RANSAC came up recently in a paper for a reading group I organize. I thought a Python implementation would make a nice addition to the algorithm bazaar that is gradually growing here at depth first search. Check it out! RANSAC stands for random sample consensus. The idea is that when you want to fit a [...]
My congressman on the bailout. Here’s an idea: capitalize a couple of new banks with clean balance sheets under a new and intelligent regulatory structure. Treat these banks as safe havens for deposits transfered in from the FDIC from other failing banks. Let everybody else fail. Key advantages: Eliminates moral hazard. No secret handouts or [...]