A Nod to Nothing: Reading May 2019

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Reading, May 2019:

5/31/2019: ‘A plunder of black wealth’: Predatory housing contracts gouged Chicago’s black homeowners, new report says. A report released Thursday is the first to put a dollar amount on how much wealth was extracted from Chicago’s black community in the 1950s and 60s through home sale contracts. - Chicago Sun Times
5/30/2019: Why the Sea is Salt from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/29/2019: The Master-Maid from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/28/2019: Beauty and the Beat from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/27/2019: Rumpelstiltzkin from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/26/2019: The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/25/2019: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/24/2019: Understanding Fake Agile - by Steve Denning on Forbes (good article)
5/23/2019: The programmer who created Python isn’t interested in mentoring white guys

You wouldn't get me to argue against acknowledging aspects of this in our own corporate culture, although I think it goes beyond this. Women who adopt the same approach can be dismissed as not fitting the cultural mold, so it's a two-edged sword. '“A guy who knows less than that woman might honestly believe [he is right], so they present a much more confident image.” In his experience, van Rossum sees incompetent men’s ideas gaining acceptance more often than merited because they are more forceful in how they present them.'

5/22/2019: The Little Glass Slipper (Cinderella) from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/21/2019: The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5/20/2019: The Ultimate Introduction to Big Data by Frank Kane via O'Reilly Learning [30 minutes]
5/19/2019: Cryptid Review with the Game Boy Geek [17:51]
5/18/2019: Cryptid Playthroughy by Trantrum House [25:48]
5/17/2019: The Ultimate Introduction to Big Data by Frank Kane via O'Reilly Learning [30 minutes]
5/16/2019: The Ultimate Introduction to Big Data by Frank Kane via O'Reilly Learning [30 minutes]
5/15/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning - 30 minutes

5/14/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning - 30 minutes

5/13/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning

5/12/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning

5/11/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning

5/10/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning

5/9/2019: MHTA Spring Conference
5/8/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning

5/7/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning

5/6/2019: ITIL Foundation Exam hosted by Jill Knapp, Pearson IT Certification via O'Reilly Learning Service Design - 30 minutes
5/5/2019: Medieval Scholars Joust With White Nationalists. And One Another by Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times
5/4/2019: How To Lead a Conversation Between People Who Disagree - TED Talks, Eve Pearlman (January 2019) - [9:08]
- They stuffed both sides in an online group and gave them "facts and information." This presupposes everyone wants facts and information.
- "dialogue across difference is essential to a functioning democracy"
5/3/2019: Ashton Kutcher May Testify in Trial of His Ex's Alleged Killer - Jezebel