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How I Present Myself In an Interview? When the Hiring Manager asks, “Tell Me About Yourself”
By: Roshan Singh
Tags: Interview Questions, Interview, Self Improvement, Advice, Self-awareness

I am my best self

The second thing I want to share is, I am myself, but I am my best self. See, one of the mistakes I made here was I believe in the interview, “Well, I just want to be myself.” I remember at the beginning of my business journey. I was invited to a company, and I went there with the mindset of that. “I want to be myself, but also I want to be my best self. But I want to be authentic, I don’t want to be fake.”

But it doesn’t mean that I just share everything. This is the first time I was just sitting across the table from a hiring manager, and it’s like a date. Right? I was just getting to know each other. This is like a coffee date. So I make sure that I present my best self. And Lead with my strong foot forward. So when they asked me the question, I know that any statement that I make, I always want to tie it back to what’s in it for the company. What’s in it for the hiring manager?

So let’s say someone is hiring, and I am applying for a social media manager position. And the hiring manager is asking me, “well, so tell me about yourself.”A typical response, I might say, “Well, I grew up with social media and I’ve used social media for a long time my whole life. So I’m very familiar with it. And just about three years ago, I thought to myself well, maybe I could make a living doing this. So I started playing around with it, and take on a couple of clients here and there and I’ve worked with a couple of people, and then, I’m planning to get married, and my fiancé told me, you know, I should get a stable job. So here I am, and I’m looking for a company that offers good growth potential, good growth opportunity. And this place is not too far from my home. It’s good, it’s only a ten-minute drive.

Like this, It’s all about me, myself. It’s what they need and all of that stuff. If that’s the answer that you get? I think that would be satisfying. So, instead of rambling on about that, about my background and all this stuff, what I want. No, I want to tell them that how hiring me will benefit them, what’s in it for them, what’s in it for the hiring manager. What could I say to do for them?
人工智能与艺术创作
Tags: AI, Art

in Both Sides of the Table
It’s been a while!
By: Layer One
Tags: Broadcasting, Streaming, Twitch, Live Streaming

Dashboard Moderators

http://layerone.io/settings/

With our recent patch we added in Dashboard Moderators (name is a WIP.) You can now grant permissions based access to your most trusted chat moderators, staff, managers, assistants and friends. They will be able to access the information you provide them, as well update titles, run commercials, push feed posts, edit notes and more. There is more to come with this feature and hopefully a nice little perk for the next patch as well.

The tech that allowed us to offer dashboard moderators also gave us the ability to allow you to configure additional dashboards. It was brought to our attention that some of you may want multiple windows up along with the ability to have different configurations. Having access to multiple dashboards allows you to do just that.

To add your Dashboard Moderators today go to https://layerone.io/settings/moderators

Dashboard

Move/Resize Dashboard button

The last few patches we have been trying different things with the edit button for your dashboard. We think with this patch we are closer but still have a few ideas in the works to improve this feature. You can now find the “move/resize” button on the top right next to the dashboards menu.

New Cards

This week we introduce one new dashboard card. We had a big push on our last update and will have another big push on the next one. For this week however, meet your clock :). We will be updating this with more features as needed.

What’s Next

We have been gearing up for our next big release which will focus more on offline features. This will include analytic tools, stats and one or two other little caveats for moderators. We’re also in the process of redoing the way that you add and remove cards to your dashboard. The first steps of that was rolled out this patch (7/8/16.) A little bit further out we have new services you will love, new ways to interact with your community and so much more.

TL;DR

Not dead (yay)

New toys (also, yay)

More new toys on the way (very yay)

Expect more blog posts soon.

Parrots!

Parrots not currently available on Layer One.

As always all feedback is welcomed. Please never hesitate to reach out.

You can reach Josh and Thom on Twitter or contact@layerone.io

Much love,

The Layer One Team
Plastic Pollution in Indonesia
By: Leonardus Wiliem Adikusumo
Tags: Environment

Much of this plastic ends up as trash. Single-use plastic such as straws, grocery bags and packaging products are, particularly, detrimental. They often aren't recycled and constitute about 40% of all plastic waste.

Source : University of Tasmania

They end up damaging natural habitats, endangering wildlife and polluting communities around the world. Plastic pollution is a big problem for Indonesia. Indonesia a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world’s largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands. Indonesia is a second biggest marine pollutant in the world. Indonesia produced 3.2 million tons of plastic waste in 2010, with around 1.29 million tons of that ending up in the ocean, according to Statista.

Source : Statista

Indonesia already applied a charge on plastic bags in Mini-market or Supermarket, but I don’t think it has a great impact. Plastic bags were basically everywhere and they were littering the environment. Some were getting in the drains, clogging them. Some were habitats for mosquito and mosquito causes malaria. So, plastic is a big environmental menace.

What is the solution?

Indonesia can make a tougher rule for plastic bags, like banning all of them. For example, Rwanda and Kenya had already ban using of plastic bags. The impact of banning was very huge for people and environment. Water can easily free flow in the drainage, the country is very clean, disease like malaria were eliminated, etc. A clean country attracts more visitors tourism, increasing Indonesia’s foreign exchange.

Source : Coruba

Or Indonesia can produce plastic with using rubber. Indonesia is one of the biggest rubber producer. Indonesia can be a global leader in a global initiative for the natural and sustainable sourcing of plastic.

Life without plastic is possible.
DVS Fireside Chat: Sketching in Data Visualization
By: Data Visualization Society Team
Tags: Sketching, Data Art, Data Science, Design, Data Visualization

Sketching is a useful method for visualizing information. It can lend a visualization more humanity, feel more accessible to viewers, and helps move beyond the tool “default.” On top of that, sketching can ignite a creators’ creativity and bring practitioners closer to the data.

In this DVS Fireside Chat, our panelists discuss sketching as a form of visualization, how they incorporate it into their own practice, and offer tips and advice on getting started with sketching.

Panelists include:

Katherine Haugh—Senior Advisor on Organizational Learning at the Global Knowledge Initiative

Rasagy Sharma—Principal Information Designer, Gramener

Duncan Geere—Freelance information designer

Moderated by Amy Cesal

For more information, check out the communal chat notes and read Ripley Cleghorn on why you should close the computer for your next visualization.

For more DVSFireside chats, subscribe to the DVS YouTube channel here.
Dangerously Low Vaccination Rates in California: Is the Golden State Heading for the End of Herd Immunity? Data Answers.
By: Alice Corona
Tags: Measles, Vaccines, Datajournalism

In late January 2015, a serious outbreak of measles began in Disneyland in Orange County, California. The outbreak did not results in deaths. It did frighten parents around California and spurred a public outcry against the “anti-vaxers” — the parents who are vehemently opposed to mandated vaccinations for various reasons (among which some very questionable ones, such as the unproven assertion that vaccinations are associated with increased risk of autism).

The Golden State has long been known for its high concentration of parents who have not vaccinated their children. In some parts of California, vaccination rates have dropped far below the required level to maintain herd immunity (ironically, some of the places with the lowest vaccination rates are among the highest income locations, including Marin County). In July 2015, the California State Legislature passed a law mandating vaccinations for all Kindergarten students entering schools. The law also eliminated the Personal Belief Exemption, a way for parents to exempt their children from vaccination requirements.

This article examines data on the California public school districts and schools with the lowest vaccination rates for kindergartens. All data is pulled from the California Department of Public Health and refers to the latest reporting period (2014–2015).

Click here for information on definition and terminology.
“The Pitfalls of (White) Liberal Panic”
By: Jess Brooks
Tags: Liberalism, 2016 Election, White Privilege, Politics

“Should we admit, now, that the “postracial” moment was a precursor (rather than a provocation) to a white populism that bizarrely insists on its nonraciality while it projects GIFs, memes, and clumsy puns invoking monkeys, taco bowls, and the Prophet Muhammad? It is stranger still that old terms — racism, misogyny, homophobia, sexism — have flooded the national discourse as if this spectacle, this candidate, this President-elect is the catalyst of a doomsday that has in fact been long present in the seemingly limitless reach of white (male) entitlement to degrade, humiliate, and assert dominion over the field of zero consequences.

The morbid-cynical joyride of (white… multiculturalist?) liberal panic is neither merited nor, for some of us, fathomable. One could learn lessons from the twentysomethings in my classroom — Black, Brown, a few white, working class and lower middle class, queer and trans*, one degree (or less) removed from an incarcerated and/or undocumented loved one — who do not lament a damn thing, and are simmering with urgent questions about the necessity of artful, collective rebellion against an order. They are invigorating a truth that some older, wiser heads have generously shared for years: that to live within an everyday understanding — and embrace — of emergency is to thrust liberal panic to the margins of an indulgence. It is to say, without a hint of “i told you so” smugness or exaggerated rage, that such a political-cultural recalibration to the White Supremacist Normal (however absurd this version may be) is always to be anticipated.”
My Son Went To School Today
By: Emma Poe
Tags: Fiction, Gun Control, Short Story

My son went to school today.

He left his shoes in the breezeway again. I tripped over them as I was taking out the garbage. He forgot to do that too. I texted him and said, Child, You are triggering me.

He responded, Lol. Mom, did I tell you how much I love you yet?

My son went to school today.

I’ve been a little frustrated with him lately. His ACT’s were off the wall, so why aren’t his grades better? We sat him down and told him he needed to think of his future. He rolled his eyes. Now, is important too, guys.

He’s so young. He just doesn’t get it.

My son went to school today.

He’s been in such a great mood. He finally asked that Sia to prom and she said yes. I knew she would. Too bad they are both leaving for college in the fall.

My son went to school today.

He wants to major in English. I warned him that it was not a good major for getting a job. My husband said It’s a good background for law school. But my son doesn’t want to be a lawyer. He want to be a writer.

My son went to school today.

He left a copy of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road open on the coffee table. I saw the yellow highlighted passage.

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

I teased him and told him Kerouac needed to learn to edit. He kissed me and whispered the Rolling Stones to me. What a drag it is getting old…

My son went to school today.

I’m sentimental about him leaving for college in the fall. It’s bittersweet. I don’t want him to leave but I’m proud of who he is. He hasn’t even left yet and I’m anxious for him to come back home.

My son went to school today.

I’m washing to the dishes and making a mental checklist of things I need to get from the grocery store. He still eats like a five-year-old. CNN is on in the background. Oh God. Another school shooting. We really need to get our shit together with that gun thing.

My son went to school today.

As I focus on the news, my knees suddenly feel weak. I sit down with a thump, Water still running.

My son went to school today.

My son went to school.

My son went.

My son.
How I Let Data Influence Choices
By: Jody Roberts
Tags: Product Management, Hands On Data, Decision Intelligence, Technology, Data

Making Decisions

The human brain may have this part figured out better than we realize. Every day you make many decisions based on external stimuli — “data” — that occurs in the course of your day. Unfortunately in the corporate setting to document, justify, and validate your decisions, you need to understand and articulate this process to your stakeholders.

In recent years the importance and abundance of data have become strikingly more apparent, so much so that data has been called the “new oil”. Data is a raw resource that when utilized properly can help you produce a better-finished product. To achieve that result there are two versions of data influenced decisions that I’ll cover (I’m sure there are more — feel free to share).

Data-informed Decisions

Data-informed decision-making provides you the flexibility to include not only quantitative analysis but encourages the inclusion of your qualitative analysis as well. I’ve often found myself at a product development cross-roads whereby the choice of which feature/enhancement/new product to pursue is not supported in the hard numbers and insights I have available to help make my decision.

However there are two sides to every coin and its important to not lose the forest for the trees — perhaps we have interviewed customers who are willing to commit for this new product or existing customers who will renew or dare I say? Follow through on an up-sell if we add a new feature that increases their ROI from our product.

Data-driven Decisions

Put simply, data-driven decisions refer to letting data drive the decision for you. When making a data-driven decision you rely on quantitative results to pinpoint the best solution to the problem at hand. In this case, let’s say I’ve pushed for a new feature release and rolled it out to 20% of our user-base. In the time we’ve been live and testing this feature we’ve seen a measurable increase of average revenue per user. The numbers don’t lie and justifying this enhancement seems like a no brainer.
Praise for Leviathan
By: Jane Woodman
Tags: Death, Resistance Poetry, Starvation, Monsanto, Destruction

Praise for Leviathan

Monsanto the Monstrous

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Thou God! Thou gene-splicer!

Thou thunderer in the courts,

Crushing seedsavers beneath thy heel!

Thine armies are fierce,

Briefcases in one hand,

Pitchforks in the other!

Who will stand against thee?

Neither old farmer nor young!

Neither organic grower nor conventional!

Only the gargantua bred by thine geneticists

Breed under the hot sun of thine eye–

Under the omniscience of thine laboratories!

(Only…dost thou hear the cries of the smallholder?

Canst thou see the tiny lesions

On the hands of the harvester driver?

Didst thou notice the black rot

Where the newest, strongest beetles come in

On the second generation’s main stems?)

No! Thou dost roll over the horizon

Like unto the sun in its glory!

Thy days are unnumbered like the sun’s,

Thy waters filled with the glistening

Oil of thy most recent experiments,

Patented like all the others.

Soon there will be no seed,

No beauty in the grain fields,

No strong arm of the farmer,

Finally, no crops aside from thine!

Therefore hear not the warning

Of tomorrow’s famine born of today’s profit.

Thou art Monsanto!

Thy glory causes the powerful

To bow down before thee!

As soon we shall all bow down

In the last days’ hunger

And cross arms peacefully in rest.
Serenity.Exchange Development Report
By: Serenity Financial
Tags: Blockchain, Cryptoexchnage, Exchange Listing

September 11th — October 7th

Dear friends! We continue to share updates! During the period from September 11th to October 7th, we had been improving the Serenity exchange and now we are happy to tell you about our progress:

A bug when applying for a withdrawal of funds has been fixed.

Frozen windows will no longer be confusing and disturbing to users. Now, after filling out an application for withdrawal of funds the application window closes correctly.

2. The customer identification process has been improved.

Errors when loading documents has been fixed, appropriate notifications have been added, formats of loaded documents have been determined.

3. Errors in displaying the time of transactions have been fixed.

The transaction history timeframes now are configured accurately. From now on the time of transactions is displayed correctly.

4. The bug in displaying orders with the same price has been fixed.

Previously, not all orders with the same price were displayed into the order book. Now every order is shown and executed in accordance with the order.

5. The correct display of the password change form is configured.

Issues causing cyclic reloading and page freezing after clicking on the link in the email to change the password has been fixed. The server response now appears directly in the form of a password change.

6. TradingView databases have been updated

We always update software for libraries and graphics. When using third-party software, this is very important to ensure the security for our users.

This was the second report of the Serenity team. In the report we have described the most significant improvements. Also, a lot of work has been done regarding small details. We will continue to inform you about our updates and innovations. Ask questions, write comments — Serenity is always in touch!
Dignity by Design: Bringing Humanity into Product Design
Tags: Interaction Design, Forms Design, Humanity, Civictech, UX

Background

Code for America partnered with the amazing Detroit-based design firm Civilla to make the signup process easier using modern technology. For our part, Cylinder Digital worked together with Civilla on the product design and built the web application which signed our first applicants up for SNAP. You can see the results of our work here on our demo site.

The typical application process for SNAP assistance is lengthy. Folks have to fill out a very long form on paper or using an online service. The paper application — called “DHS-1171” in Michigan (PDF) — is FORTY TWO pages long and looks like this taped end-to-end:

Form 1171 (Bridge photo by Joel Kurth from this post.)

The online application is called MI Bridges and looks a lot like the paper version.

Customer Context

In designing a web application, our first step was to understand the applicants and where they are coming from.

The applicants are in a very vulnerable position. First, they are unable to afford enough food for their families. Second, most applicants visit the Michigan Health & Human Services (HHS) offices to get help completing the web form and assembling the required documentation. Asking others for help in this context can be a humiliating process.

Our goal was to make signing up for SNAP easier and bring dignity back to our customers.

The completion rate for the form isn’t great — it was not mobile responsive, it’s very long, and the copy on the form fields ranges from clinical to downright confusing.

It can also be... invasive.

“Tell us as much as you can about the conception of your child…”

There are a lot of questions which go pretty far into personal experiences, in this case current or previous pregnancies. It’s hard to imagine why this is relevant information for getting food support, but those are topics for another project. We were concerned with the completion rate and how questions like this could lower it because they embarrassed the applicant.

The Impact on Experience

Long web forms are notorious for low completion rates and aggravating the applicants. There are lots of easy wins when improving a long form like breaking up long forms to multiple pages (AKA The Wizard), saving work as you go (and allowing people to finish later), and better help text copy.

These address very understandable behavior: people will find almost any reason to abandon a long multipage webform.

Hypothesis

We hypothesized that asking sensitive questions in an insensitive way did not feel dignified and likely increased form abandonment. Instead, if we asked questions in a more human way, can help both treat people with dignity and encourage form completion.
You followed me all the way from Africa just to play peekaboo?
Tags: Surfing, Conversations, Creativity, Curiosity, Imagination

One of the things I love most about my kids is how curious they are, about people, food, places, and being completely honest — sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll (actually rap/hip-hop). What I hope their education never deprives them of is a talent for asking the questions that haven’t been asked.

As a kid, Curious George was my absolute favourite character. Totally mischievous, never asking for permission but always being forgiven.

Brian Grazer (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) is an elf-like version of Curious George. He’s been holding conversations with amazing, weird, and wonderful people most of his adult life. Think Castro, Carl Sagan, Obama. He wrote a book about these… it’s not awesome, but it revels in the notion that posing open-hearted questions reveals the world through other windows. Grazer believes curiosity unlocks the imagination and leads to the most disruptive innovations.

Another lover of conversation is Bill Tai, one of the best VCs on the planet. He says that all good causes and businesses are the result of simple conversations about a problem or passion. A conversation leads to an idea, an idea leads to action, and suddenly the future happens. I love that. It’s very 1880.

Bill also says, “you can’t make a wave, you can only ride it” — which is what I’m thinking of all April.

M
7. Bring the Extra-Sharp Markup!©
Tags: Unicorns, HTML, Programming, Technology, Web Development

I love complicated board games. I’m not talking about Monopoly (unless you want to play with the actual rules). I’m talking about the award-winning games. I’m talking Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, and the plethora of really fun games out there (no affiliation).

There is one similarity among all of these games. The rules are (usually) complex. You either have to play with a person who has already played the game, or a very smart person has to spend an hour reading the rules and learning the game. In either instance, that person has to explain how to play to the others at the party.

FLUXX is one of my favorites. It is a very simple card game (at the beginning). There are two rules. On your turn, you draw a card and you play a card.

What is really interesting about the game is that the rules change.

I might play a card that says, “On your turn, draw two cards.”

From here on, the new rules are that you must draw two cards. Now, someone else may play a different card that further changes the rules, or makes my rule obsolete.

The point is, you gotta keep track of a lot of rules.

What is my point?

Web Development seems like a fun new game. Each thick manual is like a new “expansion pack” in my favorite new game. We should give my new game a name.

Anybody have a recommendation? I’ll think about that for a few days. I rather like “Kittens in a Blender,” but that’s already been taken.

BLEND!

Today’s Lesson

It feels like my learning on HTML is coming to a close and we are about to hit CSS. This chapter contains lots of odds and ends. This is important! Don’t forget to do this!

I liked the discussions here, because they all whet my appetite without fully explaining themselves. I found myself racing to Google and asking it to further define things.

Are “iframes” still a thing? I shivered when I hit this topic. It took me back to those first pages designed for Internet Explorer in 1997.

Would you like to write a letter?

No, Clippy. I would not like to write a letter.

Would you like to write a letter?

Dang it, Clippy! Can’t you see that I’m trying to work here?

Bunny Trail: the “iframe” tag

I learned “iframe” back in the old days. I did some Googling and I got the low down.

iFrame was a common thing in early HTML.

The tag was phased out in HTML4 and XHTML

The tag is back in HTML5

Don’t use it for layout

There are some very specialized, very valid reasons to use it. If you know how, go for it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, avoid it!

If would like to display a very crunchy old design on your page (why would you want to?), you can use an iFrame to pop it on there. Again, why would you want to? It is better to display your pages using a programming thingie (that’s a technical term)

/End Bunny Trail

There were some other useful tags I came upon:

Every time I want to put a special character on my pages, I do a Google search for the HTML ASCII codes. I should just bookmark it and skip a step. Done.

I’m chomping at the bit to get into the CSS stuff!
How To Save Trained Machine Learning Models?
By: Farhad Malik
Tags: Programming, Machine Learning, Fintech, Python, Data Science

How To Save Trained Machine Learning Models?

Save & Reload Your Trained Machine Learning Models In Python

One of the key steps in the machine learning workflow is to save a trained machine learning model. This article presents how we can save and then load the trained machine learning models.

Photo by Philipp Katzenberger on Unsplash

It is recommended to split your data set into three parts:

Training: 60% Validation: 20% Test: 20%

Once the model is trained on the training set, the model is validated and tested on the validation and test set.

Training the model often takes the longest amount of time. Hence it can save us time to train the model once and reload it if and when it is required.

Photo by Hannes Egler on Unsplash

1. If you are working with StatsModel Machine Learning Models

1.1 Save The Model

import statsmodels.api as sm

model = sm.tsa.ARIMA([1,5,9,12], order=(1, 0, 1))

my_model= model.fit()

my_model.save( myfile)

1.2 Load The Model

from statsmodels.tsa.arima_model import ARIMAResults

loaded = ARIMAResults.load(my_file)

2. If you are working with Scikit-Learn Machine Learning Models

2.1 Save The Model

Use Pickle to serialise and save the models

from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression

import pickle

model = LogisticRegression()

model.fit(xtrain, ytrain) # save the model to disk

pickle.dump(model, open(model_file_path, 'wb'))

2.2 Load The Model

Use Pickle to deserialise and save the models

model = pickle.load(open(model_file_path, 'rb')) result_val = model.score(xval, yval)

result_test = model.score(xtest, ytest)

2.3 Save The Model

Use JobLib to serialise and save the models

from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression

from sklearn.externals import joblib

model = LogisticRegression()

model.fit(xtrain, ytrain) # save the model to disk

joblib.dump(model, model_file_path)

2.4 Load The Model

Use JobLib to deserialise and save the models

model = joblib.load(model_file_path) result_val = model.score(xval, yval)

result_test = model.score(xtest, ytest)

3. If you are working with Keras Machine Learning Models

Create and train the model

from keras.models import Sequential

from keras.layers import Dense # create model

model = Sequential()

# Fit the model

model.fit(xtrain, ytrain)

3.1 Save The Model

# serialize to JSON

json_file = model.to_json()

with open(json_file_path, "w") as file:

file.write(json_file) # serialize weights to HDF5

model.save_weights(h5_file)

3.2 Load The Model

from keras.models import model_from_json # load json and create model

file = open(json_file, 'r')

model_json = file.read()

file.close() loaded_model = model_from_json(model_json)

# load weights

loaded_model.load_weights(h5_file)

Summary

This article provided a summary of how we can save and load our pre-trained machine learning models to save us time and effort.

Hope it helps.
Five Korean Films You Have to Watch Right Now
By: Jack Sutherland
Tags: Culture, Film, Korea, Asian Cinema, World

Five Korean Films You Have to Watch Right Now

The gritty, cerebral world of Korean cinema is the film wave of the future.

Photo by rawkkim on Unsplash

Sick of the same old tepid plots being churned out by Hollywood? Tired of being able to predict who’s going to get together, and how a movie will end?

Then you need Korean cinema.

Following the recent success of the 2019 contemporary thriller/comedy Parasite, Korean cinema stands to be elevated to the position it has always deserved on the global stage.

Below are some of the Korean films that have fundamentally changed what I expect out of my cinema.
November Astrology
By: Maynard Originals
Tags: November Astrology, Scorpio, Sagittarius

Belonging to a Water sign with the ruling planet of Pluto, November is a time to investigate life at a deeper, emotional level. November has us accomplishing things that other people consider impossible. It is also a time of regeneration. It is “all or nothing” as challenges in November can make one feel alive. In November, the will to succeed is tremendous. This month brings a strong instinct for survival, springing from a deep-seated fear that he who is not fore-armed will be left behind. It is a time to seek new and exciting interests and be a help to others.
An Inspiring Story Of Why I Wash My Car Every Week.
By: Tim Denning
Tags: Life Lessons, Money, Self Improvement, Cars, Life

Losing something makes you want it more.

I had flashy cars for many years. Then, at one point I became financially poor (not mentally).

I knew as I went through this challenging time that I’d have to sell my car — it was inevitable. So, I sold it and didn’t buy another one for a long time.

In the beginning, I went through all sorts of emotions.

I felt incomplete, like a failure and miserable. These feelings passed pretty quickly. This point in my life was the lowest I had ever being. I was lost and had no idea what to do.

“All the self-help advice told me to get a mentor, but I could barely get out of bed and face the world”

I was ashamed of who I was and I was incredibly negative about life. I saw life as a burden that was a daily struggle. There were crippling health conditions I faced into every day and I felt cursed.

“Why didn’t other people have to deal with health issues like?” I would say to myself. I was completely ignorant of the truth which was this: The health issues were caused by me and all of us will deal with health challenges.

On the long road back to making a normal living again and recovering from mental health issues, I began to value the car I once had differently.

I saw owning a car as a privilege rather than something I was entitled to.

I thought about all the people in far away countries who didn’t have any car and had to walk everywhere.

I wanted a car again but I knew I had to earn it; I knew owning a car again would never feel the same.
Everything EOS Podcast #8: MainNet Launch
By: Ico Alert
Tags: Crypto, Podcast, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Technology

Everything EOS Podcast #8: MainNet Launch

A recap of the latest news and announcements by Block.One and EOS.IO

Disclaimer: ICO Alert does not endorse or recommend participating in any initial coin offerings, including EOS. ICO Alert does not receive any compensation for the Everything EOS Podcast from Block.One or EOS, however, Robert Finch and Zack Gall do both personally own EOS tokens.

Episode #8:

About EOS

Scalable

*Support thousands of Commercial Scale DApps

*Parallel Execution

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*The EOS Token distribution takes place over 341 days which is expected to provide ample time for the community to familiarize themselves with the project, as well as participate in the distribution.

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The Power Of A Hug — A Short Story.
By: Oren Cohen
Tags: Relationships, Friendship, Self Improvement, Love, Short Story

The Power Of A Hug — A Short Story.

“The heart’s scars do not show on the skin. Only inside.”

I had no idea I would feel this way. Being in the embrace of a stranger and feeling so right in their hug. It’s as if we’re Lego pieces fitting just right even though we’re built from different experiences and feelings. Nevertheless, in that timeless moment between hug and separation — we’re one. Complete.

When we separated, he had tears in his blue eyes. He said thanks, arranged his shirt alongside his composure, and left with his head held high.

Afterward, a young woman arrived, a head shorter than me. She smiled at my “free hugs” shirt, put her arms around me, and rested her head on my chest. And so it continued.

Like every day, I went to the market square and filled my gaping holes with lots of love from random people. With it, I understood that we couldn’t survive without each other.

They all thought I was selfless and doing this for their sake. “It’s so nice of you,” the people mostly say, “to invest your time in other people without getting anything in return.” But I did get something in return. They didn’t know because the heart’s scars do not show on the skin. Only inside.

Just before I left my spot at the market, a guy came and stood in front of me. Hands in his pockets, eyes staring down at the floor. I’ve already seen him, I realized. But he didn’t find the courage to approach when there were other people around.

“Want a hug?” I warmly looked at him. I knew what he felt.

“Can I ask you a question?” He said in a low voice.

“Sure, ask away.” I looked over him. He was my height, way muscular than my weak body, but his body language taught of shame and shyness. This man was no ordinary bodybuilder, I figured. I knew from experience that bodybuilders need hugs too. He was a person who built his strength, facing life’s challenges. Probably on the streets. I suspected he had as many scars on his skin as I had in my heart.

“Would you mind if… Would you mind if I talk to you during the hug?”

I looked over at him and said, “I bet you have a great story to tell. I would love to hear it!”

Then, I spread my arms and let him come to me. He spread his arms too, and seeing how awkwardly he had done it taught me he probably didn’t touch people a lot.

We hugged and then, like a dam being breached, he started crying and held me tight like a lifeline.

The things he told me, I’ll never forget them. Many tears were shed during that long hug, and I discovered some of them were mine.

Then, he abruptly disengaged from me. Said a quiet thank you, and left.

I watched him go, and knew in my heart; these are the moments I live for.
We Want to Live
By: Emma Briggs
Tags: Activism, Resistance Poetry, Global Warming, Climate Change, Poem

Photo by Svyatoslav Romanov on Unsplash

If you’re not fearful right now,

you’re not paying attention,

but is that the best way to be?

It’s very appealing to me

sometimes to avert my eyes,

to switch the news feed off,

to clean my own house,

to breathe my sweet air,

to swim in my clear water,

to hope the poor decisions

of all the selfish politicians

never come to fruition

and burst my lucky bubble.

I wish, but the problem is

I know hope is not enough

and prayers will never cut it.

Who will stop the insanity

if not you and I?

Although it’s easy to feel

helpless against stupidity,

surely, if we don’t give up,

one day we must be understood;

we don’t want to steal jobs,

we don’t want to control minds,

we don’t want to live in caves,

we only want to stay alive.
Meet 50 media startups from 16 countries
By: Next Media Accelerator
Tags: Tech, Investors, Startup, Media, Matchmaking

Bringing startups and media companies together has always been what we do best at nma. With the second edition of Media Match we take this goal to a next level: we’ll bring international startups, media executives and VCs together for two days of pitches and speed-dating during Germany’s largest online marketing event, Online Marketing Rockstar Festival (OMR).

We are thrilled to host Media Match together with weischer.media and SPIEGEL, with the support of nextMedia Hamburg! Media Match will take place on March 22nd and 23rd, at the premium Expo area of OMR in Hamburg, which is expected to gathered over 40.000 participants for two days of networking, entertainment and inspiration.

International crowd

Thanks to our network of international partners we were able to gather 50 top media and ad-tech startups from over 16 countries, including European, Israeli, Turkish and Argentinian teams. The teams will cover a wide range of topics related to the media, publishing and ad-tech industries: from AI to blockchain, from video strategy to esports.
Kenapa Perlu Outsourcing ke Digital Agency Konsultan IT untuk Mobile App Development
Tags: Mobile App Development, Business, Project Management

Journal about apps development for business and eCommerce from GITS Indonesia, a Google Certified Agency and Google Cloud Partner. | Website: gits.id

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You Have To Solve A Puzzle On Each Page In Order To Read This Book
By: Hannah Poindexter
Tags: Games, Logic, Books, World, Art

You Have To Solve A Puzzle On Each Page In Order To Read This Book

Logic your way through this one and reach the ranks of Da Vinci himself.

If you secretly loved “National Treasure” and have re-read “The Da Vinci Code” 12 times, you’re going to want to order the Codex Silenda, a complex five-layer puzzle book that requires you to successfully unlock one layer before moving on to the next.
Causalidade em imagens médicas
By: Fabiano Filho
Tags: Health Data, Deep Learning, Causalidade, Dados E Saúde, Imagens Médicas

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Unusual Ways to Get More Eyes on Your Writing
By: Kyrie Gray
Tags: Culture, Humor, Creativity, Writing, Marketing

Unusual Ways to Get More Eyes on Your Writing

You’ll never grow as a writer if no one reads your work

Is there anything worse than publishing something and getting no response? No bad or good comments. No reviews. No tweets. Just crickets.

If you want to grow as a writer you need to get some eyes on your work. You may have tried the traditional methods of obtaining those eyes, such as sharing on social media platforms, only to have them fail. Fear not! You just need to give these more unorthodox methods at try if you want those precious eyes.

Join a writer’s group

By author

Once you enter a writer’s group the other members are socially obligated to read whatever you put in front of them. Though you must give them your eyes in return.

Start a rumor that your work is cursed

By author

Tell the world that anyone who reads your work ends up dead. Give the curse a good backstory. Podcasts, ghosthunters, and Reddit users will eat it up. Readers will be dying to find out if it’s true. Even if it’s not, it will make for compelling content. You can’t buy that kind of marketing! Somewhere along the way people will give honest feedback on more than just the validity of the rumor.

Buy some eyes on online

By author

What can’t you buy online these days? If you want eyes on your work then buy a jar of fake (or not) eyeballs and then place them on your writing. Before you know it, you will have more eyes on your story than you’d every dreamed possible. Just make sure you print out your work. You do not want to put eyeballs on top of your electronics.

Start a cult

by author

Creating a cult is a great way to find followers organically. Starting an organization takes work, but if you put your mind to it, and target the right people, you’ll have a commune in no time. Once you isolate your members from their families introduce your draft as the holy text that must be read for their salvation. While no one is allowed to question your authority, they are allowed to question your character’s choices and give feedback on plot.

Rob graves

By author

Graves are a rich source of cheap eyeballs. Especially when the writer doesn’t have Amazon Prime. The grave’s contents can also provide judgment free listeners for the writer who wants to read their work aloud. Do pay attention to the date on the tombstone and get there quickly. Worms go for the eyes first, which is so unfair. They can’t even write, they don’t deserve those eyes.

Make people read your writing as part of a ransom

by author

Kidnap some pets. Don’t try taking children, as tempting as it may be. The police will look into the matter more quickly if you do. Send mysterious ransom notes, saying the recipients must read a series of links if they want to get their animal back. Share the links from many of your rival writers as well, to confuse the investigators. Place bits of fur and feathers from the pilfered pets in a rival writer’s house so they are blamed for the whole affair.
【程式學習之路：Day28】C#ADO.NET：Entity Framework 物件關聯對應、LINQ
By: 莎莉 Sally
Tags: Database, Data Science, Computer Science, C, Programming Languages

今日重點：CodeFirst －DatabaseFirst－jscoding－LINQ

∎ CodeFirst：先有程式，後產生資料庫

Create the Application — Create the Model — Create a Context — Reading & Writing Data — Where’s My Data? — Dealing with Model Changes — Data Annotations — Fluent API

補充：Console Class

表示主控台應用程式 (Console Application) 的標準輸入、輸出和錯誤資料流。 這個類別無法被繼承。

▸ Create the Application

Console Application

Enter CodeFirstNewDatabaseSample as the name

備註：List<Post> 由部落格文章形成的清單

▸Create the Model

CodeFirst：程式碼先，資料庫後

語法：

public class Blog { public int BlogId { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; }

public virtual List<Post> Posts { get; set; }

}

public class Post { public int PostId { get; set; } public string Title { get; set; } public string Content { get; set; }

public int BlogId { get; set; } public virtual Blog Blog { get; set; }

}

補充：C# get & set 存取子

get 可以形容成 “提供”，要返回結果

可以透過 get 存取子，將字串進行判斷、處理…. 再返回結果

set 則可形容成 “設定”，多數在處理計算及邏輯處理

set含有特殊的keyword: value，當有值傳入時，都會存入value中

▸Create a Context

Project –> Manage NuGet Package

Select the Online tab

Select the EntityFramework package

Click Install

安裝EntityFramework 實體模型

EntityFramework 是微軟以 ADO.NET 為基礎所發展出來的物件關聯對應 (O/R Mapping) 解決方案 。

將產生packages.config：紀錄安裝歷程，並完成參用

及產生C://packages資料夾

加入using System.Data.Entity;

加入語法

public class BloggingContext : DbContext

{

public DbSet<Blog> Blogs { get; set; }

public DbSet<Post> Posts { get; set; }

}

完成畫面：

補充：DbContext

Entity Framework 是 .NET 跟資料庫溝通好用的 Object-Relational Mapper (O/RM) 框架， DbContext 必須具有執行個體的 DbContextOptions 才能執行任何工作。

Context 環境值，容器。

BloggingContext可類比資料集，列管多個部落格及文章。

物件-資料-屬性

Blogs，Posts屬性

▸ Reading & Writing Data

加入語法至主程式：造一個物件存入資料庫

using (var db = new BloggingContext())

{ // Create and save a new Blog

Console.Write(“Enter a name for a new Blog: “);

var name = Console.ReadLine();

var blog = new Blog { Name = name }; //造一個Blog加到Blogs資料集裡面

db.Blogs.Add(blog); //存入db資料內容類別裡

db.SaveChanges();

// Display all Blogs from the database

var query = from b in db.Blogs

orderby b.Name

select b;

Console.WriteLine(“All blogs in the database:”);

foreach (var item in query)

{

Console.WriteLine(item.Name);

} //將資料列成清單

Console.WriteLine(“Press any key to exit…”);

Console.ReadKey();

}

執行畫面：

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