It was a fairly light day yesterday, so there is not a ton of reading for today. First, on Machine Learning Theory they talk about how AlphaGo is not the solution to AI. People involved in the industry have really started to bang this drum considering people think AlphaGo is a much larger step than… Read More Geek Reading March 15, 2016 #1063
Paul Graham leads the day with hist post about writing like you talk. Paul doesn’t write too frequently, but when he does, you should probably listen. Gil Zilberfeld talks about how you can’t build an MVP if you are expecting it to make money. It is an interesting perspective on a hot current trend. On… Read More Geek Reading October 27, 2015
Google continues to lead the news as they announced their new security offering, My Account. This allows you to take control of your Google account and all of the related security information. David Pichsenmeister discusses what startups can do better by building minimum loveable products. As always, enjoy today’s items, and please participate in the… Read More Geek Reading June 2, 2015
I normally don’t talk much about acquisitions, but the Nokia purchase of Alcatel-Lucent is for a large $16.6 Billion. You don’t see those types of deals too often, and it shows the direction that Nokia is moving in. Gina Maini talks about no longer being an inspiration, or more directly, becoming part of programming culture.… Read More Geek Reading April 16, 2015
On Devlin’s Angle is a good post on the importance of mathematics in computer science education. Some people we are past this idea, but I think it is important to remember the foundation of our industry. Jon Pittman rails against the execution of the MVP idea, basically saying we have nailed the minimum product but… Read More Geek Reading April 3, 2015
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