According to him it's only ever biased if it's critical of his actions or policies. That injects more noise into claims of bias and can lead people to take them less seriously than they realistically should. Bit of a boy who cried wolf situation.
I think of this statement as less of one that the author considers likely or not and more a way to illustrate the dependencies present in tech salaries.
I don't believe so. Just the phrase I use to make a distinction between that and applied math. I guess "pure math" would be another way of saying the same thing.
I don't think the author makes any claims that this is anything other than a positive feedback loop. He's mainly saying that it makes sense for Uber to prioritize the user experience over anything else in order to further accelerate growth.
The book based on this paper is one of the best text books I've read. I highly recommend reading it if you're looking for a solid understanding of linear algebra.
Agreed on bitcoin not being the perfect solution for crypto. I think Ethereum has a ton of potential in this regard. Smart contracts have many applications and provided the developer community around Ethereum continues growing, I see no reason why it won't overtake Bitcoin within the next 10 years.
It seems that if Pinterest really wants to appeal to international markets in the way that Facebook and Twitter do, they should be testing on even less performant hardware than an iPhone 4 and iPad 3.