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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Notes and quotes: Job interview phrases and responses
An article gives young people ideas about acing the job interview. Getting your foot in the door is key, and interview prep is the important factor. Main point: "You want to paint a picture of your accomplishments through concrete, detailed examples." More about it:...
Notes and quotes: ChatGPT helps write books
An article pointed out the proliferation of ChatGPT-authored books in Amazon's Kindle Store. Main point: "ChatGPT is listed as the author or co-author of at least 200 books on Amazon’s Kindle Store, according to Reuters. However, the actual number of bot-written books...
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...
What your boss has planned for you
There are new systems coming out that will measure workers' productivity, this time targeting knowledge workers.Main point: "... machine-learning software to measure how quickly employees complete different tasks and suggest ways to speed them up. The tool also...
What your boss has planned for you
There are new systems coming out that will measure workers' productivity, this time targeting knowledge workers.Main point: "... machine-learning software to measure how quickly employees complete different tasks and suggest ways to speed them up. The tool also...
Farmerless tractors
A project, called Hands Free Farm has been advancing agricultural automation. The near term goal is a 35-hectare section maintained by automated farm equipment.Changes are already underway in the agricultural sector: "...GPS-guided tractors can already plow fields...
Farmerless tractors
A project, called Hands Free Farm has been advancing agricultural automation. The near term goal is a 35-hectare section maintained by automated farm equipment.Changes are already underway in the agricultural sector: "...GPS-guided tractors can already plow fields...
Quadrants for visualizing classifications
I saw an article describing how the writer uses quadrants to make decision about technology.A quadrant takes two binary categories and allows you to combine them into a more nuanced layout for decisions and classification.The example in the article is a way to look at...