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On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, rbowman wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:08:46 +0100, D wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 9 Feb 2025 22:41:32 +0100, D wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some days I think about going back to study psychology, and other days
>>>> I think about getting a law degree for the pleasure of suing the state
>>>> when I can, but I can do that without a law degree, so why bother?
>>>
>>> I gave it some thought years ago but I would have to move and that's
>>> not happening.
>>>
>>>
>> Isn't it possible to go to school remotely? I think this would not be
>> impossible in sweden. At most you probably have to show up in person
>> once or twice a year or so.
>
> It is, and I have taken several courses remotely. If you poke around there
> are quite a few offerings that are free to audit. I'm currently doing a ML
> course from Duke. Like IRL courses some are much better than others.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Academy
>
> I'm using that as a brush up on linear algebra. ML depends on it but most
> ML tutorials gloss over the underlying math. Numpy, Sci-learn, PyTorch,
> TensorFlow, and the like handle the grunt work but if you're curious yu
> need some familiarity with linear. Like differential equations I haven't
> had a need for it for 50 years or more so a review helps.
>

Are you gearing up for a project or just for fun?