If North Korea doesn't have a deterrent, they will be wiped out.
Silicon Bayou - aka Lafayette, LA - is the best kept secret reservoir of innovation mojo in America
Technology and computers are very much at the core of our economy going forward. To be prepared for the demands of the 21st century-and to take advantage of its opportunities-it is essential that more of our students today learn basic computer programming skills, no matter what field of work they want to pursue.
Data by itself is not useful. Data is only useful if it can be applied for public benefit.
I mean, look, the government is not a startup obviously. But projects to change government I think are best thought of as startups.
sometimes it's better to bunk a class & enjoy with friends, coz today when I look back, marks never make me laugh memories do.
Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs. Many people today resent the suggestion that they’re in charge of the way they feel. Those people are mistaken. That was a big lesson and I learned it several hundred times before it stuck. What you do, who you’re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you.
[T]he seeds of [the Argument Culture] can be found our classrooms, where a teacher will introduce an article or an idea. . . setting up debates where people learn not to listen to each other because they're so busy trying to win the debate.
We humans are an extremely important manifestation of the replication bomb, because it is through us - through our brains, our symbolic culture and our technology - that the explosion may proceed to the next stage and reverberate through deep space.