“Over the Rainbow” is a classic song sung by Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in the famous 1939 musical movie The Wizard of Oz. But Judy almost never got to sing what was to become her signature. MGM executives had removed “Over the Rainbow” because they felt it slowed down the film. Fortunately, producer Arthur […]
People and things are considered incompatible when they are unable to interact or function together. Two people in a marriage might be fundamentally mismatched, making it difficult for them to coexist harmoniously. They might have conflicting opinions or desires, or be on different emotional or spiritual wavelengths, causing constant friction, misunderstanding, and disconnection. Incompatibility is […]
Many years ago I delivered seminars to groups of people in a live setting. They were basically workshops. There were many other people delivering similar seminars. But mine were unique and produced superior results. In the other similar events, people in attendance had words and concepts they didn’t fully understand. They were getting too much […]
During a period of my childhood I lied a lot. At one point, my father approached me and said, “If you don’t lie to us, we won’t lie to you.” That made sense to me. From that point forward I have very rarely lied. Later I realized that if I told the truth, life became […]
Technology continues to replace human workers. Some people feel that we are moving in the direction of making people obsolete. A few scientists envision technological advancement going beyond our control. Some believe the world will come to an end in a war between humans and technology. This is related to the idea of a world […]
Money will continue to exist in the future, But there are many possible forms. 92 percent of the world’s currency in use today is in electronic (digital) form using computers and devices like smartphones. The trend is towards more and more digital and less and less physical. Physical money might even become obsolete. One major […]
There are many examples of activities on this planet that huge amounts of money are spent on with products that are not really for the betterment of mankind. In 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced that the Pentagon could not account for some of their spending: “According to some estimates, we cannot track $2.3 […]
Today we see technology involved in activities that are questionable at best. This includes covert use of our personal information and digital surveillance. Digital media is being used to promote socially irresponsible and degrading messages. So-called “artificial intelligence” is not truly intelligent and is being used to replace people. Technology can be a very helpful […]
A unicorn is an imaginary animal that looks like a horse and has a straight horn growing from the middle of its forehead. But among investors and especially concerning tech startups, a tech unicorn is a tech company that has been valued by investors at more than one billion dollars. This list includes many such […]
If something is impossible it is not able to be done or it cannot happen. But the U.S. Armed Forces have used this as a slogan: “The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.” Is there anything that is truly impossible? Things are impossible to the degree that there are limits. Computers have […]