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sabalabaon Ask HN: Can we adapt AlphaZero's self-play technique for better human learning?

Shinichi Mochizuki developed a new theory (IUT) which eventually yielded a proof to the abc conjecture. I believe he largely developed it in isolation and thus when it was published it took years to bring the rest of the community up to speed. Not sure if he doesn’t read other’s papers but maybe this is what’s you were thinking about?

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinichi_Mochizuki

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-universal_Teichm%C3%BCll...

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_conjecture

sabalabaon Nvidia Announces “Titan V” Video Card: GV100 for $3000

Wanted to note that Lambda Labs now offers Titan Vs on our Lambda Quad workstations. They're available here: https://lambdal.com/products/quad.

We're excited to see Volta come down below $5,000 / GPU. We're also looking forward to AMD, Intel, Graphcore, Rex, Bitmain, Vathys.ai, Wave Computing, Tesla or Cerebras providing competitive alternatives.

sabalabaon Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

TensorFlow, Linear Algebra, Calculus and Probability are in high demand right now. They’re the building blocks for Machine Learning.

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)

Lambda Labs | Enterprise Sales Representative | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're looking for an Enterprise Sales Representative who can handle complex sales.

You will:

* Handle and close dozens of high value inbound sales for our Machine Learning servers and workstations

* Work directly with world experts in Machine Learning

Required Experience:

* Prior successful sales experience a must

We're located in beautiful downtown Palo Alto.

Send work experience and resume to work@lambdal.com.

https://lambdal.com for more info about our company.

sabalabaon Google, Facebook may have to reveal deepest secrets

Many of the valuable projects that we get from FB (AI Research), Amazon (Echo, Kindle, etc.), Google (Brain, Waymo, GMail, Android, etc.), are due to their strong market position and a product that throws off cash. They have this market position because they are the best at what they do. These companies don't have monopolies because of government mandate, they have them because they make the best products.

It's frightening to think that there are people out there who want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs but comforting that they are nowhere near the majority opinion. I hope it stays that way. I would hate to see Google Brain, Waymo, and Deep Mind go the way of Bell Labs.

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2017)

Lambda | Enterprise Sales | Full-time | Palo Alto

We are hiring an Enterprise Sales Rep. You'll sell GPU servers for training neural networks to the world's top universities and the Fortune 500. Generous cash and equity compensation.

https://lambdal.com

Email your resume to our CEO Stephen: s@lambdal.com

sabalabaon Former Harvard Money Manager Is Launching a Digital-Currency Hedge Fund

From the perspective of taxpayers, having nations compete for the lowest taxes and most friendly regulatory environment is beneficial. If there were a global territorial monopoly on the production of security and rule of law, you would likely find yourself with a lower quality of life.

sabalabaon Do Things That Don’t Scale (2013)

Nearly every one of your Medium posts could be interpreted as a copyright violation. Copy pasting text and calling it a "curation" doesn't give you the right to publish others' works without their permission.

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2017)

Lambda Labs | Sales Representative | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're looking for a Sales Representative who can handle technical sales. You will:

* Handle and close dozens of high value inbound sales for our Machine Learning servers and workstations

* Work directly with world experts in Machine Learning

Required Experience:

* Prior successful sales experience a must

We're located in beautiful downtown Palo Alto.

Send work experience and resume to work@lambdal.com.

https://lambdal.com for more info about our company.

sabalabaon Why Does the Neocortex Have Layers and Columns, Learning the World's 3D Structure

Most ANNs are not similar enough to biological NNs to attempt to recreate these structures.

A feed forward network is just matrix multiplication with a nonlinearity. It could, at best, be described as biologically inspired.

sabalabaon Things I wish someone had told me before I started angel investing

The game of international capitalism is one where if you aren't working both smart and hard then somebody else is going to eat your lunch and leave your company's corpse on the side of the road.

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2017)

Lambda Labs | Deep Learning Researcher | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're hiring for the full time position of Deep Learning Researcher. You'll work alongside fellow PhDs to publish papers, implement research papers, and write software for the Lambda Deep Learning DevBox. https://lambdal.com/deep-learning-devbox

- Track record of creating new deep learning methods: record of publications or major software projects

- Ability to rapidly understand and implement new deep learning research

Email work@lambdal.com or visit https://lambdal.com for more information about our company.

Lambda Labs | Enterprise Sales Representative | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're looking for an Enterprise Sales Representative who can handle complex technical sales.

You will:

* Handle and close dozens of high value inbound sales for our Machine Learning servers and workstations

* Work directly with world experts in Machine Learning

Required Experience:

* Prior successful sales experience a must

We're located in beautiful downtown Palo Alto.

Send work experience and resume to work@lambdal.com. https://lambdal.com for more info about our company.

sabalabaon Show HN: Bender – a Deep Learning framework for iOS

Thoughtless copy-pasta at best and plagiarism at worst.

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2017)

Lambda Labs | Deep Learning Researcher | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're hiring for the full time position of Deep Learning Researcher. You'll work alongside fellow experts in deep learning to publish papers, implement research papers, and write software for the Lambda Deep Learning DevBox. https://lambdal.com/deep-learning-devbox

- Track record of creating new deep learning methods: record of publications or major software projects

- Ability to rapidly understand and implement new deep learning research

Email s@lambdal.com or visit https://lambdal.com for more information about our company.

Lambda Labs | Systems Manufacturing Engineer | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're hiring a systems manufacturing engineer. You'll create systems manufacturing processes and manually assemble the Lambda Deep Learning DevBox. https://lambdal.com/deep-learning-devbox

Experience wanted:

- Experience building rack mounted and desktop computers

- Experience working in a data center or colo

- Experience with Linux and Windows system administration

- Experience managing inventory and working with purchasing coordinators

Email s@lambdal.com or visit https://lambdal.com for more information about our company.

sabalabaon Which GPU(s) to Get for Deep Learning

You can buy a 1 GPU machine with an i5 for $2,450 from Lambda Labs.

sabalabaon Which GPU(s) to Get for Deep Learning

Short answer is that you can save weeks of work putting together a machine by just buying from Lambda (We of course use the 1080Tis):

https://lambdal.com/deep-learning-devbox

On average it takes a SWE or DL engineer a few days to set up a unit from scratch. Your company probably burns over $2,000/day so every day your DL engineer or SWE isn't up and running costs you money.

sabalabaon 'We sold our home to build a social network'

I agree that it's not a good idea to bet the farm. However, I don't think any government entity stepping in to "protect these people against themselves" is going to solve the problem. Sometimes friendly advice is all one can offer and the rest is up to the man in the arena.

sabalabaon A Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Spy Agency Few Know Exists

"Few know exist" but publicly recruit at most Universities in the U.S.

sabalabaon On Programming Languages: Why My Dad Went from Programming to Driving a Bus

You might enjoy moving to Silicon Valley, I can assure you good SWEs are treated much better here than whatever location you're describing. Talented engineers are highly valued and treated as such.

sabalabaon U.S. DoD needs “immediate action” to win the AI war

Interestingly enough, Nikola Tesla discussed the concept of "telautomatons" for use in war in his 1900 article: "The Problem of Increasing Human Energy."

http://www.tfcbooks.com/tesla/1900-06-00.htm

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2016)

Dreamscope | Mobile Software Engineer - iOS | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're hiring a Software Engineer with iOS experience. You'll be working with our team to continue to build our product used by hundreds of thousands of users. Math, EE, CS, or Physics degree. If you love math and software engineering, you'll fit right in. Paid relocation! Required experience:

- Experience shipping multiple Objective-C apps that are currently available in the app store.

- An aptitude for design, ability to innovate using all of the tools available for iOS

Ideal candidates will have:

- Multiple apps in the app store.

- A track record of making high quality mobile user experiences.

Optional experience:

- Proficiency with basic computer vision and image processing. Desire to gain skills in training neural networks and implementing state of the art deep learning research. To apply, please email your resume and github link to: s[at]lambdal.com

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016)

Dreamscope | Mobile Software Engineer - iOS | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

Required experience:

- Experience shipping multiple Objective-C apps that are currently available in the app store.

- An aptitude for design, ability to innovate using all of the tools available for iOS

Ideal candidates will have:

- Multiple apps in the app store.

- A track record of making high quality mobile user experiences.

Optional experience:

- Proficiency with basic computer vision and image processing. Desire to gain skills in training neural networks and implementing state of the art deep learning research.

To apply, please email your resume and github link to: s[at]lambdal.com

sabalabaon Peter Thiel is now on stage at the RNC [live] [video]

Here's the full speech. It's not very long, just 6 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTJB8AkT1dk

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016)

Dreamscope | Mobile Software Engineer - iOS | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

Required experience:

- Experience shipping multiple Objective-C apps that are currently available in the app store.

- An aptitude for design, ability to innovate using all of the tools available for iOS Ideal candidates will have:

- Multiple apps in the app store.

- A track record of making high quality mobile user experiences.

- Proficiency with basic computer vision and image processing. Desire to gain skills in training neural networks and implementing state of the art deep learning research.

To apply, please email your resume and github link to: s[at]lambdal.com

sabalabaon Transfer Style but Not Color

I just re-implemented something similar for Dreamscope that gets very similar results. If you want to do it yourself, simply convert the original and style image to HSV and create a third image like this:

    [H, S, V] = RGB2HSV(original)
    [H_s, S_s, V_s] = RGB2HSV(style)
    result = HSV2RGB([H, S, V_s])

You can play with the algorithm on Dreamscope, just click the "Original Color" star before processing!

https://dreamscopeapp.com

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016)

Lambda Labs | Mobile Software Engineer - iOS | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're hiring a Software Engineer with iOS experience. You'll be working with our team to continue to build our product around our core deep learning technology. Math, EE, CS, or Physics degree. If you love math and software engineering, you'll fit right in.

Required experience:

- Experience shipping multiple Objective-C apps that are currently available in the app store.

- An aptitude for design, ability to innovate using all of the tools available for iOS

Ideal candidates will have:

- Multiple apps in the app store.

- A track record of making high quality mobile user experiences.

- Proficiency with basic computer vision and image processing. Desire to gain skills in training neural networks and implementing state of the art deep learning research.

To apply, please email your resume and github link to: s[at]lambdal.com

sabalabaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2016)

Lambda Labs | Software Engineer (iOS / Computer Vision) | Palo Alto, CA (University Ave.) | Onsite | Full Time

We're hiring a Software Engineer with iOS and Computer Vision experience. You'll be working with our team to continue to build our product around our core deep learning technology. Math, EE, CS, or Physics degree. If you love math and software engineering, you'll fit right in. Required experience:

- Experience shipping multiple Objective-C apps that are currently available in the app store.

- An aptitude for design, ability to innovate using all of the tools available for iOS Ideal candidates will have:

- Multiple apps in the app store.

- A track record of making high quality mobile user experiences.

- Proficiency with basic computer vision and image processing. Desire to gain skills in training neural networks and implementing state of the art deep learning research.

To apply, please email your resume and github link to: s[at]lambdal.com

sabalabaon Do GPU-optimized databases threaten Oracle, Splunk and Hadoop?

One reason the "rusty bicycle" approach has worked so well is because of economies of scale. If you look at mean time to failure on "commodity consumer" vs "enterprise grade" GPUs they're very close and price wise the consumer hardware is significantly less expensive on a flop/W/$ basis.

sabalabaon Jeff Bezos’ letter to shareholders

I see this letter as an attempt at vindication for the controversy sparked by the NYT article on Amazon's corporate culture. Jeff Bezos was clearly affected and I see this as a defense of their "distinctive culture". "For better or for worse" that culture got them to $100 billion in annual sales faster than any company in history.

sabalabaon Buybacks at $46B a Month Dwarf Everything in U.S. Market (2015)

Taxing capital gains at 39.6% (our current top income bracket as of 2016) would be bad for business, job creation, and growth in the US economy. California also taxes long term capital gains (LTCG) at a top rate of 13%. It would mean that an investor in California would experience a LTCG rate of 52.6%, the highest in the entire OECD. Capital has legs and having a non-competitive capital gains rate would incentivize investors to allocate their capital elsewhere.

[1] http://taxfoundation.org/article/2016-tax-brackets

[2] http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2015/03/25/u-s-capita...

[3] http://taxfoundation.org/blog/how-high-are-capital-gains-tax...