Some might say swimming, or public speaking. Maybe, your friend will tell you to master a cocktail shake. No. The first two would stall you with phobia attacks. The third, however impressive, isn’t a life skill at all. What I am looking for are meta-skills that are so easy to learn that you can do them in one […]
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Powershell is a perfect way for a new coder to get started on Windows. Powershell is equal parts command line tool and scripting language. It gives you the ability to automate your computer via the same commands you use to administer it. If you have a modern Windows system, you already have Powershell. Most of […]
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Losing your job to robots is no longer a sci-fi fantasy. Some estimates say, robots may take over more than five million jobs across 15 developed countries. Machines could account for more than half the workforce in places like Cambodia and Indonesia, particularly in the garment industry. While such information has led many people to […]
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Website design and development is the 21st century’s factory job: good pay and benefits, decent working hours, and the prospect of advancement. We’ll show you which essential skills you can start learning now to get a jump start into this exciting field. The internet is foundational to the way we work and play today — […]
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“Critical thinking” is a phrase that leaves many students nervously quaking in their desks. By the time we’ve become adults, though, we’ve largely forgotten it. We imagine that we think critically, but we let our ability to engage with new ideas atrophy when we leave college. We get set in our ways, and become closed off to […]
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Have you studied English for years, but still don’t speak or write it that well? Like any language, English can be tricky even for the well-versed. You can be struck down mid-sentence by a grammar gaffe or a pronunciation slip. The difference between “lit” and “lighted” might be clouding your judgement. Well, that is the normal […]
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