SunKids / Shutterstock.com Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, people have been spending significantly more time at home. Stay-at-home orders in many states kept people from venturing out for weeks or months, except perhaps for essential errands. During this time, we’ve collectively spent money for many items that make sense given …
Read More »Inspiration from Rachel Hollis, “Focus” Walks, Bob Dylan and More
Once a month (or so), I share a dozen things that have inspired me to greater personal, professional, and financial success in my life. I hope they bring similar success to your life. Please enjoy the archives of earlier collections of inspirational things. Today, I’m going to list a bunch …
Read More »The AI community says Black Lives Matter, but more work needs to be done
This week, as thousands of protestors marched in cities around the U.S. to bring attention to the death of George Floyd, police brutality, and abuses at the highest levels of government, members of the AI research community made their own small gestures of support. NeurIPS, one of the world’s largest …
Read More »Facebook creates shopping data sets to make more humanlike chatbots
Facebook researchers this week introduced Situated Interactive MultiModal Conversations (SIMMC), a novel research direction aimed at training AI chatbots that take actions like showing an object and explaining what it’s made of in response to images, memories of previous interactions, and individual requests. In a technical paper, they detail new …
Read More »Questions About Spoiled Food, Dave Ramsey, LEDs, Selling Used Items and More
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Future employment looking unlikely2. Thoughts on Dave Ramsey?3. Food spoiling in refrigerator4. Bigger emergency fund?5. Cashing out 401(k)6. How …
Read More »How to get more followers on Instagram
Presented by RankWisely Instagram is one of the most popular social media networks in the world, just behind Facebook and Twitter. If you’re a business person or individual who wants to grow their Instagram reputation, then you must attract more followers to it. Once you build up your followers list, …
Read More »The Birds Are Not on Lockdown, and More People Are Watching Them
The adult male scarlet tanager is a medium-size songbird with glaring crimson feathers and jet-black wings. It can be hard to spot, because the species tends to forage among the upper branches of tall trees. But it does come down to earth, and sometimes can be caught hanging out with …
Read More »Are Millennials Spending Or Saving More Thanks To MCO? Here’s What We Found Out.
Author’s Blurb: I’m still living with family, so I’ve been extremely privileged to have spent very little money this MCO. So far I’ve only spent over RM100 for a one-time grocery run and a voucher for a future fishing trip. This is in stark contrast to the few hundred ringgit …
Read More »9 Purchases That Will Make You More Productive
Photo by mavo / Shutterstock.com Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the current state of things? Is uncertainty impacting your productivity and derailing you from achieving your goals? We’re here to help! We’ve rounded up a variety of products designed to help you regain focus and boost your productivity during the …
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