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NYC Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect…
[Originally written October 24th, 2020.] NYC’s plastic bag-ban law finally kicked in. I noticed that many supermarkets were still using plastic bags as the enforcement of the law had been postponed due to the pandemic. But now the law seems to be being enforced as the local supermarket I went to which up to now had been still using plastic bags (and at no extra 5-cent charge) now had removed all plastic bags. The checkout cashier asked if I needed a bag and offered the stores logo reusable bag for sale (upselling!). And they also have brown-paper bags available for a 5-cent charge. I had been stocking up and saving…
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The Covid-19 Crisis Highlights the Need for “Digital Upskilling”…
The current pandemic has highlighted the need for digital tech skills as remotely working from home and virtual learning continue to move to the forefront. Every job is becoming a tech job in some way, in that moving forward, we will all need to know tech skills at some level. With the rapid change in tech advances the need to stay ahead of the curve and keep learning new skills becomes even more critical. It goes without saying that tech specific jobs obviously require a deep intimate knowledge of the machinery, but as concerns grow over cyber security, even the knowledge of basic security awareness by the end-user (i.e., regular…
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It’s a Generational Thing…
I have long been fascinated by generations and how they are defined. Ever since I was young. What exactly is a ‘generation’?,Who declares them?, and how are they defined?, I constantly wondered. What made one generation different from another? Turns out, we do. Sorta. Us, along with natural and societal events. Wikipedia describes a generation as, “all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.” Ok. I’ll go with that. Wikipedia goes on to say: Generation is also often used synonymously with cohort in social science; under this formulation it means “people within a delineated population who experience the same significant events within a given period of time”.[1] Generations in this sense of birth cohort, also…
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My List of Candidates for “2020 Word of the Year”…
2020 started out with the the hope, optimism excitement of a newfound decade of reimagined “Roaring ’20’s” ahead of us, as champagne glasses clinked ringing in the new year last January 1st. Then things changed. We’ve adjusted our lives in previously unexpected ways and we learned a bevy of new vocabulary. Every year has it’s top entries for “Word of the Year” but 2020 brought us a rapid array of terms that quickly sprouted up and found roots in the news and media of all types. My tops candidates for “2020 Word of the Year” are: Coronavirus/Covid-19/Pandemic–Obviously. New Normal Pivot Digital Upskilling Election/Vote
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Learning To Program Is Hard…
Learning to program is hard. Learning to program on your own is REALLY hard. In my journey, I’ve come across many different courses, books, videos and other seemingly endless ways of learning. Some more confusing than others. But by way of self-studying, while frustrating, I’ve also gained the confidence of accomplishment from learning on my own and knowing how to get the information I need. There are time’s I want to quit. Many times. Sometimes, just having the right learning materials and methods of instruction can make ALL the difference. I firmly believe this. Similar to what separates a good trainer from and bad trainer, or a good teacher from…
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Remember… “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Aldous Huxley, writer & philosopher
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Dual Economy Continues to Emerge as Millions Have Lost Jobs But Hiring Booms In Some Sectors…
It’s a tale of two economies. We keep hearing about dueling aspects of the economy as this new normal emerges. Many are referring to this as a “K-shaped” recovery, where some industries are rebounding and continuing to due well, especially in the tech sector (but also real-estate and financial services), while others tied to the hospitality and service industry continue to suffer. An article in the WSJ highlights this trend that the tech sector is soaring, due to a variety of factors ranging from effects of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis including remote work and stay at home quarantine orders, which has led to increases in everything tech from cloud-computing to…
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Learning To Program Frustrations…
Sometimes I get so frustrated learning this programming. I find myself just seeming to go through the motions of reading and re-reading the material, analyzing each chapter over and over again. I follow the exercises, typing them in repetitively and seeming to just go through the motions. At points it feels like nothing is sinking in and that I’m not even recalling the previous lessons I’ve learned, which further adds to my frustration. It’s these lows that counter-balance and depress the highs that I receive when I actually get a concept and it seems to sink in.
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Big Tech Companies Bet on NYC’s Return…
“We know that talent attracts talent, and we believe that the creative energy of cities like New York will continue to attract diverse professionals from around the world,” said Ardine Williams, Amazon’s vice president of work force development. Executives at the companies said their investments even during one of the city’s darkest periods reflect their belief that the features that set New York apart — its diversity, culture, regional transportation network and numerous colleges and universities — will keep luring people after the pandemic. “The big takeaway here is that New York will always be a tech hub,” said William Floyd, director of external affairs for Google’s New York offices,…
