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We are living in extremely uncertain times, where your employer can lay you off at any time, and sometimes even without giving a reason. And if you are a high-performing employee, you’re at a higher risk! Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash But why? Companies are going ...

Here are 14 signs that your leadership team might not actually be a well-functioning team: Being merely a bundle of ‘reporting lines’ without shared work Top leader(s) chairs their meeting and speaks most Constant rabbit-holing and talking past each other Spend most of their ...

Here are 14 signs that your leadership team might not actually be a well-functioning team: Being merely a bundle of ‘reporting lines’ without shared work Top leader(s) chairs their meeting and speaks most Constant rabbit-holing and talking past each other Spend most of their ...

For many high performers, the drive to achieve at work is similar to what animates marathoners and climbers of Everest. It just feels good to do hard things. Pushing the boundaries of their capabilities and contributing to the fullest of their capacity is their drug. Organizations ostensib...

When opportunity knocks, will you be ready? Many people waste their lives waiting for their chance to come. They’re too passive, using bad circumstances to justify a lack of action. In one survey, 50% of workers claimed they dislike their job. In a separate gallup poll, only 15...

Every manager has the same number of hours in a day, yet some consistently achieve better results, foster innovation, and cultivate teams that are both happy and highly productive. What sets these managers apart? The secret often lies in their commitment to high-leverage activities. As you naviga...

In the third part of this series, we are going to have a look at how to work with higher resolution images. Stable Diffusion v1.5 is trained on 512x512 images (while v2 is also trained on 768x768) so it can be difficult for it to output images with a much higher resolution than that. To do this cons...

For anyone who is interested in taking photos of high fashion portrait photography and other celebrities, a good online portfolio is an essential first step. Portrait photography is the art of photographing everyday people for magazines, newspapers, or other purposes. Portraits can be used...

Designing a game involves several steps and considerations. Here is a general outline of the game design process: 1. Understand the medium and elements of game design: Familiarize yourself with game design terms and concepts such as story, setting, characters, play sequence, level design, inte...

Warm up those tires! Formula E: High Voltage game is going to launch on 19 October 2023 11 am (UTC) and we will jump straight into racing action with a special set of 4 week-long tournaments. Whether you’re a skilled gamer or a long time fan of Formula E, this event is...

Testament: The Order of High Human is a fairly ambitious game by a relatively new studio called Fairyship Games. Founded in 2017 by Moe and Joe Naderi, they only released one game prior to their latest release and this release was also this year as Shame Legacy was launched on May 30t...

Hey there, fellow tech enthusiasts and future cloud engineers! If you’re reading this, you’re probably eyeing a career in cloud computing, and let me tell you, you’re aiming high! I’m Usman, and I’ve walked the cloud path, not just as a Senior Cloud Solutions Arch...

Coming to the United States at age one from Mexico and growing up in Chicago with my family, my driving force started very young. As a top student attending Chicago’s Curie High School, it was always my dream to attend college, but others had different opinions about my future. I wanted to ...

The Irish mathematical tradition is steeped in an adoration of historicity. However, this tradition is also superbly compatible with the demands of modern mathematical practice. Trinity College, Dublin, is the most influential Irish educational institution and is a prime alternative to Oxbridge in r...

I wrote a Chinese Blog post about this famous ‘Haunted House’ in March, I think it may be interesting to share with you, so I translated it into English with some editing for Medium readers, and I hope you will enjoy this ‘trip’. Don’t be afraid, Halloween is over, t...

High Quality Cleaning and Maintenance Services provides the widest variety of residential cleaning services to accommodate any customer’s demands and budget. Coming home shouldn’t ever seem like a hardship while juggling a hectic life. HQC is the best cleaning service for you since ...

The chart above illustrates clear groups between school performance and tuition fees for each of the four main school sectors: Independents, Government selective, Government non-selective, Catholic system (different from independent Catholic faith schools). A simple glance at the chart shows that...

There are infinite people applying for jobs here in Israel, and as we mentioned in previous posts, having someone directly introduce you to HR makes all the difference! For real, you should go to as many social, business, & educational events as possible. Do your best to connect with p...

I went to a religious all girls high school. Not the most religious of the sort but just enough so you could constantly feel their grip around your neck without them completely suffocating you. I’ll never forget an argument I had with a classmate. She thought homosexuals were fake, or really j...

The OBD-II P0517 code is a code that is seen after scanning your vehicle’s diagnostic system. An OBD-II P0517 code means that the engine control module (ECM) has detected a high voltage reading from the battery temperature sensor circuit. Generally the normal voltage r...

How do we know this? Thanks to Birdcast there’s a real time data analysis and study of bird migratory behavior that hopefully will help with conservation actions on the ground to help our feathered friends not die on the journey or be wiped from the face of the planet in extinction. ...

The climate debate is often fraught with assumptions, projections, best wishes, and unclear thinking. This leaves many people concerned about the climate in a bind. “What can I do?” people ask. “How can I help?” Unfortunately, those fraught assumptions lead to low-impact acti...

“Cowboys use rope; you collected dock line.” Consider it another lesson learned onboard the R/V Island C. And there were many more over the six days spent on the outer coast beaches of Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ) and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR). Research...

This recent Christmas was one of the most touching I’ve ever had in my life. The days up to it were filled with dread and loathing. Along with being piss broke, I was exhausted, and well, I missed my dad. Christmas always reminded me of him and the holidays have always been harder without him....

A Seattle high schooler flunked a true or false quiz in his Ethics Studies World History class for marking on his test that only women can get pregnant and only men have penises. He marked both statements as accurate, prompting his teacher to mark those as incorrect answers. The teacher said the ...

Most people shy away from high mileage cars because they are “riskier” because they assume that with higher kilometers corresponds with things going wrong. That’s true to an extent but in general the fears are over blown; cars are designed to last a long time especially in this ...

Remember Amy Chua back in the early 2010s when her controversial book about Tiger Mothers blew up around the world? Chua’s idea that Chinese mothers were superior to Western mothers drew international attention. Some praised her for suggesting that parents should prom...

The endorphin rush is an expression widely used in popular culture that refers to feelings of euphoria, elation, endurance, and decreased anxiety and pain supposedly caused by the release of endorphins in the brain. The endorphin rush has sunk deep roots in the popular culture. There ar...

One such sign is the tendency for divergent thinking, which is the ability to generate a wide variety of possible solutions to a single problem. While most people might approach a challenge in a linear, straightforward manner, those with high intelligence often explore unconventional routes, even if...

Cocaine is one of the most addictive drugs in the world. The effects of cocaine depend on the method of administration. When people snort cocaine, the high peaks around 20–30 minutes after inhalation and will last about 2 hours. When smoked or injected intravenously, the effects of cocain...

When I run near my home in Portland, Oregon, I’m more likely than not to catch a whiff of weed in the air. It might be wafting from a dispensary, or a passer-by, or a wake-and-baker on their front porch. I’ve always felt a vague sense of superiority — I’m sweating it ...

Besides their outsized reputations in the annals of literature, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Baudelaire, and Honoré de Balzac had something else in common: their interest in weed. They were all members of the Club des Hashischins — the “Hash Club” — ...

Cannabis residues have been identified on the altar of a Judahite shrine in Israel dating from the 8th century BC according to the Tel Aviv Institute of Archeology.¹ This is not the first time it has been found in the area — in 1993, archeologists found cannabis at a burial tomb near...