Why maximum likelihood estimation is same with minimizing cross-entropy?
the relationship between maximizing the likelihood and minimizing the cross-entropy
From command line open package installer I just got a question in the review queue that, though poor, I thought was potentially salvageable via editing.  However when I clicked the Edit button I got the deleted post error.  Since the post was gone, I clicked I'm Done (what is there do do with a deleted post?) only to get the review audit failed message instead.  The current behavior is also problematic in that, now that I know about it, it's a risk-free way to check if a question is an audit and not an actual review. That allows me or anyone else who knows about it to detect audits without having to recognize that the question is bad. How to Customize the Email template on chatter posts Prove that the number $19\cdot8^n+17$ is not prime, $n\in\mathbb{Z}^+$ On a Google search, I've notice that often the "trick" involves factoring the expression (and thus showing that the expression isn't prime), but I can't see it. 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Ethernet indicator in OSX menu bar I am using OSX 10.7  When I move between different ethernet networks (e.g., at work using ethernet on an external display, at home using thunderbolt ethernet), the ethernet does not always connect. However, I don't get immediate feedback. Instead, I connect to wi-fi. However, wi-fi is both slower and less reliable than ethernet. Thus, I'd like to know whether I am connected to ethernet or not. Of course I can go into preferences and network settings to see whether I'm connected to ethernet, but it would be better if there was some form of indicator in the status bar, just as there is for wi-fi. Thus, my question:  Is there a way of getting an indicator of ethernet connectivity in the OSX menu-bar?  Perhaps there is a free application that can do this. Is it true that the order of $ab$ is always equal to the order of $ba$? How do I prove that if $a$, $b$ are elements of group, then $o(ab) = o(ba)$?   For some reason I end up doing the proof for abelian(ness?), i.e., I assume that the order of $ab$ is $2$ and do the steps that lead me to conclude that $ab=ba$, so the orders must be the same. Is that the right way to do it? Export tikz as image file Why is plain-hash-then-encrypt not a secure MAC? Which fuels burn the longest in Minecraft? Will my software work on the next version of Windows I have some software and I'd like to know if it works on the next version of Windows (Windows 10). Is there a grammatical term for moving a word to the front or back of a sentence? I currently have an Ubuntu-Windows Dual boot. However, I would like to try out a new OS so I burned Linux Mint to a USB stick.   I would like to install Linux Mint and remove Ubuntu while still keeping my windows dual boot. I've already backed up my Ubuntu setup so I can wipe it out.   In the Linux Mint installer, should I choosing the "install alongside windows" option do this?