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There are no magic learning pills or free lunches
热度 1 2024-5-19 20:47
Often influenced by Kung-Fu novels where a person accidentally found a magic instruction book and overnight became a expert in martila arts, young scholars starting out in their career try to find the same magic pill or secret instruction which enable them to acquire wisdom instantly and achieve wo ...
个人分类: S and T|6483 次阅读|1 个评论 热度 1
The Peter Principle of Management
热度 1 2024-5-8 00:22
The Peter Principle says people are always promoted to the level at which they are incompetent. The logic here is that employee are rewarded for good performance by being promoted to a higher level. For example, a good slaesman becomes a sales manager. However, different levels of management ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|5668 次阅读|没有评论 热度 1
on Fame, fortune and Power
热度 2 2024-5-5 21:57
Fame, Fortune, and Power It can be argued that once basic survival needs have been met all human beings in modern civilization have the selfish urge to achieve one or more of the goals in the title of this article. Among the three I’d also argue that FORTUNE ranks first among equals. Wealth is ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|5710 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 2
Use it or you lose it
热度 1 2024-5-1 01:25
I did my last serious research work in 2009 (age 75 at that time). Since then any technical writing I do are of the broadstorke/explanation kind rather than attempting breakthrough to new frontiers. I spend my time writing blogs to explain ST and life in these united States. Occasionaly I go to ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|5348 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 1
Discourse vs Discord - Some Random Thoughts
2024-4-29 00:29
In this connected and globalized world, anger and distrust prevail. Instead of civil discourse we end up with discord .Instead of listening without necessarily agreeing, we fight without finding common ground. Reiterating that famous line in the Rodney King incident - Can we just get along? &nb ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|4783 次阅读|没有评论
You Tube Video
热度 1 2024-3-15 04:59
In retirement, I do watch a lot of TV. Mostly I watch news program, political talk shows, and old movies. The last category brings back memories and nostalgia. However, I seldom watch the You Tube channel unless prompted by other messages or recommendation from friends. However, the other night whi ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|4323 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 1
Danger of Chat-GPT and Generative AI
热度 1 2024-3-13 22:14
In one of my earlier blogs, I wrote about my experience with Chat-GPT in which I ask GPT to produce a biography of myself. When I found many untruths in the bio writeup, I questioned the GPT as to where it found these facts. GPT confessed that it made it up . In educational field, when ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|4268 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 1

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