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Thomas Packer

@ThomasPacker

Data scientist; aspiring author, artist, and entrepreneur; PhD in computer science

 Utah
blog.ThomasPacker.com
Joined February 2010
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Better than a court-room drama: big names and key issues appear in this New Yorker piece about "The antitrust trial to block the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster." But it leaves a lot of loose-ends and unanswered questions. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…
Is Publishing About Art or Commerce?

Is Publishing About Art or Commerce?

The antitrust trial to block the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster has riveted the industry—and raised larger questions about the business of books.

newyorker.com
Public awareness and harmless practical jokes can be tools against scam callers. Nice work, Mark Rober, BYU grad and former NASA engineer. youtube.com/watch?v=xsLJZyih… #markrober
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To Russian, from Arnold Schwarzenegger, with love.
Super proud to be a #Superhost on Airbnb! teapawt.net/AirbnbAssets/status/10…
I'm thankful for President Nelson. youtube.com/watch?v=tlcILxGm…
FYI lnkd.in/exM3wAq
#utahbusiness #technology lnkd.in/eqEk3N5
This is for all you decision-making math nerds out there. How many times have I seen a decision based on, essentially, a weighted arithmetic mean? Too many to count. Consider ranking items that have been graded on two or more…lnkd.in/gWACtwu lnkd.in/g4Jh4aR
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“... the internet treats anything that isn’t new like bad fruit. ... It encourages people to spend their time on the novel in lieu of the worthwhile, and it discourages creators from investing in things of lasting value.” — @ev medium.com/p/the-medium-mode…

The Medium Model

How we are building a system for high-quality publishing at scale

medium.com
Looking forward to trying out the new #Rasa open-source conversational AI framework including #RasaX.
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🎁 We’re so excited to finally share our brand new product #RasaX with the community. It’s in early access and available now. Read more why we built it and get started: buff.ly/2QcUM3M
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Autonomous technology has the power to unlock entirely new business models lemonade.com/blog/rise-auton… via @Lemonade_Inc
The Rise of the Autonomous Organization

The Rise of the Autonomous Organization

There’s one area which is still largely ignored by AI innovation, and that is the organization itself.

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Nice. lnkd.in/gta_Npd
The future of personal data: something we need to start thinking about. technologyreview.com/s/61258…
5 of 5 stars to Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl goodreads.com/review/show/24…
Maybe there is hope for us generalists linkedin.com/pulse/people-wh…
People Who Have “Too Many Interests” Are More Likely To Be Successful According To Research

People Who Have “Too Many Interests” Are More Likely To Be Successful According To Research

The most comprehensive case that has ever been made for why nearly everyone should become a polymath in a modern knowledge economy. “Jack of all trades, master of none.

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I am interviewing for a data scientist job at DoorDash. I tried out their delivery service yesterday. It worked better than the other services I have used for daily lunch delivery over the past two years. You can get $10 if you signup through this link drd.sh/xiywW3/
Interesting situation for vocabulary and airline professionals alike. What does "volunteer" mean? washingtonpost.com/news/dr-g…
Here's something to post on Facebook: technologyreview.com/s/60408…
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