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Comment author: MathieuRoy 24 January 2014 02:32:24AM 2 points [-]

I'm looking for a study partner to study the book "Machine Learning in Action" by Peter Harrington (I have it in pdf). I want to read it and do the exercises in approximately 8 weeks.

Comment author: XFrequentist 24 January 2014 06:35:56PM 1 point [-]

That's currently sitting on my desk, staring at me suggestively.

I've got borderline too much stuff on the go right now, but depending on what you're looking for in a partner I might be interested. Just FYI, I don't believe this book contains any exercises (although we could work through the examples).

If you're willing to wait until March to start, I'm definitely interested!

Comment author: MathieuRoy 25 January 2014 04:33:09AM 0 points [-]

I will read this book in order to (among other things) help me in a project I have to do for April, so March is to late for me. If you decide to start reading it now but don't finish it at the same time than me (or stop reading it at some point), I won't mind. And if you start it later (ex.: March), I'll probably have finish it, but if you have question at that point don't hesitate to ask me anyway.

It's the first time that I'm looking for an online study partner. I think it can be useful to motivate each other, talk about the subject, ask the other if we don't understand something or have a problem with our program, etc. But this is an experiment for me. So I'm not looking for anything particular in a partner.