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Undiscovered #005: White Papers You Must Read, Gamifying Education, The Beauty of CNC Milling
#005: White Papers You Must Read, Gamifying Education, The Beauty of CNC Milling
Hi All!
We are pleased to welcome you to this week's edition of Undiscovered, a newsletter with exclusive resources and insights expanding from the material found on our main site - becketu.com.
In this edition, we cover white papers you must read, how to make learning as addictive as social media, where your computer gets the time from, and more. Let's dive in:
Where does your computer get the time from?
In this article, we explore where our computers get the time from. It is a fascinating, brief dive into how the system works and was interesting enough to garner more than 850 points on Hacker News as of the time of this writing. Did you know, that people Google 'What time is it?' nearly 1.8 million times a month?
Making learning as addictive as social media
In this Ted Talk, Luis von Ahn discusses the genesis and psychology of his app, Duolingo. Informative if you are looking how to 'gamify' subject material and make it 'look like broccoli but taste like dessert'. What will the Duolingo of Math and Physics look like?
White papers you must read
In this post from Gaurav Sen (CEO at Interview Ready), you will find a comprehensive list of white papers to read that he recommends for all senior engineers (or curious people). The list includes the recommendation system behind TikTok, the data store behind Facebook's social graph, the Apache Cassandra decentralized storage system, and more.
The beauty of CNC milling
CNC milling is a manufacturing process that uses computer-controlled machines to precisely cut and shape solid materials, such as metal or plastic, based on digital design specifications. If you enjoy 'satisfying' videos, check out what zero tolerance CNC milling looks like.
Quote of the week on persuasion
"Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces." - Henry David Thoreau.
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Becket U curates the best resources in Math, Physics, Computers, Microeconomics, Game Theory, and Persuasion. With this knowledge, you will understand how the world works.
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