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Why telenovelas are a powerful—and problematic—part of Latino culturehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8928726d3d4a5bb4ac7526016e5f0a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americamagazine.org%2Farts-culture%2F2018%2F04%2F06%2Fwhy-telenovelas-are-powerful-and-problematic-part-latino-culture%2F&c=14153021884695117088&mkt=en-usThe first telenovela my parents watched was Telemundo’s “Guadalupe.” Its outlandish plot will be recognizable to anyone familiar with the soap opera genre. Guadalupe, the title character, is the ...Apr 6, 2018 2:26 AM
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Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbourhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a88b6f647434d911235e6b59bd5e3&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cntraveler.com%2Fhotels%2Fsydney%2Fovolo-1888-darling-harbour&c=16439873605303567439&mkt=en-usHow did it strike you on arrival? Set in a converted circa-1888 wool warehouse, Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour is an impressive heritage building, but once inside you’ll find colourful modern updates.Mar 17, 2018 7:42 PM
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Ask HN: How do I get into bioinformatics as a CS student?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16275367Dear HN,I am a 20-year-old university student majoring in computer science and minoring in mathematics with the intent of finding a way to build a career around data science and computational intelligence. Recently, I've started gravitating towards bioinformatics because it seems like the sort of work that appeals to me. I like working on hard problems whose ideal approach isn't well established and the idea of working with data related to the fabric of life itself seems like it motivate me to get out of bed every morning and look forward to what I do every day.However, I have at best an American-high-school-level of understanding biology. I remember the basics: cell anatomy, the DNA transcription process, basic biochemical pathways, and basic human anatomy. How do I build upon my current knowledge of biology so that I can be a strong contender for a role as a data scientist at a biotech company or at a research lab in the next 5 or so years?Specifically, I would like to find a job wheJan 31, 2018 5:06 PM
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Fundation Secures Credit Facility from Waterfall Asset Managementhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88cf8068004844a94ba87b5227e9a9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesswire.com%2Fnews%2Fhome%2F20180118005071%2Fen%2FFundation-Secures-Credit-Facility-Waterfall-Asset-Management&c=15940008942634832455&mkt=en-usNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fundation Group LLC, a leading digitally-enabled lender and credit solutions provider, today announced that it has closed a new subordinated debt facility with Waterfall ...Jan 18, 2018 12:00 AM
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All the Types of Lentils (and What the Hell to Do with Them)http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a8f131404403fa09161661099281b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonappetit.com%2Fstory%2Ftypes-of-lentils&c=10302381318446745825&mkt=en-usYou want to make lentil soup. You open up your cabinet. You pull out five half-full bags of five different types of lentils. You scratch your head, wondering if you can substitute brown lentils for ...Jan 9, 2018 3:00 AM
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Minoring in Classicshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89bd9a69b24733858d11a3e2ab966a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fclassics%2Fundergraduate%2Fminoring-classics&c=9723128536087513755&mkt=en-usat least 18 credits, including at least 9 upper-division credits, and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, in any Classics courses, or any of a number of additional approved courses (see below) You may ...Oct 27, 2017 1:21 PM
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Minoring in Physicshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89bd9a69b24733858d11a3e2ab966a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fphysics%2Facademics%2Fundergraduate-students%2Fminoring-physics&c=13207551819589261993&mkt=en-usThe minimum number of credit hours for a student without advanced placement or transfer credit is 25 hours (16 lower division and 9 upper division).Oct 21, 2017 10:32 AM
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Why is the gradient either +ve or -ve when we use sigmoid activation function?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15192760whenever i ask this question people tell me something like ""Gradient of W = X * gradient of Function Now, from the above equation, since all X values are positive, therefore gradient of all W's could either be all positive or negative, depending on the gradient of function."" i get it but i think they are missing a point. consider the multi-class setting - if there are 10 classes, and we use a softmax output. The NN makes a prediction C1, whereas the true class is C2. Now our gradient of the ouput layer(from the loss function) will be a vector which will have one positive term, and another negative term (for C1 and C2). When this vector is multiplied with positive gradients during backprop. Since error gradient has both positive and negative numbers, the gradients of W should also be a mix of positive and negative. NOT JUST THAT... also the gradient over the hidden vectors dhidden when backpropagated will be multiplied by weights which can have positive and negative signs. I am i righSep 7, 2017 3:31 PM
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What should I do to increase my chances of getting a comp sci job?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15008023Hi, I am currently studying towards a degree in computer science (also minoring in stats and biochem). I'm a bit worried about finding a job in the future as the industry is really competitive. I would like to get a job in data science, but I'm keeping my options open.I know when applying for jobs I should definitely have a portfolio for my own personal projects. I plan on doing that this summer, but I'm just not sure how complex my programming project should be or how many individual projects I should have.Also, I'm not sure if I should focus on planning and programming my personal projects or if I should focus on other extracurriculars to build up my CV or resume; should I also volunteer, tutor students, and join university clubs/programs? Should I try and win various "leadership" awards and scholarships? I think I will try to do both but do you think I should really focus on one thing rather than the other? What do you think employers prefer? Also what were your experiences when appAug 14, 2017 11:55 AM
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Ask HN: Software- Better to focus on or complement with?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13858596From your experience, what advantages/disadvantages are there to: 1) Majoring in electrical engineering and physics, minoring in software development 2) Majoring in software engineering, minoring in electrically engineering and physicsContext: I'm a first year engineering student and would like to pick either Software Engineering (electrical engineering with computer science) or Engineering Physics (electrical engineering with physics). I already have a couple years experience programming, really enjoy it, and is why I went into the program. But, I've also really enjoyed physics and math classes and they've given me a strong desire to learn more about physics. Intuitively, I think that having a strong physics background opens the door to more problems I could solve with software. However, I don't want to to discount the value of studying software engineering. I don't have the experience to see what kind of walls and limitations each choice offers. What have you seen?Mar 13, 2017 3:27 PM
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Costa Cruiseshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a898382b81a4bd99c481cef2ad411ba&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftravel.usnews.com%2Fcruises%2Fcosta-cruises-290%2Fon-board%2F&c=3919728074454779659&mkt=en-usCosta attracts couples and retirees year-round, in addition to many families during the summer months. You're likely to encounter more Europeans than North Americans on any given cruise, though you'll ...Mar 12, 2017 7:20 AM
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Costa Cruiseshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88fe0a57ed4bc0bb2fabc9875d827e&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftravel.usnews.com%2Fcruises%2Fcosta-cruises-290%2Fon-board%2F&c=3919728074454779659&mkt=en-usCosta attracts couples and retirees year-round, in addition to many families during the summer months. You're likely to encounter more Europeans than North Americans on any given cruise, though you'll ...Mar 12, 2017 7:20 AM
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Ask HN: Mentor/Advisor for post-revenue EdTech Company?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13793416Hello,EdTech is a wonky industry! Many downsides... but rewarding (social + profit) if you can carve out a foothold and grow your installed base.We're a small, bootstrapped, EdTech company in a niche space (think desktop application for a humanities field) that's looking for mentorship from an experienced EdTech veteran (either on the tech or business side). We've grown annual revenue to ~$600-700K (~$400K of that is ARR) across a variety of accounts: K-12, Universities, large publics, small privates, etc.Product engagement and customer satisfaction is great; we have low churn at an expensive price point + high conversion rates on pilot trials, but we're struggling to level up and grow to the next stage (which we define as $1MM+ ARR or an installed base across 500-1000 schools).There seems to be many older/experienced operators in the B2B and B2C spaces. Finding mentors in EdTech has been difficult for us.If you have a background in EdTech and are interested in mentoring a small, but hMar 4, 2017 11:10 PM
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Niger and Boko Haram: Beyond Counter-insurgencyhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxORm91anBETnZEWm5odXVJdUdSZG1DbzVaeks0Sl9DbFF4SW1LWHJOa1JRSlFranpjeUliREVlY0M4Qk85U3hLbnFVTGR5OUkwRWxKVlh4UWhkUU9fZWgwbGhvNU9yRWx4Z2JyVTJ0czdlOGpMV0RYQnFBbXc5d0JKM3dmc1R4WkFfVndJRDRQc0tDVmM3dF96eGM3NA?oc=5Niger and Boko Haram: Beyond Counter-insurgency International Crisis GroupFeb 27, 2017 8:00 AM
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Crytek haven't paid their employees in Bulgaria in 3 monthshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13140938Crytek haven't paid their employees in Bulgaria in 3 months and all workers in that office are currently owed 3 full salaries. The company is not looking to pay these salaries any time soon and have spent the last few months lying about the availability of this money in order to keep as many employees as possible.The Yerli brothers (Avni, Cevat and Faruk) are now looking at the second delay in the last 6 months (after finishing up a delay of 2 months just before the current one) and the third payment delay in the last two years.The former director of the Sofia studio, Vesselin Handjiev, left several months ago and the studio is entirely at the mercy of Crytek Frankfurt's leadership, which has proved to be unsuccessful in stemming the current bleeding for 6 months.Anyone who has an offer or is otherwise considering joining Crytek is advised to steer their ship elsewhere, as the current situation is rumored to apply to all studios within the company, even after the closure and selling ofDec 9, 2016 7:04 PM
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Fundation Secures $100M Credit Facility from Goldman Sachshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88cf8068004844a94ba87b5227e9a9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanbanker.com%2Fnews%2Ffundation-secures-100m-credit-facility-from-goldman-sachs&c=7503580653840819898&mkt=en-usFundation Group, a New York-based online small-business lender, announced Tuesday that it has secured a $100 million credit facility from Goldman Sachs. The digital lending firm said that it plans to ...Aug 23, 2016 11:21 AM
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Ask HN: Visiting Bulgaria and Romania: Where to Stay? What to Do? Who to See?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11523542Looking for advice on getting the most out of the city from a startup perspective. I'd love to have the potential to meet a few freelancers or dev shops in the area face to face.I wouldn't mind having some advice as far as where to stay, anything I have to see or do while I'm in the area. As a first time visitor, is their anything I just cannot miss?I wouldn't mind building a good network of contacts that have a potential for friendships or working relationships.To put it bluntly, what would you share with an American coming to Bucharest, Romania. Then Burgas and Sofia in Bulgaria.Apr 18, 2016 10:19 PM
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Ask HN: How do you diversify your income?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11407888As I get older, I'm trying to focus less on absolute financial independence than a sort of income redundancy, where I have enough sources of revenue to sustain my barest expenses in case something goes wrong.My dream: four or five streams, requiring different levels of investment and labor, but generally clocking in under 40 hours and, to the point where I could lose one or face a serious cutback in two, and never be in jeopardy.I know this overlaps with the passive income obsession, so I'm excited to hear HN's thoughts, but I'm concerned less with overall effort than reducing the risk tied to my income coming solely from my job.I'm super interested to hear if any HN'ers have tried to diversify their income outside of tech, maybe through some small-ball physical investments like ATMs or vending machines?background: late 20s, FE dev, small amount of savings, no debtApr 1, 2016 7:38 PM
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Country Programme Frameworkshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f2622927463f8a1018d32be01adc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iaea.org%2Fservices%2Ftechnical-cooperation-programme%2Fcountry-programme-frameworks&c=14406404418787599968&mkt=en-usA Country Programme Framework (CPF), prepared by a Member State in collaboration with the Secretariat, defines mutually agreed priority development needs and interests to be supported through ...Feb 9, 2016 10:27 AM
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Country Programme Frameworkshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a01ddafab4c6bba06d05446acb32d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iaea.org%2Fservices%2Ftechnical-cooperation-programme%2Fcountry-programme-frameworks&c=14406404418787599968&mkt=en-usA Country Programme Framework (CPF), prepared by a Member State in collaboration with the Secretariat, defines mutually agreed priority development needs and interests to be supported through ...Feb 9, 2016 10:27 AM
