MargaretC
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MargaretC
n 2022 the amount of money that cyber-insurance providers paid out to American companies came to more than $4bn. Claims included business-interruption costs, crisis PR services, support from incident-response teams and ransom payments, which gangs tend to demand in the form of cryptocurrency. The following year ransomware attacks shot up 70%,... See more
Amanda Chicago Lewis • Secrets of a ransomware negotiator
My fondest memories, however, are of the good people—total strangers—who did really nice things for us. Perhaps people who live closer to nature are inherently kinder and more generous.
J.R. Harris • Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
• About 99% of the time, the right time is right now.
• No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.
• Dont ever work for someone you dont want to become.
• Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
• Dont keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes.
• If you stop to listen
Kevin Kelly • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
Both areas are extremely beautiful! We have traveled extensively in all 50 US states and found landscape beauty in all.
If I had to chose one area for vacation, it would probably be the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) due to the diversity of climates and types of landscapes accessible within a relatively small geographic area. We used to... See more
If I had to chose one area for vacation, it would probably be the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) due to the diversity of climates and types of landscapes accessible within a relatively small geographic area. We used to... See more
Landscape paradise: Colorado vs. Pacific Northwest
How do you chose your holiday / vacation destination? and Holiday / Vacation Destinations
What's the more scenic destination, Colorado or the Pacific Northwest?
Sari & Alex's workshop was very useful today (28 Mar 24) especially the point on "Collections are not tags -that's robot stuff". Also, the 6 points points on how to think about creating collections: 1. A question. 2. A Belief 3. A Concept 4. A List 5. A Feeling 6. A project
In my view, we should each invest a few hours a week in reading research that ostensibly has nothing to do with our day jobs, in a setting that has nothing in common with our regular workspaces. This kind of structured serendipity just might help us become more creative, and I doubt that it can hurt.
jasonzweig.com • Structured Serendipity | Jason Zweig
But there's just something about the immediacy and interactivity of Claude's "Artifacts" window, combined with the model's less stilted tone that brings it home.
For the most avarege users, these seemingly minor difference matter so much more than raw performance on abstract LLM benchmarks.
For the most avarege users, these seemingly minor difference matter so much more than raw performance on abstract LLM benchmarks.
Ethan Mollick • Gradually, then Suddenly: Upon the Threshold
The Til – The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
thedictionaryofobscuresorrows.com
Self-Help, Personal Growth & Psychology
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of new words for emotions. Its mission is to shine a light on the fundamental strangeness of being a human being—all the aches, demons, vibes, joys, and urges that are humming in the background of everyday life.
