Extensive previous discussion:
That discussion is now closed, of course, and is more than 18 months old. It would be interesting and useful to see if anyone has an update about their use of the material.
Looking forward to see if anyone has anything to add.
Edit: Especially love the link to Hilary Mason's "Everything you need to know about Machine Learning in 30 minutes or less".[1]
[1] www.hilarymason.com/presentations-2/devs-love-bacon-everything-you-need-to-know-about-machine-learning-in-30-minutes-or-less/