The Challenge of Seeing Progress | The Simple Dollar

September 17, 2019September 16, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

This is a challenge with almost every long term goal that people face. Once you start down the long journey of that goal, it can become very difficult to actually detect any sort of forward progress on that goal in your day to day life. You are making progress, but it doesn’t feel like you’re making any progress, and that can go on and on and on.

While much of the advice for handling the “boring middle” works well in terms of developing a sustainable pattern of behavior so that you can keep on moving forward even when it’s boring, it doesn’t help much with this very real issue. The only suggestion that really touches on this at all is developing milestones along the way and celebrating those milestones in a non-disruptive way.

Get popcorn for iOS 13’s privacy pop-ups of creepy Facebook data grabs | TechCrunch

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Privacy-minded changes to smartphone operating systems which foreground the background activity of third party apps are helping to spotlight more of the surveillance infrastructure deployed by adtech giants to track and profile human eyeballs for profit.

To wit: iOS 13, which will be generally released later this week, has already been spotted catching Facebook’s app trying to use Bluetooth to track nearby users.

Artificial Intelligence Confronts a ‘Reproducibility’ Crisis | WIRED

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A few years ago, Joelle Pineau, a computer science professor at McGill, was helping her students design a new algorithm when they fell into a rut. Her lab studies reinforcement learning, a type of artificial intelligence that’s used, among other things, to help virtual characters (“half cheetah” and “ant” are popular) teach themselves how to move about in virtual worlds. It’s a prerequisite to building autonomous robots and cars. Pineau’s students hoped to improve on another lab’s system. But first they had to rebuild it, and their design, for reasons unknown, was falling short of its promised results. Until, that is, the students tried some “creative manipulations” that didn’t appear in the other lab’s paper.

If You Suck as an Employee, You Will Probably Suck as an Entrepreneur | Entrepreneur

September 13, 2019September 10, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Do you want to make the jump from working for an employer to running your own business? Odds are that if you suck as an employee now, then you won’t make it as an entrepreneur. It sounds harsh, but that’s real talk.

As an employee, if you don’t build the skills you need to thrive as an entrepreneur, especially in terms of having a strong work ethic, then it’s incredibly difficult to flip a switch and all of a sudden thrive as an entrepreneur.

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Multifamily Real Estate Investing | Getentrepreneurial.com

September 13, 2019September 10, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ 1 Comment

Entrepreneurs tend to be good fits for real estate investing. This has something to do with their creativity, ingenuity, and stomach for risk-taking. And if there’s one type of real estate investing that’s more appealing than the rest, it’s multifamily properties.

The Benefits of Multifamily Real Estate Investing

As the name suggests, a multifamily piece of real estate is housing where there are multiple units. These units are typically all owned by one person, but leased out to different tenants. Examples include large apartment buildings, duplexes, and triplexes. The benefits of investing in multifamily properties include:

Integrating Vacuum Technology To Keep Food Hot | CoolBusinessIdeas.com

September 12, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

This stainless-steel cooking pot based on a traditional Japanese design uses a double-wall construction to create a vacuum that insulates the contents to retain heat for long periods.

The Maho Nabé pot achieves precise heat control and a long-lasting internal temperature thanks to its innovative double-walled structure, which improves thermal insulation.

Unlike other vacuum pans, there is no separate outer container so the pot itself can be heated on an open flame.

Facebook has a gaping loophole in its fight against fake news | Mashable

September 12, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Facebook has a major loophole that allows nefarious users to get around its strategy to stop fake news.

The social media giant has been taking its fight against misinformation and fake news more seriously in recent years. The company has taken action against malicious accounts spreading disinformation. Its updated its policies to keep misinformation off the platform. Studies have even shown that the steps Facebook has taken are working. That’s all good news!

However, a recently discovered loophole proves that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of his company still have a lot more work to do.

Amazon is hiring 30,000 workers. Here’s how to find out more | CNN

September 11, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Amazon is looking to fill 30,000 jobs and, to help accomplish that goal, it plans to host career days in six cities across the US next week.

The open spots span a variety of skill and experience levels, from entry-level positions at Amazon’s (AMZN) fulfillment centers to software development engineers. All of the jobs are permanent, and most of them are full-time posts. They all pay at least $15 an hour with benefits.

Amazon’s Career Day will take place on September 17 in Arlington, Virginia (the location of the company’s second headquarters), as well as in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville and its hometown of Seattle. The company said it expects to see significant growth in these cities in the future.

Teen’s Junk Food Diet Caused Him to Go Blind, Doctors Say | Live Science

September 11, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

A teen who ate nothing but fries, chips and other junk food for years slowly went blind as a result of his poor diet, according to a new report of the case.

The case highlights a perhaps little-known fact about poor diets: In addition to being tied to obesity, heart disease and cancer, they “can also permanently damage the nervous system, particularly vision,” according to the report, published today (Sept. 2) in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

The teen’s problems began at age 14, when he went to the doctor’s office complaining of tiredness.

15 Companies Founded By Amazing Young Entrepreneurs | Business News Daily

September 10, 2019September 8, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

You’ve heard about 30 under 30 lists (and other lists) that celebrate entrepreneurs under a certain age for achieving greatness. Did you ever imagine a list featuring entrepreneurs as young as nine years old?

Age doesn’t equal success, and no one knows that more than the young entrepreneurs on this list. They don’t need a driver’s license or high school diploma to transform their ideas into thriving businesses.

Here are 15 companies started by amazing young entrepreneurs.