The future depends on what we do in the present. | |
— Mahatma Gandhi | |
[Ask them TODAY!! We are less than 30 days from the mid-term elections. — kmab] | |
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2021 | What Matters To Me |
With The Slamming Of The Door | |
2020 | Make Voting A Habit |
You Ought To Hear Him Tell His Stories | |
2019 | 2019 49ers Season Starts 5-0!! |
Will Any Republican Senator Vote For Impeachment? | |
2018 | VOTE – We Need A Wave |
2017 | Soothe, Inspire And Recharge |
2016 | Aren’t We? |
2015 | Cold Embrace |
2014 | Delightful |
2013 | Apprenticeship |
2012 | Curtain Rods |
2011 | A Living Force |
2010 | BART Rides – A Tipping Point |
Posts Tagged ‘The Future’
Ask Your Friends To Vote In November
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged 2022 Mid-Term Elections, American Politics, Mahatma Gandhi, Philosophy, Quotes, The Future, The Present, Voting on October 13, 2022| 3 Comments »
Sowing The Future
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Education, Harvest, Judgment, Kuan Tzu, Philosophy, Quotes, Robert Louis Stevenson, Seeds, Sowing, The Future, Trees on June 2, 2022| 2 Comments »
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. | |
— Robert Louis Stevenson | |
If you are thinking a year ahead, sow a seed. If you are thinking 10 years ahead, plant a tree. If you are thinking 100 years ahead, educate the people. | |
— Kuan Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Unmistakable Progress |
Dom-De-Doo-Be Dom | |
Reviewing Austen | |
2020 | A Better Synthesis |
2019 | It’s Only Funny If You’re Old Enough To Know What “Film” Was |
2018 | Bourne Wicked Blonde |
First Things First | |
2017 | This Explains A Lot |
2016 | Me Too |
2015 | A Proper Price |
2014 | Well Hard |
2013 | Because I Can |
Eloquence, n. | |
2012 | Why Bother? |
2011 | Peculiar Notions |
Limited Knowledge And No Control
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Claude Elwood Shannon, Control, Knowledge, Philosophy, Quotes, The Future, The Past on January 10, 2022| 2 Comments »
Thus we may have knowledge of the past but cannot control it; we may control the future but have no knowledge of it. | |
— Claude Elwood Shannon | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Limited Knowledge And No Control |
2021 | Gifts |
Look Inside Your Heart | |
2020 | A Strength Of Science |
2019 | A Higher Standard |
Make Two Calls | |
2018 | Irreplaceable Sparks |
2017 | Saving For April 15th |
2016 | First Wish |
2015 | Tracing Shadows |
2014 | One Thing |
2013 | More Is Less |
2012 | The Screw-Up Gene |
A Model Democrat
Posted in Humor, Investing, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Chicago, Fort Wayne, Humor, Investing, Philosophy, Quotes, The Future, Warren Buffett on October 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Whatever the future holds, I make you one promise: I’ll keep at least 99% of my net worth in Berkshire for as long as I am around. How long will that be? My model is the loyal Democrat in Fort Wayne who asked to be buried in Chicago so that he could stay active in the party. To that end, I’ve already selected a “power spot” at the office for my urn. | |
— Warren Buffett | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Model Democrat |
Listen Mister | |
2020 | The Main Thing: Vote! |
No Other Reason | |
2019 | A Big “IF” |
2018 | Committed To Thinking |
2017 | More Pictures From My (Family) Retirement Party |
A Fondness For Sins | |
2016 | Are You Waiting? |
2015 | The Future Myth |
2014 | Hands |
2013 | Because You Have Lived |
2012 | 47% |
2011 | Conservative Values: Low And Lax |
2010 | A Non-Zero Sum Game |
What If “c” Isn’t A Constant? | |
2009 | Pictures from UCLA trip… |
Let’s Make It So
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Leadership, Noam Chomsky, Optimism, Philosophy, Quotes, Responsibility, The Future on April 23, 2020| 2 Comments »
Unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so. | |
— Noam Chomsky | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Today’s Question |
2018 | A Moment Of Union |
2016 | Symptoms |
2016 | Tossers |
2015 | Hunger |
2014 | Outside Dependence |
2013 | Doing Right |
2012 | A Short Course In Human Relations |
If Death Be My Future | |
Strive | |
Such A Fool | |
2011 | I’m Working For A Living |
Future Tools
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Baidu's Brain: Robin Li is helping China win the 21st century, Charlie Campbell, Philosophy, Quotes, Robin Li, The Future, Time Magazine, Tools on September 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Our vision is that humans can interact with all devices using human language,” says Li. “The difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools. Over the past 100,000 years, whatever tools you invent you have to learn how to use. In the future, you won’t need to do that — tools will learn how to understand human language, human intentions. That’s the future.” | |
— Robin Li | |
Quoted by: Charlie Campbell | |
In his article: “Baidu’s Brain: Robin Li is helping China win the 21st century“ | |
Appearing in: Time Magazine; dtd: 29 January 2018 | |
[Actually, it has been well established for many years that multiple species besides our own use tools of various types. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | 20 / 20 History Lessons |
I Waited | |
2020 | The Blind Squirrel And The Suppression Of Uncomfortable Ideas |
It’ll Start Getting Cooler. You Just Watch. | |
2019 | Future Tools |
Three Swedish Girls | |
2018 | Four Loves |
Favorite Westerns | |
2017 | Faith In Science |
2016 | What The World Calls |
2015 | Say What? |
2014 | Start Today |
2013 | Fly!! |
2012 | Greater Love |
2011 | Before |
A Branching Stream
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Elon Musk, Philosophy, Probability, Quotes, The Future on September 7, 2019| Leave a Comment »
I look at the future from the standpoint of probabilities. It’s like a branching stream of probabilities, and there are actions that we can take that affect those probabilities or that accelerate one thing or slow down another thing. I may introduce something new to the probability stream. | |
— Elon Musk | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Practically Worthless In Every Way |
It Never Was | |
Frustrating Incentive | |
2020 | You Too? |
Six Degrees | |
2019 | A Branching Stream |
Day 9: One Day At A Time | |
2018 | Pity The Nation (Part 2) |
Day 1: Redux | |
2017 | Good Blogs, Too |
2016 | My Prediction For #AmnestyDon |
2015 | Worth A Try |
2014 | I’m Feeling It |
2013 | May I Have A Little More, Please? |
2012 | Increasing Doubt |
2011 | You Can’t Touch This |
I Hope So
Posted in Career, Philosophy, Quotes, Work, tagged Beauty, Career, Memory, Philosophy, Quotes, Retrospect, Sigmund Freud, Struggle, The Future, Work on May 14, 2019| Leave a Comment »
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. | |
— Sigmund Freud | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Painted Into |
2017 | Prayers, Miracles And Lottery Tickets |
Roman View | |
2016 | Dignity And Grace |
2015 | Is It Warm Enough For You |
2014 | What The Right STILL Wants |
2013 | Embrace Serendipity |
2012 | Your Order, Please |
2011 | Well Enough Anyway |
A Bad Sale
Posted in Environment, History, Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, Environment, Factory Floors and the Natural World, Farming, Food, History, James Rebanks, Land, Leadership, New York Magazine, New York Times, Our President’s Emotional Bait and Switch, Quotes, The Future, www.msn.com, www.nytimes.com on March 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The future we have been sold doesn’t work. Applying the principles of the factory floor to the natural world just doesn’t work. Farming is more than a business. Food is more than a commodity. Land is more than a mineral resource. | |
— James Rebanks | |
(An English farmer’s account of the changes he is seeing) | |
as quoted by: Andrew Sullivan | |
From Sullivan’s opinion piece / article: “Our President’s Emotional Bait and Switch“ | |
Which I found on www.msn.com at: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/our-president%e2%80%99s-emotional-bait-and-switch/ar-AAnKTg4 | |
That, in turn referenced the New York Times at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/opinion/an-english-sheep-farmers-view-of-rural-america.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 | |
Sullivan’s article originally appearing in: “Daily Intelligencer“ | |
Which is a section under New York Magazine | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Prayers For Ukraine |
2021 | Be Your Own Hero |
Another Frog King | |
2020 | Still Trying To… |
2019 | Press Freedom |
2018 | Or Loyalty To An Unqualified And Incompetent President |
2017 | A Bad Sale |
2016 | Be Happy! |
2015 | Are You Feeling Cold? |
2014 | Never Asked |
2013 | In Praise Of Change |
2012 | John Carter Of Mars |
Circular | |
2011 | How Much And When |
Timely Planning
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Edmund Burke, Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Planning, Quotes, The Future, The Past on January 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
You can never plan the future by the past. | |
— Edmund Burke | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | An Experiment Without A Control Group |
2021 | Seeking Center |
Your Love Is Near | |
2020 | You Mean I’m STILL In School? |
2019 | Finishing Work |
2018 | Diversity |
2017 | Timely Planning |
2016 | Just Too Easy To Know Fewer And Fewer |
2015 | A Fine Balance |
2014 | Next Rung |
2013 | Super Bowl Prep |
Romantics | |
A Goal For Zen? | |
2012 | Mutant Powers Of Obsession |
2011 | Federal Stars |
Mud Pie | |
Cheers, Friend!
Posted in Investing, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Friends, Investing, Philosophy, Prices, Quotes, The Future, The Stock Market, Uncertainty, Warren Buffett on March 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The future is never clear, you pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus. Uncertainty actually is the friend of the buyer of long-term values. | |
— Warren Buffett | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | How About: Just Be Kind… |
2021 | Try To Choose Wisely |
Found It | |
2020 | We Have A Window |
2019 | No Escape |
2018 | Except When It Is From The Oval Office |
2017 | Bad Karma |
2016 | Poor Management Choices |
2015 | Is It Still Dark Out? |
2014 | Rule One |
2013 | Spelling God’s Name |
2012 | Love Your Life And Sing |
Feeling Under the Weather? | |
2011 | Cheers, Friend! |
A Small Part Of Future Webs
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, Science and Learning, tagged Donald E. Knuth, Growth, Knowledge, Philosophy, Quotes, Science, Specialization, The Future, Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About on February 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Growth is relentless. So a constant trend towards more and more specialization is inevitable. Scientists have to concentrate on a small part of the world’s knowledge if they want to have any hope of continuing to advance it. | |
There might be some light on the horizon, however. I predict that in the not too distant future, people in academic life are going to define themselves not by one specialty area, but by two sub-specialities that belong to two rather different main specialities. This means that we’ll have a web of interests, in which each person will serve as a bridge between different parts of the overall structure. | |
— Donald E. Knuth | |
From his book: “Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Jeopardy |
2021 | Will Republican Senators Convict A Former President? |
Keep Moving, Keep Rolling | |
2020 | Republican Acceptance Of Abuse Of Office |
2019 | The Courage Of Four Skills |
2018 | And Stable Genius, Too |
2017 | And So We Continue |
2016 | Feeling Endangered? |
2015 | One Day |
2014 | Too Bad |
2013 | Unfinished |
2012 | First Steps Along The Path |
2011 | A Small Part Of Future Webs |