Google logo celebrates Sojourner Truth day, must admit I had never heard of it!
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sojourner-truth
Max.

 

Google logo celebrates Sojourner Truth day, must admit I had never heard of it!
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sojourner-truth
Max.

I've linked to a handy calendar so you can keep track.

Funny, though, it makes no mention of the Truth.

 

During Black History month, each day at google highlights another black. Yes, it's part of the history we never learned. Sojourner Truth's day in the sun was today.

The Tuskegee Airmen, the Buffalo soldiers, and countless other contributors to this nation certainly deserve their "day in the sun" at Google.

Whenever I opened google, it was always an interesting read. Now, whether or not google abuses this power for any slant, remains to be seen.

 

Exercise your right to forget.
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/01/fill-this-form-out-for-your-right-to-be-forgotten.html

 

Exercise your right to forget.
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/01/fill-this-form-out-for-your-right-to-be-forgotten.html

The NET never forgets.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190201003201/https://www.cleveland.com/

 

The NET never forgets.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190201003201/https://www.cleveland.com/

Yes, of course.

But we have already seen a need / cottage industry for online reputation resuscitation...

https://www.reputationdefender.com/...MI9vPh56yd4AIVQgOGCh14RwhKEAAYAyAAEgLePPD_BwE

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1228138?hl=en

This was the first time I can remember a newspaper offering to help...think about it...they reported something apparently truthful...now they are offering to bury it so it doesn't harm you. Perhaps we are close to bury it for $$.

 

Yes, of course.

But we have already seen a need / cottage industry for online reputation resuscitation...

https://www.reputationdefender.com/...MI9vPh56yd4AIVQgOGCh14RwhKEAAYAyAAEgLePPD_BwE

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1228138?hl=en

This was the first time I can remember a newspaper offering to help...think about it...they reported something apparently truthful...now they are offering to bury it so it doesn't harm you. Perhaps we are close to bury it for $$.

It's a completely useless overture by the newspaper to modify their official truthful record. I've no idea of my online reputation and frankly Scarlet, I don't give a damn.

 

Yes, of course.

But we have already seen a need / cottage industry for online reputation resuscitation...

https://www.reputationdefender.com/...MI9vPh56yd4AIVQgOGCh14RwhKEAAYAyAAEgLePPD_BwE

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1228138?hl=en

This was the first time I can remember a newspaper offering to help...think about it...they reported something apparently truthful...now they are offering to bury it so it doesn't harm you. Perhaps we are close to bury it for $$.

That's a wonderful reputation you have there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.

 

This is quite a claim.

https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENC...ientists-say-they-think-they-found-one-578939

https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/01/modern-tragedy-fake-cancer-cures/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israe...ure-say-they-cant-afford-to-publish-findings/

Dr. Ben Neel, director of Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, told The New York Post that “cancer is multiple diseases, and it is highly unlikely that this company has found a ‘cure’ for cancer any more than there is a single cure for infections.”

He said that “more likely, this claim is yet another in a long line of spurious, irresponsible and ultimately cruel false promises for cancer patients.”

 

For some people, retirement in jail is better than no retirement at all:

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47033704

"It's not that I like it but I can stay there for free," he says. "And when I get out I have saved some money. So it is not that painful."

 

Today, I was thinking about the saying,

Success Is Going from Failure to Failure Without Losing Your Enthusiasm

The quote is, apparently, often mis-attributed, but generally regarded to be inspirational.

Consider two cases, if you will indulge me:

1. Secretariat. No discussion of the best thoroughbred racehorses is credible without mention of this horse. His legendary Belmont stakes win is so impressive, the record (time of race) he set (by a huge amount) has never even been approached since. It is, in many ways, a definition of success. I post it below, because it is worthy of watching. His career included some failures (losses) but was predominated by success (wins in 16 of his 21 career races, with three seconds and one third).

2. Zippy Chippy. Unlike Secretariat, Zippy Chippy did not achieve much success in his racing career. In fact, Zippy Chippy ran in 100 races, and lost every one - yes, 0 for 100. He was once beaten in a 40 yard dash by a minor league baseball player (somewhat contrived).

Perhaps, sufficient failure is nature's way of telling you to do something else - captured in another quote (also frequently mis-attributed)

Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results

Perhaps the key is to simply redefine [spin] failure as success, we have all seen that.

 

Today, I was thinking about the saying,

Success Is Going from Failure to Failure Without Losing Your Enthusiasm

The quote is, apparently, often mis-attributed, but generally regarded to be inspirational.

Consider two cases, if you will indulge me:

1. Secretariat. No discussion of the best thoroughbred racehorses is credible without mention of this horse. His legendary Belmont stakes win is so impressive, the record (time of race) he set (by a huge amount) has never even been approached since. It is, in many ways, a definition of success. I post it below, because it is worthy of watching. His career included some failures (losses) but was predominated by success (wins in 16 of his 21 career races, with three seconds and one third).

2. Zippy Chippy. Unlike Secretariat, Zippy Chippy did not achieve much success in his racing career. In fact, Zippy Chippy ran in 100 races, and lost every one - yes, 0 for 100. He was once beaten in a 40 yard dash by a minor league baseball player (somewhat contrived).

Perhaps, sufficient failure is nature's way of telling you to do something else - captured in another quote (also frequently mis-attributed)

Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results

Perhaps the key is to simply redefine [spin] failure as success, we have all seen that.

Here's more on that same line of thought:

The difference between being perseverant and being stubborn is the end result.

 

Here's more on that same line of thought:

The difference between being perseverant and being stubborn is the end result.

I wish I had a command for a second language like you do. You know you got it when you can be so witty in that language. Not taking anything any from you but I guess if you need to learn a second language . I guess English is it It is so ubiquitous and probably a requirement to be able to survive in IT. Then again there are people born and raised in the US that lack English language skills that are common in many that have English as a second language.

 

I wish I had a command for a second language like you do. You know you got it when you can be so witty in that language. Not taking anything any from you but I guess if you need to learn a second language . I guess English is it It is so ubiquitous and probably a requirement to be able to survive in IT. Then again there are people born and raised in the US that lack English language skills that are common in many that have English as a second language.

Thank you, but why stop at two? ... I have a Norwegian sister in law that fluently speaks five languages! ... and my 21 year old boy is already fluent in English (although he hasn't yet mastered it), and has a very advanced level of German. In fact, if all goes according to plan, he'll be leaving for Germany next semester and spend a year there studying at a prestigious university. My advice to him: mingle with the locals, and try to spend as little time as possible with people that speak your same language. That way he's guaranteed to soon master German, and to also make good friends that he can always return to visit for the rest of his life. More often than not, exchange students make the stupid mistake of always hanging out with their own, instead of embracing the opportunity of fully learning and appreciating a different culture.

I always wanted to learn German ... and then again, I've always wanted to learn electronics (and many, many other subjects too) ... But time (and the brain) is a limited resource. I guess one just can't have it all. That's why I feel so happy to participate in this place. Not a single day goes by without me learning something useful (or beautiful) from at least one of its members.

 

It is so ubiquitous and probably a requirement to be able to survive in IT.

This is why so many of Indian nationality excel in it.
Although they often don't really acknowledge any benefit from 100yrs of the British Raj, one is now having the second largest English speaking people in the world and as a second official language.
Max.

 

Thank you, but why stop at two? ... I have a Norwegian sister in law that fluently speaks five languages! ... and my 21 year old boy is already fluent in English (although he hasn't yet mastered it), and has a very advanced level of German. In fact, if all goes according to plan, he'll be leaving for Germany next semester and spend a year there studying at a prestigious university. My advice to him: mingle with the locals, and try to spend as little time as possible with people that speak your same language. That way he's guaranteed to soon master German, and to also make good friends that he can always return to visit for the rest of his life. More often than not, exchange students make the stupid mistake of always hanging out with their own, instead of embracing the opportunity of fully learning and appreciating a different culture.

I always wanted to learn German ... and then again, I've always wanted to learn electronics (and many, many other subjects too) ... But time (and the brain) is a limited resource. I guess one just can't have it all. That's why I feel so happy to participate in this place. Not a single day goes by without me learning something useful (or beautiful) from at least one of its members.

Do you speak English at home? Not that you really need to. Just thought it would make good practice especially for your son.

I considered joining an Italian club just so I could be exposed to the language. One thing I never understood about immigrants here speak English at work but don't at home. If I were going to another country to live I would want to be immersed in the language long before I moved. And it is so easy to do with English. After I moved I would want to speak the language at home just to hone my skills. We have a lot of Indian immigrants here. Most have a decent command of the written language but their spoken language is horrible. I think the problem is they don't speak English at home or among their friends.

I may have mentioned my grandfather before. He came to this country as a child and had little time for education. Graduated from the 3rd grade then went to work. Lost a leg at age 12 in a mining accident. Somehow he managed to learn English. He refused to speak Hungarian (his native language). He said he was in America and needs to speak English now. He taught himself how to read, write, to do basic math, history science whatever he could get his hands on. He must have been an amazing guy. I regret not being able to meet him. I have to wonder what he could have accomplished if he had a good education when he was a child.

 

This is why so many of Indian nationality excel in it.
Although they often don't really acknowledge any benefit from 100yrs of the British Raj, one is now having the second largest English speaking people in the world and as a second official language.
Max.

LOL I just posted on this while you must have been posting. As I mentioned many Indians have excellent written skills but horrible speaking skills. Really what is needed is a class on diction. Even in the US, I have had lots of English classes but never learned to speak. Luckily I was able to get away from Western Pennsylvania and the samll town were I grew up. I was able to educate myself on the spoken word. If you ever heard an uneducated person from Western PA speak, you would think it was another language. We call them Yinzers. From the word yinz, sort of a Western PA version of ya'll.

http://pittsburghspeech.pitt.edu/PittsburghSpeech_PgheseOverview.html

 

As I mentioned many Indians have excellent written skills but horrible speaking skills. Really what is needed is a class on diction.

Here we have a fairly high population of Immigrants from India, Sikh and hindu, as well as from Pakistan, all the one I have come in contact with mostly have an excellent command of the English language.
Very high majority are business owners, and very industrious.
Max.

 

This man may have taken $190 million to his grave:

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/crypto...s-needed-to-unlock-customers-190m-reports-say

Customers of a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange are reportedly unable to access $190 million of funds after the company’s founder died with the passwords needed to access the money.

 

Question: Would an event like that, where a large pile of cryptocurrency can be proven to be “lost”, have any impact on the value of the remaining crypto?

I don’t mean a psychological impact, I mean a calculable impact like changing the number of shares outstanding for a listed company.