Canadian Inflation Debate

 

Boo

 

Proper Cloth

 Custom-made clothing.

Interesting site. I placed an order. 

AI and the Coming Passivity

You don't need to lift or walk. Strap-on mechanical muscles will do that for you.

You don't need to think. Artificial Intelligence will be able to handle all of your questions. 

If the goal is to produce human obsolescence, we're on our way.

What could go wrong?

Art Film

 

I Have Just Seen a Case Where This Took Place

"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"

- Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of the Four (1890)

Hmm

 

Smartphones vs. Smart Kids

 

Random Thoughts on Organizations

 ~ The best performance evaluations are delivered via monthly meetings that are ten minutes long. ~ There are more people in search of comfort than in search of excellence. ~ Disasters rarely occur because someone asked too many questions. ~ Department A may do an excellent job and Department B may do an excellent job, but an important blend of their jobs may not even be acknowledged. ~ Dropping the term "Human Resources" and going back to "Personnel" would be a major advance. ~ To measure the effects of a job, look at a new recruit and then revisit that person in five years. ~ Getting rid of secretarial pools was a mindless blunder that harmed efficiency, lowered morale, and squandered time. ~ The executives who approved DEI initiatives have a lot of explaining to do. ~ One chronic emailer can destroy hours of concentration. ~ CEOs may know Paris and London, but have they discovered the exotic worlds one, two, or three floors away from their office? ~ Do not merely examine the products you produce. Look at the people you produce. ~ It is important to know which critics should be ignored. ~ Standard office furnishings create epidemics of boredom. ~ Many a workplace would benefit from brighter colors. ~ Many a large waiting room could use a grand (or a player) piano. ~ Smartphones are distractions and should be banned from meetings. ~ When did doctors decide that it is wise to have rooms with screens or posters that scare patients? ~ If your job consists of administrator, cop, and consultant responsibilities, try to give more attention to the third group. ~

First Paragraph

 Qi smelled danger.

- From Of Course They Knew, Of Course They ... by John Moody