This was the solid book to get into data science and ML scene. Covers everything. Jake is a fantastic teacher. I really wish he comes up with updated second edition.
I've read 100s of comments from variety of sources over the years that Yelp is in the business of extortion. It extort money from restaurants by threatening to remove positive reviews and other such tactics.
I am bugged by this question too. I've stopped reading newspapers 8 years ago. Closed FB account 7 years ago. Never been on IG or Tiktok. Never watched more than 2 YouTube Videos in a month. Twitter? 10 minutes in every three days and I only read tweets about STEM topics. Heck, I don't even join WhatsApp groups. Reddit and HN is what I browse. I very rarely post on Reddit and stay away from all political posts. The amount of time I spend on Reddit is gradually decreasing.
So that leaves me with HN. I like HN because topics I encounter here are not nonsensical or political. There are no memes, gifs or cheap jokes here. I find myself in awe of the knowledge people have here. I am forced to read stuff here rather than fast paced casual browsing. As a meme reads, "On Internet, typing is fun and reading is hard" but HN is exact opposite of that for me.
But deep inside my heart, I know HN is also a social media in many ways and I need to cut down the time I spend on this. I am addicted to this. I realized browsing HN is essentially a coping mechanism for my depression and lifelong failures. HN gives me a false sense of "look I am not wasting my time in frivolous stuff". HH helps me escape from harsh realities of my life in much the same ways drinking helps people cope with their life. In subtle ways, HN has polluted my mind and corrupted my ability to think in realistic ways.
Although I haven't completed it fully, but it is absolutely a masterpiece. The structure and the lucid explanation is something every author should learn from this. Not too yechnifal and yet covers every fundamental aspect.
This alongwith Nand2Tetris course can make your understanding of computer and programming works almost complete.
I don't think HN crowd is against relevant ads. Heck, they aren't even against ads. The issues are more subtle.
I never used IG but I was on FB. I'd frequently see 'unbelievable' ads. I mean I see ads offering me latest iphones selling at 100 dollars. What do you think what'll happen if I order one? Anything except getting a genuine iphone. So much for relevant ads.
Tracking doesn't stop at showing you relevant ads. It also affects what is shown to you in content. Facebook manipulates your news feed. And when your internet browsing is mostly limited to Facebook, your world view is essentially controlled by it.
And how much information do they need to show me relevant ads? My entire list of family members, relatives, friends, colleagues, ex colleagues and everyone I have exchanged numbers? My entire location history? My every interaction? Every financial transaction? My entire medical history? My entire photo collection? Even my sex life? Facebook will simply not stop until it collects every imaginable piece of information about you. Although I deactivated my profile 5 years ago, I still think FB is somehow collecting information about me.
The worst part, they 'trick' you to expose every data. They collect these data absolutely by any means possible. Illegal? Unethical? Spying? Doesn't matter. Imagine a random person asking you some personal questions. You wouldn't feel comfortable.
Besides, companies like FB have no morals. They will sell your data to just about anyone that throws enough money. You think that is a good thing?