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  • 1.  Fun Post - holidays

    Posted 12-01-2022 17:59

    Hello everyone!

    What's your favorite part of the holiday season? For me, it's getting to spend time with friends and family and sharing happy memories. 



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    Jill Capello
    Membership Associate
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
    jcapello@informs.org
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  • 2.  RE: Fun Post - holidays

    Posted 12-03-2022 11:06
    I hope my answer won't be too anticlimactic. :)
    • Sleep as much as I would love to, literally "waking up naturally".
    • Be immersed in learning something new / doing something unusual. For example, there is a 24-hours long YouTube video teaching deep learning. Normally it takes a few weeks to finish...so I just go through it from start to finish in a day or two to challenge myself. Indeed, the experience is terrifying as I needed to sit and watch attentively for hours (that's almost like going to work...). I was so relieved once I managed to watch the whole video without skipping a tiny bit...what a (silly) achievement!
    Learn PyTorch for deep learning in a day. Literally. - Daniel Bourke
    (PS: This video is "AI for Dummies" so anyone with minimal understanding of Python should feel comfortable when watching.)

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    Vincent Tsz Fai Chow
    Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Email: tsz-fai.chow@polyu.edu.hk
    https://tfvchow.github.io
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  • 3.  RE: Fun Post - holidays

    Posted 12-05-2022 17:05
    One thing I like is making my dogs pose for holiday pictures. Here's one from last year. This year we got a second dog who is slowly learning that the better he poses, the more treats he gets.


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    Kathryn Walter
    Senior Operations Research Analyst
    Avista Corp
    Alexandria VA
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