Bill Gates has announced he’s giving away 200B over the next 20 years to help address 3 moonshot global needs.  Here’s the announcement from Gates Foundation

There are a lot of people that idolize billionaires and I am not one of them.  A have an internal screed about them and how they are MONEY HOARDERS (old school caps for emphasis).  I don’t respect that behaviour when the obvious suffering blah blah blah – no one wants to hear the screed here.

Bill Gates is really the only one that has a gotten pass from me.  He has actively worked through his Gates Foundation to try to make the  world a better place.  I admire that.

Oh the Humanity!’s Last Exam!

Humanity's Last Exam Benchmarks are interesting. Here's the deep thought - at what point in the overall benchmark process will AI inject bias into the benchmark test?  And to what end?  Maybe not so deep a thought. Humanity's Last Exam has been bantered about...

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Aussie Blockchain Cryptokitties

I was in this band called Aussie Blockchain Cryptokitties back in college.  We were so /\/\etal. I have a philosophical post agitating in my mind about the private network applications of blockachain technology.  I thought I would lead with"Bitcoin goes higher and...

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“BLOCKCHAIN” by Artemis Caro

I decided recently to try a new tablet.  I've had a 10" Samsung Galaxy Tab A for several years and it is slow, and not new, and the 16 GB memory is a limitation. I purchased an Amazon HD Fire 8 and decided to try their "Kindle unlimited" offer.  I can then...

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Advanced Google Analytics Academy, part 1

I've completed the first part (of four) areas in the Google Analytics Academy - Advanced Google Analytics course. I've come to several conclusions: the information builds nicely upon material covered in the Basic Google Analytics course. at the bottom of the page of...

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Google Analytics Academy

Oh, if only the Google Analytics Academy could be as cool as Starfleet Academy.  I spent a couple hours off and on going through their beginner course and they gave me a certificate! Thanks Google! Seriously, though, the course is a nice primer into...

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CodeVA

I attended RVATechJam's Tuesday luncheon that featured CodeVA as the program.  I am a big proponent of Computer Science programming/literacy and applaud their efforts.

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RVATechJam

I spent my lunch hour listening to "Telling Stories with Data" technology panel / discussion hosted by RVATech.  I enjoyed the panel discussion.  Altria's use and command of big data should be telling to all businesses looking for an edge - big data can...

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