Month: January 2016
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The Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Hidden Semi-Markov Model
In my work at DARPA, I’ve been exposed to hidden Markov models in applications as diverse as temporal pattern recognition such as speech, handwriting, gesture recognition, musical score following, and bioinformatics. My background is in stochastic modeling and optimization, and hidden Markov models are a fascinating intersection between my background and my more recent work…
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Review: Abundance
Humanity is now entering a period of radical transformation in which technology has the potential to significantly raise the basic standards of living for every man, woman and child on the planet. The future can be a scary place It can be easy to develop a gloomy view of the future. Malthus was the first…
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Some tax-time automation
I often struggle to find the right balance between automation and manual work. As it is tax time, and Chase bank only gives you 90 days of statements, I find myself every year going back through our statements to find any business expenses and do our overall financial review for the year. In the past…