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Arts, Poetry

Two

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I don’t sleep, but I suddenly wake
My head is a race track
Your toy car follows each age line in my face
I smile
New lines are formed

Today you are two

Height, weight, and age can be measured
You can not measure my patience
But you know how to test it
Bip the Clown is no mute
A handsome Blok nonetheless
You can not measure my happiness
But you know how to grant it

Preparing for work
Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard
I daydream we are an adagio pair
And you are Atlantis soaring
Toothpaste drips onto my shirt

Stomping
Here comes the son
Winked an eye as you pointed your finger…
“I pooped Dada!”

Soon there will be two

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Links & Lists

Simon Sinek: The Video That Will Change Your Life

My boss had our department watch this today to give us some perspective on personal and workplace relationships.  Specifically, to give us some perspective when trying to open the minds of our co-workers to business intelligence.  I tend to hate “motivational” or “self help” types of videos but this one has a science twist that really spoke to me.

About this presentation:
In this in-depth talk, ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek reveals the hidden dynamics that inspire leadership and trust. In biological terms, leaders get the first pick of food and other spoils, but at a cost. When danger is present, the group expects the leader to mitigate all threats even at the expense of their personal well-being. Understanding this deep-seated expectation is the key difference between someone who is just an “authority” versus a true “leader.”

https://youtu.be/o44dolLLzos

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Introducing Google A.I. Experiments

Explore machine learning by playing with pictures, language, music, code, and more.

Check it out: https://aiexperiments.withgoogle.com/

Here is an inspiring TED talk on AI that has more of a positive spin than is often given to the future prospects of artificial intelligence and how it will fit in with society.  One of the main points is “Making people want stuff we make” vs “Making stuff people want” by using AI to give us the insight we would not otherwise realize.