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That mouse looks terrifying, but actually only has 6 buttons, compared to the (much more attractive) mouse the author references, which as 13. So not sure it's relevant, although it is an interesting curiosity.

Given that cell phones are banned in casinos (for table games, etc) I think it's self-evident that Google Glass will also be banned.

What exactly is being shown in the animation/slideshow? You said its iterating and maximizing the MLE, but doesn't that just mean you're maximizing a single number? How can that iteration generate an entire heatmap?

I think an "education" section is a boilerplate resume item. If it wasn't there, I'd at least ask for details.

Citing Compete is dangerous territory indeed.

Chris Wanstrath, CEO of GitHub, still writes meaningful amounts of code as well.

My favorite part:

"He looked at me like I was crazy, said there’d be many, many stores, and that the company had spent a year tweaking the layout of the stores, using a mockup at a secret location. I teased him by asking if he, personally, despite his hard duties as CEO, had approved tiny details like the translucency of the glass and the color of the wood.

He said he had, of course."