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Netflix Progress Prize

The annual Progress Prize for the Netflix contest has been announced. The prize was won by Team BellKor, two researchers from AT&T Research who “blend[ed] 107 individual results” to come up with their 8.5% improvement over Netflix’s Cinematch algorithm (Thanks … Continue reading

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“Spring” Break

Time flies (fast!) when you are having fun. It’s already Spring Break ®, and it’s JUNIOR YEAR !!! Ah well. So yes, winter term is over. It was pretty good: I enjoyed all my classes (Database Systems, Algorithms II, Microeconomics, … Continue reading

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midterm blues, long post ahead

midterm blues This past week was the 5th week of Carleton’s 10-week spring term, infamous as the “midterm” time when exams and papers reign supreme. For me, it actually started during 4th week, and was made worse by a toothache. … Continue reading

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bergschrund

Earlier this afternoon, I participated in a fundraiser spelling bee held by the Carleton Equestrian team held with its member Emily Stagg, a former national spelling bee contestant. By the end of only two rounds (there were seven contestants in … Continue reading

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