It's valuable data. It's probably good for many things, from catching criminals, to selling to you personally, even to selling that data to other stores.
No disagreement on any particular point, but that doesn't explain/address why the cameras are on the self-checkout lanes only (as far as I know, anyway).
I like to think a good programming book will teach you theory along with showing you what an implementation in a language is going to look like.
While you still find it's hard to decide which language is superior to learn, maybe do some comparisons? You could look at some samples of different languages very easily, e.g. get on github and browse around! Then perhaps you gravitate naturally towards how one looks?
It could be nice, just starting out and all, to enjoy the natural elegance of languages: consider solving some project euler problems...then you can look at solutions in all sorts of languages! What fun.
The Go Programming Language is a recent concise book that will give you a basic grounding in important CS stuff through the lens of a modern language. I'd say that will clarify loads of jargon.
I feel nervous that focussing on one language will only give me understanding within a narrow sphere. Is there a reason why Go is more broad reaching than others?
I'm not planning to be a coder but to at least have a fair understanding of modern tech as a whole.
I understand this is akin to saying "I wanna understand heapsa stuff" but at least getting advice from HNers will make this process more efficient.
Aptitude. Some people can (and want) to sing. Esoteric talents abound. Use your aptitudes to help you make something people want. If you're good at, say for example singing, that is the natural talent you can bring to a making project. Make something you can make really well. Otherwise you might end up bored as hell.
this was fun. i popped in on a nice fellow that listened in to my miles davis and tea slurping. i wish I had a problem to talk out! I'll have to come back....
He was also hoping I think to debarb his relentless search to know philosophy. Everywhere he looked it seemed despair, even finding out his famousness in Vienna, did not help him. He was utterly lost, and so looking to children, found some light in their innocence. I've read quite a bit on Wittgenstein, and he seems to always be wandering, as if there is no one thing to explain anything at all. What is energy? Well it exists within the usage, as in, how would you teach a child to use the word?
if you get a chance to go somewhere where there is a variety, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn the variety of smells is valuable information. Some, smell bad to you, others, may smell okay or even fantastic. seriously, compare its smells and flavors to that of coffee.
