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Water Cooler / Re: Quotes that hit home
« on: May 11, 2024, 02:12:44 PM »
Spotted on Twitter:
"The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop over-reacting."
"The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop over-reacting."
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Water Cooler / Re: Quotes that hit home
« on: May 09, 2024, 02:51:41 PM »
Spotted on Twitter:
"My plan... work so hard your competition gets tired just watching."
"My plan... work so hard your competition gets tired just watching."
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Marketplaces / Re: 75% of all US shoppers are Amazon Prime members
« on: April 20, 2024, 11:24:59 PM »
>> Frequently returned
It's counterintuitive but negative reviews can actually improve profit margins ... because they reduce returns.
If I read someone else's negative opinion, I might or might not still buy the item, but if I do I have a clearer idea what I'd be getting and have decided that I could probably live with those flaws.
I have returned very few things over the years.
It's counterintuitive but negative reviews can actually improve profit margins ... because they reduce returns.
If I read someone else's negative opinion, I might or might not still buy the item, but if I do I have a clearer idea what I'd be getting and have decided that I could probably live with those flaws.
I have returned very few things over the years.
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Economics & Investing / Re: GenZ is becoming the tool belt generation
« on: April 02, 2024, 10:00:51 PM »
Another quote:
"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."
-- John W. Gardner
"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."
-- John W. Gardner
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Water Cooler / Re: Shifts in How Couples Meet, Online Takes the Top | FlowingData
« on: April 02, 2024, 05:47:32 PM »
My husband and I met in a church youth group.
In 1971.
In 1971.
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Hardware & Technology / How Singapore is preparing its citizens for the age of AI
« on: March 12, 2024, 09:24:03 PM »
How Singapore is preparing its citizens for the age of AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0YGutWSB3UF
Food for thought ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0YGutWSB3UF
Food for thought ...
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Water Cooler / Re: Core continuing commitment to health and fitness
« on: March 07, 2024, 10:32:29 PM »
>> several pats on the back
Thanks! One productivity-boosting thing I've learned over the years is to celebrate small victories.
I now have a set of three-pound dumbbells but haven't started using them yet.
Thanks! One productivity-boosting thing I've learned over the years is to celebrate small victories.
I now have a set of three-pound dumbbells but haven't started using them yet.
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Water Cooler / Re: Core continuing commitment to health and fitness
« on: March 05, 2024, 03:52:57 PM »
My scale is reporting the same number but a few days ago I put on a pair of slacks that I hadn't worn for a while and the non-elastic waist was Too Loose. I'll have to take them in a bit.
I had mixed feelings about that because I wanted to wear my "power suit" that day and couldn't!
I'm chugging on with my little routine, still mostly indoors. I am sooooo ready for spring!
I had mixed feelings about that because I wanted to wear my "power suit" that day and couldn't!
I'm chugging on with my little routine, still mostly indoors. I am sooooo ready for spring!
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Hardware & Technology / Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot
« on: February 17, 2024, 10:07:13 PM »11
Water Cooler / Re: Microplastics: Doing your laundry is killing Flipper
« on: February 15, 2024, 11:41:17 AM »
More reading ... this one is a paid content piece:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-content-evolution-of-recycled-fabrics
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-content-evolution-of-recycled-fabrics
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Water Cooler / Re: Microplastics: Doing your laundry is killing Flipper
« on: February 14, 2024, 03:02:45 AM »13
Water Cooler / Re: Core continuing commitment to health and fitness
« on: February 07, 2024, 11:32:49 PM »
>> she was a viola player
Hah! No wonder we liked each other! :-)
Hah! No wonder we liked each other! :-)
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Water Cooler / Re: Core continuing commitment to health and fitness
« on: February 05, 2024, 12:22:25 AM »
>> have to do some scales
Side comment: When I was a teenager, there was a fellow in the violin section of my city's youth orchestra whose father made him "earn" his TV watching time with music practice. If he wanted to watch an hour-long show, he had to pay for it with an hour of violin practice, ahead of time. He could bank the time; it didn't have to all be on the same day. He ended up as one of our best violinists .... and he also became very, very selective about what shows were worth watching!
>> Piano will have less value
Much musical learning happens inside the head, not just the fingers, so there can be considerable transfer of skills between piano and other instruments, or voice. Developing one's sense of rhythm, developing one's ear for harmony and tonality, understanding different genres, reading music, etc..
It's all good.
>> leg strength
In our area right now things are so icy that even a short walk is treacherous. Maintaining balance to avoid falling is paramount.
Side comment: When I was a teenager, there was a fellow in the violin section of my city's youth orchestra whose father made him "earn" his TV watching time with music practice. If he wanted to watch an hour-long show, he had to pay for it with an hour of violin practice, ahead of time. He could bank the time; it didn't have to all be on the same day. He ended up as one of our best violinists .... and he also became very, very selective about what shows were worth watching!
>> Piano will have less value
Much musical learning happens inside the head, not just the fingers, so there can be considerable transfer of skills between piano and other instruments, or voice. Developing one's sense of rhythm, developing one's ear for harmony and tonality, understanding different genres, reading music, etc..
It's all good.
>> leg strength
In our area right now things are so icy that even a short walk is treacherous. Maintaining balance to avoid falling is paramount.
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Water Cooler / Re: Core continuing commitment to health and fitness
« on: February 03, 2024, 09:23:44 PM »
I am not managing to train as often as was suggested here but even so, every once in a while I feel ... different. In a good way. Hard to describe.
My hand weights are a couple of pounds, and I found some ankle weights which I haven't used yet.
My main goal is to get stronger on stairs. Not feeling that yet.
My hand weights are a couple of pounds, and I found some ankle weights which I haven't used yet.
My main goal is to get stronger on stairs. Not feeling that yet.