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Demoscene effects recreated in Javascript
What better name for a website that recreates the 90s VGA demoscene in javascript than 90s VGA Demoscene? Created by and ...
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Python 3, Ruby, Rust, and JavaScript algorithms are now welcome on Algorithmia - InfoWorld
Algorithmia, a marketplace for building algorithms and monetizing them as APIs, has added support for four widely used languages: JavaScript, Python 3, Rust, and Ruby.
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What is an “algorithm”? It depends whom you ask
In other domains, what’s described above as a model is itself called an algorithm. Though that’s confusing, under the broadest definition it is also accurate: models are rules (learned by the ...
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An algorithm intended to reduce poverty might disqualify people in need - MIT Technology Review
An algorithm funded by the World Bank to determine which families should get financial assistance in Jordan likely excludes people who should qualify, according to an investigation published this ...
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Here’s how Facebook’s algorithm works - Washington Post
In its early years, Facebook’s algorithm prioritized signals such as likes, clicks and comments to decide which posts to amplify. Publishers, brands and individual users soon learned how to ...