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The Eisenhower Matrix – The Daily PPILL #109

The Eisenhower Matrix – The Daily PPILL #109

This is something that I have given considerable thought since very long ago. I have always striven to make an impact, and with, to exert change. Because of this, it is vital to be able to focus on the important work that can actually make that change happen. The...
Hybrid in the automation world – The Daily PPILL #108

Hybrid in the automation world – The Daily PPILL #108

Alexa is dumb, but it beats Siri. Yes, that’s what most of the people think. Also, on the shop floor, objects have to be aligned specifically for robots to pick up. The roomba got indigestion from the area rug. The list goes on and on. Automation and AI are a...
Alternate Realities – The Daily PPILL #107 Fiction Edition

Alternate Realities – The Daily PPILL #107 Fiction Edition

I just had the weirdest idea. I am imagining a story. A group of scientist has been working for a few years on a new technology. Something revolutionary, but also very powerful. Something like a solve-all-energy-issues-in-the-world powerful. They struggle to make it...
Independence and Freedom – The Daily PPILL #106

Independence and Freedom – The Daily PPILL #106

These are two different things. The Revolutionary War gave us the first one. Independence from a King and from the British Empire. This meant we became distinct, and separate. What has given us freedom, for each of us, has been this grand idea imprinted for the ages...
Explaining Passion – The Daily PPILL #105

Explaining Passion – The Daily PPILL #105

I hope most of you will understand me and nod. When you are passionate about something, things come effortlessly, that tiredness doesn’t set in that easily, and you have that same feeling when you were a kid, and your parents would call you to come in while you...
Future mementos – The Daily PPILL #104

Future mementos – The Daily PPILL #104

I was listening at an excellent podcast episode from “99% Invisible”, about how the US flag got designed and crafted. It happens to be that there is an actual surviving specimen of the Star Spangled Banner (not our anthem, but an actual flag), which is now...