Education, Entertainment

COMPUTERS AND GENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

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COMPUTERS AND GENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES In the past few generations, we have had a curious phenomenon that many talked about individually but not as a whole and that is how a generation grows up with a certain technology that defined their childhood-early adulthood and becomes very proficient at it and not the one next and last then proceeds to praise or complain about the next generation is so good/bound by it. This is something that came to my attention when I would help the previous generation struggle with computers while myself having very little idea on how to fix cars and this tends to be the general trend for most millennials. Especially the ones who have not grown up in the States where the entire culture of people could be defined by cars they drove and got familiar with. Similarly, to how the Boomers to Gen X generations grew up with cars, the millennial grew up with computers and since they were so exposed to them in their youth, they picked it up as their view into the technical world. This is no excuse to understand either technology enough to use it. For a while, I believed the first half of the paragraph more than I should have, as this was the reason other generations did not understand those technologies but that was until I met one of the best system administrators I have ever seen. A 65-year-old Linux wizard from Fredonia taught us Linux commands and system administrating. He was originally an electrical engineer which is quite distant from computer science and got into computers when he was 45. Conversely, my cousin who makes a living administering a popular game server got into cars as well as many millennials including myself after getting my first one. Turns out that as soon as you drop the bias that “It is Generation (insert generation here) thing” it becomes much clearer that the technology we are talking about is simple because the principles of the systems stay the same, the best systems are the simplest ones. Sure, when you get into the nitty-gritty and combine them, they become complicated but after understanding the underlying principles they simply become just complicated instead of impossible. Hence, I would like to invite everyone when you encounter a piece of technology you do not understand, do not be ashamed, for there is no shame in learning but there is shame in willful ignorance as says the Russian proverb. Read More From This Writer All Post Books Business Culture Education Entertainment Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Military & Veterans Our Community Peace People Sports Who We Are COMPUTERS AND GENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES March 13, 2019/No Comments POST TITLE (CAPITAL) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus Read More DIPLOMATIC HEAT, AND HOW TO MANAGE IT February 7, 2019/No Comments DIPLOMATIC HEAT, AND HOW TO MANAGE IT There is a hidden concept or a mechanic, if you will when it Read More PROPAGANDA September 29, 2018/No Comments PROPAGANDA This one is, I think, would be the conclusion for now on the article on propaganda. I will, unfortunately, Read More

Community

CALL TO ACTION – CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING

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CALL TO ACTION – CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING The recent federal government shutdown has highlighted the imperative need for community activists to continue to work on capacity building and to create viable coalitions across the Nation and the global community. We build communities not Walls. Our hard work edifies communities across the Nation and throughout the world. Money wiring to Latin America and throughout the world to immigrant communities have and continue to create domestic growth and economic opportunity. We have built communities and endure being victims of violent crime, systemic racism and public institutional neglect. There is an economic and banking crisis looming at our doorstep. A crisis fabricated and sustained by the erosion of regulatory protection of consumers, farmers and small businesses. The time is ripe, and we have standing to address the issues we are facing from the adverse impact of the shut down to the need of addressing true criminal justice reform. The American Dream has left us and for many of us in our respective immigrant and Latino communities, the dream has never been obtainable as systemic failures in how elected officials and the federal government have neglected public institutions and public programs that seek to serve us. This is a crucial and defining moment in our identity as Americans of Latino descent in the United States and as members of the global village.  The current social and political climate calls for organizing block by block and to demand action and accountability from our elected representatives. If our call to action are left unheard and dismissed, let us mobilize and register to vote, with the goal of getting the vote out. The tide needs and must be turned around! Mere complaining and or making a reference to the systemic racism and backlash we have and continue to endure are not working. Build yourself first and while in the process take a moment and encourage a neighbor and a fellow citizen to become part of the civic fabric. Our past defines us as people who come into neighborhoods and areas crime ridden and poor and with our vision and ingenuity, we develop boulevards of prosperity. The present is here, and it is ours and of our brothers and sisters who are also striving for better public institutions for their children and communities. We are all connected and affected by the social, educational and political crisis our nation is facing. We are all impacted by it.  Sit with yourself and courageously take a step towards your self-edification, become an agent of social change. The future is now, Juntos Podemos! Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books Business Culture Education Entertainment Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Military & Veterans Our Community Peace People Sports Who We Are CALL TO ACTION – CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING February 13, 2019/No Comments CALL TO ACTION – CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING The recent federal government shutdown has highlighted the imperative need for community Read More

Business

DIPLOMATIC HEAT, AND HOW TO MANAGE IT

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DIPLOMATIC HEAT, AND HOW TO MANAGE IT There is a hidden concept or a mechanic, if you will when it comes to dealing with large groups of people. Every action you take costs a degree of social currency, some more than others. However, the way that currency works, seems that it functions less as a currency as we know it but more as a steam pressure or heat build-up. You might have seen the effects of these in your work or on the news. When a person is seen doing anything too many times or just taking too many actions, they will draw the ire of the people regardless if it is good or bad. Bill Gates and Elon Musk in the past fell into the same trap, that if we just do good things people will like us. That is simply not the case. People and the news will find a way to interpret what a person is doing most negatively. It is just a way of our social nature to balance itself, after all, if it was a linear transaction, we would have the same people stuck in the same positions, and it would all be very simple, however, as we all know, human interactions on a large scale is anything but simple. This happens on a smaller scale as well. Think about kids in the family, whether the news is good or bad, if there is a constant stream of events, it tends to be bothersome, so unless those are consistently objectively good, it begins to bother people. On a large scale, there are always people ready to interpret what you are doing in the worst way possible. Elon Musk tries to take us to the stars, dozens of news pundits slam him for not feeding the poor. Bill Gates tries to feed the poor and prevent epidemics, but dozens of news pundits slam him for not tackling bigger projects for humanity. So, what is the solution when you have garnered too much heat? I never had that in real life but from my mentors who did, one way or the other, the solution has always been the same. Subtlety. Go dark for a bit, lay low, and let the dust settle. Keep doing your work but keep it subtle and never talk about it. One way that the young business people garner heat, even if they are careful, is through some “joking remarks.” In today’s world with the “me too” movement, this has been made even more clear which I find most educational for humanity. Yes, it is fun to joke around in a serious situation. Yes, people should not be offended because you said something that can be made sexual out of context. However, those things garner heat. In conclusion, I would like to – very strongly – reiterate and take to the logical extreme the immortal words of Plato:  “A wise man speaks because he has something to say, a fool speaks because he has to say something.” Read More From This Writer All Post Books Business Culture Education Entertainment Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Military & Veterans Our Community Peace People Sports Who We Are DIPLOMATIC HEAT, AND HOW TO MANAGE IT February 7, 2019/No Comments February 2019 Issue Read More PROPAGANDA September 29, 2018/No Comments PROPAGANDA This one is, I think, would be the conclusion for now on the article on propaganda. I will, unfortunately, Read More

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