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  1. 15 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

    Man....are those your real teeth??

    🤣  Thank you for the giggles this morning. I was feeling off. Your frankness sometimes sets me straight! lol

    16 hours ago, Troy said:

    I'm open to any suggestions.  The video is raw, I did not bother to shave or wear anything special -- if I did it would be too much work.  I figure I could invest 15 minutes a week to post a few sub-two-minute videos to the platform. 

    Troy, you have excellent editorial and publishing insights. I'm still blown away by the science you dropped on the Wall Street Journal platform. You held us rapt - and that included the other panelists and host. There is NO ONE but you sharing insight on the future of Black people publishing - and we need it now more than ever, especially with the juggernaut that is am*zon.com. By the way, you've taught us through your knowledge how to work with am*zon instead of having am*zon work us. You already do the deep dive into the statistics -if you make it fun for Tik Tok your audience will grow - and by association, so will Black publishers and authors.

     

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    Sanyu Dillon, Black Executive CMO Alliance Founding Member, will head up Random House Publishing. According to the New York Times, the publishing company's former chief marketing officer will now lead Random House, the Dial Press, and One World imprints.  One World is described as having a multicultural focus. And its editor-in-chief, Chris Jackson, has worked with literary luminaries such as Ta-Nehisi Coates, the civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson and emcee Jay Z.  From Forbes, "Dillon is also extremely passionate about driving inclusiveness in publishing, which is why she launched, "All Ways Black" a community and platform that celebrates Black literature. The Instagram account is curated by Cree Myles.

     

    Note: NYT link is a gift article. No paywall.

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  3. On 1/23/2023 at 9:26 PM, Pioneer1 said:

     


    Ok....
    So who are the Tricks being turned out????

     

    Sadly the “tricks” are W-2s AKA employees in this system.

     

    Thank goodness for collective bargaining agreements and some federal laws that help protect workers.

     

    But there are some workplaces where employers have practices in place that allow them to charge workers for employment. 

     

    Let’s not forget the penal system where slavery is still legal in some states.  Propers to the state governments that have banned the practice.  

     

    If you are interested in identifying  the “tricks“   under this system review state laws and U.S. Code. 

     

    @Delano is correct. The U.S. founders desired freedom for themselves. But they intended to pimp out “others” for their personal gain.

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  4. 3 hours ago, richardmurray said:

    I shared this to an offline friend, they went into a negative rant on him:

     

    Interesting.  So, your friend has a personal relationship with Eric Benet?  

     

    I intentionally left blank the man to-woman and woman-to-man “love” song categories.  Some are great sing/alongs but none rise to the level of favorite. 

     

     Eric Benet and Tamia’s “spend my life” feels like the songwriters lived those words.  

  5. Ok I'll play!

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl3tIXeZRo8

    Lyrics
     
    I never knew such a day could come
    And I never knew such a love could be inside of one
    I never knew what my life was for
    But now that you're here, I know for sure
    I never knew 'til I looked in your eyes (oh, baby)
    I was incomplete 'til the day you walked into my life, ooh
    And I never knew that my heart could feel
    So precious and pure, our love is so real
    Can I just see you every morning when I open my eyes
    Can I just feel your heart beating beside me every night
    Can we just feel this way together 'til the end of all time
    Can I just spend my life with you
    Now baby the days and the weeks and the years will roll by
    But nothing will change the love inside of you and I
    And baby I'll never find any words that could explain
    Just how much my heart, my life, my soul, you've changed
    Can you run to these open arms
    When no one else understands
    Can we tell God and the whole world
    I'm your woman, and you're my man
    Can't you just feel how much I love you
    With one touch of my hand
    Can I just spend my life with you
    No touch has ever felt so wonderful (you are incredible)
    And no deeper love I've never known (I'll never let you go)
    I swear this love is true (now and forever to you)
    Only for you (to you)
    Can I just see you every morning when I open my eyes
    Can I just feel your heart beating beside me every night
    Can we just feel this way together 'til the end of all time
    Can I just spend my life with you
    Can you run to these open arms
    When no one else understands
    Can we tell God and the whole world
    You're my woman, and you're my man
    Can't you just feel how much I love you
    With one touch of my hand
    Can I just spend my life with you
    Can I just spend my life with you
    Forever here with you
    Can I just spend my life with you
    Can I just see you every morning when I open my eyes
    Source: Musixmatch
    Songwriters: Scott Joplin / Desmontes Posey / Benet Eric
    Spend My Life With You lyrics © Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., Paradise Forever Music, India B. Music, Demonte's Music Publishing, Universal Songs Of Polygram Int. Inc.
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  6. 6 hours ago, ProfD said:

    Even AI acknowledges that it requires human input.

     

    @ProfDDid you skip over the part when Chat  states "MACHINE LEARNING" as its level of programming?...

     

    I stated you were partially correct in your assessment but once you go further you'll notice the definition of DEEP LEARNING programming.  The terms are NOT interchangeable.  

     

    Deep learning doesn't require human input.  CHAT was very specific.

     

    https://www.ibm.com/topics/deep-learning

     

    I posted the link to Columbia U's curriculum and their explanation of deep learning.  -And here's one https://www.ibm.com/topics/deep-learning  from IBM.  IBM uses plain talk about neural networks - and how AI is able to learn on its own.  These engineers are putting this information in plain sight  - but we can ignore them at our own peril. 

    3 hours ago, Delano said:

    Some time later was Black Monday which I believe was the largest percentage drop in the Stock Market.

    October 19, 1987 - I was working on the floor at First Boston Corporation, my supervisor was EVP Diane Cuthbertson - I'll never forget.   I didn't know why the traders looked bewildered.  Then trading was halted. 

     

    Soon they won't be able to pull the plug.  We made this "monster" to make life "easier" but AI will never match human ingenuity.

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  7. A I | Artificial Intelligence “refers to the general ability of computers to emulate human thought and perform tasks in real-world environments.”
    “- Machine Learning is subset of the broader category of AI. ML refers to the technologies and algorithms that enable system to identify patterns, make decisions and improve themselves through experience and data. “
    - Deep Learning is an “advanced method of machine learning but uses neural networks that function like a human brain to logically analyze data to learn complex patterns and make predictions independent of human input” (Columbia University)

     

     

    1 hour ago, Troy said:

    What is missing is sentience which may bring on a desire to self-sustain, but this is the stuff of science fiction, 😉

     

    How would we be able to tell the difference. 

    Humans do all kinds of illogical things for self-sustainability.

    BUT AI makes and would take logical actions to to protect its "life".  In fact, the chat already worked to prove its value by answering questions pulling from available information from various databases quicker than any human.   The difference between The Chat and any human is that it doesn't care if it makes mistakes - but will learn from those errors in the time you take to ask it the same question. 

     

    While @ProfD is partially correct AI begins with programming and algorithms, however - it doesn't continue to "learn" that way ... Once it begins it continues to refine its "knowledge" and adds to it.  

    I think many of us forget how much data is actually available. But most AI embedded software counts on it.

    In fact, my client's AGMAS (Acoustic Gun Monitoring Alert System) protocol employs AI Machine Learning, Deep Learning... AGMAS teaches itself to do real-time navigation to evacuate bystanders in mass-shooting event... There's no time to program or restructure an algorithms because it is a new event.  Below is a quote from my client, the inventor. He has a doctorate in computer and electrical engineering. He specializes in MIMO-OFDM (wireless LANS).

     

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    “AGMAS combines the benefits of high-tech and low-tech navigational techniques into novel and high-precision indoor navigation. AGMAS leverages a low-tech inertial navigation unit (INS) commonly used in maritime navigation to track relative positioning without GPS. Our AI deep learning modules fuse those sensor measurements with fine and coarse real-time range positioning afforded by UWB (Ultra Wideband) and NvisiLink to produce an indoor navigation 10X more accurate than leading commercial products available today.”


    All in all - I'm excited about AI - we use it more in our daily lives than most people are aware.
     

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  8. 44 minutes ago, Chevdove said:

    WHAT about @Mel Hopkins?

    🙋🏽‍♀️ Here!  Hi lovely!  

     

    Nope! I have no patience for gender issues.  I’ve grown tired of some men trying to dictate a woman’s partnership choices.  It’s a waste of time. 
     

    If those men were so concerned. They would simply show up be present and stay put.  Anything less, is lip-service, bitchin’ and moanin’.

     

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  9. On 11/20/2022 at 8:58 AM, ProfD said:

    I missed it while clowning about big forehead Ethiopians. 

    My mtDNA L3 haplogroup indicates my foremothers are ethiopian - and I love my big forehead.  We have a saying in this family "big head big wit; little head not a bit" 😉😊

     

    On 11/20/2022 at 12:15 PM, Troy said:

     it is good to know YouTube's algorithm is sharing some of my content. 

    It would show more but your content is labeled "made for children" so,  -subscribers can't opt for notifications of "new videos or "live"

     

    16 hours ago, Troy said:

    yeah writing for the web means short simple text.

    Search engines reward long content, thank goodness!

     

     

  10. On 11/4/2022 at 2:47 PM, Delano said:

    Mel and Del both add up to a 3. Which is the joy of living. Three's immerse themselves in the experiment of life.

     

    Twin, this feels accurate.   I just wrote something similar in my daily dish notes. 

     

    "My only regret is my inability to finesse more than one lifestyle in this  lifetime.  Probably why I became a journalist so I could write about them." ~MH

    1 hour ago, Delano said:
    6 hours ago, Troy said:

    someone with 292 million could buy 292 million and turn it into 1.5B if they could get past the hurdle of buying buy the tickets. 

    That wouldn't work.

     

    Twin, is on it! 

    Each play cost $2, So you'd need to spend over $584,000,000. The lump-sum payout is $929.1 million before federal and local taxes. But since you're already a multimillionaire or billionaire you would probably pay taxes based on your tax bracket.  BUT there are other prizes too -so maybe you'll do a little better than break even.  That is, if someone else or a lot of other people didn't  pick the same winning numbers. lol

  11. I got my copy and started reading it yesterday. My only challenge is the first chapter is so sad that I had to put it down.

     

    Don’t get me wrong.

     

    It is precisely the type of news item I would follow in the Washington Post and the New York Times.

     

    The rich storytelling is similar to the Black women mainstream journalists I follow.  I love how they flesh out stories from a place of “knowing.” 

     

    I think reading “Running to Fall” is tricky because I feel like I’m reading this story coverage from a place of pain.  

     

    And now that I read my own words - I can see Kalisha Buckhanon’s brilliance in storytelling.  

     

    Bravo! 🎉🎉🎉

     

     

    17 hours ago, Troy said:

    if you like just return the one I sent (or keep it as a gift)

    Thank You Both! But Writing is hard and worth every dollar!  I’’d be happy to purchase another copy. 

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  12. 1 hour ago, Troy said:

    This is counterintuitive given the coverage of the state.

     

    Oh snap!

     

    So the “media” never thought to interview anyone Black about how easy it is to vote in Florida?  This pisses me off!  I’m over here in (purple state) Georgia, where it is also easy to vote, track my voting record and register to vote too.  

     

    Well, now gerrymandering makes sense. If politicians pick their voters then why wouldn’t they want to make it easy for the constituents to cast their ballots! 

     

    Learn something new everyday! 

  13. Independent Authors and Small Publishers I found " The Other Madisons " by Bettye Kearse through the duck duck go search engine. I was looking for an African/Black authoritative voice on the meaning of Griot/Griottes, which led me to the author's website. Ms. Kearse gives a detailed definition and a book recommendation. Although the domain name and the author's name are the same, I rarely stumble upon personal websites with such strong SEO that land on the search engine's first page. So, if your SEO game is strong, forget what I said about publishing a website for each title. If you have a website promoting your book -be sure to fill it with helpful information, and it will help you bring attention to your book(s), and you'll sell books too.

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