On behalf of Kaggle, Google, and the Department of Homeland Security, welcome to the Passenger Screening Algorithm Challenge! This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted and we're excited to see what you can make of it.
\n\nI wanted to call out a few differences between this competition and our standard procedures on Kaggle (please read the rules carefully, this is just a tl;dr of some major differences):
\n\nThis competition is big and uses unique image formats. It may seem a bit confusing at first, but will become more familiar over time.
\n\nGood luck!
Ouch, this topic has a sarcastic title.
", "rawMarkdown": "Ouch, this topic has a sarcastic title.", "votes": 86 }, { "id": 195065, "postDate": "2017-06-22T17:42:10.780Z", "content": "> America COMPETES
\n\nby excluding all who could be a real competitor from prizes. Ah, irony...
", "rawMarkdown": "> America COMPETES\n\nby excluding all who could be a real competitor from prizes. Ah, irony...", "votes": 48, "replies": [ { "id": 200107, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:00:14.630Z", "content": "Hey Sergey, I appreciate English might not be your first language and/or you might not be familiar with US political conventions, so I'll refrain from too much snark ;), but:
\n\nThe giveaway is the name capitalization in the rules \"the America COMPETES Act of 2010\", here COMPETES stand for:\nCreating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science
\n\nThat said it is strange that the DHS is willing to pay non-US persons in this competition provided they have arranged themselves in such a way that the US govt (read tax payer) can deduct the appropriate amount of tax, and have some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hey Sergey, I appreciate English might not be your first language and/or you might not be familiar with US political conventions, so I'll refrain from too much snark ;), but:\n\n- There is a US tradition of naming legislation such that you can construct an easy to remember acronym from the name.\n- In English there is a convention that acronyms can be capitalized without periods\n\nThe giveaway is the name capitalization in the rules \"the America COMPETES Act of 2010\", here COMPETES stand for:\nCreating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science\n\nThat said it is strange that the DHS is willing to pay non-US persons in this competition provided they have arranged themselves in such a way that the US govt (read tax payer) can deduct the appropriate amount of tax, and have some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism.\n\n", "votes": -17 } ] }, { "id": 195226, "postDate": "2017-06-23T01:25:58.457Z", "content": "If we can not win this prize, please made this competition visible to American only next time!
", "rawMarkdown": "If we can not win this prize, please made this competition visible to American only next time!", "votes": 51, "replies": [ { "id": 200106, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:52:53.370Z", "content": "I think you can win the money, you just have to organize your self so that you pay tax on the prize money, and so the US govt (read tax payer) has some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism. I think it is reasonable that the US taxpayer requires their government to withhold tax when the government gives away the taxpayers hard earned money. It might take some effort to organize your self and get a US bank account etc. but that effort will be a fraction of the effort it will take to win ;)
\n\nBy the way it is refreshing that you weren't whining the same way so many of the kagglers here seem to be.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think you can win the money, you just have to organize your self so that you pay tax on the prize money, and so the US govt (read tax payer) has some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism. I think it is reasonable that the US taxpayer requires their government to withhold tax when the government gives away the taxpayers hard earned money. It might take some effort to organize your self and get a US bank account etc. but that effort will be a fraction of the effort it will take to win ;)\n\nBy the way it is refreshing that you weren't whining the same way so many of the kagglers here seem to be.", "votes": -17 }, { "id": 201128, "postDate": "2017-07-10T14:14:21.417Z", "content": "Sorry to disappoint you, but the rules state otherwise: \" (people, who) are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry...\"
", "rawMarkdown": "Sorry to disappoint you, but the rules state otherwise: \" (people, who) are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry...\"", "votes": 3 } ] }, { "id": 195029, "postDate": "2017-06-22T16:33:54.090Z", "content": "How sad, that Non US Citizen Kagglers(Including myself) are not eligible for the prizes. But don't you think that the majority of Kaggel communities are not American? would it not impact the competition as many won't take part!
", "rawMarkdown": "How sad, that Non US Citizen Kagglers(Including myself) are not eligible for the prizes. But don't you think that the majority of Kaggel communities are not American? would it not impact the competition as many won't take part!", "votes": 31, "replies": [ { "id": 195260, "postDate": "2017-06-23T03:46:08.600Z", "content": "I think this competition is not going to help anyone in learning anything new, as most of the top \"non-American\" kagglers won't participate.
\n\nBefore reading this section, I was thinking that I will learn some practical Deep Learning through this competition, but doesn't seem possible now as most of the top kagglers won't be competing (with full effort) in this competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think this competition is not going to help anyone in learning anything new, as most of the top \"non-American\" kagglers won't participate.\n\nBefore reading this section, I was thinking that I will learn some practical Deep Learning through this competition, but doesn't seem possible now as most of the top kagglers won't be competing (with full effort) in this competition.", "votes": 4 }, { "id": 195331, "postDate": "2017-06-23T09:29:00.087Z", "content": "It is not only about learning process and taking part of top Kagglers, it is about Kaggle ideology itself. We are here to learn, compete and share our knowledge and some extend have contribution to science without consideration of Gender, Nationality or ethnicity.
", "rawMarkdown": "It is not only about learning process and taking part of top Kagglers, it is about Kaggle ideology itself. We are here to learn, compete and share our knowledge and some extend have contribution to science without consideration of Gender, Nationality or ethnicity. ", "votes": 12 }, { "id": 200104, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:48:23.967Z", "content": "@Aramis: Aren't you conflating a (great?/passionate?) thirst for learning with desire to have a (small?) propability of winning some prize money?
\n\nWhy would someone, who professes to be (deeply?/profoundly?) motivated by learning, sharing, contributing, not enter a competition because they didn't have some probability (<<1 ?) of winning some money?
", "rawMarkdown": "@Aramis: Aren't you conflating a (great?/passionate?) thirst for learning with desire to have a (small?) propability of winning some prize money?\n\nWhy would someone, who professes to be (deeply?/profoundly?) motivated by learning, sharing, contributing, not enter a competition because they didn't have some probability (<<1 ?) of winning some money?", "votes": -3 }, { "id": 200118, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:18:09.637Z", "content": "@AnubhavGupta, you raise an interesting point.
\n@MechCoder has pointed to this evidence that most top participants are likely to be non resident US aliens:\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/andreyg/top-100-kaggle-users-by-country
I'm new to this community.
\nIs it your experience that the \"top\" people here are so facile they would not complete because they could win (increase the value of their human capital), but not win a cash prize (increase the value of their financial capital)?
Well it's not a really \"embracing\" feature of the competition...
", "rawMarkdown": "Well it's not a really \"embracing\" feature of the competition..." } ] }, { "id": 195080, "postDate": "2017-06-22T18:00:52.717Z", "content": "Kaggle becomes more and more disappointing every day. Nothing works properly on the new site and new rules are just a crap. What next? Will we need a VPN in the USA to be eligible to visit the site?
", "rawMarkdown": "Kaggle becomes more and more disappointing every day. Nothing works properly on the new site and new rules are just a crap. What next? Will we need a VPN in the USA to be eligible to visit the site?", "votes": 31, "replies": [ { "id": 200125, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:26:23.380Z", "content": "Huh? What brought on such wild-eyed and extravagant claims?
", "rawMarkdown": "Huh? What brought on such wild-eyed and extravagant claims?", "votes": -8 }, { "id": 220911, "postDate": "2017-09-13T13:26:16.660Z", "content": "The limitations on prizes is likely a federal regulation, since this is funded by the DHS. Silly, I know.
", "rawMarkdown": "The limitations on prizes is likely a federal regulation, since this is funded by the DHS. Silly, I know." } ] }, { "id": 195033, "postDate": "2017-06-22T16:43:47.470Z", "content": "Sad to hear the non-US citizens are not eligible for prizes. That excludes a pretty large part of Kaggle's user base.
", "rawMarkdown": "Sad to hear the non-US citizens are not eligible for prizes. That excludes a pretty large part of Kaggle's user base.", "votes": 20, "replies": [ { "id": 200102, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:44:27.457Z", "content": "Sorry, what makes you think that non-US citizens are ineligible? I've read the rules several times and I just can't see that language, never mind that inference.
", "rawMarkdown": "Sorry, what makes you think that non-US citizens are ineligible? I've read the rules several times and I just can't see that language, never mind that inference.", "votes": -8 }, { "id": 210339, "postDate": "2017-08-05T07:55:13.443Z", "content": "\"Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate in the Competition but are not eligible to win prizes. If a team has one or more members who are not prize eligible, then the entire team is not prize eligible.\"\nIs it clear enough?
", "rawMarkdown": "\"Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate in the Competition but are not eligible to win prizes. If a team has one or more members who are not prize eligible, then the entire team is not prize eligible.\"\nIs it clear enough?", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 195365, "postDate": "2017-06-23T11:55:51.853Z", "content": "I'm not welcome here :)
", "rawMarkdown": "I'm not welcome here :)", "votes": 21, "replies": [ { "id": 200103, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:45:45.910Z", "content": "Sorry. Why on earth do you feel unwelcome? Because the US taxpayer doesn't want someone to take their hard earned wages without paying tax? Because the US tax payer wants some (small) confidence they are not financing terrorism? The rules are very clear.
", "rawMarkdown": "Sorry. Why on earth do you feel unwelcome? Because the US taxpayer doesn't want someone to take their hard earned wages without paying tax? Because the US tax payer wants some (small) confidence they are not financing terrorism? The rules are very clear.", "votes": -20 } ] }, { "id": 195161, "postDate": "2017-06-22T21:40:03.103Z", "content": "This discriminatory competition is an insult to the community. @Kaggle: your most valuable asset is us, your community! ...
\n\nI am extremely disappointed that you have accept to host a competition that promotes discrimination.
\n\nIs the lack of diversity and inclusion now part of your policy and strategy after being acquired by Google? What a joke!
", "rawMarkdown": "This discriminatory competition is an insult to the community. @Kaggle: your most valuable asset is us, your community! ... \n\nI am extremely disappointed that you have accept to host a competition that promotes discrimination.\n\nIs the lack of diversity and inclusion now part of your policy and strategy after being acquired by Google? What a joke!\n", "votes": 19 }, { "id": 195201, "postDate": "2017-06-22T23:07:59.160Z", "content": "According to rule 1 and rule 2 where only a pure blood American team can get the prize, I am afraid the final 1.5 m $ would go to some rank 50th team, because the top ones may either be non-american teams or teams with non-american. The best strategy for this competition is never team-up but agree offline for dividing the prize with at least an American in the offline team. (and that American should pay full tax, sweet!)
\n\nand I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize?
", "rawMarkdown": "According to rule 1 and rule 2 where only a pure blood American team can get the prize, I am afraid the final 1.5 m $ would go to some rank 50th team, because the top ones may either be non-american teams or teams with non-american. The best strategy for this competition is never team-up but agree offline for dividing the prize with at least an American in the offline team. (and that American should pay full tax, sweet!)\n\nand I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize? ", "votes": 16, "replies": [ { "id": 195274, "postDate": "2017-06-23T04:31:18.137Z", "content": "and I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize?
\n\nan eye opener question ...
", "rawMarkdown": "\n\n**and I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize?**\n\n\n\nan eye opener question ... \n", "votes": 12 }, { "id": 200101, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:41:57.100Z", "content": "Actually, @phunter, you've engaged in an outrageous and vile slur, and I'm going to call you on it:\nWhere, specifically, do you see anything that can justify your calumny that \"...only a pure blood American team can get the prize\".\nI'm sorry but it is you that sounds like an anti-American bigot and not the Kaggle organizers.\nActually, yes, I will also point out that the computer and internet, etc. you are using have been brought to you care of the US Navy (made possible by the money and lives provided by US tax payers) ensuring the law of the seas permits the movement of goods that have made your rant visible to so many people.
\n\nI could be wrong, but as I read the rules the winning entity could be fully staffed by foreigners and not only win the contest, but even take the US taxpayers hard earned cash (minus withholding tax). Did I miss something @phunter?
", "rawMarkdown": "Actually, @phunter, you've engaged in an outrageous and vile slur, and I'm going to call you on it:\nWhere, specifically, do you see anything that can justify your calumny that \"...only a pure blood American team can get the prize\".\nI'm sorry but it is you that sounds like an anti-American bigot and not the Kaggle organizers.\nActually, yes, I will also point out that the computer and internet, etc. you are using have been brought to you care of the US Navy (made possible by the money and lives provided by US tax payers) ensuring the law of the seas permits the movement of goods that have made your rant visible to so many people.\n\nI could be wrong, but as I read the rules the winning entity could be fully staffed by foreigners and not only win the contest, but even take the US taxpayers hard earned cash (minus withholding tax). Did I miss something @phunter?", "votes": -15 } ] }, { "id": 195335, "postDate": "2017-06-23T09:33:56.390Z", "content": "Very Sad, Didn't expect this from Kaggle and Google.
", "rawMarkdown": "Very Sad, Didn't expect this from Kaggle and Google.", "votes": 11 }, { "id": 195197, "postDate": "2017-06-22T23:03:38.357Z", "content": "very disappointed with the restrictions in this competition. I think I'll join the kaggle community in boycotting this competition!!\nData science should be open source, multi-cultural and worldwide!!!
", "rawMarkdown": "very disappointed with the restrictions in this competition. I think I'll join the kaggle community in boycotting this competition!!\nData science should be open source, multi-cultural and worldwide!!! ", "votes": 11, "replies": [ { "id": 200129, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:33:49.763Z", "content": "Wow! I agree. What exactly makes you think this competition is not worldwide and multi-cultral?\nOf course I understand that Kaggle is a very exclusionary club, and kagglers seem (judging by this thread content) to be spoiled self-obsessed, self-righteous narcissists: If you don't have electricity try joining kaggle, never mind all the other luxuries that are required just to able to login, not read the rules, and then rant and whine about the rules you haven't read or can't comprehend!
\n\nI'm sorry, but I'm having enormous trouble empathizing with your disappointment! In fact it is more than a little irritating.
", "rawMarkdown": "Wow! I agree. What exactly makes you think this competition is not worldwide and multi-cultral?\nOf course I understand that Kaggle is a very exclusionary club, and kagglers seem (judging by this thread content) to be spoiled self-obsessed, self-righteous narcissists: If you don't have electricity try joining kaggle, never mind all the other luxuries that are required just to able to login, not read the rules, and then rant and whine about the rules you haven't read or can't comprehend!\n\nI'm sorry, but I'm having enormous trouble empathizing with your disappointment! In fact it is more than a little irritating.\n", "votes": -11 } ] }, { "id": 195512, "postDate": "2017-06-23T19:30:40.690Z", "content": "https://www.kaggle.com/andreyg/top-100-kaggle-users-by-country
\n\nFinally found some statistics.
", "rawMarkdown": "https://www.kaggle.com/andreyg/top-100-kaggle-users-by-country \n\nFinally found some statistics.", "votes": 6 }, { "id": 195385, "postDate": "2017-06-23T13:04:49.593Z", "content": "I wonder which law restricts the DHS to buy software from non American people...
", "rawMarkdown": "I wonder which law restricts the DHS to buy software from non American people...", "votes": 5, "replies": [ { "id": 200130, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:38:16.893Z", "content": "You seem to be having the same objection many others here are. What on earth makes you think entering this competition is restricted to non-Americans?\nOn my reading: 1) non-Americans can enter. 2) non-Americans can even keep everything the learn from the DHS. 3) non-Americans can even take all the glory. 4) non-Americans can even take some (prize money less taxes) of the cash if they could be bothered to organize themselves.
", "rawMarkdown": "You seem to be having the same objection many others here are. What on earth makes you think entering this competition is restricted to non-Americans?\nOn my reading: 1) non-Americans can enter. 2) non-Americans can even keep everything the learn from the DHS. 3) non-Americans can even take all the glory. 4) non-Americans can even take some (prize money less taxes) of the cash if they could be bothered to organize themselves.", "votes": -9 } ] }, { "id": 195737, "postDate": "2017-06-24T20:09:23.390Z", "content": "I feel this competition should have been handled better. The whole intention of a crowd sourcing platform like Kaggle is to get the best possible solution from a wide and varied population. When one of your customer has a specific demand, did you guys think about different possible ways to meet the customer demand with out compromising the core values of the Kaggle platform? New ideas and models emerge while being trying to meet different conflicting requirements. I can see a lack of thought process here.
", "rawMarkdown": "I feel this competition should have been handled better. The whole intention of a crowd sourcing platform like Kaggle is to get the best possible solution from a wide and varied population. When one of your customer has a specific demand, did you guys think about different possible ways to meet the customer demand with out compromising the core values of the Kaggle platform? New ideas and models emerge while being trying to meet different conflicting requirements. I can see a lack of thought process here. ", "votes": 5, "replies": [ { "id": 200132, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:42:48.720Z", "content": "Hmm, I think your handle could more appropriately have been 'pointy-haired-boss' ;)\nAs best I can tell the \"core values of the Kaggle platform\" is community of self-righteous, self-entitled prats.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hmm, I think your handle could more appropriately have been 'pointy-haired-boss' ;)\nAs best I can tell the \"core values of the Kaggle platform\" is community of self-righteous, self-entitled prats.", "votes": -11 } ] }, { "id": 195282, "postDate": "2017-06-23T05:38:34.927Z", "content": "What are the relevant provisions of the America COMPETES Act?
", "rawMarkdown": "What are the relevant provisions of the America COMPETES Act?", "votes": 3 }, { "id": 195020, "postDate": "2017-06-22T16:17:19.660Z", "content": "\"This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted\" in term of size or any other measure?
", "rawMarkdown": "\"This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted\" in term of size or any other measure? ", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 195021, "postDate": "2017-06-22T16:18:56.877Z", "content": "Raw file size
", "rawMarkdown": "Raw file size", "votes": 4 } ] }, { "id": 206471, "postDate": "2017-07-24T19:44:00.503Z", "content": "Hey HedgeHog, just check the number of participating teams in this competition and pretty much anything else and then make an informed guess if this is a good way to spend hard earned taxpayers money.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hey HedgeHog, just check the number of participating teams in this competition and pretty much anything else and then make an informed guess if this is a good way to spend hard earned taxpayers money.", "votes": 4 }, { "id": 195121, "postDate": "2017-06-22T19:47:05.457Z", "content": "As a non-permanent resident, I think I contributed $0.1 to the prize by tax.
", "rawMarkdown": "As a non-permanent resident, I think I contributed $0.1 to the prize by tax.", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 200131, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:40:25.440Z", "content": ":) Finally in among all the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth, someone nails the point.
", "rawMarkdown": ":) Finally in among all the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth, someone nails the point.", "votes": -2 } ] }, { "id": 195771, "postDate": "2017-06-25T00:55:19.143Z", "content": "oh I'm feeling like I'm not truly welcome in this competition, the rules here are disappointing
", "rawMarkdown": "oh I'm feeling like I'm not truly welcome in this competition, the rules here are disappointing ", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 200100, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:39:18.077Z", "content": "Interesting. Can you point to the numbers of the rules that make you feel unwelcome?
", "rawMarkdown": "Interesting. Can you point to the numbers of the rules that make you feel unwelcome?", "votes": -7 } ] }, { "id": 195258, "postDate": "2017-06-23T03:41:11.920Z", "content": "After Quora challenge, I was eagerly waiting for a new competition. But all my hopes vanished after reading this section of the competition. I'm not that eager anymore.
", "rawMarkdown": "After Quora challenge, I was eagerly waiting for a new competition. But all my hopes vanished after reading this section of the competition. I'm not that eager anymore.", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 200099, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:36:18.623Z", "content": "Why?
", "rawMarkdown": "Why?", "votes": -4 } ] }, { "id": 245298, "postDate": "2017-11-18T01:17:12.587Z", "content": "Welcome!!! < Is it the right title > ???
\n\nSorry, but I cannot participate and contribute in a competition which uses this prejudice rules.
\n\nbest
", "rawMarkdown": "Welcome!!! < Is it the right title > ???\n\nSorry, but I cannot participate and contribute in a competition which uses this prejudice rules.\n\nbest", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 203584, "postDate": "2017-07-15T16:35:41.570Z", "content": "I have concerns about the timelime of the challenge. According to the rules the timelime is:
\n\nDecember 11, 2017 - Second stage starts. We will release an unseen test dataset for prediction on this date. \nDecember 15, 2017 - Final submission deadline.\nAlso we have been told that the 2 stage data will have a similar size compared to the train set. Let's say there are 1000 samples on the 2 stage set.
\nIf we have to download .a3d files that will be 330GB of data. Asuming a download speed of 1MB/s that will take 3.8 days.
So out of 5 days for the 2 stage 4 will be used just for downloading. I think this is a very tight scenario that leaves almost no time for evaluation. I think that considering the enormous size of the dataset the lenght of the 2 stage should at least be doubled.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have concerns about the timelime of the challenge. According to the rules the timelime is:\n\n\tDecember 11, 2017 - Second stage starts. We will release an unseen test dataset for prediction on this date. \n\tDecember 15, 2017 - Final submission deadline.\n\nAlso we have been told that the 2 stage data will have a similar size compared to the train set. Let's say there are 1000 samples on the 2 stage set. \nIf we have to download .a3d files that will be 330GB of data. Asuming a download speed of 1MB/s that will take 3.8 days.\n\nSo out of 5 days for the 2 stage 4 will be used just for downloading. I think this is a very tight scenario that leaves almost no time for evaluation. I think that considering the enormous size of the dataset the lenght of the 2 stage should at least be doubled.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 199422, "postDate": "2017-07-05T15:46:46.950Z", "content": "Hi William,\ncould you provide an article reference with description of reconstruction algorithm from raw ahi to visual domain data.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi William,\ncould you provide an article reference with description of reconstruction algorithm from raw ahi to visual domain data.", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 195017, "postDate": "2017-06-22T16:02:00.833Z", "content": "On behalf of Kaggle, Google, and the Department of Homeland Security, welcome to the Passenger Screening Algorithm Challenge! This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted and we're excited to see what you can make of it.
\n\nI wanted to call out a few differences between this competition and our standard procedures on Kaggle (please read the rules carefully, this is just a tl;dr of some major differences):
\n\nThis competition is big and uses unique image formats. It may seem a bit confusing at first, but will become more familiar over time.
\n\nGood luck!
William,
\n\nSome earlier competitions' rules had a line saying \"Semi-supervised learning is permitted\", but it's been gone for a while.
\n\nIs semi-supervised and unsupervised learning, using stage-1 and stage-2 test data (after Dec 11, of course), still permitted?
\n\nI don't see anything in the rules that would forbid this, but wanted to make sure.
\n\nThanks in advance!
", "rawMarkdown": "William,\n\nSome earlier competitions' rules had a line saying \"Semi-supervised learning is permitted\", but it's been gone for a while.\n\nIs semi-supervised and unsupervised learning, using stage-1 and stage-2 test data (after Dec 11, of course), still permitted?\n\nI don't see anything in the rules that would forbid this, but wanted to make sure.\n\nThanks in advance!", "replies": [ { "id": 199454, "postDate": "2017-07-05T17:52:37.360Z", "content": "Yes, still legal. Thanks for double checking.
", "rawMarkdown": "Yes, still legal. Thanks for double checking." } ] }, { "id": 195389, "postDate": "2017-06-23T13:35:25.163Z", "content": "камон, чо за расизм
", "rawMarkdown": "камон, чо за расизм" }, { "id": 195259, "postDate": "2017-06-23T03:43:42.800Z", "content": "@William Cukierski...\nLol....., Dont' you feel ashamed hosting such a limited competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "@William Cukierski...\nLol....., Dont' you feel ashamed hosting such a limited competition.", "votes": -9, "replies": [ { "id": 200095, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:33:40.353Z", "content": "Sorry for being obtuse, what is the limitation you see that would occasion \"shame\"?
", "rawMarkdown": "Sorry for being obtuse, what is the limitation you see that would occasion \"shame\"?", "votes": -6 } ] }, { "id": 195254, "postDate": "2017-06-23T03:39:03.907Z", "content": "What a shame !!!
\n\nWhere else is Trump going to \"ban\" non-Americans from???
", "rawMarkdown": "What a shame !!!\n\nWhere else is Trump going to \"ban\" non-Americans from???", "votes": -7, "replies": [ { "id": 196178, "postDate": "2017-06-26T14:36:07.570Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 5, "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 200098, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:35:28.683Z", "content": "I'm not American, and I am (was?) thinking of entering.... can you point to the rule that bans me a) from entering, b) from being declared the top entrant?
", "rawMarkdown": "I'm not American, and I am (was?) thinking of entering.... can you point to the rule that bans me a) from entering, b) from being declared the top entrant?", "votes": -5 } ] }, { "id": 200090, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:28:57.893Z", "content": "Hi William,
\n\nThank you for the clarification. I hope the additional information/clarity I seek will also put an end to the ignorant anti-American whining in this thread....
\n\nThe rules do, repeatedly, make very clear that any USA entity is eligible for prizes., e.g. \"...awards for this prize Competition may only be given to.... an entity that is incorporated in and whose primary place of business is in the United States....\"
\n\nThat is clear enough for me but hate blinds people, so perhaps explicitly stating or addressing the following will put an end to the anti-American whining in this thread.
\n\nThe only thing I think requires clarification:\n- Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder. That would mean a single member LLC, where the single member is a non-resident alien, but meeting all the other criteria, is an eligible entity (they will need to provide a form w-8 so that you can withhold tax).
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi William,\n\nThank you for the clarification. I hope the additional information/clarity I seek will also put an end to the ignorant anti-American whining in this thread....\n\nThe rules do, repeatedly, make very clear that *any* USA entity is eligible for prizes., e.g. \"...awards for this prize Competition may only be given to.... an entity that is incorporated in and whose primary place of business is in the United States....\"\n\nThat is clear enough for me but hate blinds people, so perhaps explicitly stating or addressing the following will put an end to the anti-American whining in this thread.\n\n- Just because you can't win the American taxpayer's earnings does not mean you cannot enter and even win the contest\n- The data is provided/generated using the resources and infrastructure of American taxpayers, they fund that via a system of taxation on earnings and prizes, to win the USA taxpayer's money they (taxpayer's via their government) have asked that tax be withheld before paying the winnings. To withhold tax you need to be an individual or 'entity' as defined in the rules.\n- An individual or entity that is eligible for the USA taxpayer's earnings \"... must be registered in SAM.gov in order to receive a cash prize payment\" \n- a winning individual or entity \"... must submit all required taxpayer identification and bank account information required to complete an electronic payment of the cash prize.\"\n\nThe only thing I think requires clarification:\n- Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder. That would mean a single member LLC, where the single member is a non-resident alien, but meeting all the other criteria, is an eligible entity (they will need to provide a form w-8 so that you can withhold tax).\n", "votes": -9, "replies": [ { "id": 200150, "postDate": "2017-07-07T06:38:12.040Z", "content": "> Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder.
\n\nI don't think it would be eligible. SCOTUS found that the \"principal place of business\" is where the executives and the headquarters are located.
\n\nTherefore, if anyone were to form a company in the U.S., while being abroad, that company would be ineligible. On the other hand, if an alien with no work authorization moved to the U.S. and participated in this competition (as a company or not), he'd be engaging in illegal employment.
\n\nThe only people who might be helped here are U.S. nationals who are not citizens (e.g. American Samoans), and aliens who are not permanent residents, but have a blank check to work in the U.S.
\n\n(I am not an attorney, and have no affiliation with DHS or Kaggle)
", "rawMarkdown": "> Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder.\n\nI don't think it would be eligible. SCOTUS [found][1] that the \"principal place of business\" is where the executives and the headquarters are located.\n\nTherefore, if anyone were to form a company in the U.S., while being abroad, that company would be ineligible. On the other hand, if an alien with no work authorization moved to the U.S. and participated in this competition (as a company or not), he'd be engaging in illegal employment.\n\nThe only people who might be helped here are U.S. nationals who are not citizens (*e.g.* American Samoans), and aliens who are not permanent residents, but have a blank check to work in the U.S.\n\n(I am not an attorney, and have no affiliation with DHS or Kaggle)\n\n\n [1]: http://www.jonesday.com/hertz_v_friend/" }, { "id": 200517, "postDate": "2017-07-08T08:41:17.530Z", "content": "Thanks Oleg. I think you are correct in your understanding of the case you linked to.
\nIt is very clear from the \"nerve center\" test that a single member LLC would be ineligible - previously the consensus seemed to be if you did everything from an AWS zone in the US you could claim the US as principle place of business - no more I think.
That said: it seems that non-US people can still participate as a shareholder in a US entity, or even as an employee of a US entity. The \"nerve center\" test doesn't take into account shareholdings but where the decisions are made.
\n\nSo as long as you held non-voting shares, or were a pure employee (say with a profit share agreement) who did not make decisions you could participate without ambiguity.
\n\nI still think the negative reactions are over wrought, and too often offensive.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks Oleg. I think you are correct in your understanding of the case you linked to. \nIt is very clear from the \"nerve center\" test that a *single member LLC* would be ineligible - previously the consensus seemed to be if you did everything from an AWS zone in the US you could claim the US as principle place of business - no more I think.\n\n That said: it seems that non-US people can still participate as a shareholder in a US entity, or even as an employee of a US entity. The \"nerve center\" test doesn't take into account shareholdings but where the decisions are made. \n\nSo as long as you held non-voting shares, or were a pure employee (say with a profit share agreement) who did not make decisions you could participate without ambiguity.\n\nI still think the negative reactions are over wrought, and too often offensive.\n", "votes": -5 } ] }, { "id": 195187, "postDate": "2017-06-22T22:36:27.170Z", "content": "Ну пиздец теперь!
", "rawMarkdown": "Ну пиздец теперь!", "votes": -13 }, { "id": 195417, "postDate": "2017-06-23T14:41:16.350Z", "content": "so technically, how to prevent outsourcing?
", "rawMarkdown": "so technically, how to prevent outsourcing?", "votes": -2, "replies": [ { "id": 200093, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:31:13.633Z", "content": "Can you point to the rule number that makes you think this is an issue?\nI can't see anything that says employees of the US entity need to be eligible for the entity to be eligible.
", "rawMarkdown": "Can you point to the rule number that makes you think this is an issue?\nI can't see anything that says employees of the US entity need to be eligible for the entity to be eligible.", "votes": -3 } ] }, { "id": 195391, "postDate": "2017-06-23T13:39:02.350Z", "content": "Finally a lovely competition. Sarcasm.
", "rawMarkdown": "Finally a lovely competition. Sarcasm.", "votes": -2, "replies": [ { "id": 200094, "postDate": "2017-07-07T04:31:31.920Z", "content": "Sorry, why the sarcasm?
", "rawMarkdown": "Sorry, why the sarcasm?", "votes": -5 } ] }, { "id": 246928, "postDate": "2017-11-22T00:51:25.963Z", "content": "Hi, sorry to double post, but I was wondering if I could get a response from a Kaggle admin to my question on Kaggle's policy: https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/43710
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi, sorry to double post, but I was wondering if I could get a response from a Kaggle admin to my question on Kaggle's policy: https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/43710" }, { "id": 232805, "postDate": "2017-10-18T13:57:24.837Z", "content": "Hi
\n\nCould Kaggle respond to https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/39484\nto make sure everyone is on the same page regarding the rules?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi\n\nCould Kaggle respond to https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/39484\nto make sure everyone is on the same page regarding the rules?", "replies": [ { "id": 232941, "postDate": "2017-10-18T20:40:28.700Z", "content": "", "rawMarkdown": "[Answered here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/39484#232940)", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 232944, "postDate": "2017-10-18T20:53:56.023Z", "content": "\n\n\nWilliam Cukierski wrote
\n \n\n \n\n
Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "\n> **William Cukierski wrote**\n> \n> > [Answered here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/39484#232940)\n\nThanks!" } ] }, { "id": 205390, "postDate": "2017-07-21T07:31:47.283Z", "content": "Hello I am Nathan I have 13ans and my dream is to become Data Scientist if you advise to already start the coding Python and R especially say thank you
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello I am Nathan I have 13ans and my dream is to become Data Scientist if you advise to already start the coding Python and R especially say thank you" }, { "id": 202981, "postDate": "2017-07-13T18:44:13.307Z", "content": "what if only one of the team members is from US?
", "rawMarkdown": "what if only one of the team members is from US?" }, { "id": 202978, "postDate": "2017-07-13T18:43:54.707Z", "content": "what if only one of the team members is from US?
", "rawMarkdown": "what if only one of the team members is from US?" }, { "id": 202977, "postDate": "2017-07-13T18:43:42.080Z", "content": "what if only one of the team members is from US?
", "rawMarkdown": "what if only one of the team members is from US?" }, { "id": 198674, "postDate": "2017-07-03T10:54:54.657Z", "content": "The Data section said that Kaggle would provide a Kernel for the import of the 4 data file types. I did not find it so far. Please indicate where it is. Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "The Data section said that Kaggle would provide a Kernel for the import of the 4 data file types. I did not find it so far. Please indicate where it is. Thanks." }, { "id": 196279, "postDate": "2017-06-26T23:42:17.153Z", "content": "William,
\n\nWith a 2-stage competition, one must train a model that is efficient enough to execute within the tight time-frame of the second stage.
\n\nHowever, the execution time obviously depends on the size of the 2nd stage dataset.
\n\nWould Kaggle disclose this size (way ahead of the deadline)?
\n\nThanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "William,\n\nWith a 2-stage competition, one must train a model that is efficient enough to execute within the tight time-frame of the second stage.\n\nHowever, the execution time obviously depends on the size of the 2nd stage dataset.\n\nWould Kaggle disclose this size (way ahead of the deadline)?\n\nThanks!\n\n\n\n\n", "replies": [ { "id": 196489, "postDate": "2017-06-27T13:35:15.813Z", "content": "Yes, we mention it on the data page - \"The data for stage one is more than three terabytes in size. Stage two will have a similar size.\" You can pretty safely assume your execution time for stage one will be similar to stage two.
", "rawMarkdown": "Yes, we mention it on the data page - \"The data for stage one is more than three terabytes in size. Stage two will have a similar size.\" You can pretty safely assume your execution time for stage one will be similar to stage two." }, { "id": 196627, "postDate": "2017-06-27T20:23:53.123Z", "content": "Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks." }, { "id": 198380, "postDate": "2017-07-02T07:01:20.353Z", "content": "Hi William,
\nIn the private leaderboard it says the following
\n\n\nThe private leaderboard is calculated over the same rows as the public\n leaderboard in this competition.
\n
Does this mean that the 2 stage number of persons is 100?
\nThat is a contradiction with having the same size as the data for stage one. Could you clarify this?
@ironbar that message is temporary (just applies during stage 1)
", "rawMarkdown": "@ironbar that message is temporary (just applies during stage 1)", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 195773, "postDate": "2017-06-25T00:57:02.107Z", "content": "Just to be clear, non-american kagglers are still eligible for medals, right?
", "rawMarkdown": "Just to be clear, non-american kagglers are still eligible for medals, right?", "replies": [ { "id": 195810, "postDate": "2017-06-25T03:43:56.780Z", "content": "Please see the note from Kaggle: \nSince this competition is hosted by the US Government, it is subject to certain special laws/restrictions (including the America COMPETES act). Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate but are not eligible to win prizes.
", "rawMarkdown": "Please see the note from Kaggle: \nSince this competition is hosted by the US Government, it is subject to certain special laws/restrictions (including the America COMPETES act). Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate but are not eligible to win prizes." }, { "id": 196176, "postDate": "2017-06-26T14:33:56.717Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 3, "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 198309, "postDate": "2017-07-01T20:52:24.750Z", "content": "\n\n\ndil-bert wrote
\n \nMembers of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate but are not eligible to win prizes.
\n
This does mention eligibility of being ranked though.
", "rawMarkdown": "> **dil-bert wrote**\n> \n> Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate but are not eligible to win prizes.\n\nThis does mention eligibility of being ranked though." }, { "id": 198330, "postDate": "2017-07-01T23:34:16.677Z", "content": "yes you can be ranked
", "rawMarkdown": "yes you can be ranked" } ] }, { "id": 196175, "postDate": "2017-06-26T14:31:13.300Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 37, "isDeleted": true, "replies": [ { "id": 199159, "postDate": "2017-07-04T19:27:38.663Z", "content": "If anything it's making the government more open. The fact that Homeland Security is 'opening its doors' even a little is a win. It's not ideal, but I think it's a good start.
", "rawMarkdown": "If anything it's making the government more open. The fact that Homeland Security is 'opening its doors' even a little is a win. It's not ideal, but I think it's a good start.", "votes": 5 }, { "id": 200108, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:02:05.753Z", "content": "What specific rule(s) make this contest worthy of refusing?
", "rawMarkdown": "What specific rule(s) make this contest worthy of refusing?", "votes": -6 }, { "id": 201127, "postDate": "2017-07-10T14:10:37.467Z", "content": "Really? Read again who is eligible for prizes and who is not...
", "rawMarkdown": "Really? Read again who is eligible for prizes and who is not...", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 196174, "postDate": "2017-06-26T14:30:16.840Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 18, "isDeleted": true, "replies": [ { "id": 200110, "postDate": "2017-07-07T05:05:48.517Z", "content": "Hey Charles, I'm new to kaggle. Is this community so shallow that they don't participate if they can win but cannot take the US tax payer's hard earned wages without the government with holding some tax?\nMy understanding is that non-US persons can even win the cash provided they organize themselves in such a way the US govt (read tax payer) can pay them after withholding the appropriate amount of tax, and with some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism - USA banks have some know your customer obligations that many/some foreign banks don't.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hey Charles, I'm new to kaggle. Is this community so shallow that they don't participate if they can win but cannot take the US tax payer's hard earned wages without the government with holding some tax?\nMy understanding is that non-US persons can even win the cash provided they organize themselves in such a way the US govt (read tax payer) can pay them after withholding the appropriate amount of tax, and with some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism - USA banks have some know your customer obligations that many/some foreign banks don't.", "votes": -11 } ] } ], "comments": [ { "id": 195186, "author_name": "Miha Skalic", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T22:32:51.443000", "content": "Ouch, this topic has a sarcastic title.
", "votes": 86, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195065, "author_name": "Cut Onion", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T17:42:10.780000", "content": "> America COMPETES
\n\nby excluding all who could be a real competitor from prizes. Ah, irony...
", "votes": 48, "replies": [ { "id": 200107, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:00:14.630000", "content": "Hey Sergey, I appreciate English might not be your first language and/or you might not be familiar with US political conventions, so I'll refrain from too much snark ;), but:
\n\nThe giveaway is the name capitalization in the rules \"the America COMPETES Act of 2010\", here COMPETES stand for:\nCreating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science
\n\nThat said it is strange that the DHS is willing to pay non-US persons in this competition provided they have arranged themselves in such a way that the US govt (read tax payer) can deduct the appropriate amount of tax, and have some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism.
", "votes": -17, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195226, "author_name": "🐳鲲(China)", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T01:25:58.457000", "content": "If we can not win this prize, please made this competition visible to American only next time!
", "votes": 51, "replies": [ { "id": 200106, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:52:53.370000", "content": "I think you can win the money, you just have to organize your self so that you pay tax on the prize money, and so the US govt (read tax payer) has some (imperfect) confidence they are not financing terrorism. I think it is reasonable that the US taxpayer requires their government to withhold tax when the government gives away the taxpayers hard earned money. It might take some effort to organize your self and get a US bank account etc. but that effort will be a fraction of the effort it will take to win ;)
\n\nBy the way it is refreshing that you weren't whining the same way so many of the kagglers here seem to be.
", "votes": -17, "replies": [] }, { "id": 201128, "author_name": "Mayou36", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-10T14:14:21.417000", "content": "Sorry to disappoint you, but the rules state otherwise: \" (people, who) are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry...\"
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195029, "author_name": "Aramis", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T16:33:54.090000", "content": "How sad, that Non US Citizen Kagglers(Including myself) are not eligible for the prizes. But don't you think that the majority of Kaggel communities are not American? would it not impact the competition as many won't take part!
", "votes": 31, "replies": [ { "id": 195260, "author_name": "AnubhavGupta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T03:46:08.600000", "content": "I think this competition is not going to help anyone in learning anything new, as most of the top \"non-American\" kagglers won't participate.
\n\nBefore reading this section, I was thinking that I will learn some practical Deep Learning through this competition, but doesn't seem possible now as most of the top kagglers won't be competing (with full effort) in this competition.
", "votes": 4, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195331, "author_name": "Aramis", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T09:29:00.087000", "content": "It is not only about learning process and taking part of top Kagglers, it is about Kaggle ideology itself. We are here to learn, compete and share our knowledge and some extend have contribution to science without consideration of Gender, Nationality or ethnicity.
", "votes": 12, "replies": [] }, { "id": 200104, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:48:23.967000", "content": "@Aramis: Aren't you conflating a (great?/passionate?) thirst for learning with desire to have a (small?) propability of winning some prize money?
\n\nWhy would someone, who professes to be (deeply?/profoundly?) motivated by learning, sharing, contributing, not enter a competition because they didn't have some probability (<<1 ?) of winning some money?
", "votes": -3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 200118, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:18:09.637000", "content": "@AnubhavGupta, you raise an interesting point.
\n@MechCoder has pointed to this evidence that most top participants are likely to be non resident US aliens:\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/andreyg/top-100-kaggle-users-by-country
I'm new to this community.
\nIs it your experience that the \"top\" people here are so facile they would not complete because they could win (increase the value of their human capital), but not win a cash prize (increase the value of their financial capital)?
Well it's not a really \"embracing\" feature of the competition...
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195080, "author_name": "Oleg Panichev", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T18:00:52.717000", "content": "Kaggle becomes more and more disappointing every day. Nothing works properly on the new site and new rules are just a crap. What next? Will we need a VPN in the USA to be eligible to visit the site?
", "votes": 31, "replies": [ { "id": 200125, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:26:23.380000", "content": "Huh? What brought on such wild-eyed and extravagant claims?
", "votes": -8, "replies": [] }, { "id": 220911, "author_name": "Joshua Wonser", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-09-13T13:26:16.660000", "content": "The limitations on prizes is likely a federal regulation, since this is funded by the DHS. Silly, I know.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195033, "author_name": "gkericks", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T16:43:47.470000", "content": "Sad to hear the non-US citizens are not eligible for prizes. That excludes a pretty large part of Kaggle's user base.
", "votes": 20, "replies": [ { "id": 200102, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:44:27.457000", "content": "Sorry, what makes you think that non-US citizens are ineligible? I've read the rules several times and I just can't see that language, never mind that inference.
", "votes": -8, "replies": [] }, { "id": 210339, "author_name": "RubenS", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-08-05T07:55:13.443000", "content": "\"Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate in the Competition but are not eligible to win prizes. If a team has one or more members who are not prize eligible, then the entire team is not prize eligible.\"\nIs it clear enough?
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195365, "author_name": "DennisSakva", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T11:55:51.853000", "content": "I'm not welcome here :)
", "votes": 21, "replies": [ { "id": 200103, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:45:45.910000", "content": "Sorry. Why on earth do you feel unwelcome? Because the US taxpayer doesn't want someone to take their hard earned wages without paying tax? Because the US tax payer wants some (small) confidence they are not financing terrorism? The rules are very clear.
", "votes": -20, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195161, "author_name": "bluebalam", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T21:40:03.103000", "content": "This discriminatory competition is an insult to the community. @Kaggle: your most valuable asset is us, your community! ...
\n\nI am extremely disappointed that you have accept to host a competition that promotes discrimination.
\n\nIs the lack of diversity and inclusion now part of your policy and strategy after being acquired by Google? What a joke!
", "votes": 19, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195201, "author_name": "phunter", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T23:07:59.160000", "content": "According to rule 1 and rule 2 where only a pure blood American team can get the prize, I am afraid the final 1.5 m $ would go to some rank 50th team, because the top ones may either be non-american teams or teams with non-american. The best strategy for this competition is never team-up but agree offline for dividing the prize with at least an American in the offline team. (and that American should pay full tax, sweet!)
\n\nand I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize?
", "votes": 16, "replies": [ { "id": 195274, "author_name": "Kishore M", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T04:31:18.137000", "content": "and I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize?
\n\nan eye opener question ...
", "votes": 12, "replies": [] }, { "id": 200101, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:41:57.100000", "content": "Actually, @phunter, you've engaged in an outrageous and vile slur, and I'm going to call you on it:\nWhere, specifically, do you see anything that can justify your calumny that \"...only a pure blood American team can get the prize\".\nI'm sorry but it is you that sounds like an anti-American bigot and not the Kaggle organizers.\nActually, yes, I will also point out that the computer and internet, etc. you are using have been brought to you care of the US Navy (made possible by the money and lives provided by US tax payers) ensuring the law of the seas permits the movement of goods that have made your rant visible to so many people.
\n\nI could be wrong, but as I read the rules the winning entity could be fully staffed by foreigners and not only win the contest, but even take the US taxpayers hard earned cash (minus withholding tax). Did I miss something @phunter?
", "votes": -15, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195335, "author_name": "RakeshNikam", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T09:33:56.390000", "content": "Very Sad, Didn't expect this from Kaggle and Google.
", "votes": 11, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195197, "author_name": "Daithí O'Manacháin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T23:03:38.357000", "content": "very disappointed with the restrictions in this competition. I think I'll join the kaggle community in boycotting this competition!!\nData science should be open source, multi-cultural and worldwide!!!
", "votes": 11, "replies": [ { "id": 200129, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:33:49.763000", "content": "Wow! I agree. What exactly makes you think this competition is not worldwide and multi-cultral?\nOf course I understand that Kaggle is a very exclusionary club, and kagglers seem (judging by this thread content) to be spoiled self-obsessed, self-righteous narcissists: If you don't have electricity try joining kaggle, never mind all the other luxuries that are required just to able to login, not read the rules, and then rant and whine about the rules you haven't read or can't comprehend!
\n\nI'm sorry, but I'm having enormous trouble empathizing with your disappointment! In fact it is more than a little irritating.
", "votes": -11, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195512, "author_name": "Shujian Liu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T19:30:40.690000", "content": "https://www.kaggle.com/andreyg/top-100-kaggle-users-by-country
\n\nFinally found some statistics.
", "votes": 6, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195385, "author_name": "Guillermo Barbadillo", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T13:04:49.593000", "content": "I wonder which law restricts the DHS to buy software from non American people...
", "votes": 5, "replies": [ { "id": 200130, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:38:16.893000", "content": "You seem to be having the same objection many others here are. What on earth makes you think entering this competition is restricted to non-Americans?\nOn my reading: 1) non-Americans can enter. 2) non-Americans can even keep everything the learn from the DHS. 3) non-Americans can even take all the glory. 4) non-Americans can even take some (prize money less taxes) of the cash if they could be bothered to organize themselves.
", "votes": -9, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195737, "author_name": "Binil George", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-24T20:09:23.390000", "content": "I feel this competition should have been handled better. The whole intention of a crowd sourcing platform like Kaggle is to get the best possible solution from a wide and varied population. When one of your customer has a specific demand, did you guys think about different possible ways to meet the customer demand with out compromising the core values of the Kaggle platform? New ideas and models emerge while being trying to meet different conflicting requirements. I can see a lack of thought process here.
", "votes": 5, "replies": [ { "id": 200132, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:42:48.720000", "content": "Hmm, I think your handle could more appropriately have been 'pointy-haired-boss' ;)\nAs best I can tell the \"core values of the Kaggle platform\" is community of self-righteous, self-entitled prats.
", "votes": -11, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195282, "author_name": "Alex Coventry", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T05:38:34.927000", "content": "What are the relevant provisions of the America COMPETES Act?
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195020, "author_name": "zz", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T16:17:19.660000", "content": "\"This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted\" in term of size or any other measure?
", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 195021, "author_name": "Will Cukierski", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T16:18:56.877000", "content": "Raw file size
", "votes": 4, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 206471, "author_name": "DennisSakva", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-24T19:44:00.503000", "content": "Hey HedgeHog, just check the number of participating teams in this competition and pretty much anything else and then make an informed guess if this is a good way to spend hard earned taxpayers money.
", "votes": 4, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195121, "author_name": "daguanyuan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T19:47:05.457000", "content": "As a non-permanent resident, I think I contributed $0.1 to the prize by tax.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 200131, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T05:40:25.440000", "content": ":) Finally in among all the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth, someone nails the point.
", "votes": -2, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195771, "author_name": "Ragnar", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-25T00:55:19.143000", "content": "oh I'm feeling like I'm not truly welcome in this competition, the rules here are disappointing
", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 200100, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:39:18.077000", "content": "Interesting. Can you point to the numbers of the rules that make you feel unwelcome?
", "votes": -7, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195258, "author_name": "AnubhavGupta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T03:41:11.920000", "content": "After Quora challenge, I was eagerly waiting for a new competition. But all my hopes vanished after reading this section of the competition. I'm not that eager anymore.
", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 200099, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:36:18.623000", "content": "Why?
", "votes": -4, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 245298, "author_name": "Humberto Brandão, Ph.D.", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-11-18T01:17:12.587000", "content": "Welcome!!! < Is it the right title > ???
\n\nSorry, but I cannot participate and contribute in a competition which uses this prejudice rules.
\n\nbest
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 203584, "author_name": "Guillermo Barbadillo", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-15T16:35:41.570000", "content": "I have concerns about the timelime of the challenge. According to the rules the timelime is:
\n\nDecember 11, 2017 - Second stage starts. We will release an unseen test dataset for prediction on this date. \nDecember 15, 2017 - Final submission deadline.\nAlso we have been told that the 2 stage data will have a similar size compared to the train set. Let's say there are 1000 samples on the 2 stage set.
\nIf we have to download .a3d files that will be 330GB of data. Asuming a download speed of 1MB/s that will take 3.8 days.
So out of 5 days for the 2 stage 4 will be used just for downloading. I think this is a very tight scenario that leaves almost no time for evaluation. I think that considering the enormous size of the dataset the lenght of the 2 stage should at least be doubled.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 199422, "author_name": "Alexey Voropaev", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-05T15:46:46.950000", "content": "Hi William,\ncould you provide an article reference with description of reconstruction algorithm from raw ahi to visual domain data.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 199421, "author_name": "Oleg Trott", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-05T15:44:47.383000", "content": "William,
\n\nSome earlier competitions' rules had a line saying \"Semi-supervised learning is permitted\", but it's been gone for a while.
\n\nIs semi-supervised and unsupervised learning, using stage-1 and stage-2 test data (after Dec 11, of course), still permitted?
\n\nI don't see anything in the rules that would forbid this, but wanted to make sure.
\n\nThanks in advance!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 199454, "author_name": "Will Cukierski", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-05T17:52:37.360000", "content": "Yes, still legal. Thanks for double checking.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195389, "author_name": "Anton M", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T13:35:25.163000", "content": "камон, чо за расизм
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 195259, "author_name": "Anurag", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T03:43:42.800000", "content": "@William Cukierski...\nLol....., Dont' you feel ashamed hosting such a limited competition.
", "votes": -9, "replies": [ { "id": 200095, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:33:40.353000", "content": "Sorry for being obtuse, what is the limitation you see that would occasion \"shame\"?
", "votes": -6, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195254, "author_name": "AnubhavGupta", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-23T03:39:03.907000", "content": "What a shame !!!
\n\nWhere else is Trump going to \"ban\" non-Americans from???
", "votes": -7, "replies": [ { "id": 196178, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-26T14:36:07.570000", "content": "", "votes": 5, "replies": [] }, { "id": 200098, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:35:28.683000", "content": "I'm not American, and I am (was?) thinking of entering.... can you point to the rule that bans me a) from entering, b) from being declared the top entrant?
", "votes": -5, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 200090, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T04:28:57.893000", "content": "Hi William,
\n\nThank you for the clarification. I hope the additional information/clarity I seek will also put an end to the ignorant anti-American whining in this thread....
\n\nThe rules do, repeatedly, make very clear that any USA entity is eligible for prizes., e.g. \"...awards for this prize Competition may only be given to.... an entity that is incorporated in and whose primary place of business is in the United States....\"
\n\nThat is clear enough for me but hate blinds people, so perhaps explicitly stating or addressing the following will put an end to the anti-American whining in this thread.
\n\nThe only thing I think requires clarification:\n- Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder. That would mean a single member LLC, where the single member is a non-resident alien, but meeting all the other criteria, is an eligible entity (they will need to provide a form w-8 so that you can withhold tax).
", "votes": -9, "replies": [ { "id": 200150, "author_name": "Oleg Trott", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-07T06:38:12.040000", "content": "> Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder.
\n\nI don't think it would be eligible. SCOTUS found that the \"principal place of business\" is where the executives and the headquarters are located.
\n\nTherefore, if anyone were to form a company in the U.S., while being abroad, that company would be ineligible. On the other hand, if an alien with no work authorization moved to the U.S. and participated in this competition (as a company or not), he'd be engaging in illegal employment.
\n\nThe only people who might be helped here are U.S. nationals who are not citizens (e.g. American Samoans), and aliens who are not permanent residents, but have a blank check to work in the U.S.
\n\n(I am not an attorney, and have no affiliation with DHS or Kaggle)
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 200517, "author_name": "HedgeHog", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-08T08:41:17.530000", "content": "Thanks Oleg. I think you are correct in your understanding of the case you linked to.
\nIt is very clear from the \"nerve center\" test that a single member LLC would be ineligible - previously the consensus seemed to be if you did everything from an AWS zone in the US you could claim the US as principle place of business - no more I think.
That said: it seems that non-US people can still participate as a shareholder in a US entity, or even as an employee of a US entity. The \"nerve center\" test doesn't take into account shareholdings but where the decisions are made.
\n\nSo as long as you held non-voting shares, or were a pure employee (say with a profit share agreement) who did not make decisions you could participate without ambiguity.
\n\nI still think the negative reactions are over wrought, and too often offensive.
", "votes": -5, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 195187, "author_name": "Stasik", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-06-22T22:36:27.170000", "content": "Ну пиздец теперь!
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Ah, irony...", "195226": "If we can not win this prize, please made this competition visible to American only next time!", "195029": "How sad, that Non US Citizen Kagglers(Including myself) are not eligible for the prizes. But don't you think that the majority of Kaggel communities are not American? would it not impact the competition as many won't take part!", "195080": "Kaggle becomes more and more disappointing every day. Nothing works properly on the new site and new rules are just a crap. What next? Will we need a VPN in the USA to be eligible to visit the site?", "195033": "Sad to hear the non-US citizens are not eligible for prizes. That excludes a pretty large part of Kaggle's user base.", "195365": "I'm not welcome here :)", "195161": "This discriminatory competition is an insult to the community. @Kaggle: your most valuable asset is us, your community! ... \n\nI am extremely disappointed that you have accept to host a competition that promotes discrimination.\n\nIs the lack of diversity and inclusion now part of your policy and strategy after being acquired by Google? What a joke!\n", "195201": "According to rule 1 and rule 2 where only a pure blood American team can get the prize, I am afraid the final 1.5 m $ would go to some rank 50th team, because the top ones may either be non-american teams or teams with non-american. The best strategy for this competition is never team-up but agree offline for dividing the prize with at least an American in the offline team. (and that American should pay full tax, sweet!)\n\nand I have a question: if an American team uses some code made by non-american, is this team eligible for the prize? ", "195335": "Very Sad, Didn't expect this from Kaggle and Google.", "195197": "very disappointed with the restrictions in this competition. I think I'll join the kaggle community in boycotting this competition!!\nData science should be open source, multi-cultural and worldwide!!! ", "195512": "https://www.kaggle.com/andreyg/top-100-kaggle-users-by-country \n\nFinally found some statistics.", "195385": "I wonder which law restricts the DHS to buy software from non American people...", "195737": "I feel this competition should have been handled better. The whole intention of a crowd sourcing platform like Kaggle is to get the best possible solution from a wide and varied population. When one of your customer has a specific demand, did you guys think about different possible ways to meet the customer demand with out compromising the core values of the Kaggle platform? New ideas and models emerge while being trying to meet different conflicting requirements. I can see a lack of thought process here. ", "195282": "What are the relevant provisions of the America COMPETES Act?", "195020": "\"This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted\" in term of size or any other measure? ", "206471": "Hey HedgeHog, just check the number of participating teams in this competition and pretty much anything else and then make an informed guess if this is a good way to spend hard earned taxpayers money.", "195121": "As a non-permanent resident, I think I contributed $0.1 to the prize by tax.", "195771": "oh I'm feeling like I'm not truly welcome in this competition, the rules here are disappointing ", "195258": "After Quora challenge, I was eagerly waiting for a new competition. But all my hopes vanished after reading this section of the competition. I'm not that eager anymore.", "245298": "Welcome!!! < Is it the right title > ???\n\nSorry, but I cannot participate and contribute in a competition which uses this prejudice rules.\n\nbest", "203584": "I have concerns about the timelime of the challenge. According to the rules the timelime is:\n\n\tDecember 11, 2017 - Second stage starts. We will release an unseen test dataset for prediction on this date. \n\tDecember 15, 2017 - Final submission deadline.\n\nAlso we have been told that the 2 stage data will have a similar size compared to the train set. Let's say there are 1000 samples on the 2 stage set. \nIf we have to download .a3d files that will be 330GB of data. Asuming a download speed of 1MB/s that will take 3.8 days.\n\nSo out of 5 days for the 2 stage 4 will be used just for downloading. I think this is a very tight scenario that leaves almost no time for evaluation. I think that considering the enormous size of the dataset the lenght of the 2 stage should at least be doubled.", "199422": "Hi William,\ncould you provide an article reference with description of reconstruction algorithm from raw ahi to visual domain data.", "195017": "On behalf of Kaggle, Google, and the Department of Homeland Security, welcome to the Passenger Screening Algorithm Challenge! This is the largest dataset we've ever hosted and we're excited to see what you can make of it.\n\nI wanted to call out a few differences between this competition and our standard procedures on Kaggle (please read the rules carefully, this is just a tl;dr of some major differences):\n\n - Since this competition is hosted by the US Government, it is subject to certain special laws/restrictions (including the America COMPETES act). Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate but are not eligible to win prizes.\n - When forming teams, be mindful of the prize eligibility requirements. A team with a single prize-ineligible member is prize ineligible.\n - These images are for competition participants only. You should not share the images publicly, plan to use them in future research, or blog about them. You are also asked to destroy the data once the competition is over.\n - Kernels are enabled for code sharing, but due to the above restrictions on publicly sharing images, the images are not available in the Kernels environment.\n - This competition is big and uses unique image formats. It may seem a bit confusing at first, but will become more familiar over time.\n\n Good luck!", "199421": "William,\n\nSome earlier competitions' rules had a line saying \"Semi-supervised learning is permitted\", but it's been gone for a while.\n\nIs semi-supervised and unsupervised learning, using stage-1 and stage-2 test data (after Dec 11, of course), still permitted?\n\nI don't see anything in the rules that would forbid this, but wanted to make sure.\n\nThanks in advance!", "195389": "камон, чо за расизм", "195259": "@William Cukierski...\nLol....., Dont' you feel ashamed hosting such a limited competition.", "195254": "What a shame !!!\n\nWhere else is Trump going to \"ban\" non-Americans from???", "200090": "Hi William,\n\nThank you for the clarification. I hope the additional information/clarity I seek will also put an end to the ignorant anti-American whining in this thread....\n\nThe rules do, repeatedly, make very clear that *any* USA entity is eligible for prizes., e.g. \"...awards for this prize Competition may only be given to.... an entity that is incorporated in and whose primary place of business is in the United States....\"\n\nThat is clear enough for me but hate blinds people, so perhaps explicitly stating or addressing the following will put an end to the anti-American whining in this thread.\n\n- Just because you can't win the American taxpayer's earnings does not mean you cannot enter and even win the contest\n- The data is provided/generated using the resources and infrastructure of American taxpayers, they fund that via a system of taxation on earnings and prizes, to win the USA taxpayer's money they (taxpayer's via their government) have asked that tax be withheld before paying the winnings. To withhold tax you need to be an individual or 'entity' as defined in the rules.\n- An individual or entity that is eligible for the USA taxpayer's earnings \"... must be registered in SAM.gov in order to receive a cash prize payment\" \n- a winning individual or entity \"... must submit all required taxpayer identification and bank account information required to complete an electronic payment of the cash prize.\"\n\nThe only thing I think requires clarification:\n- Can you confirm that a USA entity (defined above) is eligible if it has an ineligible individual (natural person) as an office holder, or owner/shareholder. That would mean a single member LLC, where the single member is a non-resident alien, but meeting all the other criteria, is an eligible entity (they will need to provide a form w-8 so that you can withhold tax).\n", "195187": "Ну пиздец теперь!", "195417": "so technically, how to prevent outsourcing?", "195391": "Finally a lovely competition. Sarcasm.", "246928": "Hi, sorry to double post, but I was wondering if I could get a response from a Kaggle admin to my question on Kaggle's policy: https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/43710", "232805": "Hi\n\nCould Kaggle respond to https://www.kaggle.com/c/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/39484\nto make sure everyone is on the same page regarding the rules?", "205390": "Hello I am Nathan I have 13ans and my dream is to become Data Scientist if you advise to already start the coding Python and R especially say thank you", "202981": "what if only one of the team members is from US?", "202978": "what if only one of the team members is from US?", "202977": "what if only one of the team members is from US?", "198674": "The Data section said that Kaggle would provide a Kernel for the import of the 4 data file types. I did not find it so far. Please indicate where it is. Thanks.", "196279": "William,\n\nWith a 2-stage competition, one must train a model that is efficient enough to execute within the tight time-frame of the second stage.\n\nHowever, the execution time obviously depends on the size of the 2nd stage dataset.\n\nWould Kaggle disclose this size (way ahead of the deadline)?\n\nThanks!\n\n\n\n\n", "195773": "Just to be clear, non-american kagglers are still eligible for medals, right?", "196175": "", "196174": "" } }