Long-serving CEOs make the best leaders: Study
https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/article/leadership/long-serving-ceos-make-the-best-leaders-study-33080 Longer serving CEOs make the best custodians for their businesses and brands, according to a study by Brand Finance. CEOs that are best at providing long-term value to their…
Firefox 98
Why am I seeing this adorable red panda? Every once in a while, something comes along that we can totally get behind. Disney and Pixar’s new movie, Turning Red, is…
Why is it that Chinese often adopt a “Western” name, but Japanese do not? What’s the historic or cultural reason for this difference?
https://qr.ae/pGdEs2 The common answer here that “Japanese names are easier to pronounce” is technically correct, but it’s not the main reason why Japanese don’t use English names. The actual reason…
The Soul That Sees Beauty May Sometimes Walk Alone
wizard cg The Eastbourne Pier Company Ltd was formed in 1865. The first pile was driven on April 18th 1866. Lord Edward Cavendish officially opened the pier, designed by Eugenius…
The most important thing to understand about queues
On 2016/08/26 By Dan SlimmonIn Statistics and probability You only need to learn a little bit of queueing theory before you start getting that ecstatic “everything is connected!” high that…
There Is No Such Thing As Countries
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/03/there-is-no-such-thing-as-countries.html by Thomas R. Wells Countries exist. They are places on the map which have a political identity and borders and which people or things can live in, come from,…
Morning in Big Sur (in Explore)
Stan Smucker Glad I stopped the car and got out for a stretch at Garrapata State Park in Big Sur, California. Watching the sea spray catch the morning light, I…