Archive for August, 2012
CE#632: Here To Stay – Pat Metheny Group
Posted by accelum in Jazz Fusion, Music on August 19, 2012
CE#631: Por ai – Nando Lauria (Brazilian Jazz)
Posted by accelum in Jazz Fusion, Music on August 19, 2012
CE#630: NASA’s Curiosity Rover on Mars – Day 2 (360º Panorama)
Posted by accelum in Science, Technology on August 19, 2012
CE#629: Send to Kindle for Google Chrome (Amazon)
Posted by accelum in Technology on August 19, 2012
CE#628: AT&T to Spend Tens of Millions to Promote Safe Texting (ReadWriteWeb)
Posted by accelum in Best practices, Health, Infographic on August 19, 2012
Texting while driving contributes to nearly 100,000 crashes causing injury or death per year. Loathe to be held responsible for such a grim statistic, AT&T has announced a campaign to stop texting while driving as well as an app to help curb the practice.
AT&T announced a new public awareness effort today as part of its ongoing “It Can Wait” initiative to bring attention to the dangers of texting while driving. The campaign calls for people to make a lifelong commitment to safe texting. It will culminate with a “No Text On Board” pledge day on September 19.
Texting while driving is especially prevalent among teenagers. An AT&T survey showed that 97% of teens say texting and driving is “common” among their friends. About 89% of teens expect to reply to a text or an email on their phones within five minutes or less, whether or not they are driving. It is not just young people, though, as 77% of teens in the survey reported seeing their parents texting while driving.
CE#627: China Is Replacing Its Workers With Robots (Business Insider)
China’s manual labor force is rapidly declining as the population ages and more people go to school. That trend, and government programs, are pushing up wages. In order to remain competitive, the country is going to have to invest an incredible amount in modernizing its industries.
The size of China, and the fact that it is only now beginning to ramp up its transformation means that there is enormous room for growth.
The great infrastructure boom in China might be slowing, but the automation boom is just starting.
Full article:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/credit-suisse-chinese-automation-boom-2012-8?op=1#ixzz241wtk6T9
http://www.businessinsider.com/credit-suisse-chinese-automation-boom-2012-8
CE#626: Pulse; Read Your News. Anywhere
Posted by accelum in Uncategorized on August 12, 2012
CE#625: La educación, fuente de progreso: Andrés Oppenheimer (WOBI)
Posted by accelum in Uncategorized on August 12, 2012
Según Andrés Oppenheimer, periodista y autor, “tenemos que estudiar más, mejor y más conectados con el resto del mundo”. Descubre en este video las grandes diferencias entre los países asiáticos y los latinoamericanos, y cuáles son los puntos clave a tener en cuenta para el desarrollo económico y social.
Wookieepedia: Link was a MC80a Star Cruiser belonging to the Rebel Alliance. →
CE#624: 10 Smart Things I’ve Learned from People Who Never Went to College (Forbes)
Posted by accelum in Best Companies on August 12, 2012
1. You can learn something useful from anyone.
Whenever we find ourselves ignoring someone because we’ve already determined that they aren’t “smart” enough to say something meaningful, we’ve made a big mistake. Besides being presumptuous and arrogant, this mindset blocks out every useful thing the other person might pass along. Instead of just listening and mining the conversation for nuggets of wisdom, we allow our pre-existing bias to brand everything as “not smart enough for me.” Incredibly bad idea. I’ve yet to meet someone who couldn’t teach me something.
2. If quality slips, it really doesn’t matter how good your ideas were.
This one I learned from a couple of my uncles who worked as quality control specialists on assembly lines. The most ingenious design plans, no matter how many brains contributed to them, can fatally falter in the execution phase if quality slips. This is equally true for intangible plans. Imparting greatness requires a continuum of effort and attention, not just an initial brain-fueled flurry to get exemplary ideas on paper.
CE#623: How to Destroy Your Business in 3 Simple Steps (Forbes)
Posted by accelum in Best practices on August 12, 2012
Step #1 – Lack of vision
“Making money” is not a vision – it’s an outcome.
A vision is something bigger. It’s a clear picture of the principles and goals that drive your business. This is the lens through which all of your decisions must be made.
Without a vision you’ll quickly find yourself seeking money making opportunities, instead of clear and lasting goals.
This is exactly how fledgling businesses find themselves consistently competing on price and hiring sub-par employees – there’s no guiding vision.
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