Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Boosting Research Site: Boosting.org

Boosting methods have proven remarkably successful in machine learning. This is a great clearinghouse of resources.
Our Founding Fathers Were NOT Christians
The Founding Fathers Were Not Christians
More on the topic...
Deist Founding Fathers
To those religious intolerants who argue that America was founded as a Christian nation, some actual facts showing quite the opposite. Most of the founding fathers were not exactly atheists, but it's hard to find a Christian among them.

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Kids, don't fall for 'free press' hype
Another chill falls. Read:
Anybody who thinks they want to be a reporter should be required to read every single word of the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia No. 04-3138. That's the one that ordered Miller and Time magazine correspondent Matthew Cooper to reveal their confidential sources to a federal grand jury.

Pay particular attention to pages 72 through 78. Why? Because they're blank, that's why. Even experienced constitutional lawyers are flabbergasted by this. But at the request of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor assigned to this inquiry, his most powerful arguments for why Miller and Cooper should break their promises to sources are too sensitive for any of us to see.

As one respected First Amendment expert was heard to say, "What is this, freakin' Albania?"

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

FRONTLINE: watch online | PBS
Many excellent PBS Frontline shows available to watch online, plus transcripts & other web stuff. High quality stuff!
The Long Tail: "Pre-filters" vs. "Post-filters"
Some interesting comments on distribution. "Filters" are tools to help you find what's right for you in the mass of stuff. Old world: filters are gatekeepers. New world: filters are advisors.