Daily bread 02/06/2021

• Google Calendar - Event details

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Daily bread 02/05/2021

• Super Intelligent AI May Be "Uncontrollable," says new study - The Debrief

  • These tropes that we’ve seen play out
  • to ramp up

• Super Intelligent AI May Be "Uncontrollable," says new study - The Debrief

  "pose a threat"

  • Super Intelligent AI May Be “Uncontrollable,” says new study
  • a precursor to
  • intelligent autonomous weapons
  • lead to less collateral damage
  • used to jump-start even larger conflicts
  • bucking the international trend
  • to ban these weapons
  • a focal point
  • bypass the moral arguments
  • maximizing their own survival
  • to endow them with
  • asserting its needs
  • may fall outside human understanding
  • is multi-faceted
  • are potentially incomprehensible to humans
  • pose a threat
  • that they deem necessary
  • Wrestling our AI Creation
  • working towards
  • coming to fruition

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Daily bread 02/02/2021

• With Amazon billions, MacKenzie Scott shakes up philanthropy | Life | Malay Mail

  • With Amazon billions, MacKenzie Scott shakes up philanthropy

• Phonics Materials – ELT Buzz

  tags: phonics

• Five ways 'bad' behaviour can benefit you – and others

  • Five ways ‘bad’ behaviour can benefit you – and others
  • an uncomfortable truth
  • we can’t always be angels. And nor should we be.
  • benefits that can arise from
  • Research has uncovered
  • Swearing
  • dealing with road rage.
  • drug-free means of self-help
  • Drinking
  • eased any anxiety associated with
  • Needless to say,

  • Being bored

      

  • look down on people who
  • being in limbo
  • can trigger creativity
  • Being stupid
  • it suddenly occurred to him
  • echoed in his thoughts
  • buoyed by the possibility of

  • Making social transgressions

      

  • mundane acts of
  • to break free of
  • drawing glares of disapproval
  • passersby cheered and joined in
  • genuine human warmth and interaction.

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Daily bread 01/29/2021

• How AI and Machine Learning Will Shape Software Testing - insideBIGDATA

  • How AI and Machine Learning Will Shape Software Testing
  • beyond the available budget
  • market demands encourage rapid development phases
  • little time for adequate testing
  • improve the scope and reliability of testing
  • Companies large and small are
  • meets client expectations and deadlines
  • increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning to augment their testing processes
  • pumping money into the world of artificial intelligence
  • has brought about profound change
  • AI and quality assurance are a match made in robot-heaven
  • on the frontier of
  • The life-cycle of software is increasingly shortening and becoming more complicated
  • boom in the popularity and use of microservices
  • rigorous testing must be carried out
  • need to meet milestones and deadlines set by clients and executives
  • to improve the pace, accuracy, and cost
  • Improved code coverage
  • there is a debate over
  • a pipe dream
  • often grow organically
  • a haphazard process
  • an integral step in
  • a difficult sell
  • patching up the holes
  • a massive time sink
  • a far more realistic proposition
  • Avoid delays with regression testing
  • a particularly time-consuming part of
  • poorly documented
  • developer turnover on a project is high
  • quickly become a bottleneck in the testing process
  • may seem infeasible
  • in a timely manner
  • on the fly
  • Parallel testing
  • a rapid deployment pace
  • to significantly cut down device testing time
  • which tests can and cannot be run concurrently
  • thorough regression tests
  • near-zero risk of
  • a costly and time-consuming process
  • deliver more reliable software with fewer bugs

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Daily bread 01/27/2021

• ESL Conversation Questions - Productivity

  • Are you a very motivated person or do you wait until the last minute to do things?

     

  • What technology helps you to be productive?

     

  • How can people improve their productivity?

     

  • Who is the most productive person you know personally? How about really productive famous people?

  • Do you think people today work harder than their parents?

     

  • What are some things you want to do but don’t have time for?
  • What is the biggest waste of time for you?

  • Do you think smart phones increase or decrease productivity?

     

  • What do you think was the most productive period of your life so far?

     

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Daily bread 01/26/2021

• The 'coronasomnia' phenomenon keeping you from getting sleep - BBC Worklife

  • Disrupted routines and ongoing uncertainty
  • contributing to a surge in insomnia
  • One of the most perennially popular
  • a good night’s rest
  • ‘coronasomnia’
  • ‘Covid-somnia’

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Daily bread 01/25/2021

• Kamala's husband will be 'flipping gender norms' as second gentleman | Stuff.co.nz

  • Kamala's husband will be 'flipping gender norms' as second gentleman
  • the dutiful political spouse
  • He plans on playing much the same role
  • she has taken the oath of office
  • take on the duties of
  • flipping gender norms
  • set a powerful example for
  • to have heeded the advice
  • to be handling the bulk of household and childcare duties
  • division of ... chores
  • the woman is the breadwinner
  • day in and day out
  • met on a blind date
  • focus on during his time in Washington

• Fear phone separation? You're not alone, study finds | 1 NEWS | TVNZ

  • more than one in 10
  • the fear of being without a mobile phone
  • Nomophobia - short for no mobile phone phobia
  • is more prevalent in younger people
  • The 18-to-25 age bracket
  • time spent phone-in-hand
  • 11 times more likely to have a problematic dependency with their device
  • to keep in contact with family and friends
  • our reliance on phones
  • the digital world is prioritised over the physical.

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