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I finish up in 3 weeks after 2yrs 3 months.
Looking forward to a break, and something new.
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Practically every paper these days in the ArXiV Computer Science group is about machine learning of one form or another. So it's obviously the main up and coming area, along with robotics.Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
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oh, dear, - back to my Algol, Fortran and BAL roots then, - probably a bit late for that, but i'll give it a butcher's out of interestOriginally posted by NickFitz View Post
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Here: https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/Originally posted by BR14 View Postif only i knew where to start

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if only i knew where to startOriginally posted by NickFitz View PostI'm quite enthused about all the machine learning stuff they were showing off at the AWS Summit yesterday, so I reckon I'll start digging into that - bound to be a few bob in it over the next few years

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I'm quite enthused about all the machine learning stuff they were showing off at the AWS Summit yesterday, so I reckon I'll start digging into that - bound to be a few bob in it over the next few yearsOriginally posted by BR14 View PostSo, is it Golf? or crown green bowling next?
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warchest? what are a bunch of civvies doing with a warchest?Originally posted by NickFitz View PostBenched!

After two years at ClientCo, which is I think the longest I've ever stayed with one client, I have finally managed to escape
Another five days and I would have hit the 24 month limit on claiming travel expenses, which wouldn't be ideal with a 140-mile daily commute. So I told them a couple of months ago I wouldn't take another extension, and today is Liberation Day.
Time to relax and enjoy the warchest
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Congrats. Just passed 24 months at my ClientCo and that's a record for me too. Had enough really.
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Budge Up!
Benched!

After two years at ClientCo, which is I think the longest I've ever stayed with one client, I have finally managed to escape
Another five days and I would have hit the 24 month limit on claiming travel expenses, which wouldn't be ideal with a 140-mile daily commute. So I told them a couple of months ago I wouldn't take another extension, and today is Liberation Day.
Time to relax and enjoy the warchest
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