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·Nov 21

Truth Teller

They say — Suffering is the gap between what we believe to be true and reality. Often times the truth is known to us. It is just that we are unwilling to accept it. The truth, that a venture that you are working on will never take off. The truth…

Life

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Truth Teller
Truth Teller
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·Oct 30

Why Executives love AI

Heads are corporations have only one job — making decisions. Most of the heads of corporations are Ivy League products who have had things come their way throughout their lives. They make decisions that are most often just a coin toss. …

AI

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Why Executives love AI
Why Executives love AI
AI

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·Oct 28

Dysfunctional Economics

2020 was a year that upended a lot of things. I think it upended what we call Economics today. The last time a large number of people were put out of work was in 2008. At that time, few people knew what the mobile internet was, and even fewer had…

World

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Dysfunctional Economics
Dysfunctional Economics
World

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·Oct 24

Contradictions of life

In a world where most people seem extremely lonely, time spent alone is often underrated. Courage is not just a roar but also in the silence and telling yourself you will do it Fear is not just running away, it is also staying and doing nothing when something needs to…

Life

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Contradictions of life
Contradictions of life
Life

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·Oct 17

Beginnings and Endings

In languages across the world, there are words/expressions that mean both ‘Hi’ and ‘Bye’. Ciao — Italian Salut — French Servus — Austrian German Aloha — Hawai’i Namaste — Hindi Shalom — Hebrew It does not matter where; which, or how old the culture is. Everyone without exception seems to have this built into their language. I think part of the reason for this is that in every ending there lies a new beginning. Whether you see something as an end or a start reflects who you are. An optimist will look at what lies ahead and a pessimist will look backwards.

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Beginnings and Endings
Beginnings and Endings
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·Oct 14

Dust is killing us slowly

Given all that is going on in the Middle East, I thought I would share a link to this article from Jan 2022. From the Jewish State to the Islamic State No matter where you live, you will have to deal with dust. What is dust? For the longest time, I thought dust…

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Dust is killing us slowly
Dust is killing us slowly
Environment

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·Oct 10

Afghan Cricket Team

I have been following the Afghanistan cricket team with awe! Afghanistan qualified directly to the Cricket World Cup in 2022. The teams that did not get a direct birth included West Indies who were former World Cup winners in 1975 and 1979 as well as Sri Lanka which was the…

Cricket

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Afghan Cricket Team
Afghan Cricket Team
Cricket

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·Oct 8

Driverless Taxi

Travis Kalanick, the founder and then CEO of Uber, during one of the press conferences, said “Most of these drivers won’t even be needed in the next few years as driverless cars take over the roads.” …

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Driverless Taxi
Driverless Taxi
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·Oct 3

The day the world stops shopping

A book that dives deep into the “epidemic of shopping” that has infected the planet thanks to capitalism. There was a time when if someone was going shopping on an ordinary day, it would be assumed they were going to get groceries, that is no longer the case. …

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The day the world stops shopping
The day the world stops shopping
Economy

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·Sep 29

The Immunity About-Face

In a performance recorded in 1992, George Carlin says There’s another thing. Germs. Where did this sudden fear of germs come from? In this country, have you noticed this? The media constantly running stories about all the latest infections, salmonella, E. coli, hantavirus, bird flu. And Americans, they panic easily…

Health

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The Immunity About-Face
The Immunity About-Face
Health

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