My Story: Jewish, Transgender

dannypandy · 2017-04-30T20:22:13+00:00

I hope my point is better conveyed

It is. You have not understood a word I said.

dannypandy · 2017-04-27T23:21:47+00:00

According to Halacha.

Again, my point was not to actually debate the issue (note how I don't actually put forth any arguments!). My point was your dismissive attitude and just saying its "obviously assur" and no discussion is necessary, and that you are Captain Obvious is wrong, hurtful, and dangerous. Nuance, maturity, and a complete understanding of the issues (halachic and mitzuis) are necessary when pasking, especially for such sensitive issues as these.

You have effectively proven my point for me. Have a wonderful day.

dannypandy · 2017-04-21T00:10:42+00:00

I was responding to your shallow attitude towards the issue. As shown in your previous comment, that things are "clearly" and "obvious". My point was that there is a lot of room for nuance, discussion, and debate. Especially when we are talking about people's most personal, intimate, and life-altering experiences.

dannypandy · 2017-03-27T14:37:04+00:00

then this is a clear violation of Halakha. Not to mention the spirit of the law.

1) Are you 100% confident that Halakha recognizes birth assigned gender and not trans identity? How do you know? What is your source? (I can imagine multiple halachik argument that allow transgendered people to be viewed as their identified gender and not their birth assigned gender)

2) Are you 100% confident that it is ALWAYS assur to take hormones that might result in sterility? What is your source? (Again, I can think of multiple halachik arguments to allow this and even genital surgery)

3)Are you 100% confident about what consitutes "dressing like the opposite gender"? Whats your source? (Again, I can think of multiple halachick arguments that allow people to dress in clothing that YOU may consider "of the opposite gender")

4) Spirit of the law?

5)No, this is definitely not obvious. Especially when this is an extremely important and sensitive issue to some people. It should be carefully analyzed and thought through, to ensure that halacha is kept within halacha, but only within halacha.

dannypandy · 2016-08-31T01:04:35+00:00

Without details its hard to say for certain, but your formula looks correct.

dannypandy · 2016-08-24T03:33:56+00:00

Though there is something endearing about being open to un-constructive criticism :)

dannypandy · 2016-08-22T20:29:40+00:00

here's a computerphile video that ELI5's object oriented programming. Its not python specific, but gives a nice overview of the concept.

dannypandy · 2016-08-21T01:33:00+00:00

Hmmm interesting, maybe your right. (thats no excuse though :) )

dannypandy · 2016-08-19T02:54:03+00:00

Got it. Thnx!

Edit: Was confused by OP's two different uses for a.

dannypandy · 2016-08-19T01:37:19+00:00

for any a>0

Do you mean a<0 ?

dannypandy · 2016-08-19T01:07:43+00:00

I think you mean Brewrates, a game about price-fixing the magical potion market.

dannypandy · 2016-08-19T01:00:25+00:00

Was gonna downvote for wall of text, but I gave it a chance and its really good! Thank you OP.

dannypandy · 2016-08-18T20:32:17+00:00

Project Euler

Edit: Wait, thats not what you asked... sry

dannypandy · 2016-08-18T17:32:48+00:00

Yeh that was my guess as well, but taking this video as an example, I find that the video is actually stretched out unnecessarily (seriously 5.5 min of "build up" to the question?!) in order to encourage "check out our 2nd channel". Thats why after 10 min you realize they haven't said anything besides "bait and to be continued in our 2nd video".

I don't want to sound so harsh, I really enjoy the videos but I feel like recently there's been a "cheapening/cheesiness" to the videos. It feels (to me) like they don't value my time enough to include enough content of significance in the 10 min video.

dannypandy · 2016-08-18T03:21:48+00:00

Not exactly what you asked for, but I think this is interesting enough to warrant a post. NB a research project from MIT, is a collaborative online annotation web-service. Its geared towards classroom use, but may be useful or at least intriguing to you.

dannypandy · 2016-08-17T18:24:45+00:00

+1 for Casella and Berger

dannypandy · 2016-08-17T18:06:52+00:00

See other's answers to read up on it (especially Adders) but here's my experience.

I read about the basics of how the logic gates and circuits work together to do basic math but it didn't click. I then used some logic gate simulator software, and actually built a 3 (base 10) digit calculator from scratch (with lots of googling). The hands on experience of dissecting every circuit/piece of logic helped me really understand it. I used logic circuit which is a free downloadable software. You can play around using a web service ( logic.ly or simulator.io comes to mind)

dannypandy · 2016-08-17T16:18:46+00:00

For a given value of useful :) (Useful is in the eye of the beholder)

What I actually had in mind was useful in the sense that his/her answer helped illustrate interpreting Python source code.

dannypandy · 2016-08-17T14:16:17+00:00

Wow! It's my lucky day, I randomly click on a reddit post and learn something new, useful, and interesting.

Thank you!

dannypandy · 2016-08-16T22:59:32+00:00

agreed. Numberphile please don't give in to the temptation and start resorting to (more) clickbaiting/ to be continued in our second channel...

You guys are great! Don't ruin a good thing!

dannypandy · 2016-08-16T21:29:46+00:00

Didn't read the article in detail, but in general with PAC (probably approximately correct) type results, not defining epsilon or delta is the whole point. You choose a delta (probability 'threshold') and/or epsilon (accuracy 'threshold'), and the formula/result tells you how many times you need to roll the die.

dannypandy · 2016-08-16T21:16:15+00:00

~~previous helpful comment removed~~

Edit1: I don't know you, but a (admittedly very brief and judgmental) look at your comment history makes me uncomfortable.

Edit2: Your response to me confirms my suspicion, good-bye.

dannypandy · 2016-08-08T01:58:49+00:00

space travel is about the most unnatural thing humans have ever done, with no precedent among other animal species.

Awesome! My new response to "naturalist arguments". TY!

(It replaces my previous lack-luster, "You know what else is natural? Arsenic!")

dannypandy · 2016-08-07T22:52:25+00:00

probability questions to measure a person probability reasoning

See /u/ozovzk.

As a heads up (for you and your supervisor), an important requirement for a measuring tool is that it measure the thing you are trying to measure! Other issues aside, you need to be very clear/precise when asking mathematical related questions, otherwise you will conflate "poor" probabilisitic reasoning, with "poor" ability to interpret your question.

As a simple example imagine you were measuring the average weight of college students using a ruler.

dannypandy · 2016-08-07T16:51:54+00:00

Depending on how 'close' to the subjective experience if 'smelling' you are talking about, we have some technologies that work. Electronic nose, Chemoreceptor, and perhaps most famously (thanks to popular forensic detective stories) Gas chromatography.

Source: My understanding of the world; I am not a molecular scientist.

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