Author: Michael
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Big Data Used For Hiring At Google
A really interesting interview with the SVP of “People Operations” at Google. Leave it to Google to use a term that better describes the role. Sure beats “Human Capital” and other phrases I have heard over the years. Google has reached a lot of conclusions empirically that I’ve known from years of hiring on Wall…
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Return of the Cicadas Film
Here is a really interesting video on the Cicadas that we are sharing the spring and summer with this year. Samuel Orr is the filmmaker, via the kickstarter project. Return of the Cicadas from motionkicker on Vimeo.
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What was it like to be on the Internet during the 1980s?
One of my favorite places to learn new things is Quora. If you aren’t using it you should check it out! Here is a question that brings back a lot of memories for me. I ran a FidoNet BBS (Bulletin Board System) and experience many of the things mentioned in the answers. Read it…
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Kelle’s First Track Meet
The Millburn High School held it’s first scrimmage of the year against Cranford and Oak Knoll. It was a cold and windy day, mostly cold because of the wind. The temperature wasn’t bad (mid 50’s) but the wind was vicious. Kelle is a new member of the Track team and was excited to have…
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To Live Is To Choose
“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” – Kofi Annan
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Kelle Wins A Silver Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!
Kelle had submitted her poem called Breath to a poetry contest a while back, but she put the contest out of her mind. One day her Geometry teacher mentioned that she was a winner! But he didn’t have the details. We did some searching around and found an article in the Millburn Patch with some…
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Great Customer Service Story
Check out this great story about customer service from Morton’s Steak House!
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Change Higher Education
Another really interesting article from Smithsonian. This time its about the future of online education. Take a read here…
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The Accidental History of the @ Symbol
A really cool article from one of my favorite magazines – Smithsonian! Ever wonder why the @ sign is used for email? Read this article and you’ll know!