Year: 2023
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Why We Glorify Overwork and Refuse to Rest – One of the better explanations of what’s probably wrong with me: “It’s the most reliable way to feel a sense of his own worthiness — and to avoid difficult emotions.”
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The new spreadsheet? OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Enterprise for businesses – Can handle longer conversations, encryption, by default doesn’t share your stuff with the training AI, and SOC2 accounting controls. Also, of course, an admin panel.
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Europe’s new rules for Big Tech start today. Are they ready? – “Under the DSA digital service providers – including hosting services, online platforms, VLOPs and even intermediary service providers like ISPs – have obligations to ensure that products sold are safe and not counterfeit, and to eliminate advertising that targets minors or is served…
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When “customer Value” is weird framing, if not dangerous
Don’t get hung up on “customer value” and “business value” I feel like this metaphor of “customer value” (and “business value”) has gone too far. It’s become something that people think is real, not just metaphor. Instead of “value” what we’re talking about is something like “is useful at a price the customer will pay.”…
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US judge: Art created solely by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted – This is going to be weird for a few years, at least.
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Generative AI dominates VMware Explore news – AI uses in the VMware stack.
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Developers Are the Future Of VMware (Part 2): Multi-Cloud and AI | by Torsten Volk – Good examples and thinking on using LLM AI in systems management stuff, in this case with VMware Tanzu and Aria.
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I tried to get ChatGPT to summarize VMware Explore 2023 for me. I don’t know, it wasn’t that great. Also, a peak into my Dungeons and Dragons “ChatDM” obsession.
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Rye Leafoot’s Guide to Elderwood: The Lost Tribe
Preface In the annals of Eldergrove’s tangled history, a formidable tapestry of culture and survival, one cannot overlook the enigmatic presence of The Lost Tribe. Nestled within the heart of this ancient forest, a society of orcs has taken root, upending both conventional orcish dogma and the limitations those who see them through eyes of…
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Half-Harpy, Dungeons and Dragons Race
A half-harpy is the result of a human breeding with a harpy. Usually, the offspring is a harpy (female), but 10% of the time the offspring is a half-harpy. Half-harpies are male 90% of the time, have wings, human arms, human hands but with long talons on each finger, and, as with a harpy, legs…
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The Lost Ingredient – An Elderwood Adventure
Overview The Lost Ingredient is an adventure that takes place in the city of Aurel’s Reach and the surrounding Elderwood. The player, a new apprentice to Thanlin, a powerful but forgetful elven alchemist, is tasked with finding a rare ingredient, the Luminescent Elder Lily, for a potion that Thanlin has been brewing. The adventure involves…
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Pixie Mischief
Pixies, those delightful and mischievous denizens of the Elderwood, are as much a part of the forest as the trees and the streams. Tiny and whimsical, they flit through the undergrowth, their wings aglow with an ethereal light. They are guardians of the forest, protectors of its secrets, and masters of trickery and illusion. Their…
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Rye Leafoot’s Guide to Elderwood: The Whispering Willow
Ah, the Whispering Willow! Or just ‘The Willow’ if you’re trying to sound casual while nursing a frothy mug. This isn’t just any old tavern in Aurel’s Reach; it’s the place where half of my mischief has started… and maybe about a quarter of it has ended. Exterior Perched right against the city’s imposing northern…
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Rye Leafoot’s Guide to Elderwood: Aurel’s Reach
At the very heart of the Elderwood, Aurel’s Reach unfurls. Envision the central region of the Elderwood map: this is the Eldergrove, the verdant heart where Aurel’s Reach proudly stands. Its origins remain a mystery to me, yet over countless centuries, it’s blossomed to accommodate a lively 15,000 souls. The city sprawls gracefully alongside a…
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VMware Explore’s 5 Big Reveals: Updates To Tanzu, vSAN, NSX+, Workspaces And An AI Deal With Nvidia – As it says. Includes some actual deal size info for Tanzu and Workspaces.
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Making vision and strategy practical
Suggested episode theme song. How are things going for you? Avoid using Vision and Strategy as an Executive Peace Out Here is something from an article I’m reviewing for a co-worker: It’s vital for any digital transformation to have a clear vision, purpose and a set of expected business outcomes. It lets everyone know what…
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Culture vultures – “Traditional word-based culture—and, sure, I’ll stick Twitter into that category—is now a feeding ground for vultures.”
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Non-knowing growing – “…non-knowing, growing. It’s what babies do when they learn to walk. They get up, they fall over, they get up, they fall over, and they gradually figure out what walking is. They don’t know how to walk.” // If you’re open enough to the universe, you make sure that doesn’t ever stop.
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It’s Time To Tell The Healthcare CX Story In Terms Of ROI – The focus is healthcare, here, but this applies to all industries: “Meeting with C-suiters and boards of directors, the disconnect is pretty clear. While CX pros (in many industries, not just healthcare) tend to talk about customer experience improvements in terms of…
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