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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Summary of “What History Tells Us About the Accelerating AI Revolution”
An op-ed article in The Wall Street Journal outlined the challenges of adapting to the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the workplace.Main point: "As the Covid-19 pandemic looks to likely accelerate the rate and pace of technological change, what can...
Memorial Day reflection: How do we say thank you?
I recall Memorial Day, 1995 at the Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. A Belgian school girl recited these lines: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row,” lines that reminded us of what was sacrificed: “We are the...
All drones, all the time
Via Business Insider: Pater believes that as drones become increasingly common, people should have the tools to identify them at a moment's notice. The ability to recognize a drone by their silhouette, Pater thinks, is much like our ancestors' ability to spot...
The USA is starting to look very different
Via Business Insider: it wasn't difficult at all to come up with 20 brand new trends this year that will dominate headlines over the next decade. It's not that all of last year's forces have already dissipated. But new movements have already sprung up. The 2013...
The USA is starting to look very different
Via Business Insider: it wasn't difficult at all to come up with 20 brand new trends this year that will dominate headlines over the next decade. It's not that all of last year's forces have already dissipated. But new movements have already sprung up. The 2013...
New Microsoft CEO
Via Business Insider: Bloomberg says Microsoft's next CEO will be Satya Nadella, an executive vice president at the company. Nadella is in charge of Microsoft's lucrative cloud and enterprise group. Read more:...
New Microsoft CEO
Via Business Insider: Bloomberg says Microsoft's next CEO will be Satya Nadella, an executive vice president at the company. Nadella is in charge of Microsoft's lucrative cloud and enterprise group. Read more:...
Even has the Big Brother commercial
The tagline about 1984 works well.