Honestly, Aereo had it coming. You can't just take someone else's content and stream it to other people for profit. I know it was a great service and we all enjoyed it but I'm not going to sit around and pretend what they were doing was legal. If the "victim" of their service was anything else besides the big nasty cable companies I dont think anyone would be singing their praises.
I think people are missing the point about the attached boom arm. They're working on the mechanics of the bipedal motion before worrying about making an autonomous robot.
We've basically proven that short of a software glitch, the car will always react faster and more appropriately than a human since a computer can process more information quicker than a human.
Probably the salary they deserve I'd guess. I worked at a company that hired someone from a similar school in NYC. They ended up letting her go after a month or two. These schools are a scam for the people that think they'll gain a career from them as well as the companies that think they'll get a competent dev.
When is this fad going to die out? You can't produce a competent web developer in 8 weeks. Maybe this would be useful to an experienced dev who is looking to pick up some web technologies in a structured atmosphere but there are so many resources available online, why bother?
Can we please stop this gossip? Obviously both sides are not being entirely truthful. Github did well to remove Tom since it's clear he should not have allowed his wife to have so much privilege at the company. The rest of the details are frankly none of our business.
Sounds like you're a smart person. If you're looking for good pay and a stable job try to find a government contractor. I have a good friend that started answering phones doing basic Tier 0 tech support, mostly just resetting passwords. This was at ~$15/hr. YMMV but at this contractor, they quickly realized that she was overqualified and paid for her to get certifications and bumped her into a much more technical role.