The Costco Connection – July 2013 – Page 47:
Really cool about Chia.
We knew about the tea and the drinks, but who knew about all the other uses of Chia.
Substitute for eggs.
Even tells a little history. Short article is jam-packed as is the little Chia seed.
Topher White: What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone #TED : http://on.ted.com/q0TOb This is a great solution to illegal loggers. Very cool solution. The importance of rainforest deforestation may be overstated with the stats. It may not be more important than anything else… But there are several ways to look at it. Very, very important though.
In the process of creating the special acknowledgement for all the innovation throughout history that resulted in AI, GenAI more specifically… I was lured to getting my fav GenAIs to work on the case. WoW!
Coming to a Couch Near You: A New Wave of Telecommuting: Very cool discussion about Telecommuting. And Traffic. I just saw stats on the worst commutes in America. (several different ways to slice n dice it). One stat was the average person spends a bout a week per year (38 hours) in traffic. I have no idea where Mr Average lives, cause the rest of us used to ring up that many commuting hours in…
ChatGPT 4.0 (3/14/2024) Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14 in the month/day format) because the date represents the first three digits of π (pi), which is approximately 3.14. Pi is a mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. This ratio is constant for all circles of any size, making pi a fundamental aspect of many mathematical, engineering, and scientific calculations. Here are some of the useful uses…
The patent troll condition -as identified- is a relatively new phenomenon/hot spot in the IP world, perhaps one or two decades old. To be sure, there were isolated cases of troll-like behavior as far back as the 1970s, but nothing like the scope, intensity and frequency of the past several years. Today’s trolls not only find dormant patents also but buy up unused portfolios from companies not concerned with their IP or in need of…
This site discusses and tracks the use of Delphi-type methods in doing all kinds of research: academic, theoretical and real-world. Businesses can use the Delphi method to identify key issues, develop scenario plans and/or do horizon planning. Strategic Business Planning that use similar methods as those used by Delphi Method. A strategic planning workshop for strat plan development uses a modified SWOT planning situational analysis method, for example. But the Delphi Method works best for…
