Tagged: Colleges and Universities

My new MBA makes a rushing sound when…: Apple Support Communities

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My new MBA makes a rushing sound when…: Apple Support Communities. Excellent suggestion by DaveD2 that reset the SMC. I would do that before I brought it in to an Apple Store.

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According to a PEW study going to college earns a person $20k more per year

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Study looks at whether college is really worth the price – CNN.com. So clearly it is worth going to college if you can afford it and can graduate. I have had friends who graduated and did social work and their salary was $37 with a master’s degree. You really have to be dedicated to work in some careers.

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Will computer technology from Cornell put scientists out of work?

Cornell Chronicle: Computer derives natural laws – StumbleUpon. If you don’t know what “invariants” are join the club. I’m not sure I fully understand this but you know you can figure anything out with the Internet. I wonder if Google will try to find a way to buy this – they love mathematical formulas.

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Why trying new things is helpful

Trying New Things Psychology Today. So according to this University of Chicago doctor this has many benefits. I like what he said in the article about studies that show we fear the unknown outcome more than a known outcome. I have often wondered if that is why people are sometimes afraid to change. Apparently the Mayo clinic suggests this as well to reduce memory loss, and some doctors thinks this can also prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s.

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The more secure you feel, the less you value your stuff

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From the article:

People who feel more secure in receiving love and acceptance from others place less monetary value on their possessions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.

I wonder if there is a corollary? The more secure you feel, the less gadgets you buy? The more secure you feel, the less you look outside yourself for validation?

via The more secure you feel, the less you value your stuff.

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Study: Face-to-Face Meetings Breed More Trust Than E-Mail Does – TIME (via soclinks)

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Does it really take a study to show what is obvious? You can’t bond with just words.

Study: Face-to-Face Meetings Breed More Trust Than E-Mail Does – TIMEIn an age of perpetual digital connectedness, why do people seem so disconnected? In a Duke University study, researchers found that from 1985 to 2004, the percentage of people who said there was no one with whom they discussed important matters tripled, to 25%; the same study found that overall, Americans had one-third fewer friends and confidants than they did two decades ago. … Read More

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Checkout Your True Nature With Devolve Me (via Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts)

Fun that it allows you to interactively change your appearance. I wonder if someone has a simliar site that shows our evolution future?

Checkout Your True Nature With Devolve Me Back in the early 1990s, I was enthralled by the early releases of morphing software – most of which were free. I was blown away with my newfound ability to transition myself into a Tiger, for example – or, another person. The transition possibilities, in fact, were virtually limitless. Britain’s Open University has taken this technology, and in an unusual twist, has developed an online morphing tool kit (Devolve Me), that allows you to take a pe … Read More

via Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts

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