Have you ever been frustrated with the lack of power outlets in hotel rooms? Especially when you're perusing your laptop in bed? Me too!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/eventprofs/2019/05/power-in-hotel-rooms
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What can we learn from the story of a man with no problems? More than you might think! Because, as Jerry Weinberg said: "There's always a problem!"
A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Our minds are better employed in bearing the misfortunes that do befall us than in foreseeing those that may.
[Il vaut mieux employer notre esprit à supporter les infortunes qui nous arrivent qu’à prévoir celles qui nous peuvent arriver.]
François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶174 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]
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A quotation from Thomas Fuller
In the disastrous Accidents of our Lives, wherein thy own Industry and Strength will not help thee, thy Patience must.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2041 (1727)
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or, if it is night, about nothing at all.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 5 “Fatigue” (1930)
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Here is a comprehensive list of what to check when you need to fix an Apple Watch heart rate monitor that's not working.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/technology/2019/10/fix-apple-watch-heart-rate-monitor
"In higher dimensions, mathematicians still don’t know the answer [to the sphere packing problem.] [...] Now, in a short manuscript posted online in April, the mathematician Boaz Klartag has bested these previous records by a significant margin. Some researchers even believe his result might be close to optimal."
https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-sphere-packing-record-stems-from-an-unexpected-source-20250707/
Quanta Magazine · New Sphere-Packing Record Stems From an Unexpected Source | Quanta MagazineAfter just a few months of work, a complete newcomer to the world of sphere packing has solved one of its biggest open problems.
"A national reckoning, as we slide further into a dysfunctional police state" by Robert Reich:
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-national-reckoning?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
#problems #politics #predictions #hope copy: @renewedresistance
Robert Reich · Sunday thought: A national reckoning
#SocialMedia has been really depressing for a long time now. Every day, there’s bad #news everywhere – #wars, #naturaldisasters, people being hurt or killed. #Politicians seem more selfish and less helpful than ever. They often argue instead of solving #problems.
Sometimes, it even feels like no one cares about #human lives anymore. All of this can make people feel hopeless or angry. It’s hard to #staypositive when you see so much #pain and #injustice every single day! 
Japan’s maritime patrol planes hampered by equipment problems: report
TOKYO — Chronic equipment problems and a parts shortage prevent a fleet of Japanese patrol aircraft from operating at optimum capacity, a report released Friday by an independent national agency shows. The P-1 produced by Kaw…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #equipment #hampered #Japans #maritime #news #Patrol #planes #problems #report
https://www.alojapan.com/1308387/japans-maritime-patrol-planes-hampered-by-equipment-problems-report/
https://www.alojapan.com/1308387/japans-maritime-patrol-planes-hampered-by-equipment-problems-report/ Japan’s maritime patrol planes hampered by equipment problems: report #equipment #hampered #Japan #JapanNews #Japans #maritime #news #Patrol #planes #problems #report TOKYO — Chronic equipment problems and a parts shortage prevent a fleet of Japanese patrol aircraft from operating at optimum capacity, a report released Friday by an independent national agency shows. The P-1 produced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries entered service in 2013, …
Just another brick in the decline....
And I'm not even that depressed
https://youtu.be/4e8ik5ECUxo?si=V0-h4TPSwx2gq5SX
#uk #awful #problems
And I'm not even that depressed
https://youtu.be/4e8ik5ECUxo?si=V0-h4TPSwx2gq5SX
#uk #awful #problems
Der Tag fängt ja schon gut an 
Erst fast von einem #auto angefahren worden kurz danach dann von einem #fahrrad .........btw: ich hatte grün!
wer jammert "aber mit dem auto ist es doch viel schlimmer", ist teil des #problems .........denn das zeigt nur, auf welchem #egotripp man unterwegs ist.
es spielt keine rolle, womit man unterwegs ist, #respekt und #rücksicht ist von allen gefordert!
Deco’s shifting transfer strategy causing plenty of problems for Barcelona https://www.rawchili.com/4339688/ #barca #Barcelona #BarcelonaLaLiga #blaugranes #CantDelBlogBarcelonaOpinion #causing #deco #For #FrontPage #of #plenty #problems #s #shifting #Soccer #strategy #transfer
What can we learn from the story of a man with no problems? More than you might think! Because, as Jerry Weinberg said: "There's always a problem!"
We spend a lot of time talking about problems, effects, and causes. Sadly, we fixate on problems' effects rather than focus on their causes.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2024/01/problems-effects-causes
Who uses #Obsidian in connection with #WordPress? 
Explanation:
You first write down the text in obsidian and then send/share it to your blog (by using a #Plugin or #API) based on WordPress.
How does this work for you and what about known #Problems or #Bugs?
Thanks in advance for your #Help and maybe sharing this Post for better reach. 
