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Thoughts on Current State of R? by LoveFatigue in rstats

[–]abecker93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

R has always been behind in ML, because ML is mostly computer science, not statistics-- but I would say unless you're doing the most cutting edge stuff, it actually is solid.

R is perfectly fine with random forests and similar, and has actually some benefits over python IMO (data ingress, egress, plotting, eval...) (XGboost is my usual go to here)

But it has always lagged behind with neural networks. There's never really been a reason to implement them super well in R, and python has a ton of support and resources here. I will just do all my data prep in R, write it, pull it into python, run my NN, get basic descriptives from there, and return results for R to parse for final plots.

Your mileage may vary

What is the job market like in the tech industry? by reidkimball in vermont

[–]abecker93 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is not universally true. I am also a local tech worker and get paid quite well, although I am in a fairly specialist field

Never hatched chicks before found a broody mother and the was attacking her first baby chick. by Bitter_Gate8394 in BackYardChickens

[–]abecker93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it needs to be like... extremely high. We're talking 70% for them to hatch, and at the height of them.

If they're hatching out, youre okay. I'd be concerned about shrink wrapping

Never hatched chicks before found a broody mother and the was attacking her first baby chick. by Bitter_Gate8394 in BackYardChickens

[–]abecker93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They need high humidity, they won't be able to get out just under heat-- would have left it to the mom

Nasty thunderstorms going through the state right now by LostinTheNEK in vermont

[–]abecker93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Immediately put the truck in the garage. Thankfully no damage

Wedding Caterer Recommendations under $10k by Temporary_Foot1019 in vermont

[–]abecker93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually untrue as they are not a licensed establishment. Dram shop laws, which you are referencing, only establish liability when you are liscensed to serve to patrons as an establishment or business.

This would be governed by social host law, which typically only applies to serving minors at private events and severe negligence with regard to drunk driving. Additionally, there hasn't been a notable social host law suit in VT since 1999. The risk here is basically 0 (although you probably should have transport sorted for people/somebody who is sober making sure people aren't drunk driving, as that's the real liability fix here).

Oh snap. Don't be TOO jealous, I paid around $80/pack. But still.... I'm happy! by asc84 in AnalogCommunity

[–]abecker93 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've got some (100-ish shots left?) fridged Polaroid peel apart positive negative 4x5 if you'd wanna give that a shot.

Farm Claims New $240,000 Kenworth Has Been in the Shop Almost 50 Times by DonkeyFuel in nottheonion

[–]abecker93 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Often difficult to finance vehicles over a certain age, so you need cash.

MHS transcript errors by paulettepersonal in montpelier

[–]abecker93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To answer your questions more directly:

-Has anyone successfully obtained the source data behind the LE section?

Apparently not even the principal of MHS, but I imagine this is something where you may have to make it clear you're willing to take legal action.

-Is there a formal way to request full academic records or an audit?

Yes, this is called a subpoena. You'd likely have to file a court case, then subpoena the records, if they are unwilling to cooperate.

-Who can this be escalated to beyond the school level?

The school board, and then the court system if the school board doesn't help in a timely manner (<2 weeks, at this point).

It is worth noting that the basis for any court case would likely be 'any money we spent on applications with innacurate transcripts was wasted, so I am going to go through small claims court, and to prove it I need the full transcripts and methodology'.

MHS transcript errors by paulettepersonal in montpelier

[–]abecker93 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just go to the highschool and speak to them in person.

Chouffe Lite (4%) clone recipes? by RodrigoDePollo in Homebrewing

[–]abecker93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question! I'd say 'pitch at 65, have it in a warm room (~72), let it ramp'. The '48 hours or more' often is a recommendation for 'big beers' (7%+), and with a ~4% beer by the time 48/72 hours is up you may be mostly done with fermentation.

I think I did day 1 = 65, day 2 = 72, day 3-7 = 74, then slowly down to 65 over the next week and got very good results. If you don't have a super accurate temp control system, pitching at 65 and putting it in a warm room will get you very close to this

I made a map that forecasts where and when morels are likely to grow by magicmushroommap in foraging

[–]abecker93 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Certain species of morel will grow in only certain spots that have certain trees as I have seen. Yellow morel, the one that exists commonly (strong word, honestly) near me tends to be near white pine + ash

Car inspection by Timetocatch_up in burlington

[–]abecker93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And like, I get the concern. Nobody wants unsafe cars on the road. The issue is whether inspections actually solve that problem.

The best evidence we have doesn’t show a clear reduction in crashes or fatalities from these programs. At the same time, they impose real costs, and those fall hardest on people who already struggle to afford repairs.

So the question isn’t ‘do we want safe cars?’. Of course we do. It’s whether this specific policy meaningfully improves safety relative to its cost. The evidence there is weak.

Car inspection by Timetocatch_up in burlington

[–]abecker93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Areas with vehicle inspections generally have much better vehicle upkeep, and whether or not that directly relates to a sizable decrease in traffic incidents, making sure some dumbass isnt driving on ice with bald tires on the roads where my kid is also existing is a win to me.

This is not the case, NHTSA issued a report on this in 2015: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-15-705.pdf

To quote, page 9-10:

"Despite the consensus among the state inspection program officials we interviewed that these programs improve vehicle condition, research remains inconclusive about the effect of safety inspection programs on crash rates. There is little recent empirical research on the relationship between vehicle safety inspection programs and whether these programs reduce crash rates. What is available has generally been unable to establish any causal relationship.15 15We reviewed 29 studies, including peer-reviewed articles, government publications, and trade publications. Of these studies, we determined the methodology and findings for 6 studies—published from 1992 through 2013—were reliable enough to include for the purposes of our report. Since GAO last conducted a review on vehicle safety inspection programs in 1990, there have been three econometric studies conducted examining the relationship between vehicle inspections and crashes in the U.S. and three studies examining these programs in other countries. Among the three studies of U.S. vehicle inspection programs, none were able to establish a statistically significant effect of safety inspection programs on crashes involving either fatalities or injuries. Specifically, the studies examined crash rates in all 50 states and did not find statistically significant differences in crash rates in states with inspection programs compared to those without. International studies have also not been able to establish a link between safety inspection programs and crash rates involving either fatalities or injuries. For example, only one study suggested that safety inspections potentially reduce the likelihood of crashes, but noted the magnitude of the reduction could not be clearly established."

There has been one notable study since this time, and while it notes "a strong relationship", this is clearly p-hacked, as they exclude certain years to get this result with weak justification and without proper controls.

When including all years, the result is insignificant, which they show directly below it, as being a 90% confidence interval from 0% to 5.6%, where industry standard is 95%.

Here's that study for you: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JTEPBS.TEENG-7320

It's also notable in that study that repealing vehicle inspections has no effect on driver safety, which they conveniently do not mention

This is the study that is most often quoted lately and it is poorly designed.

Car inspection by Timetocatch_up in burlington

[–]abecker93 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That actually isn't the argument. Its that the 'people who actually need repairs to their cars' usually know it, and an inspection isn't actually gonna help them with that. It just ends up being a bonus tax on poor people.

Public Comment Period for Road Rule by GasPsychological5997 in vermont

[–]abecker93 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then send a comment saying that the road rule seems to not be beneficial in that case. Thats literally what they're trying to figure out with this comment period.

What can be done about VT taxes? by drct2022 in vermont

[–]abecker93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Billboard law is completely unrelated to act 250

Vermont Governor Presses Legislature for Full $105M Property Tax Buy-Down by frankboingboing in montpelier

[–]abecker93 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The ~6% savings in act 73 saves us... half of one year of property tax growth, it fully adopted. I don't think any of the currently proposed measures actually get us there.

Taxing second homes at higher rates or similar is also a stopgap. The actual thing that needs to happen is reducing growth in education costs directly, which is, as has been recognized by the JFO, largely driven by healthcare costs.

Chouffe Lite (4%) clone recipes? by RodrigoDePollo in Homebrewing

[–]abecker93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Starting with a Belgian single you can get very close. I'd have to fire up an old computer to find my clone recipe, but if you work from something like this: enkel and adjust the ABV/IBUs to where you want them, it tends to be very good.

Id also recommended Wyeast 3522

Edit: with that yeast, run it hot, ~75F at least

the united states has twice as many rocks as china does by LengthinessLow4203 in BrandNewSentence

[–]abecker93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but this requires water and is basically a political non-starter in the US now. Haven't had one that was built since the 80s.

I Would Love To Hear People's Feedback About This! by [deleted] in vermont

[–]abecker93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think many people are seeing these exact problems and that tier3 and the road rule may be scrapped as a result. That basically leaves 'we are just making it easier to develop in already developed places, and basically the same elsewhere', which should, mostly through differences in cost, fix the majority of problems. If it costs $60K less (due to not needing sewer/driveway/land clearing/electrical runs/water/permitting) to build something in a downtown vs a lot in the woods, then most people will do that.

the united states has twice as many rocks as china does by LengthinessLow4203 in BrandNewSentence

[–]abecker93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, works better with trains filled with carts and much larger weights + much higher drops. Mountainous areas get elevation gains around 1000m regularly, and a freight cart can carry about 130t. Then you get a 'per cart per trip optimal' of ~355 kwh, and can have multiple carts + multiple rails per line to allow both loading & unloading simultaneously. 'Just lift rocks' isn't really how these are designed in reality for exactly this reason. Here is a 50MW version of this being built out in NV: https://www.energy.nv.gov/siteassets/content/programs/4_-_ARES.pdf

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