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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Strategies for shy people in unstructured social situations
Young people can benefit from strategies for shy people in unstructured social situations. Out of curiosity, I put this request to ChatGPT: Suggest strategies for a shy person to quickly engage people in an unstructured cocktail party where small groups of people who...
Notes and quotes: In what kind of communities do older people want to live?
Via Instapundit, I found an article about age-restricted communities vs intergenerational living. Main point: "'I don’t know, if you asked people, if that’s what they want [age-restricted or intergenerational],' said Susan Popkin, a fellow and housing researcher at...
AI coming to help cybersecurity
A short article summarized how AI would function in the field of cybersecurity.Main point: "Smart Cybersecurity is a logical reaction to try to manage risk by lessening security gaps often posed by reliance on manual processes that are impacted by a continual...
AI coming to help cybersecurity
A short article summarized how AI would function in the field of cybersecurity.Main point: "Smart Cybersecurity is a logical reaction to try to manage risk by lessening security gaps often posed by reliance on manual processes that are impacted by a continual...
Practice doesn’t make perfect?
An article took a shot at the truism about needing to practice 10,000 hours to master something. Apparently, there other factors need to be in place.Main point: "While training is essential to learning, spending a chunk of your life trying something over and over...
Practice doesn’t make perfect?
An article took a shot at the truism about needing to practice 10,000 hours to master something. Apparently, there other factors need to be in place.Main point: "While training is essential to learning, spending a chunk of your life trying something over and over...
Facial recognition comes to your taxi ride…
And it can get you in trouble.An article described how taxis in Dubai now hat facial recognition technology to tell if people are wearing masks in compliance with Dubai law.Some points from the article:"The AI devices that can be found in all Dubai taxis can scan...
The next big consumer product?
I found an article that articulates one person's desire I predict will become a broad consumer trend. The writer discusses companion robots. The writer described an experience with Woebot. Takeaway: "But to truly flourish, we still seem to need people, people...