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by jdietrich 2488 days ago
>most people should at least be able to understand this geometrically

Most people can't reliably read a bus timetable, calculate a 10% tip, or multiply 537 by 12. A concept like SVM is absolute voodoo to the overwhelming majority of the population and always will be, no matter how you try and explain it.

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