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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Salesforce Adds New Gender Identity and Pronoun Data Options to Products


Salesforce has recently announced the addition of new fields for gender identity and pronoun data in its products, which will enable businesses to collect and manage customer data more inclusively. The new feature will help organizations to build trust and form deeper connections with their customers.

Salesforce’s new gender-inclusive features will provide organizations with more choices about whether, when, and how to use this data while empowering each customer to tailor fields to best fit their unique needs.

Executive Summary:
  • Salesforce has announced new fields for gender identity and pronoun data in its products to help businesses collect and manage customer data more inclusively.
  • The new fields will be launched across standard objects representing people on Salesforce and will enable customers and their users to select, identify, and capture pronouns and gender identity.
  • Salesforce's new gender-inclusive features will provide organizations with more choices about whether, when, and how to use this data.
  • The gender-inclusive features were designed in close partnership with Salesforce's Inclusive Language Steering Committee, including members of Outforce and Out and Equal.
  • Organizations must prioritize safety, use transparency to create trust, empower their customers, and champion inclusive language to obtain accurate and reliable data and create better customer experiences.

As Mystery Objects Get Shot Down, U.S. Sets Up New Task Force on UFOs


The United States government has established a new task force to study unidentified flying objects (UFOs) following the recent shooting down of three objects over American airspace. The team, created at the request of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, will comprise personnel from the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Pentagon, and other government agencies.

Executive Summary:

  • The US government has set up a new task force to study the implications of unidentified flying objects after three of them were shot down in recent days.
  • The task force will comprise elements of the Pentagon, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and other government agencies.
  • The group will look at the “broader policy implications” of the objects for detection, analysis, and disposition, and to assess potential security and safety risks.

Monday, February 13, 2023

Talking with GPT in The Dark - The media, Egyptians in the Grand Canyon, & the Piscean and Aquarian Ages


What is the relationship between science fiction and real-world technology?

Late one night
, or more accurately, early one morning around 3AM, I found myself spelunking my way through the neural network that powers ChatGPT. 

The way we humans interact with artificial intelligence has been forever changed. 2022 was a year of undeniable global transformation, which ended on an exploratory note. 

Beyond the topics of UFOs, a hollow pandemic, the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, and the struggles between employees and employers over remote work, the year concluded by unleashing a full-fledged genie. 

And she's not going back in the bottle and on this early morn, I posed the following, in this order:

Write a poem about analog, digital, and quantum computing.
What are robot rules according to Asimov?
What are Newton's laws?
Where there canals on Mars?
Explain the blockchain.
How often has science fiction predicted real-world results? Is it common?
What year did blizzards start being named?
What is the stated reason for naming blizzards?
What is it called when giving human characteristics to a nonhuman entity?
Do you have statistics on how often certain words have been used in news media over the last two decades?
Have people from Egypt been to North America before Western Europeans?
Are there Egyptian artifacts in the Grand Canyon?
Explain the difference and connection between the Picsean and Aquarian ages.
Do current events fit into the Aquarian model?
Based on the content above, write a summary paragraph in the styel of Indian Jones.

Join me as we explore the mind of the jinn or is it the mind of the author?

Enjoy!

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How AI is Helping Us Become More Human Than Ever Before



The iconic song "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie is more than just a catchy tune. It's a powerful statement about the potential of technology to enhance our humanity, rather than detract from it. The song's lyrics describe a future where humans and machines are blended together, creating a new kind of being that is more powerful, more creative, and more alive than anything that has come before.

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Work from Anywhere and the Transience of Existence: Lessons from Blade Runner in the Age of Remote Work




The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we work, communicate, and live. With many businesses forced to close their offices and switch to remote work, the "work from anywhere" movement has gained momentum. However, this trend was already on the rise before the pandemic, fueled by advances in technology that make it possible to work and collaborate from anywhere in the world.

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

As the article "Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Manhattan May Never Be the Same" by Matthew Haag highlights,

Don't Be a Faceless Wonder: The Downside of Anonymous LinkedIn Profiles



All right, LinkedIn users, let's talk about this anonymous profile thing. 

What's up with that, huh? You're trying to make connections, find a job, and build your career, but you don't want to show your face? Come on! It's like going to a party with a bag over your head. 

Not cool, man.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Like tears in Rain...



Hey Transformer, what is the quote from Bladerunner about 'the shoulder of Orion"?

The quote from Blade Runner is "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." It is a famous monologue spoken by the character Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer, in the 1982 film Blade Runner.

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