z0k's comments

On: Ask HN: What to do to be healthy when old?

[z0k]

If you are in your twenties, read Starting Strength [1].

If you are in your fifties, read both Starting Strength and The Barbell Prescription [2].

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-Basic-Barbell-Train... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Barbell-Prescription-Strength-Trainin...

On: Ask HN: How to study programming language theory as a non CS student?

[z0k]

The "Programming Languages" three part series by Dan Grossman is excellent.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages-part-b https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-languages-part-c

On: Ask HN: Did you take any fresh MOOCs as of 2020?

[z0k]

MIT has consistently high quality MOOCs. Here's a new philosophy course on edX (offered for the first time this year) https://www.edx.org/course/moral-problems-and-the-good-life

On: Ask HN: Mathematicians, what textbooks are best for learning these math topics?

[z0k]

You can study Group Theory and Category Theory simultaneously using Chapter 0 by Aluffi: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6829004-algebra

On: Ask HN: Is there an open source curriculum for for a mathematics degree?

[z0k]

There's a fairly detailed curriculum here (three parts) https://www.quantstart.com/articles/How-to-Learn-Advanced-Ma...

On: Practical Deep Learning for Coders 2019

[z0k]

You can start with this book if you want to go straight to making a gameplay agent https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-and-the-game-of-...

On: Who Can Name the Bigger Number?

[z0k]

This essay was published in 1999. Reference: https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3445

It inspired the "Biggest Number Duel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=fy7_RkuQ4M0

For anyone interested, the above video is from "Paradox and Infinity" on edX: https://www.edx.org/course/paradox-infinity-mitx-24-118x-0

On: To Remember Everything You Learn, Surrender to This Algorithm (2008)

[z0k]

There are some useful tips for reading papers using Anki here: http://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html

Scroll down to the heading "Using Anki to thoroughly read a research paper in an unfamiliar field".

On: Deeplearning.ai: Announcing New Deep Learning Courses on Coursera

[z0k]

This seems very interesting, but I'm getting a 404 at this link.

On: Rock climbing significantly reduces depression

[z0k]

I think this is the study they are citing https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281260875_Indoor_ro...