Many colleges are moving to teach Python over other programming languages. The language is versatile, easy to read, and quick. Additionally, it has been named one of the top ten popular programming languages in 2017. In fact eight world class software companies currently utilizing Python are: Industrial Light and Magic Google Facebook Instagram Spotify Quora…
In the past I used a free application with the family called Habitica. The to do application motivates the user by applying power and other RPG style items when tasks get completed. This made it more fun to complete provided tasks for the kids and myself. According to their slogan, ‘Gamify Your Life’, the site…
Julie Crory Telgenhoff shared the below video and it intrigued me. I have never heard of Brendon O’Connell. The video is titled “Edward Snowden Goes to Israel – Why?” While Brendon does get sidetracked in the nearly two hour video, there was a kernel that caught my intention. It starts in around the 15-18 minute…
It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it.Seneca (On The Shortness of Life – Chapter I) Make the most of your unscheduled time Be results orientated Make your strengths work for you Focus on 1 or 2 tasks at a time Make good decisions Too…
By definition, project blue beam is four steps presented by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). These four stages (steps) are as follows: Engineered earthquakes to produce archeological findings Holographic images in the clouds Telepathic communication Electronic provision of supernatural manifestations Engineered Earthquakes to Produce Archeological Findings Biblically we are informed there will be many…
I recall a saying by my great-grandmother. “Believe nothing you hear and half you see.” I couldn’t really know the true meaning of this at such an early age. This was far before the Internet came into public. Now in this time of “fake news” manipulating media it comes more clear. Recently, watching the series…
SaaS or Software as a Service is a way of delivering centrally hosted applications over the Internet—as a service. SaaS applications are sometimes called web-based software, on-demand software, or hosted software. Most SaaS business models rely on the idea of the software residing on a cloud infrastructure and users pay a monthly fee accessing and…
The term Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is used a lot within the confines of Information Technology (IT). But what is it exactly? By definition Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a problem-solving method which is used to pinpoint the exact cause of a problem or event. This method finds the true or actual cause of the…
I came across a YouTube video conveying an idea, I really like, which led to an interesting article, that led to action taken on the idea. How did I end up here? Let me back up. My wife’s birthday is coming up and she is a hardcore paper journal, day keeper. I have tried to…
I have commented before, our youth has lost their ability to critically think. However, what exactly is critical thinking? Have we, as the generation before, failed our youth in teaching the art of critical thinking? What is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking can be seen as having two components: 1) a set of information and belief…
