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luhegoon With its latest battle, Game of Thrones solidifies its seat on TV’s VFX throne

Worst battle ever. I couldn't see anything. Too much plot armor, no main character died. Is this GOT or a disney movie?

luhegoon Firefox bans free speech commenting plugin Dissenter from its extensions gallery

Please, tell me again why Firefox is not evil and respect their users.

luhegoon Ask HN: How many hours of your job are enjoyable?

I enjoy the first 4 hours. I start working very early in the morning (7-8 a.m) so I can complete the most important tasks in those hours. After lunch, I just don't feel like working anymore.

luhegoon Ask HN: Things You Wish You Knew Before Getting into Machine Learning

Those are great points. Could you comment what resources you have used to learn ML?

luhegoon Nginx Is Giving Away a Free O'Reilly Book on Cloud Native Devops with Kubernetes

Nobody is forcing you. You don't have to fill the form if you don't want. Exchanging the book for your email seems a fair deal to me.

luhegoon Ask HN: Are You Using Windows 10 with Ubuntu (Or Another Linux)?

I am using Windows 10 alongside with Ubuntu 18.04 in a Dell XPS 15. It works very well except for an issue I have already experienced in the past. When trying to log in I am stuck in a loop. I can only login using Wayland. As a workaround, I login in using the terminal but it is not optimal.

luhegoon Ask HN: Best online courses for machine learning?

I would recommend this course: https://mlcourse.ai/. It starts on February 11.

PROS

- It has a good balance between theory and practice.

- There are lectures covering the theory and practice.

- There are practical assignments you need to code with Python.

- It includes in-class Kaggle competitions.

- It includes a rating system so you can compare your progress with other students.

CONS

- It has some prerequisites. You need to know Python(at a basic level) and some basic knowledge of math(calculus, linear algebra, etc).

- It is a difficult course. You will need between 5 to 10 hours each week for assignments. Each week is usually harder than the previous one.

You can find more details in this post: https://www.kaggle.com/general/77771

luhegoon Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018?

No. All my friends are in facebook and it doesn't cost me a penny. I guess that the privacy issues are not too important for me.

luhegoon Ask HN: Remote workers – What are the issues you are facing?

Lack of people interaction, working remotely can be lonely. I used to think that working in an office was unnecessary but sometimes I miss the unproductive conversations I used to have with my co-workers.

luhegoon Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?

Learning English. It allowed me to work as a remote developer. I earn a lot more than senior developers who work locally.