Predicting News Preferences
A Stanford research paper on using machine learning to predict what people want to read.
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Writing.
Explorations in engineering, philosophy, and politics.
A collection of things I’ve thought about along the way.
20 pieces in the archive
Automatic Insult Detection in Online Comments
A Stanford research project exploring automatic detection of insults in online discussions.
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Why Democrats Should Campaign in Texas: Voter Turnout Opportunity
A data-driven look at voter turnout, electoral power, and the opportunities hiding beyond the traditional swing states.
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A Scandal in Brasilia
Corruption, political theatre, and the long reach of the Lava Jato investigation in Brazil.
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Brazil in crisis: A special Rio edition
A closer look at Rio de Janeiro in a time of political turmoil and economic crisis.
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Lição 6: Os blocos
Desenhando e organizando blocos para continuar a construção de um jogo em Python.
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Lição 5: Movimento da bola
Movimento de uma bola e o papel de um loop contínuo na programação de jogos.
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Lição 4: while loop
Repetindo comandos com o while loop e explorando as condições de um laço.
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Lição 3: if/else statements
Como usar condições e instruções if/else para dar novos caminhos aos programas.
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Lição 2: Mais exercícios com o Turtle
Mais comandos do Turtle e exercícios para praticar programação em Python.
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Lição 1: Introdução à programação
Primeiros passos em Python: comandos, variáveis e desenhos com o Turtle.
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Letter to Speaker Ryan
A letter to Paul Ryan in response to the January 2017 executive order on immigration.
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Underground Trump
Donald Trump’s rhetoric, read alongside the voice of Dostoevsky’s underground man.
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Fantastic Bugs And Where To Find Them
An elusive bug across x86 and ARM, and what its resolution reveals about the systems beneath our software.
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Reflections on the political crisis in Brazil: Part 2
Returning to Brazil’s political crisis eight months later, as the drama continues to unfold.
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Dual problems in dual boot
A journey through bootloaders, disk partitions, and the unexpected complications of installing Linux.
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Reflections on the political crisis in Brazil
An examination of Brazil’s political crisis, impeachment, and the corruption investigations shaking its institutions.
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On the Death Penalty
An examination of capital punishment, moral responsibility, and the limits of retributive justice.
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On “New Atheism”
On criticizing religion, the New Atheist movement, and the obligations of intellectual honesty.
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On Gaza
Reflections on the conflict in Gaza, political hypocrisy, and moral consistency.
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