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Check out this map and database of #traffic #roundabouts

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 Check out this map and database of #traffic #roundabouts  https://roundabouts.kittelson.com/Home/Map This online inventory database of roundabouts and other circular intersections is voluntarily hosted and maintained by #Kittelson & Associates, Inc. since 1999 as a service to the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Roundabouts.

JHU Interactive Map of the Universe

 Erika #PlanetaryDefense @_AstroErika shared:  Using 2 decades of data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers at Johns Hopkins University have created an interactive map that lets you scroll to the edge of the observable universe. You can travel from spiral galaxies to redshifted galaxies and back 13.7 billion years. See the interactive map here: https://mapoftheuniverse.net

Startup terms “truffle pig” or “pioneer sales person” or “evangelical sales person”

I just learned the term “truffle pig” to describe a resourceful and relentless salesperson who manages to find opportunities on their own with no marketing resources and in markets and organizations where no one expected to find opportunities. I’ve also heard this called “pioneer sales person” or “evangelical sales person.” What’s a term you’ve heard to describe salespeople with these invaluable skills?

Manualate before you automate

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Technies and managers everywhere, remember to manualate before you automate What?  The Lean Startup term "manualate" or "manual-ating" is the opposite of "auto-mating". The idea is to perform the steps manually as a way to validate two important assumptions that might lead you to want to automate. First, you need to verify that someone wants to pay you for whatever it is you are automating. Test this by using manual labor to do the work behind a thin and cheap to implement veneer of front end UI. Think the Wizard of Oz, ie, "pay no attention to man behind the screen." Second, you need to verify that the processes you want to automate actually work and are optimized. Test this by manual tracking metrics on the steps and adjusting those steps to optimize the outcome. You will find that its much easier to optimize a manual process, ie, a checklist of steps, than it is to revise a process that has been automated in software. Easier, faster, cheaper, ...

Check out research by Andrew M. Lewis, Jr & Gladys S. Lewis on #PLOSONE

 Check out the research paper written by my parents, Andrew M. Lewis, Jr & Gladys S. Lewis, on #PLOSONE The AGMK1-9T7 cell model of #neoplasia: Evolution of #DNA copy-number aberrations and #miRNA expression during transition from normal to #metastatic #cancer cells https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0275394 #biomarker #oncology #tumorigenicity #oncogencity

Use Parallels to Install Windows 10 On Mac For Free (inc. M1 & M2 Macs)

Use Parallels to Install Windows 10 On Mac For Free (inc. M1 & M2 Macs) https://machow2.com/windows-on-mac-for-free/ https://www.parallels.com

Keep your contacts safe using iCloud & Google Contacts

Keep your electronic phone book update to date with iCloud Contacts and Google Contacts First, enable cloud contacts following the instructions below. Second, train yourself to capture and update phone numbers, email address, and other key data when you see it. Third, remember to download a copy to a secure computer every so often such as on your birthday or one your regular maintenance day. First, enable cloud contacts Learn how to set enable Apple's iCloud Contacts to back up and synchronize your address books on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Windows here: https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/set-up-contacts-mm2e5b1c6686/1.0/icloud/1.0 Learn how to enable Google's Cloud Contacts to back up and synchronize your address books on your Android phone, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Windows here: https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/2753077?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid Second, train yourself to capture and update  Just do it. Third, remember to download a copy to a...