On MCMC:
Any sufficiently advanced MCMC is indistinguishable from magic.
Very slow magic.
— Tim Hopper (@tdhopper) October 13, 2015On nonparametric Bayesian methods:
Nonparametric methods are an advanced technique for replacing intuitive parameters with unintuitive hyperparameters & way more computation.
— Tim Hopper (@tdhopper) October 1, 2015On code:
The cost of a line of code is larger than the time it takes to write it.
— Tim Hopper (@tdhopper) October 14, 2015On key pressers:
"We call people like these two young programmers 'key pressers.'"
(from SEAL Team Six) pic.twitter.com/VFxZbafLlG
— Tim Hopper (@tdhopper) October 13, 2015