For anyone in business it is essential to protect their reputation, unfortunately there are many people who are attacking those who do not agree politically with them, are competitors or people with whom they have an argument. The problems that are caused are literally out of control. When dishonest people can defame their name online and hide in the shadows […]
Bill Smart is an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. With his PhD student Doug Few, he is working on the next generation of military robotics. Apparently, the US military has set the year 2020 as the goal of having 30% of the Army made up of robotic forces. Neither researchers nor […]
Books abound on how to make more money and manage it to maximize return on investment (ROI). Rising Professors and Researchers Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton Present a New Approach to Money; focusing on how to increase your happiness with the money you spend. They champion five principles, based on international research, to help you achieve that goal, in their […]
Summer is a time when schools are closed and the incredibly hot weather makes people look for ways to get them involved. People like to go out and have fun. But at the same time, summer is second only to the holiday season when it comes to fundraising for nonprofits. But again there is a lot of competition in the […]
Did you see the Golden Globes this year? Honestly, I didn’t, but my wife was looking up at it. I know this because I helped make sure the NBC live stream worked well on our Roku. The Golden Globes are historically a celebration of traditional media: television broadcasts, cable shows, movies, etc. This year marked a turning point, underscored by […]
Some time ago I was driving on the Jerusalem highway scanning the radio stations. On one frequency, a very intense dance rhythm exploded from the speakers. He was about to turn the dial a little more for a Jewish tune when the vocalist started to play. Shocked by shocks, he was a strongly Hasidic singer, complete with Eastern European pronunciation. […]
AN INTRODUCTION When it comes to disruptive technology, there is one company that reigns supreme. Amazon ($ AMZN). Amazon and its pioneering founder and CEO Jeff Bezos are responsible for disrupting more industries than I can count on my hands, and they keep going. In this article, I’m going to explain what makes Amazon such an efficient machine and the […]
Remember when you were a kid or young adult and police officers seemed nice? Yes of course. Of course, they taught us that the only reason to have police officers was to “protect and serve” the communities they patrolled. There was no reason not to trust that they would do just that. Elementary school administrators told us, “If you ever […]
YouTube video creation is not rocket science. Long ago, during YouTube’s humble beginnings, its early users only used their respective webcams to create personal videos about their respective interests. Note that the webcams made back in the day did not provide a very nice video quality similar to what we see today. Back then, even webcams with a resolution lower […]
Most people are hesitant to suspend their cable TV subscriptions because they worry about missing their favorite shows. However, this should not be a problem, as there are several alternatives to cable TV subscriptions. Some people watch episodes on YouTube (even though they are a few days old). Others go online and try to find websites that offer free live […]
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