I just upgraded our home stereo system. My original surround sound system included Klipsch Towers, a center speaker, and a passive surround sound rear speaker with a Yamaha tuner from the 90s. It was loud, proud, and probably contributed to cracks in our foundation, but it wasn't optimal for today's TV and movies. Instead, it was…
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This time of year, the two weeks around Christmas and New Year's, always seem like a blur. It's hard to remember what day today is, especially when both holidays fall in the middle of a week. Business generally grinds to a halt with people and companies taking vacations. TV is filled with retrospectives of the…
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Being a geek, I am a big Star Wars Fan. Star Wars movies are basically stories about the battles between good and evil. Just like religion may say, “May the Lord be with you”, Star Wars says, “May the Force be with you.” Star Wars even has its own national day, May 4th (as in…
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Getting older has both benefits and detriments. Growing old means having another day to learn, live, love, and grow. If you choose to continue to learn every day, you acquire wisdom. That wisdom may or may not help you become more successful, but I find, to stay relevant in business, you have to continue to…
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One big difference between Chicago and Raleigh is traffic. Chicago has basic north-south east-west routes and a lake that stops you from going east at one point. Raleigh has roads that can go east-west-north-south within a few miles, and you cannot live without a GPS. Also, Chicago has many 8-12 lane roads while Raleigh has…
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Back in 1997, Deep Blue (an IBM computer) defeated Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at the time, in a six-game match with a final score of 3.5-2.5 in favor of Deep Blue. Almost 20 years later, in 2016, Google's AlphaGo program achieved a similar victory by defeating Lee Sedol, one of the world's top…
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