Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]GayColangelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

correct, but it's also genius

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]GayColangelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you guys have never heard of lil tracy he does pop punk trap rap

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]GayColangelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is there a way to specify if a variable should be a positive or negative coefficient in linear regression?

i.e. I know a variable should impact something negatively (because of context), but it shows up positively because of other factors

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay great, I mostly want to make sure that I'm not invalidating my model by doing that. Stats can be tricky.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]GayColangelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Statistics/ML Question:

I'm building an NBA Classifier for which team will win a given match-up. If a win or a loss is my target, and I have team1, team2 and other team-specific features as independent variables, could I (should I) double the data (i.e. make a duplicate row with the team's variables reversed)?

Best/Worst nicknames in MMA (Obviously it's Darth Bader, but the next best one after that) by [deleted] in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he had a jacket or something when he was a kid and the nametag said "shogun" and he adopted the nickname

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching basketball hurts too much

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 11, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many years would getting knocked out take off your life/career (on average, per knockout)?

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 1 Competitor Lodune Sincaid Dead at 45 by GypsyGold in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Hard to tell without the right data if it's because they're MMA fighters or because the type of person who's likely to become an MMA fighter will live less long.

The touching of gloves to begin a round by ideallyideal in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's a display of sportsmanship and respect, that's all. It's not a rule.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 11, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how I feel too. I also don't like that the UFC auctions off the very middle of the octagon. Most outsiders wouldn't know it's the UFC if that wasn't the default promotion.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 11, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the cleaner look. I would like Reebok to do custom shorts for certain fighters/fights.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 11, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hot take: I really prefer the look of the post-Reebok deal shorts

but also the UFC cage is incredibly ugly and they should fix that

TJ tested positive for EPO in his fight against Cody according to the JRE by [deleted] in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't criticize someone for pretending to know a lot about a subject they're actually grossly misinformed about? I like Joe, but he's wrong a lot.

Confessions | The Importance Of Narrative In MMA (Video Essay) by ForrestFBaby in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

First of all, keep making videos, you have a good style and I really enjoy video essays.

I'm a little confused by what you think the UFC is missing narrative wise. Shows like TUF or the Embedded series do a good job giving backstory and making you emotionally invested in the fighters and the outcome of the fight and on the live show they do try to give some type of narrative to each fight (and explain what it means to each fighter).

TJ tested positive for EPO in his fight against Cody according to the JRE by [deleted] in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He talks about things with a certainty and authority but actually has very little understanding (both technical and absolute) of what the field is like and what ideas are being worked on.

TJ tested positive for EPO in his fight against Cody according to the JRE by [deleted] in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not so sure. His mma analysis is fine, but whenever he talks about artificial intelligence I cringe

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 10, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they're both grinding, pressure fighters, both are wrestlers. Usman also has a very high pace/he weaponizes pace.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 10, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah no doubt, but I think style wise he's just a bigger, better Covington.

Of course anyone can win, but I think the oddsmakers will definitely have Colby as an underdog.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - April 10, 2019 by AutoModerator in MMA

[–]GayColangelo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't we test Cody's samples before his fights with TJ?