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follow in someone’s footsteps
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: to do the same things that another person has done before.
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Sam & Jony introduce io
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follow in someone’s footsteps
idiom
: to do the same things that another person has done before.
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In our culture, external validation is valued over internal satisfaction.
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“The value of art lies in its power to inspire, not in its price tag.”
— Unknown
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Cosmic Perspective on Humanity
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.” — Carl Sagan
This quote by Carl Sagan, from his reflections on the “Pale Blue Dot” image of Earth taken by Voyager 1, is one of the most poignant and sobering commentaries on human nature and our place in the universe. It’s a powerful distillation of humility and perspective.
Sagan’s words emphasize just how small and fragile our planet—and everything that happens on it—really is when seen from a cosmic scale. His reflection on human conflict and the desire for domination exposes the tragic irony of our behavior: we commit immense violence and cruelty over borders, beliefs, and power, all while existing on what amounts to a speck of dust in an unimaginably vast cosmos.
The power of this quote lies in its juxtaposition. On one hand, it paints a picture of the grandeur and scale of the universe; on the other, it highlights the pettiness and destructiveness of much of human history. It’s both a critique and a call for introspection—an urging to reevaluate our values, actions, and the stories we tell ourselves about significance and glory.
Sagan’s message is not one of nihilism, though—it’s of responsibility. If this “dot” is all we have, then we ought to treat each other and the Earth with more care, compassion, and wisdom.
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“When you’re doing something for the first time, you don’t know it’s going to work. You spend seven or eight years working on something, and then it’s copied. I have to be honest: the first thing I can think, all those weekends that I could have at home with my family but didn’t. I think it’s theft, and it’s lazy.”
— Jonathan Ive
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AU10TIX: FaaS Drives 100% Surge in Cyber Fraud Attacks
“2024 has been a game-changer in fraud prevention. FaaS has taken cybercrime to a new level, enabling coordinated mega attacks that now average over 8,000 incidents each. “By embracing smarter fraud prevention strategies and layered defences, businesses can get ahead of these threats and build stronger trust with their users,” says Dan Yerushalmi, CEO of AU10TIX.
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How self-deception allows people to lie
We lie to ourselves to protect our self-images, which allows us to act immorally while maintaining a clear conscience. According to the very latest research, self-deception may have even evolved to help us to persuade others; if we start believing our own lies, it’s much easier to get other people to believe them, too.
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Math teachers protest against calculator use 1966.
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Top Carbon Emitting Industries
The industry that creates the most carbon emissions globally is the energy sector, particularly:
- Electricity and heat production, which primarily relies on burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.
- This alone accounts for roughly 40% of global CO₂ emissions.
Other major contributors include:
- Industry (manufacturing, cement, steel, chemicals): ~21%
- Transportation (cars, trucks, planes, ships): ~16%
- Agriculture, forestry, and land use: ~18%
- Buildings (heating, cooling, electricity use): ~6%
By ChatGPT
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follow in someone’s footsteps
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: to do the same things that another person has done before.
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Teach AI to Work Like a Member of Your Team
“And here’s where the real opportunity emerged: The work graph—which included two months of activity that was vetted and context-rich—could then be used to train the AI tool. Because it captured everything the team deemed important, it provided the AI tool with real-time, human-validated context, which enabled the tool begin working in a way that aligned with how the team actually worked. With this input, the AI tool was able to produce a significantly more complete first draft, reducing iterations and accelerating the path to a final, usable contract. This approach cut the team’s manual effort in drafting each contract by more than half. While they still reviewed and verified the AI-generated output, they required far fewer iterations and much less rework. As a result, the team’s overall throughput in generating contracts increased by nearly 30%.”