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Intuition always comes after the feeling of awe or confusion, in my opinion. Really depends on how you learn.

No, another link to 3Blue1Brown was posted earlier this week and hit the front page. My basic assumption is that when a topic is posted, people will explore that topic and, if it's interesting enough, post further content about that topic.

I actually have a modified version of SICP being used as a textbook for one of my classes -- it's called Composing Programs.

Ah I get what you're saying. So FitBit doesn't allow other sites to access your data stored. What the heck, I feel like that would damage their utility.

The charge 2 is the same price as the old one -- but I'd agree if they could put an actual gps tracker on a $150 watch -- like with polar m200 -- it'd be a better competitor to other fitness bands.

I can see why there's no direct integration -- isn't it better for a company to ask permission for your data before using it? Like how if you want to sign up for a website through Facebook or Google, they ask first.

I've had mine for more than a year and a half -- my charge hr hasn't failed yet. But my cousins' have, which leads me to wonder what if the issue is user-caused.

I have a charge hr -- mostly for silent alarms to wake me up without disturbing my roommates, and timer function in case I need to track something. Oddly enough I don't care about the step counter or the heartrate sensor.

I feel like buying a Surface just to have drawing capabilities is expensive -- why not just make a screen ascessory that lays onto of your keyboard (or not) and plugs in via USB-C?

But now they got bought out by FitBit after going too much in debt (?).

Bought out by Facebook -- which is not the norm of most crowdfunded companies. In my personal belief, the crowdfunding model as it exists now is not a form of investment that will scale well. When a kickstarter company fails, it's not liable to all the people it took money from unless by fraudulent circumstances. What I believe will be more viable is a crowdsourced capital fund where an executive acts as a trustee representative and makes investing decisions for us.

I'm going to guess that the person also uses Google docs and or slides which is mostly web-based -- yes you can download it for offline use but that's a hassle.

Yes, Bitcoin has many competitors but it is the only cryptocurrency to have achieved 'mass' adoption. When you think of the pinnacle digital currency, it's Bitcoin -- that has value to consumers and merchants, more than other currencies regardless of their features.

Eh, that would probably mean I'm an outlier -- considering I spend most of my time reading rather than watching videos on Youtube or Facebook.

I'd admit that Medium has occasionally weird stuff on its frontpage -- but doesn't every website where content is written by its community have that? Just create an account and browse for a few days to get stories tailored to you. Honestly, I'm fine with Medium as it is because it exposes me to stories I wouldn't have else read.

Would people still have problems with advertisement if it was extremely tailored towards them? I'd presume Medium already collects data on their users and their preferences -- does Medium sell that to ad. companies, and is it effective in its current state?

Maybe Medium can still expand outwards, such as if they created a Google chrome extension or browser annotator to save all the highlights I have on other websites that I read (e.g. NYtimes, Bloomberg); and later using that data to give better ads -- I probably wouldn't mind if it wasn't intrusive.

What about the twitch model? Writers rely on donations and subscriptions.

Slack: used it at a hackathon and found it better than Facebook or Skype or whatever groups use to organize; happy that the club I joined recently as an officer is using it for communication

Uber & Lyft: haven't used it personally because public transportation is cheaper and I can wait, even though they were giving out free credit on my campus; I think carsharing is here to stay, especially if selfdriving cars become mainstream.

AirBnB: surprisingly cheap, found a $200 a night place in downtown LA for 6 people; I enjoy the concept of people sharing their homes and introducing tourists to local culture; however, some regulation is needed to protect both homeowners (from issues like squatting), customers, and renters -- no home should be used for the sole intent of renting to AirBnB and acting as a hotel.

Dropbox: I only use Google Drice so I can't say.

GitHub: hasn't this company been around long enough so that it isn't just hype -- anyhow they should find a way to stop burning so much money.

Stripe: I've heard their API is easier to use than competitors, and it seems they launched Atlas this year to diversify themselves from process payments to include business incorporation.

Last sentence was a bit caustic. Should WikiLeaks even be considered as a reliable source after Assange demonstrated his political bias against Hillary? Also, can you provide a link to NYT admitting to publishing a fake story? Thanks.

I don't think the rivers would run dry if we recycled waste water, as a majority of it is just dumped into the ocean.

Because it's expensive, has public stigma, and some places like California are located near faults.

If you really want to see the affect of the drought, visit the Hispanic and or local farmers.

That sounds like some Garrett Hardin argument -- privatization will not solve the water shortage issue. It would simply allow large industrial farms, which typically pollute local water sources through fertilization runoff, to buy up the water supply under an auction based system. What the government needs to do is adopt policies that enforce water conservation and remove obsolete laws, such as one that promotes farms to use up the amount of water allotted to them to receive the same share next season.

I believe California has alternative methods to desalinization like the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, or recycling water which reuses 60-82% of water that would otherwise be wasted.

I don't think the current model of agricultural production in California is sustainable; for something that takes up 70-80% of the state's water, it only amounts to 2-2.5% of the GDP.

If the problem for California is one of policy, what endeavors can technology take on to help?

Eh, just lab-grow meat directly instead of indirectly from animal production -- that would save water usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

Isn't the main cost of eGPU enclosures the thunderbolt-to PCIe-board? Why can't Intel sell them for cheaper?

I'll try to do the coursera course on ML -- last time I tried I got swamped by schoolwork. Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks for the info! I'm taking linear algebra this upcoming semester so this will be useful. :D

What's the best way for college freshmen to learn about ML? -- A.I. and ML aren't really topics talked about until upper-divs, which means a year or two out for me.