by wwm | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
With the advent of affordable, widespread AI tech, we’re entering a different world. And the most common question I see coming up is “can AI replace _______?” Fill in the blank with whatever profession the person is concerned about. Here’s an...
by wwm | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
I saw a photo of a sign on a beach that had a dozen-ish rules. These included some rules very specific to the beach (“no dogs”), but it also included a number of rules that were not only common sense, but weren’t just rules for the beach – they...
by wwm | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s tempting to think along the lines of that old saying, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” But are they? Really? It’s not uncommon for a presidential approval rating here in the United States to be below 50%. As of this writing, Biden is...
by wwm | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I work with an organization that recently rolled out a learning management system (LMS) to its people. The LMS is the core of the organization’s training program, and it’s not that difficult to use once you’ve gone through some simple training...
by wwm | Jun 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fast food restaurants are exploring the possibility of using AI chatbots in drive-thrus. Given the improvements with speech recognition tech and machine-learning-based processing, it’s definitely a logical next step. It doesn’t require expensive mechanical...
by wwm | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
I was talking to a friend of mine that used to work in the hotel industry, and he explained one of the unique challenges of the business this way: “your inventory expires every night.” It makes sense when you think about it. You can rent each room each...
by wwm | Jun 11, 2020 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
Mini storage, self-storage, storage units – whatever you call it, it’s big business in the United States. Renting a storage unit usually involves a psychological trade-off. “I’ll put this stuff in this little locked building, and then I...
by wwm | May 28, 2020 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
Pretty much all of our photos / movies that we’re currently taking are digital. Most people have a ton of photos on their phone, and a number of people are even digitizing their old photos / movies so that they can “future proof” their memories. This...
by wwm | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
If I had 30 seconds on a radio show to tell everybody in the listening audience how to declutter, this would be what I would share. Ready? The process is called “iterative decluttering”. To begin with, let’s get into our standard decluttering mode:...
by wwm | May 26, 2020 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
There’s nothing wrong with being sentimental or having positive sentimental attachments to stuff. (Insert pause to give you time to jeer and throw rotten fruit. Got that out of the way now? Good!) The problem is that too many of us have what I would consider an...
