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  "id": 10538,
  "title": "How much domain knowledge is needed to enter the competition",
  "url": "/competitions/seizure-prediction/discussion/10538",
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  "post_date": "2014-10-06T05:29:28.413Z",
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  "content": "<p>Hi All</p>\n<p>I have few questions:</p>\n<p>1. Do we need to know different epilepsy's and their patterns?</p>\n<p>2. How to read EEG?</p>\n<p>3. Each electrode produces different electrical charges, so should i know more about electrode positions?</p>",
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      "id": "55668",
      "postDate": "10/06/2014 05:29:28",
      "content": "<p>Hi All</p>\n<p>I have few questions:</p>\n<p>1. Do we need to know different epilepsy's and their patterns?</p>\n<p>2. How to read EEG?</p>\n<p>3. Each electrode produces different electrical charges, so should i know more about electrode positions?</p>",
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      "id": "55701",
      "postDate": "10/06/2014 20:31:17",
      "content": "<p>Jump in and take a look, i dont think it takes much domain knowledge, at least nothing that can't be googled. But i would say you should know a bit about electrical signals.</p>",
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      "id": "55761",
      "postDate": "10/08/2014 04:09:14",
      "content": "<p>Thankyou franklyn&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "55801",
      "postDate": "10/08/2014 18:42:14",
      "content": "<p>My take on domain knowledge -</p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">You can do &quot;okay&quot; in many challenges without domain knowledge</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">Domain knowledge can give you insights that you might miss if you are just looking at the data</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">On the other hand, domain knowledge can make you blind to exploitable elements in the data</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>I generally try to attack the problem without learning the domain. Then, I'll jump in to learn what's best-in-class for the domain.</p>\n<p>I'm not saying that's the right way. I just find it the most rewarding for me. (Me, being a ML hobbyist.)</p>",
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      "id": 55701,
      "author_name": "franklyn",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/06/2014 20:31:17",
      "content": "<p>Jump in and take a look, i dont think it takes much domain knowledge, at least nothing that can't be googled. But i would say you should know a bit about electrical signals.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 55761,
      "author_name": "saikumarallaka",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/08/2014 04:09:14",
      "content": "<p>Thankyou franklyn&nbsp;</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
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      "id": 55801,
      "author_name": "inversion",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/08/2014 18:42:14",
      "content": "<p>My take on domain knowledge -</p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">You can do &quot;okay&quot; in many challenges without domain knowledge</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">Domain knowledge can give you insights that you might miss if you are just looking at the data</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">On the other hand, domain knowledge can make you blind to exploitable elements in the data</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>I generally try to attack the problem without learning the domain. Then, I'll jump in to learn what's best-in-class for the domain.</p>\n<p>I'm not saying that's the right way. I just find it the most rewarding for me. (Me, being a ML hobbyist.)</p>",
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