On: The optimal road trip across the U.S. according to machine learning

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This is clearly not the optimal road trip, since it passes through Nebraska.

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Also Indiana, for its eateries may now legally refuse to serve customers that use machine learning for religous reasons.

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This is presumably not the intended parsing of that sentence, but "machine learning for religious reasons" sounds like a great premise for a sci-fi novel.

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Expect 2015-2017 to have a number of AI/ML-themed movies as screenplays are likely now making the rounds.

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Or any state which still has the death penalty, that actually KILLS people, even teenagers in some cases, including gays.

But I guess that's not as glamorous as the latest popular cause...

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Nebraska is a great place for driving really fast. One time while passing through on my way to Montana I hit 130 mph in my Integra. I don't really have anything else to say for Nebraska.

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But it does go on US2 in Montana, which is one of my criteria for an "optimal" trip through US.

But insofar as Nebraska is concerned, I have relatives there, and during one family reunion, we all went to the 4th of July parade in Hoskins. The large painted sign said "Parade at 8 am, pancake breakfast at 8:30". Not a large town.

But then I grew up 6 miles outside of a town of 3000, so I am not all that in favor of large towns.

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Which is a great place to drive through listening to Bruce Sprinsteen's Nebraska album (I know I did).