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  "id": 79607,
  "title": "5 secrets to becoming a Kaggle grandmaster — Pavel Pleskov",
  "url": "/competitions/quora-insincere-questions-classification/discussion/79607",
  "author_name": "cyberia",
  "post_date": "2019-02-05T22:39:04.900000",
  "votes": 29,
  "comment_count": 13,
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  "content": "<p>I was guessing about what tricks might be used by Pavel and team to get the best score and rank 1 on LB. Searched about his background and any work openly available on internet to get any kind of little hint of what they have been using. Came across this <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnzjJMbujc\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnzjJMbujc</a> talk it's good, though there are English subtitles but looks like they are auto generated, the talk is in Russian. </p>",
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      "id": 466761,
      "postDate": "2019-02-05T22:39:04.900Z",
      "content": "<p>I was guessing about what tricks might be used by Pavel and team to get the best score and rank 1 on LB. Searched about his background and any work openly available on internet to get any kind of little hint of what they have been using. Came across this <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnzjJMbujc\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnzjJMbujc</a> talk it's good, though there are English subtitles but looks like they are auto generated, the talk is in Russian. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I was guessing about what tricks might be used by Pavel and team to get the best score and rank 1 on LB. Searched about his background and any work openly available on internet to get any kind of little hint of what they have been using. Came across this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnzjJMbujc talk it's good, though there are English subtitles but looks like they are auto generated, the talk is in Russian. ",
      "votes": 29
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      "id": 466920,
      "postDate": "2019-02-06T07:58:57.263Z",
      "content": "<p>TLDR: easy way to become a GM - break a leg</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "TLDR: easy way to become a GM - break a leg",
      "votes": 11,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 467084,
          "postDate": "2019-02-06T12:33:34.907Z",
          "content": "<p><a href=\"/venheads\">@venheads</a> could help you with that :D</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "@venheads could help you with that :D",
          "votes": 2
        },
        {
          "id": 467120,
          "postDate": "2019-02-06T13:40:39.043Z",
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    {
      "id": 467607,
      "postDate": "2019-02-07T12:15:52.790Z",
      "content": "<p>thanks for promotion! ;)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "thanks for promotion! ;)",
      "votes": 5,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 467886,
          "postDate": "2019-02-07T22:34:32.537Z",
          "content": "<p>Your welcome :) . I am on a journey to improve my tier. A crucial part is to see how the grand masters solve problems and learn from them. Thanks for sharing your experiences.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Your welcome :) . I am on a journey to improve my tier. A crucial part is to see how the grand masters solve problems and learn from them. Thanks for sharing your experiences."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 468553,
      "postDate": "2019-02-09T06:11:01.697Z",
      "content": "<p>Pavel spoke Russian. Fortunately, I understand this language. In general, Paul said the following: 1. you need to learn English. 2. do what you like to do 3. create teams </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Pavel spoke Russian. Fortunately, I understand this language. In general, Paul said the following: 1. you need to learn English. 2. do what you like to do 3. create teams ",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 467535,
      "postDate": "2019-02-07T09:35:07.027Z",
      "content": "<p>This is really inspiring. Especially the part where he said that a lot of people( like myself) tackle kaggle challenges like academic research, which won't work most of the time as these competitions are time restricted. Instead, looking these challenges as a business problem is the key.  A very valuable piece of advice.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "This is really inspiring. Especially the part where he said that a lot of people( like myself) tackle kaggle challenges like academic research, which won't work most of the time as these competitions are time restricted. Instead, looking these challenges as a business problem is the key.  A very valuable piece of advice.",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 810536,
      "postDate": "2020-04-17T04:21:28.793Z",
      "content": "<p>Thankyou </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thankyou "
    },
    {
      "id": 467837,
      "postDate": "2019-02-07T20:25:15.957Z",
      "content": "<p>Very nice video, thanks. It is great to see how, at least some, grandmasters started from humble DS beginnings as well.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Very nice video, thanks. It is great to see how, at least some, grandmasters started from humble DS beginnings as well."
    },
    {
      "id": 467467,
      "postDate": "2019-02-07T07:17:52.113Z",
      "content": "<p>just watched it . awesome and a worthy one .. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "just watched it . awesome and a worthy one .. "
    },
    {
      "id": 467211,
      "postDate": "2019-02-06T16:28:12.957Z",
      "content": "<p>interesting</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "interesting"
    },
    {
      "id": 467104,
      "postDate": "2019-02-06T13:14:19.113Z",
      "content": "<p>That's a really interesting talk! I really like the fact he keeps saying basically \"do what you love\"</p>\n\n<p>It's interesting that one of the first things he did was buy a GPU, I guess he was pretty committed to becoming a GM right from the start</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "That's a really interesting talk! I really like the fact he keeps saying basically \"do what you love\"\n\nIt's interesting that one of the first things he did was buy a GPU, I guess he was pretty committed to becoming a GM right from the start"
    },
    {
      "id": 468430,
      "postDate": "2019-02-08T21:16:39.773Z",
      "content": "<p>Thanks you for the resource </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks you for the resource "
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 466920,
      "author_name": "WispZero",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-06T07:58:57.263000",
      "content": "<p>TLDR: easy way to become a GM - break a leg</p>",
      "votes": 11,
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          "id": 467084,
          "author_name": "",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-02-06T12:33:34.907000",
          "content": "<p><a href=\"/venheads\">@venheads</a> could help you with that :D</p>",
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          "id": 467120,
          "author_name": "",
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          "post_date": "2019-02-06T13:40:39.043000",
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    {
      "id": 467607,
      "author_name": "",
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      "post_date": "2019-02-07T12:15:52.790000",
      "content": "<p>thanks for promotion! ;)</p>",
      "votes": 5,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 467886,
          "author_name": "cyberia",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-02-07T22:34:32.537000",
          "content": "<p>Your welcome :) . I am on a journey to improve my tier. A crucial part is to see how the grand masters solve problems and learn from them. Thanks for sharing your experiences.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
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    {
      "id": 468553,
      "author_name": "Dimitrij Shulkin",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-09T06:11:01.697000",
      "content": "<p>Pavel spoke Russian. Fortunately, I understand this language. In general, Paul said the following: 1. you need to learn English. 2. do what you like to do 3. create teams </p>",
      "votes": 1,
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    },
    {
      "id": 467535,
      "author_name": "Data_Scientist",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-07T09:35:07.027000",
      "content": "<p>This is really inspiring. Especially the part where he said that a lot of people( like myself) tackle kaggle challenges like academic research, which won't work most of the time as these competitions are time restricted. Instead, looking these challenges as a business problem is the key.  A very valuable piece of advice.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 810536,
      "author_name": "Arinjay Gholap",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-04-17T04:21:28.793000",
      "content": "<p>Thankyou </p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 467837,
      "author_name": "averagemn",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-07T20:25:15.957000",
      "content": "<p>Very nice video, thanks. It is great to see how, at least some, grandmasters started from humble DS beginnings as well.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 467467,
      "author_name": "Kishore M",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-07T07:17:52.113000",
      "content": "<p>just watched it . awesome and a worthy one .. </p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 467211,
      "author_name": "Sakib ",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-06T16:28:12.957000",
      "content": "<p>interesting</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 467104,
      "author_name": "Hamish",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-06T13:14:19.113000",
      "content": "<p>That's a really interesting talk! I really like the fact he keeps saying basically \"do what you love\"</p>\n\n<p>It's interesting that one of the first things he did was buy a GPU, I guess he was pretty committed to becoming a GM right from the start</p>",
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    {
      "id": 468430,
      "author_name": "Andres Rios",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-02-08T21:16:39.773000",
      "content": "<p>Thanks you for the resource </p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "466761": "I was guessing about what tricks might be used by Pavel and team to get the best score and rank 1 on LB. Searched about his background and any work openly available on internet to get any kind of little hint of what they have been using. Came across this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnzjJMbujc talk it's good, though there are English subtitles but looks like they are auto generated, the talk is in Russian. ",
    "466920": "TLDR: easy way to become a GM - break a leg",
    "467607": "thanks for promotion! ;)",
    "468553": "Pavel spoke Russian. Fortunately, I understand this language. In general, Paul said the following: 1. you need to learn English. 2. do what you like to do 3. create teams ",
    "467535": "This is really inspiring. Especially the part where he said that a lot of people( like myself) tackle kaggle challenges like academic research, which won't work most of the time as these competitions are time restricted. Instead, looking these challenges as a business problem is the key.  A very valuable piece of advice.",
    "810536": "Thankyou ",
    "467837": "Very nice video, thanks. It is great to see how, at least some, grandmasters started from humble DS beginnings as well.",
    "467467": "just watched it . awesome and a worthy one .. ",
    "467211": "interesting",
    "467104": "That's a really interesting talk! I really like the fact he keeps saying basically \"do what you love\"\n\nIt's interesting that one of the first things he did was buy a GPU, I guess he was pretty committed to becoming a GM right from the start",
    "468430": "Thanks you for the resource "
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