- Great list :) & thanks for including me. I think you were ahead of a trend with this, as Quora recently covered this: http://www.quora.com/What-a...

Re: Measuring Measures - blog - Learning about Machine Learning, 2nd Ed.

dataspora — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:55:51 -0000

An incredibly valuable and comprehensive post that ought to serve as the guide for a University course (or perhaps an entire University track) dedicated to machine learning.

Re: $MSFT /FAIL?

dataspora — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:25:16 -0000

Excel is certifiably not "the best rapid development tool for modeling all sorts of things." That honor would belong to the class of software the scientific programmers use: Matlab, R, Python, Mathematica, hell even GNUPlot. Excel is powerful for simple modeling of small data sets (< 65k rows until recent versions). It can be coaxed, and not gently, into mimicking some of their strengths (via add-ons or VB scripting somersaults).

Re: Early Stage vs. Later Stage Investing: Risks and Rewards

dataspora — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:53:31 -0000

Among the many silver linings for start-ups in a down market: (i) human capital is cheaper, (ii) fiscal discipline is greater, (iii) market forces are stronger (aspirins sell, vitamins don't). It's true: great companies are forged in hard times.

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Re: The Harvard Crimson :: News :: From Sox Nation to Rays Country

dataspora — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:29:12 -0000

Matt was an Ec major with a minor in Minesweeper.