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Cracking the SHSAT: Affordable Keys to Success
My kid recently surprised me by landing an offer from the best high school* in the best city† by performing well enough on the SHSAT test, for which I take half the credit. TL;DR: sign the petition to revert libraries budget cuts, promote Math Kangaroo in your school. SHSAT is a wonderful system that is…
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Whac A Car Insurance
Fun fact: Whac-A-Mole was invented in Japan back in 1975, for some reason I always thought it was an American game. Another fun fact: NYC metro area is most expensive for car insurance in the USA, and Brooklyn tops it. I was surprised to see my Geico renewed premium go up significantly enough to notice,…
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Fusion of Standardization and Unstructuredness
McDonald’s released its Double Big Mac, and I couldn’t resist. As a health-conscious person, I made a special order to remove the middle bun. The result was astonishing: a mind-blowing composition of double patties separated by salad, pickles, and tomatoes in the middle, along with the pronounced taste of the famous Big Mac sauce. It…
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Peloton Teams: a synergy of Peter Drucker prophecies, Agile, and Cycling
Peter Drucker is regarded as the father of modern management, and I consider myself fortunate to have been introduced to his books during my college years. Reading good books makes life a bit less interesting as you’re not surprised by the news like Agile job cuts, you actually expect that “…Instead of having “distinct roles…
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If he’s back we’re fired
Just came across this picture I took last year at the Museum Of Failure when it was visiting New York. There was a whole section dedicated to Trump failures. Trump Game, Casino, Shuttle, Vodka, Steaks, – that’s just the tip of the iceberg, you name it – he had it failed. It was funny back…
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AI concerns
Every time I hear concerns regarding the dangers of AI and its “too rapid” adoption I can’t help thinking about the history of cybernetics adoption in the USSR. Having lived most of my life in the USSR/Russia and being involved in the field of IT I strongly believe that the technological gap was the major,…