Today I Learned: Why PageRank Works (and it’s just linear algebra)
Google’s original ranking algorithm is basically an eigenvector problem.
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Worry is a waste of energy
Looking to refresh my memory before watching steel ball run wanted to go down and slowly rewatch each parts of JoJo’s bizarre adventures and while I was at it decided to take notes on the things that picked at my inte...
Continue readingHalf-ass it
half-ass it. Pick a task, something small to start, and do it carelessly. Do half (or less) of what you would ordinarily do. Then see what happens. Consider it an experiment in which your intention is to learn, whatev...
Continue readingBe there
Here are two words to remember from three angles: Be there.1: Be there for other peopleThe road to hell is paved with impotent thoughts and prayers. If you care about someone, be there for them. Write. Call. Cook food...
Continue readingStart at Zero
Albert Einstein was once a baby.Before he formulated relativity, unraveled light’s secrets, and became the shorthand for “genius,” Einstein spit up on his caregivers, failed to stop wobbling when they tried to sit him...
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