MLWhistleDown·12 hours agoBursting the Bubble: A Case Against Reinforcement Learning for Macro Placement“That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be.” — P.C. Hodgell (not Carl Sagan) The Traditional Opening Disclaimers: (1) The results presented here are not independently verified. (2) I encourage Google to release all the data related to the Nature paper (especially the training curves) to avoid any…Google4 min read
Pierre.My Stories Are My Life & My point of view.inILLUMINATION·5 hours agoBreak!I decided to freeze my post for today & give you a few pictures instead! — Pierre playing with fire. As you can see, even my hair bothers me, I shave every few days!Photography2 min read
Saranya·5 hours agoWhen I get thrown into a muse, staring into nothingness…On the outside I may seem like a silent and shy person. I do not talk or interact much with people because of my social anxiety. I smile most of the time, because that is easy and it comes effortlessly to me. I technically greet people by smiling, as words…Nothingness4 min read
AmyyazdaN·2 hours agoFrom auroras to the galaxy; The finalists of the 2022 astronomy photography competition have been announcedAstronomy photography competition 2022 was held by sending more than 3000 images from the participants of 67 countries of the world , from which some of the best photos have been selected, and the final winners are going to be determined from among the finalists on September 24. This is…Astronomy3 min read
Ivy ShepherdinWeeds & Wildflowers·2 days agoOn four summer plants that are flowering nowPlants that are looking good for your gardens right now — Summer is here. The height of summer is one of the best seasons of the gardening year. This is the time when the herbaceous perennials come into their own and they dominate our gardens with their impressive shows of colour and flowers. In my opinion, you can’t beat this time…Weeds And Wildflowers4 min read
Jane SmallwoodinKnow Thyself, Heal Thyself·1 day agoEverywhere at OnceI Am Here — I. I’m stuck on the bathroom floor again, pounding out hours like seconds, plundering them, rescinding them as they slip through my fingers like mercury. There is nothing quite so swift as an hour that passes this way. An hour that passes this way can never be reclaimed. I’m drinking a…Poetry2 min read
David Price·1 day agoA Fire That Won’t Go Out“Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten…Sensitivity3 min read
Jane Frost (Jane Grows Garden Rooms)inWeeds & Wildflowers·12 hours agoCheeky Birds and Artistic EndeavoursPhoto a Day Challenge — Week 30: June 24th to June 30th — It’s school holidays here and it’s been wet. Rain has filled the days and drummed through the nights. Regardless the Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) in the feature photo has visited every day to bathe, even when droplets from the skies give him a glittering crown. He seems to delight in…Photo A Day Challenge5 min read
Gauri SirurinSix Word Photo Story Challenge·2 days agoCan a Levitating Bird Feeder Foil the Squirrels?Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle — Levitating bird feeder. House Finch inside. I was reading in the sunroom when a House Finch came to the feeder. The feeder is attached to the glass wall of the sunroom with transparent suction cups. In the photo that I took, it looked as if the feeder were levitating. Of the eight feeders in our backyard…Squirrels2 min read
Stacy JohnsoninKnow Thyself, Heal Thyself·4 hours agoThat Cow Is A BullWhen curiosity lands you in sh*# I saw a beef tongue at the Butcher’s Shop. It was a thick, pink organ surrounded by garnish as if it could make it more appetizing. It wasn’t my favorite place to go. The steaks, chicken, and pork chops there didn’t smell as good…Nature3 min read