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  • Resolution Progress 2017: Third Quarter

    October 1, 2017
    Goal Progress

    (Original ; First Quarter ; Half ; Third-Quarter ; Final) For the third quarter, I should have progressed about 75%. So, let’s see where I am. Read 52 books. Third quarter goal: 39 books. I have actually finished 43. Hit 20,000 pages. Third quarter goal: 15,000 pages. I have actually finished 12,515. So waaaay behind. Read politically. Total 10. Third quarter…

  • TED Talk: How To Ask Good Questions

    September 26, 2017
    Logic

    Why ask questions? Sometimes being able to ask a good question is more important than finding a good answer. If the video above does not work, then try How To Ask Good Questions: David Stork at TEDxStanleyPark What makes a question the best? Clearly stated and unambiguous There must be a solution Solution method exists…

  • How wide was the Equifax data breach?

    September 15, 2017
    Cybersecurity, Metrics / Statistics

    143 million US consumers were caught up in the data breach. I keep seeing it portrayed as 44% of the US population. But, the US population includes children. Initially, it seemed to me the better metric was 11 million more than all of 2016 IRS tax filers. The problems with this latter comparison? Lots of…

  • Review: Maori Myths & Legendary Tales

    Review: Maori Myths & Legendary Tales

    September 15, 2017
    Uncategorized

    Maori Myths & Legendary Tales by Alexander Wyclif Reed My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you have seen “Moana” and want to read some of the original stories about Maui, then this book is for you. He shows up in maybe up to a dozen ones. I picked this up at Te Puia where…

  • Overuse of SSNs

    September 15, 2017
    Cybersecurity

    The overuse of the Social Security Number bothers me. Healthcare providers use the SSN. They all want it, so they all have it in their files and databases. Given the push to move records to electronic form, they all have it recorded in databases. This makes them tempting targets for fraudsters. They have to use…

  • TED Talk: Defending Against the Earth Killer Asteroid

    September 12, 2017
    Astro / Climate / Geo

    What’s six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid — and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait shows us all the ways asteroids can kill us (yipes), and what we must do to avoid them.

  • Acknowledgement

    September 1, 2017
    Communication

    Trying to get a price quote from a vendor. It has been two full weeks. The first week plus was confusion within their organization who should be working on it. See, back in April they reclassified our account, so we got a different representative, which is fine. But four months later, they should not be…

  • Collected Quotes 2017-SEP-01

    September 1, 2017
    Quotes

    Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. — Anaïs Nin (via thepowerwithin) Staying true to yourself is not about staying the same. It’s not about making a goal to be the exact individual whom you were since day one. Staying true means expressing what you think, feel, and value; regardless of when in…

  • Enlightened Empathy

    August 30, 2017
    Usability / Accessibility

    At the time AirBNB was so small, Joe Gebbia personally went to listers to photograph homes for the listings. In taking these photos… “We got so close that we go to step into their shoes for a moment and see the world through their eyes, and really see the pain points that they were feeling,” says…

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