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The only issue is that it missed out on two decades of hardware development (and a bag of other optimization tricks). Modern deep learning implementations requires machine sympathy at scale. It also doesn't have any literature on autoregressive networks like RNNs or image processing tricks like CNNs.
Ask HN: What Are the Foundational Texts for Learning About AI/ML/NN?
ycombinator.com
Instead, you should align the bar and dig it into that padding right below your fingers first, then wrap your fingers around it, then your hand. It may feel unusual at first, but this way the bar can’t slide in your hands. If it can’t slide, your calluses will be negligible. This gripping technique applies the same to dumbbells, or pull-ups. In any case, be conscious of your grip, since it plays a big role in how much a bar can tear your hands apart.
17th-Century Whaler Problems
Casey Johnston
This is a new food culture, where the chef is not speaking from on high but is just some guy who knows that what people really want is not going to be put on a white plate with tweezers. It’s the end of food as concept and the recollection of food as [nourishment](https://substack.com/redirect/0c0ece63-4b87-4e7d-b939-afa14fa98f5a?j=eyJ1IjoiMXlmdTFqIn0.qYv5NVQwodvs9yAW1b9IqXxz-UTiPAUp4JXaRMXUArU) .
On ‘The Menu’
Alicia Kennedy
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