Azure Resource Explorer

Introducing Azure Resource Explorer for the Azure Resource Management APIs - Scott Hanselman

"Go hit http://resources.azure.com/ and login with your Azure Credentials. It's an Object Explorer if you've ever used Visual Studio to move around a large object model, except this is a resource try of all the hypermedia nodes within your view of Azure."

Azure Resource Explorer: a new tool to discover the Azure API | Microsoft Azure Blog
Azure Resource Explorer - YouTube

Alternatives: There's a PowerShell interface to Azure, this xplat nodejs one I'm using, as well as other libraries like the Azure Management Libraries for .NET again, all calling the backend REST API.
Managing the Cloud from the Command Line - Scott Hanselman

Amazon tablet < $50

Amazon Fire review - CNET
"THE BOTTOM LINE The Amazon Fire is a fine tablet for casual use,
but it's not a good tablet, it's just good for the price."
$50 Fire - Amazon's Official Site - Learn More @ Amazon

Amazon reveals its 2015 Black Friday deals - CNET
$34.99 Fire 7-inch tablet (regularly $50)

ML book online free: Understanding Machine Learning: From Theory to Algorithms

Like open source for software, more and more books are becoming available as "online free for personal use". Next step: collaborative, evolving Wiki "Books"

www.cs.huji.ac.il/~shais/UnderstandingMachineLearning/copy.html
Understanding Machine Learning: From Theory to Algorithms
Free Online Copy

link from Hacker News