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Creating inspiration, part 1: Speak with your own authentic voice
By: Finn Jackson
Tags: Conscious Leadership, Self Leadership, Antifragility, Change Management, Leadership

In this time of churning and change, your ability to inspire yourself and others becomes essential.

There is no one right way of doing this but there are seven standard building blocks that you can combine and use in your own way.

The first of these is to speak with your own authentic voice.

Queen Elizabeth I of England provides a good example. Four hundred years ago she faced a difficult world. Many of her own people thought she could not rule, simply because she was a woman. Some of them had tried to kill her. And, seeing her weakness, a foreign power had decided to invade.

Faced with these perils, Elizabeth might simply have run away. Or she could have tried to bluff her way through. Instead, she chose to speak her authentic truth.

Wearing armour (unheard of for a woman) she rode “like some Amazonian empress” into the middle of her assembled army with an escort of only six men and two page boys.

Having put herself at the mercy of several thousand heavily armed troops, she then spoke clearly and authentically what became her most famous words:

“I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too!”

Her authenticity won her audience over.

And once they had decided to listen to her then they listened to what she had to say. And once they had heard what she had to say then they did what needed to be done. The invader was repulsed and Elizabeth has gone down in history as one of her country’s greatest rulers ever.

When we speak authentically, other people can hear it and they know who we are. Our words will then resonate most strongly with the people who will join us for the long haul. And when we have an inspired team, working together and pulling in the same direction, we can achieve anything.

In your life and in your work, do you speak authentically what is true for you or do you say what you think you should? What outcomes does that create? What would happen if you spoke more of your authentic truth — first to yourself and then to others?
Come Away
By: Heath ዟ
Tags: Journey, Travel, Life Lessons, Poetry, Life

Come away from her hair, entangled, beautiful

joyous mess, strands of summer apple and field flowers

these are the days that make them bearable

these are the days that make them a pillar

upon which to set these shining moments in sight

not hidden, not ashamed, but showing in my face

a mien of wonders touched and life kissed,

rolled upon the tongue, tasted, swallowed,

warming the belly on dark and lonely days.

Come away from her wearing your favorite shirt

knowing she is wrapped in the transferred touch of you

wrapped in your scent, she prefers to have you next to her,

close to her, against her skin she feels something of you

in the familiar garment, perhaps a bit of dwelling essence

that she knows belongs to her now —

memories of belonging lay among less favorable moments,

to one day weigh more than despair.

Come away from strange cities with questionable food,

alone among the smooth babble of foreign tongues made plain

by faces wearing expressions like a shared wardrobe

of familiar clothing; the desire to get lost, be lost, stay lost,

emerging with scars of life sucked from the marrow,

licking every last drop, fearing even a moment gone to waste.

Returning home, a rekindled appreciation for the mundane,

the ever-there-for-you familiar.

Come away from sweetgrass and wildflowers,

the unsullied innocence in a clasp of hands,

watching the clouds slide past, flat on our backs,

love — a strange and distant thing, its echo a bird

not quite belonging to this scene, far enough away

to enjoy without fear, just us, immortal here

we could, in our shared imaginations, live forever

in our own Summer kingdom, sustained on kisses.

Come away from blue bays and green waters,

mermaids with sharp teeth and other dangers

awaiting the foolish — oh, I’ve had my share

and lived to tell the tale, open wounds now set to proud scars

a testament to all who view, that I have loved

in the face of a rolling black fog, I have loved

before the deadliest of jaws, undeterred, severed limbs

tied by endless hope, a familiar rope.

Come away

proud man, bright man, damaged man, hopeful man

unseal thyself.

Come away

gentle man, patient man, simple man, hurting man

and heal thyself.

Come away

discarded man, forgotten man, shoestring man, incidental man

anneal thyself.

Come away,

come away and prepare thyself,

Panglossian man,

for the next venture forth

still believing you deserve better than this.

Your next journey awaits.
แจกหนังสือเกี่ยวกับ Data ฟรี 83 เล่ม !! จาก Oreilly
By: Perth Ngarmtrakulchol
Tags: Data Science

in Both Sides of the Table
📈Coinbase Valued at $8bn 🍫Maltese Security Tokens
By: Shan Han
Tags: Cryptocurrency Investment, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Securities Law

📈Coinbase Valued at $8bn

What’s the Story?

Coinbase is reportedly in talks with Tiger Global for a $500 million investment. Coinbase is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Tiger Global is a hedge fund that invests in both public and private companies. The investment values Coinbase at $8 billion, up from it’s $1.6 billion valuation in April 2017 on a $100 million round.

Why the Investment?

Coinbase makes money on every single transaction through their exchange and is profitable. As such, shareholders are reportedly concerned that there would be no further rounds. This would deprive them of the chance to divest and realise their profits.

This round seems designed to allow existing shareholders to divest. Half of the proceeds are to buy out these shareholders while the other half is going to the company. Presumably, this capital is for growth. The company has launched many new products recently, including those for institutional investors.

Why Should I Care?

During the bull market, there was a lot of interest in the company from investors. Coinbase had to issue a warning to shareholders not to sell their shares without authorisation. But, since the market has cooled, they appear to have found it harder to find a deal in the secondary market. This round has taken all year to finalise.

While the markets remain depressed, this may signify stabilisation. Traditional capital coming from firms like Tiger Global also show continued interest in the industry.
10 Common Mistakes to Avoid as a First-Time Online Entrepreneur
By: Jack Krier
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Work, Freelancing, Productivity, Startup

Most people start their online venture with a problem-solving idea and a zest for location independence, flexibility, and access to global markets.

Whether you’re into blogging, e-commerce, content creation, or web development, online business has a lot going for it.

Lots of novices, however, fail to elevate their project to the next level. This often stems from rookie mistakes such as not devising a long-term growth strategy, not getting proper assistance, or shoving out too many freebies.

For most successful online entrepreneurs, these missteps are part of the inescapable journey of trial and error. They are, nonetheless, avoidable.

Throughout my 5+ years in online business, I’ve made most of these errors at least once.

In hindsight, I see them as useful but not ineludible. If you comprehend their nature and motives early on, you might be able to bypass them.

On this basis, try to avoid these 10 mistakes commonly made by first-time online entrepreneurs.
Code Smell 03 — Functions Are Too Long
By: Maximiliano Contieri
Tags: Code Smells, Clean Code, Programming, Software Development

Code Smell 03 — Functions Are Too Long

Humans get bored beyond line 10.

Photo by Hari Panicker on Unsplash

Problems

Low Cohesion

High coupling

Difficult to read

Solutions

1) Refactor

2) Create small objects dealing with some of the tasks. Unit test them.

3) Compose methods

Examples

Libraries

Sample Code

Wrong

Right

Detection

All linters can measure and warn when methods are larger than a predefined threshold.

Also Known as

Long Method

More info

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Meet the Team at Gousto Tech — Joe Wood — Software Engineer
Tags: Engineering, Software Engineering, London, Gousto, Software Development

This post is the eleventh in our series interviewing members of our GoustoTech team. In this post we meet Joe Wood who is a Software Engineer in our Carrots squad.

Please introduce yourself and tell us about your role at Gousto.

Hello my name is Joe and I’m a software engineer in the Carrots team. Our main mission is to enable customers to order a Gousto box when and wherever they like.

How long have you been at Gousto?

I’ve been working at Gousto for eight months now. Wow. It has gone so fast.

Can you tell us a little about your journey before arriving at Gousto?

I started out as a broadcast engineering apprentice straight out of sixth form with the BBC. I got to travel around the country a fair amount, that was great and even worked on the 2015 general election. I did that for three years and then my brother suggested I should give this programming thing a try. After a lot of late nights later making some Java games, I knew I’d found something I was truly passionate about. I managed to get myself a placement with the internal software engineering team at the BBC. I worked there for a while before wanting to give a smaller company a try.

What made you decide to join Gousto?

I wanted to be part of something where my actions have a big impact. To be part of shaping a company and owning problems is a huge part of what Gousto is all about and that was super appealing. What really tipped me was the reduction of plastic pledges they were making. I really wanted to join a company that cared and was doing its bit for the environment.

What has been the most exciting thing you’ve worked on at Gousto since joining?

Next day delivery — for consumers these days this is almost an expected part of any service which involves delivery. My role as a software engineer in Carrots was to design and implement the technical side of it. I landed in a great team and the project opens up a whole new customer base as well as being the first meal kit company that delivers next day!

What’s in the pipeline that you’re excited about at Gousto?

I am a big fan of internal tooling. I think it’s because I despise inefficiency so watching it being blasted out the park through good tooling is 100% something I could put my feet up to. This is why I am excited about building delivery tooling which gives our operations team a way of organising where, when and how our orders get to where they need to be on a microscopic level. Potentially aesthetically pleasing too. =)

How would you describe the culture at Gousto?

That’s simple: Gousto operates with an open and honest culture where growth and constructive feedback are valued above all. It’s a wonderful place to grow your passions with plentiful opportunities to make an impact.

Why would you suggest that someone considers joining us in GoustoTech?

If you want opportunities to own a problem in a team that strives for the best while having a lot of fun in a company that is helping reduce the environmental damage we humans are causing, Gousto is a great place for you.
Circle CEO To CNBC: Despite Recent Volatility, Bitcoin Still “Attractive” as Safe Haven
By: Circle Team
Tags: Stable Coin, Crypto, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency

Circle Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Allaire on Monday appeared on CNBC to talk about the recent volatility of bitcoin, why it’s still attractive as a safe haven asset, and why stablecoins are likely to become a major focus for the G-7.

Snippets of his remarks are available below. You can watch his full interview here:

Circle CEO Says Bitcoin is Attractive for a Variety of Reasons. “Clearly a non-sovereign digital asset like bitcoin is attractive to people who are interested in moving capital into a place where they can control it themselves. That underscores a lot of interest that’s been there over time. It’s the digital gold thesis and I think a lot of both institutional accumulators of bitcoin, individuals, very specifically individuals in jurisdictions or environments where the intense concern about capital controls are there. That’s an underlying thesis that I think has had an impact on it for the last 8 years.”

Circle’s CEO says the Recent Volatility in Bitcoin Might Be People Trying to Take Gains Following Months of Growth. “Last week was a significant risk-off week for equities. You saw there were a lot of holders of digital assets whose broader portfolios were taking a hit and if they had gains, obviously bitcoin is up over 100% almost 200% over the past 9 months or so, that’s a place to take some gains as well. Depending on the type of holder so to speak, you’re going to see slightly different behaviors during these market moves.”

Circle’s CEO says Crypto and Stablecoins Will Likely Become Major Topics for the G-7. “Crypto as an agenda item is absolutely on the docket, it’s becoming a major topic not just because of the continued growth of things like bitcoin but also the growth in stablecoins like USD Coin (USDC) & Libra.”
社會網絡分析(1) - 基於 F-J 模型的問題架構方法. [讀論文] SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND OPINIONS —…
By: Edward Tung
Tags: Statistics, Data Science, Sociology

數學、人工智慧與蟒蛇

Data Science is an young and composite subject, where most…
7 Powerful Tips to Get Your Child into College Athletics
By: Tom Handy
Tags: College, Motivation, Children, Parenting, Self

7 Powerful Tips to Get Your Child into College Athletics

It requires much more than their school counselor can provide.

Image by skeeze from Pixabay

Since my son was born, I worked hard to teach and educate him on the finer things in life to play sports. Imagine waking up one day and your kid gets a million-dollar contract to play sports. The sports world is crazy but can be a profitable investment for your family and change your future.

As a kid, I played sports ranging from basketball to baseball and ice hockey. Yes, I played ice hockey since I grew up in the Philadelphia area where ice hockey is a popular sport. I wasn’t good enough to play in college but always loved the discipline and training that comes along with playing sports.

No one wakes up one day and is Michael Jordan. Michael, like other professional athletes, has to work hard to get better. A lot of time, commitment, and sacrifice are required to make it to the pros.

When my son was a year and a half old, I bought him a tee-ball set. I thought maybe one day he could play professional baseball. After a few years playing tee-ball when he was six or seven, he said he didn’t want to play anymore. So this dream of mine to have a professional athlete was put on hold until three years ago.

One day after school, my son said he wanted to play football in seventh grade. I never played football with my son or mentioned it. As you know, you hear about the concerns of concussions especially in football so my wife and I were hesitant. We finally agreed to let him play.

Now my son is dreaming about playing professional football so for him to reach that level, that requires a little work from me to get him ready. Outlined below, I’ll cover some areas that I have worked with my son to help get him ready for college. As a parent, there are some things you need to do to help get your child ready.

The seven areas covered include the following:
Data Science and Machine Learning books that you should read in 2020
By: Shobhit Srivastava
Tags: Machine Learning, Data Science, Reading, Books, Statistics

Data Science and Machine Learning books that you should read in 2020

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” — Harper Lee

It’s accepted truth that reading books provides more insights and knowledge than any videos or article. Taking that into consideration this time my article it is not about anything related to data science or machine learning techniques or algorithm, rather about books where you can find all the contents in the arena.

Source : Pexels Images by Min An

So, In this article I will be talking about some of the most read books and frequently referred one by experts in the field. So what to wait for, let’s dive in further.

1. An Introduction to Statistical Learning with application in R.

This book details about various statistical learning techniques such as graphs, variance distributions etc. along with various techniques on which foundation of various machine learning algorithms such as linear regression, its variants such as lasso and ridge regression are laid upon, Including some of the classification techniques.

This book could help us to make a strong statistical foundation if you want to set up in the field of data science and machine learning.

Click here to download PDF.
The Erotic Mother
By: Yael Wolfe
Tags: Feminism, Motherhood, Howl By Yael Wolfe, Women, Sexuality

It’s frustrating to me that in 2020, we still aren’t making much progress in this area.

Instagram still thinks the female nipple is pornographic (whereas the male nipple — what’s the difference?! — is not). Photos of breastfeeding women are still routinely deleted from social media, despite guidelines that specifically state that photos of breastfeeding are allowable, no doubt because these companies are trying to walk that fine line of respecting the cultural propaganda around the “sanctity” of motherhood while also affirming the even more insidious propaganda that breastfeeding in public (including on social media) is somehow a deviant act that threatens the morality of anyone who witnesses it.

And try an internet search using terms like “sexuality and motherhood” or “motherhood and sex.” You won’t find much, and the majority of what you’ll find is more than three years old, largely focuses on the low sexual energy many women feel post-partum, or unintentionally (and sometimes intentionally) reinforces cultural propaganda with titles like Can Motherhood and Sexuality Coexist?

I know people are still asking that question, and with good reason — but we need to stop putting it in print. We can tackle this subject without using terminology that continues to disempower women and chip away at their sexual wholeness.

How about something like Yes, Virginia, Motherhood and Sexuality Do Coexist, subtitle: Because women are whole, complete, sexual beings just like men. Or you know (not to toot my own horn), something like Mothers Are Sexual Beings — Get Over It.

And how about we just, indeed, get over it, and move on to the more interesting topic of the erotic power of motherhood. The beautiful, voluptuous curves and bulges of a pregnant woman. The dazzling, unleashed sexual magnificence of a lactating breast. The pure, carnal power of a woman giving birth.

And as a woman who is not a mother, I want to emphasize that I don’t think we have to have been pregnant, given birth, or raised children in order to feel the sexual power of motherhood. I believe everyone — all genders, regardless of their parental status — can access maternal potential and feminine energy, both passive and active.

At my age, I doubt I will ever experience my fantasies of erotic lactation or having sex while pregnant, but I can indulge in sex during my period (if the right partner ever comes along), when I feel that energy of motherhood and feminine sensitivity and power so strongly.

It makes me happy to imagine this — my “maternal sexuality” realized. All of our maternal sexuality realized.

Think of it: pregnant women feeling beautiful and sexy and inspired to express their sexuality with their partner(s), women breastfeeding openly in public with rays of cosmic kundalini energy pouring out of their bodies, women wielding their sexuality with precision and determination at every stage of their life…

That is a world I want to have a part in birthing.

This article was written for Howl by Yael Wolfe, a weekly column here at Sexography. © Yael Wolfe 2020
Essentia joins Bitcoin Association Switzerland
Tags: Announcements, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Bitcoin

Essentia, the decentralized framework to create, store and access your digital life, is thrilled to be a part of the amazing Bitcoin Association Switzerland. We’re always here to support Bitcoin adoption, education, and development. The world of cryptocurrency is growing up really fast so keeping all of the enthusiasts together is priceless.

What is The Bitcoin Association Switzerland?

In their own words: “The Bitcoin Association Switzerland is one of the oldest and most active non-profit associations around the topic of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. They have been organizing free social and educational events with the number of attendees ranging from a humble dozen to several hundred. They have been assisting in the resolvement of legal issues and lawmaking, and educate the broader public by providing a contact point for media inquiries as well as face to face with anyone interested at our regular meetups”.

Why is Essentia now a member of Bitcoin Association Switzerland?

Essentia is very keen on the idea of getting to hear a wide range of opinions from every member. No one is left behind. This is one of the major reasons why we decided to join the Bitcoin Association Switzerland. We also want to have our say.

Essentia implements the same inclusive strategy with the development of our framework to attain the best results possible.

Every idea matters.

Another key reason why we’re now a member of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland is to help raise cryptocurrency awareness around the globe.

Why is it important to spread the word about cryptos?

Everybody knows about Bitcoin. Well, everybody’s heard of it. But do we really know about blockchain technology? How is it evolving, why is it going to change the world and what is its use cases? Bitcoin Association Switzerland holds various meetups and conferences on the topic.

World conferences help us to get the hang of the today’s realities and to keep up with the times. It’s a great opportunity to share your own thoughts and listen to what experts in the field have to say.

Our community is very enthusiastic about learning the political, technological, business and legal aspects of cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Association Switzerland is giving you an opportunity to meet with the best speakers possible, covering many areas within and around Bitcoin.

To get more updates on future partnerships and sponsorship, join us on our social media.

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Accupass 活動通「成效追蹤」功能｜以後能數據衡量你的實體活動行銷成效了
By: Renn Cheng
Tags: Marketing, SaaS, Careers, 活動通, Data Visualization

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In Love!
Tags: Magnet Poetry

In Love!

“The Writing Cooperative and Chalkboard Magnet Poetry Prompt”

Photo by Jacob Rank on Unsplash

Silent night with common desires

The laughter that echoed empty rooms if not with you

With all my heart calling and calling,

from my lips are words, slipping, and gliding

I will sing your praises and whisper your flaws

Will drink to the high from the love that we have found

heads on each others shoulder, farther we sleep

If only we hold on to one other

Can walk in together to a common direction,

to a newer tomorrow, sharing in love.
Do you use smileys while chatting ?
Tags: Communication, Love

"A friend of mine, irritated by excessive use of emoticons (a.k.a smileys) by me once just blurted out,

“why the hell can’t you type ?? why would someone use so many symbols when he/she can just type ??”

I was almost confused and couldn’t figure out why would he say such a thing. Emoticons are best. Right ??

Well, I tried explaining my point of view but he couldn’t figure out my thoughts through those cute little emoticons (I seriously don’t know, how can that be even possible, but truth it is.)"

After this conversation with him where I literally explained why I’d always prefer emoticons over statements, I started thinking of reasons.

Why do I use emoticons??

Why does anyone uses them??

Well, a social poll using SocialE shows that majority actually give preference to emoticons.

Umm, emoticons are cute. But keeping that fact aside for a moment, lets answer, why emoticons?

Well, below is a list of why would anyone prefer smileys (and for those who ignore them, please allow emoticons to be a part of your chatting life)

Lets you know who is interested in the conversation because they imitate the way you write with more smileys. You can get into a smiley war with anyone → Well, that really is an interesting war to fight. Sometimes it can be flirty without being too much → That’s what winking smileys are for. It’s more acceptable than ‘k’ or ‘hmm’ → Well, some of your friends might begin banning using words like ‘hmm’ and ‘ok’ coz you use them too much. That's when emoticons can be of help. There are too many emoticons to be banned. They convey pretty much what you feel without writing it down explicitly → There are certain feelings, emotions, thoughts that can’t be written but emoticons fill that gap very well. In the same way that a person’s voice or facial expression changes while having a conversation, a smiley face can be used in online chat and text messages to achieve the same result. It lets people know if you are smiling, laughing or upset or not very happy with the conversation taking place → This point might not be very valid for everyone, for example, when I’m very angry, I don’t use emoticons at all. We react to them like we would real human face → You can really chat quite smoothly when emoticons are involved as you take it as an alias for a human face. They soften the blow of a critique → You can just blow someone in such a mean tone & language and then use tongue out smiley. The person won’t be hurt, not much at least.

Still won't be using emoticons ?

Let us know here, coz your opinion matters.
My book is here! “But What if it Wasn’t a Sardine Delivery Man?”
By: Julie Daniel Davis
Tags: Privacy, Kindle, Kids Books, Amazon, Digital Citizenship

My book is here! “But What if it Wasn’t a Sardine Delivery Man?”

July 18, 2019

View my book on Amazon
filterMap in JavaScript, efficiency for functional programming
By: Martin Novák
Tags: JavaScript, Programming, Front End Development, Web Development, Functional Programming

All JavaScript developers are awesome and they deserve a brilliant way of filtering and mapping over an array with just one function with a linear complexity O(n) of one run through the array.

If you are looking just for the solution, then here is the code for filterMap. Thanks for stopping by.

Please notice that the above function is just a one-liner using a JavaScript reduce function. Here is an example of using filterMap:

filterMap is better than using two function calls of map and filter separately because you would need to go through the array twice. From the perspective of functional programming, filterMap is a pure function as it doesn’t produce or rely on any side effects.

If you prefer using a library, please consider filterMap from @7urtle/lambda: https://www.7urtle.com/documentation-7urtle-lambda#lambda-filterMap

@7urtle/lambda is an open-source JavaScript library on a mission to help developers transition towards functional programming while picking up the paradigm at their own speed. The library has a super tiny size but offers everything from basic functional utilities to badass monads.

If you want to show your fellow developers what an indisputable expert in functional programming you are, I have one more tip to be mindful of performance when working with arrays and filterMap.

Often you might want to run more than one function over an array. That might leave you with two choices. Either you create a larger function that does everything for you and breaks the single responsibility best practice or you might just want to string additional map functions on top of your filterMap.

You should always follow the single responsibility principle and create small functions that do only one thing and become highly reusable. Fortunately, there is a third solution of using function composition.

In functional programming, you should always try to compose functions as lego pieces where small pieces together come to create larger ones. This way your code will be highly reusable and you will have an easier time as a developer.

Both the checker and mapper can be composed functions and you can gain efficiency instead of subjecting your code to multiple array runs.

Have a look at an example in @7urtle/lambda:

This how cool functional programming turtles write their code. And if cool turtles do it, then it must be right.

Documentation for the used @7urtle/lambda functions:

If functional composition confuses you or you would like to refresh your functional programming basics in JavaScript, @7urtle/lambda website has great articles for the purpose: Functional Programming Basics.
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By: Artisan Digital
Tags: Artisan, Keyword Research, SEO, Search, Digital Marketing

We are a full-scale digital agency based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, specializing in software development, design, and digital marketing consulting.

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Come feel my birth peal come steal my panel there on the patio I heard a chicken subsuming insight
By: Van Sanders
Tags: Humor, Poetry, Nonsense, Stand Up Comedy, Absurd

Fecus by Night by Van Sanders

Come feel my birth peal

come steal my panel

there on the patio

I heard a chicken

subsuming insight

Like cheddar compound

press flavor inward

release a product

a supple sample

laid bare beside me

There is no wonder

just faded flutters

ripples abating

meaning deflating

clumps dance, parading

Swollen Nubs by Van Sanders

They see themselves fan

the flames of doubt that

lick out the inside

burn down some insight

to lead to grief things

Is not Ichabod

now ready to bone?

could not reveal lord

a story more sore

and lacking sandwich

Hollow thoughts feeling

more thorough than stone…

like hooves above me

like checks with folds, or

like argument bread

A Present for Hilda by Van Sanders

Wondering if mold

can grow in my mouth

candy of the south

fused before the clam

and held in a cup

Take me inside out

soup before the dawn

cooling from her spout

aching just to hear

music from Japan

Is it just me or

I’d like to peal just

some of your neck off

just some of your neck

to give to my friend

Arid by Van Sanders

Clean this pile before

the sun becomes a

bean before the door

before the doorway

beneath the corn maze

And that you hear is

not my raisin child

not my servant pan

not my lonesome strand

just my swollen hand

Is there a pea here

hiding from my sight

whispering secret

noodle recipes?

laughing in a pipe?

A Skin Trap by Van Sanders

Correct the solvent

singeworthy culprit

as if the ladle

but not the cradle

was a hoop indeed

Scoop out her fecus

present it to me

chew on my fixture

my chest is blooming

but that’s between us…
Universal Constants
Tags: Poetry, Equality, Constant, Universe, Literary Impulse

Universal Constants

A verse in a universe so diverse

Photo by Ramón Salinero on Unsplash

circumference to diameter

is a universal constant pi

bodies get pulled to each other

by a universal constant G

the speed of light

is a universal constant c

in this universe so diverse

with time ever-flowing

everything is ever-changing

individuality is ingrained

in all the life forms

every life is a variable

our fingerprints and DNA

our dreams and eyes

even by a chance

nothing gets repeated

amidst all these differences

there are these universal constants

impacting us without bias

and connecting us like beads

in a singular thread
Become an Acclaimed Writer
By: Jaleel
Tags: Acclaimed, Writer, New Publication

What You Can Expect From the Acclaimed Community

We want to provide our writers with the opportunity to grow with us. To facilitate this growth, we aim to follow these three core principles:

1. We Will Only Publish up to 10 New Stories a Day

We want every piece to have an opportunity to be seen. You have worked hard to create your content. You do not deserve to have it buried in a sea of endless releases.

2. A Positive Community for Writers

We aim to provide a community that will enrich not only your writing experience on Medium but also your overall writing experience. In other words, we are only interested in learning, sharing, and creating together.

On this note, we are in the process of setting up a group where everyone can connect with each other. Make sure to check back here for the link.

3. Fun Incentives for Your Contribution

We are also in the process of setting up fun incentives that will help boost morale in our community. This will vary from writing competitions to giveaways, and the rewards will include free courses from top writers and cash prizes.

More details on this soon.
How to Create a Self-Documenting Makefile
By: Victoria Drake
Tags: Tech, Programming, Coding, DevOps, Software Development

How to Create a Self-Documenting Makefile

Accelerate your DevOps with command aliases you can check in

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My new favorite way to completely underuse a Makefile? Creating personalized, per-project repository workflow command aliases that you can check in.

Can a Makefile improve your DevOps and keep developers happy? How awesome would it be if a new developer working on your project didn’t start out by copying and pasting commands from your README? What if, instead of:

pip3 install pipenv

pipenv shell --python 3.8

pipenv install --dev

npm install

pre-commit install --install-hooks

# look up how to install Framework X...

# copy and paste from README...

npm run serve

… you could just type:

make start

…and then start working?
Gerçekten Kendine Güvenenlerin Sergilediği 11 Davranış Biçimi
By: Hüseyin Güzel
Tags: Türkçe, Kendine Güvenmek, Göz Teması Kurmak, Davranış Biçimleri, Ayodeji Awosika

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Medium helps me to write every day — and this is wonderful
By: Gianluca De Dominici
Tags: Writing, Social Network, Language, Photography, Medium

Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters from Unsplash.

I started to write on Medium for a few weeks. Initially, I wrote especially for my blog, in Italian, every two weeks, but I had never had this burning desire to get in front of my PC to write a new article.

Medium has changed my habits and offers me an arduous, but rewarding, challenge: writing in English and pack away my attention to new ways to explain my world and my love for photography. And this is wonderful.

The need to write has always been part of my indole. During the quarantine, she has grown out of all proportion: an invisible man, who touches my shoulder and remember me to take a seat in my chair and start to give life a new article. A strange sensation but extremely enjoyable.

I never imagined starting to write in a foreign language. It’s so difficult for me because I apprehended to write in a certain way, with a friendly and direct tone, in Italian. Now my Italian readers know me, but report the same writing method in an English context is a hard challenge. Luckily I adore the challenges.

Medium helps me to test myself, with a series of factors that bring me to assume the part of new readers, with an innate curiosity, basic to write an interesting article. Because this platform is different to other social networks: inside we find writers, professionals and amateurs, who know grammar and the essence of writing.

You can know an argument, but if you can’t explain it, you fail, inevitably. This is an unwritten rule, that you apprehend by your first days on Medium.

I feel that I have already improved in my fluency and choice of words — and only a few days have passed since my approach to the platform! This helps me, not only in the English context but in my daily life.

I’m understanding how the platform pushes me every day to inform myself, to grow, from a lot of points of view. The idea to enter in contact with a brilliant community, interested in writing and creativity, satisfies me and carries me to take into consideration the idea to spend a lot of time on this platform.

Now every day I open my laptop and start to write — and this is incredible. Medium has changed my everyday life. I hope that I can give all my self into my articles for this platform.

I took the challenge. Now it’s up to me to highlight myself.
4G’ye 1 kala
By: Evren Yildiz
Tags: It, Gündem, Akıllı Telefon, Teknoloji, Internet

in Both Sides of the Table
AWS and Cloud Computing For Dummies
By: Furqan Butt
Tags: AWS, Cloud Services, It, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services

Traditional IT infrastructure

When we log into our computer and browse over the internet via some web browser like Google Chrome to access our favorite websites such as YouTube.com or Facebook.com, a lot is happening behind the scenes. Many different physical and virtual, human, and nonhuman components are working in conjunction to enable a user to visit their favorite website or service.

For any organization, however small or large, when they have to provide access to any of their service, over the internet, to their users they need different components to do that. A traditional IT infrastructure for a web-based service includes the following core components:

Servers.

Storage and Databases.

Networking and Routing.

Labor and Space to operate and monitor the entire infrastructure.

Maintenance, Security, and Disaster Recovery.

This arrangement works pretty well if the number of users of a particular service is not that large. But as the service becomes more and more popular and the organization grows, scaling up the physical infrastructure and providing instant and uninterrupted access to users all the time becomes a daunting task. Take Facebook for example. About 2.6 billion users are using the platform. They have very large custom-built data centers, 15 as reported in 2019 around the globe, with more than 180,000 servers that are enabling these 2.6 billion users to get steady and uninterrupted access 24/7 to Facebook.com. At the core of each of these data centers are the above-mentioned components i.e. servers, storage, networking, and labor.

So we can see that not all organizations can afford this much physical hardware, labor, and operational space for their day to day activities.
Graduate Schools: Should You Enroll In Them Now?
By: Ingyin P. Phyu
Tags: Decision Making, Graduate School, Personal Growth, Education, Self

Graduate Schools: Should You Enroll In Them Now?

Please ask yourself these 3 questions before you make potentially one of the biggest decisions of your life.

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

The theme of online learning and teaching has become more relevant because of the Coronavirus outbreak and moving our face-to-face activities from the physical world into the virtual world. While some can mitigate this change successfully but most have found it frustrating to change into this fuzzy online lifestyle.

No matter what your position in this continuing debate, the global Covid-19 pandemic put a halt to almost all the things we have planned for the year 2020. So if you might have planned to further your education or career by considering enrolling in a graduate school, I would like for you to consider a few things.

But before you even ask yourself anything, try to look around what is happening in the world’s biggest education hubs. The UK government has refused to bail out its universities for their multi-billion pounds scheme and instead were given a go-ahead to charge students full tuition during locked down and early 2 Billion pound payment.

From that one incident alone, universities are in desperate need of new students and the competition for government financial schemes has become more fierce than ever.

In this unique situation, there is no clear black or white answer, it is solely dependent on how will individual aims to utilize this situation positively.

Essentially, the basics components of the reasoning behind pursuing higher education are still the same. These three questions could help you make better decisions and potentially create positive outcomes during this crisis.
Last Days of Intrachain Token Sale
Tags: Blockchain, Token Sale, ICO

Dear Intrachain Community,

Our Intrachain Token Sale is already in the last stage. Let’s take a moment to look at how far we got and why you should still take the chance to invest.

Last Days of Intrachain Token Sale

Only two days left to have the opportunity to be part of Intrachain!

Looking at the ratings and reviews we receive, we know that we can be proud of what we have achieved through hard work and dedication. To mention a few: these ratings include a 4.1 on IcoBench, a 4.4 on Findico, a 4.6 on TrackIco, and a 8.78 on coinlauncher. But not only are we receiving great ratings on listing sites but also plenty of reviews on youtube. Check out one of those by Martin Hacks.

We believe that especially three facts about Intrachain will drive it to success:

Intrachain is no longer simply an idea. We actually have a working protytype. Our team contains of smart and experienced industry experts. And our advisors are deeply familiar with intragroup transactions and internal cost allocation in today’s business world.

Why you should invest:

Intrachain satisfies the high demand of accurate data of private users and businesses alike

2. Intrachain will revolutionize the Accounting Industry

3. Intrachain offers multiple benefits for investors

Intrachain at a glance: Take a look

We have exciting times ahead of us. Take the last chance to become part of Intrachain. Stay tuned!
Alert and Monitoring with Grafana
By: Hakan Eröztekin
Tags: Grafana, Observability, Monitoring, Alerting, Software Development

2.4 Lack of features

Lastly, we’ll talk about some disadvantages and lack of features you can encounter while using Grafana. We’ll also talk about which version to use.

A bug on an alerting method: Earlier versions of Grafana has a bug on diff and percent_diff functions. Say you want to define an alarm for your 20% increase in message count in the last 30 minutes. Our condition will be the following; percent_diff of query(A, 30m, now) is above 20 . It will work quite well with the 20% increase but you will still get the alert for 20% decrease which can result in pretty annoying unwanted alerts. Fortunately this bug is fixed.

Security issue: Grafana has had a security issue in the older versions. Thus it’s advised to use 7.0.2 or higher.

Not customizable messages: there are very limited options for customizing your alert message. You can’t use styling or variables in the message section. You can’t add buttons or else, even though Slack is supporting these.

No scheduling: You can’t turn off alerts. You can manually pause them one by one but can’t schedule or temporarily disable them. You will be getting alerts after midnight or in Sunday morning.

No warning state: Alerting is a boolean state. There’s no warning alert you can send to your Slack. It’s either alerting (red) or not (green). There’s a pending state too, but it’s not the same as warning state.

Lack of endpoint monitoring & alert: You can’t simply check status of your URL endpoints with Grafana. There’s a plugin for that but it’s limited to 3 endpoints. Otherwise you’ll need to pay $100 monthly. Thats why we use PRTG tool for this need.

Conclusion

Being one of the most popular monitoring tools, Grafana is extremely useful tool with great visuals. It helped us to monitor and manage alerts of various technologies (from RabbitMQ to Kubernetes, MSSQL and Elasticsearch) in one place. It’s easy to learn and use. No surprise a lot of great companies are using it. Even though it’s evolving quickly, it also lacks some basic features as we’ve discussed. Overall, Grafana is a quite powerful tool you should definitely consider using it in your company.

Happy coding!
Longest Summer Day
By: Rev Dr Sparky
Tags: Inspiration, Poetry, God, Heaven, Spirituality

Photo by Noah Herrera on Pixabay

Longest Summer Day

“be home when the streetlamps come on…”

You can live the longest summer day; and finally,

finally, past its

brightest, white-hot crest,

a twilight will commence.

And you, the running, smallest one,

with half-healed knees and tough, bare, dusty toes,

and bruise on shin or shoulder,

and slightly sunburned nose,

you’ll see the sky go amethyst, as streetlamps struggle on.

And as the dusk ascends

to deep ecclesial royal purple,

perhaps the barest breeze will tease or turn along your brow

and shiver dry the noonday sweat;

and comes a quiet, now.

The rough and shouting daylit world

is muted by the twilight: the violet dimness hushes all

so you can hear another Call.

Another Voice, to call you home.

All still you stand, to hear it.

It promises all good delight:

A simple meal; a healing bath; and sleep,

protected by the golden night light

God leaves always on.

Come out of day, and let your small, footweary body

drink in dusk, and evening star.

God calls you home to supper.

You can go.

It isn’t far.
Why Do We Believe We Need Permission To Quit Drinking?
By: Chelsey Flood
Tags: Health, Psychology, Minfulness, Addiction, Self

“I didn’t even drink that much, but it still ruined my life,” I said, and everyone laughed.

I was in a Zoom writing group, talking about the book I’m writing about getting sober. This month’s masterclass was with Marion Roach Smith, who wrote The Memoir Project.

“Put your hand up if what she just said was funny,” Marion said.

Six hands raised, and the accompanying faces smiled tentatively. I smiled back, though I didn’t entirely understand what was funny.

“You went to AA so they could tell you that you were an alcoholic so that you could stop drinking not that much. It’s pretty funny!”

The heads nodded, and I laughed. When she put it like that it was funny.

“It sounds like what you are actually writing about is permission,” Marion said, and I nodded, wishing fervently that I understood the world as clearly as she seemed to.

The question was, why had I felt I needed permission to quit?
Democracy Is An Action Word
By: Bassey Elimian
Tags: Inspiration, Lifestyle, Poetry On Medium, Self Improvement, Self

Democracy is a verb.

Your participation matters

Maths always take center stage

One plus one is two in every

nook and cranny of the world.

Maths’ answer in Efik — Calabar is

the same response in French — Frenchville, Maine

Maths correct answer can

make some people happy or furious

Democracy is a lifestyle.

Democracy is not perfect.

She gives us a little bit of freedom.

Never give up on your freedom.

Your action matters

Democracy is a lifestyle.
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Tags: Online Marketing, 數位行銷, Digital Marketing, Chigyosha

best of partnership to do DIGITAL MARKETING in asia!!

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Thoughts as I Lay in Bed at 8:30pm on a Friday Night
By: Leigh Vandebogart
Tags: Time, Sleep, Poetry, Addiction, Poem

Photo by Amanda Jones on Unsplash

I do not understand

where people find time,

I honestly

do not get it.

Are they staying up late? That must

be it, that has to be it. God!

I’m such a monster, I can’t

stay up late at all. Anything past

11 and I drift into mild hallucinations.

How do they do it?

Maybe they wait for sleep to come, patiently, organically,

and in the in-between

they do it, all of it, anything they want,

in extra pockets of time,

folded up. Like a candy in a tied up corner of a handkerchief:

surprise.

Me? I’m too impatient.

I don’t even let

dissolvable tabs of melatonin disintegrate

under my tongue

like I’m supposed to.

I eat it like a peanut, crunch.

I dive into sleep. I’m hungry for it,

always, constantly, deeply.

Is that normal? Well, you know

what they say: once

an addict,

always an addict.