Celebrate people first before trying to correct their shortcomings

Celebrate people first before identifying their shortcomings.

Do not be one of the people that tries to correct your friend's shortcoming without first appreciating all the things that they do very well first. Have you complimented them on their skills. Have you even noticed those good traits?

If you haven't yet noticed their good habits, you have no right to mention the things that they do not do well. That does not foster good relationship building.

Robert DeNiro's sage Wisdom

Starting from 3 minutes and 48 seconds, you will hear the great sage Wisdom from Robert De Niro. I've noticed that the most impactful Wisdom are usually the simplest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LwSr4vumhs&t=3m48s

YouTube has become TV with unlimited channels

YouTube has become TV with unlimited channels. I subscribe to YouTube premium so I must be careful not to get sucked into the black hole of unlimited channels.

Rhythms of Joy - Music by Flo. Shot & Cut by Folarin O.

Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy - 2010-Jan-29

Ways and Means for Managing Up

The perfect way of naturally talking to digital assistants

When Google Assistant/ Google Artificial Intelligence/ Siri/ Watson or any other Natural Language Machine Learning assistant has reached its peak of talking to us (humans) as other humans do, this is the perfect example of what that would be like...until the 41-second mark. Haha.

If You Want to Change the World, Start Off by Making Your Bed - William McRaven, US Navy Admiral

Weather Report for 2019 (January - December)

I Googled, "Google: "average temperature toronto"

My Audio Interpretation: Weather Report for 2019 (January - December)


Weather averages Overview for Toronto, ON in 2019




Weather Averages for Toronto, ON in 2019

Keep on Asking

Keep On Asking
"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you." (NLT) ( Luke 11:9 )

The power of persistent prayer is incredible. Strength rises up in your voice as you continuously seek God's answer to your prayers. Rest assured that He will always answer: through fulfillment of your prayer, a firm "no," or by guiding your heart in a different direction, causing you to no longer seek the answer to that prayer. Go ahead and pray a specific prayer daily.
Download this app to get your daily devotions: http://jctrois.com

http://www.jctrois.com/dailybibledevotion/devotion.html?devo=HqT2nAsr8Y

In business, how to turn a 'No' into a 'Yes'

"In business, whenever someone tells me 'No', there is usually a way to a 'Yes', that we have not yet explored." @folarin

Johanna Blakely: Lessons from fashion's free culture

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

I saw the film. I am humbled and proud to say that I was completely wrong. The problem with the trailer was that it was different, new, un-bombastic and did not give anything away, so I did not know what do expect.

The movie is one of the best written movies of the year. Tarantino has done it again. This is a man that has never made the same movie twice. He makes a different kind/genre of a movie each time. Complete originals. Give this man the Oscar for Best screenplay right now. This is going to be the first non-action movie that I will go and see in theatres more than once. I've only seen Avatar and Black Panther more than twice in theaters.

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood will be my second because there is a lot to unwrap. It would help if you knew the background stories of these real life characters though like Steve Mcqueen and Bruce Lee. It would put the scenes into context.

In a Tarantino film you will never know how a scene will play out until Tarantino shows you. You can NEVER guess. He is in complete control of your mind when you watch his film. Wow. Wow. Wow. I am going to post this on my blog folarino.blogspot.com OMG!!!!!!

Singing

https://www.smule.com/folarino

Drowning (Karaoke) - Backstreet Boys

Drowning Backstreet Boys by Fo

Mulan - Fo

You'll be in my heart Phil Collins by Fo

Fo Ed Sheeran Perfect

My Life Story (audio)

Listen to my life story. I recorded this while I walked home. Exactly 30 minutes. Listen here.

Dr Umar Johnson outlines the history of systematic black economic fragmentation

My favorite scene in all of Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Reasons:
1. It shows the characteristics of each character. This is why they are called "characters".
2. It shows an actually reasonable way to discuss the serious issue.
3. It's funny.
4. It is very smartly written.
5. The cascading list of licensed debate moderators on the phone.

Twitter has made people better at English

Twitter has made people better at English for two reasons:
1. Because people are limited to 280 characters per tweet, they are forced to be economical with words. Most especially when Twitter had a 140 character tweet limit, and you could not do multiple linked tweets like you can do today. Because of this word limits, people are forced to be creative and have their idea expressed in just 2 or 3 sentences.

2. Because of 'likes', 'retweets', and 'comments', people have the incentive to say something of value. Something that will make the reader want to spread what they've read to others.

So, Twitter has made people more creative with words in both length and value, and in my opinion, has made people better with English.

Best lesson on Artificial Intelligence

Best lesson on Artificial Intelligence from the Stanford Ph.D. person that began the Neural Net and Artificial Intelligence program at Stanford. He wrote the syllabus. The class was 150 students the first year. It quickly became 700 in later years.

He created that Stanford class around 2009.

Elon Musk calls him the best Neural Net expert in the world. He works at Tesla to make Tesla cars drive themselves. Autonomy. His part, the second part begins at 1:51:46

Google Photos Product Lead and Bump Cofounder David Lieb with Gustaf Alströmer

Y Combinator. Video interview with Google Photos product lead David Lieb Link

Diamonds are created from Coal under pressure

Meaning, one of the most expensive objects is created by dirt under pressure. How does that translate for me?

I have to put myself under a certain level of pressure, for me to create something good and of great value.

So, I do not feel good while learning or working, it is alright. The results will show later on. Delay your gratification for great success and true satisfaction

Chamath Palihapitiya Talking about AI, and brilliantly putting the future of the Tech Business in context - April 23, 2018 | CNBC

Here is the presentation: https://www.sohnconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ChamathPalihapitiya_2018_Presentation.pdf

My Thoughts on The Academy Awards (Oscars) 2019 Wins

Other videos and web page that I referenced in my video:

"Why 'Free Solo' is a Worthy Oscar Winner": https://nonfics.com/free-solo-oscar-winner

"This Is Me", "From Now On", "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman

Bradley Cooper (Best Director for A Star is Born) National Board of Review

Bo Burnham (Best Directorial Debut for Eighth Grade) National Board of Review

"How To Be Confident" by Kayla Day from the movie Eight Grade

How To Be Confident
By Kayla Day from the movie Eight Grade (actually written by Bo Burnham)

One thing a lot of people think about confidence is that you are born with it...either you are confident, or you are not. You know, just like how some people are tall - you're either tall or you're short. But, it's not like that actually.

Confidence is a choice.

The really awesome thing about confidence is that you can just start acting like it, even if you feel like you don't have any. For example, I used to not be confident, at all. But then one day, I'm like, I wanna be confident. So then, I just kinda started acting like it, and then it made me feel good, and then I just actually started being confident without, like, trying.

And like, a big part of confidence is being brave. And you can't be brave, unless you are scared. So, for those of you are being scared about being confident, it's actually a big part go confidence, is to be scared and that's normal. Cos you can't be brave without being scared. So, go out there, and just like be confident. And if you don't feel confident, just do it anyways. Make yourself confident.

My 2019 Oscar Winners Prediction

Best Picture

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book 
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

Who Will Win: Roma
My Choice: Black Panther

Best Director
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Adam McKay, Vice

Who Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron

My Choice: Bradley Cooper (who wasn't even damn nominated!)

Best Actor
Christian Bale, Vice My choice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book 

Who Will Win: Rami Malek

My Choice: Christian Bale

Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

Who Will Win: I don't know

My Choice: I don't fully care? Sorry.

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book Will Win & My choice
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? 
Sam Rockwell, Vice

Who Will Win: Mahershala Ali

My Choice: Mahershala Ali

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina De Tavira, Roma
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Who Will Win: There were all good

My Choice:

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me? 
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born

Who Will Win: A Star Is Born

My Choice: A Star Is Born

Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma 
Vice

Who Will Win: Vice

My Choice: Vice or Green Book, I'm good with either

Best Foreign Language Film

Capernaum
Cold War
Never Look Away
Roma: 
Shoplifters

Who Will Win: Roma will 100% win

My Choice: Roma

Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG

Who Will Win: Free Solo

My Choice: Free Solo

Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Who Will Win: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

My Choice: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary Short Subject
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.

Who Will Win: Haven't seen any of them

My Choice: Haven't seen any of them

Best Original Song
"All The Stars," Black Panther
"I'll Fight," RBG
"The Place Where Lost Things Go," Mary Poppins Returns
"Shallow," A Star Is Born  Will definitely win
"When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings," The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Who Will Win: Shallow

My Choice: Shallow

Best Production Design

Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma

Who Will Win: The Favourite because its a period piece

My Choice: Black Panther

Best Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma:
A Star Is Born

Who Will Win: Roma

My Choice: Roma

Best Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther: My choice
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots

Who Will Win: Black Panther. They better not give The Favorite.

My Choice: Black Panther

Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place 
Roma

Who Will Win: A Quiet Place

My Choice: A Quiet Place

Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma 
A Star Is Born

Who WIll Win: 

My Choice: Black Panther

Best Animated Short Film
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends

Who Will Win: Bao will 100% Win

My Choice: Bao

Best Live Action Short Film
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin

Who Will Win: Didn't see any

My Choice: Didn't see any

Best Original Score
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns

Who Will Win: Black Panther: is MY 100% choice

My Choice: Black Panther

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War: Better win. Did you see Thanos?!
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Who WIll Win: Avengers: Infinity War better win. Did you see Thanos?!

My Choice: Avengers: Infinity War. I swear if you give First Man or Ready Player One, I will lose it!

Best Film Editing
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book 
Vice

Who Will Win: Vice

My Choice: Vice

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice

Who Will Win: Vice. Don't give Mary Queen of Scots cos it was just showy.

My Choice: Vice

In Education, we need a class on how to turn Data into Information, Information into Knowledge, and Knowledge into Wisdom

"There needs to be a class, possibly taught every year on what it is to analyze knowledge, information, how to process facts, how to turn data into information, information into knowledge, and knowledge into wisdom. Because it is wisdom that you need to invoke when you are a leader" - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Tim Ferriss: The Productivity Superpower You Didn't Know You Had | Inc.

How to Raise Smarter Children | Neil deGrasse Tyson

How to Raise Smarter Children | Neil deGrasse Tyson


Proof:

A Near Perfect Monologue: "Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama for President"

Something to admire and strive toward

Awesome twitter interactions

Three (3) best friend filmmakers each have won Best Director Oscar, and more

These 3 best friends filmmakers have each won Best Directing Oscar Academy Awards. I thought what an amazing and statistically unlikely feat.

Alfonso Cuarón wins Best Director for Roma

Alfonso Cuarón Best Foreign Language Film for Roma

Alejandro G. Iñárritu Best Directing for Birdman

Alejandro G. Iñárritu Best Directing for The Revenant
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Alfonso Cuaron Best Directing for Gravity

Guillermo del Toro Best Directing for The Shape of Water

Here is one of my favorite interviews of them together on the Charlie Rose show Dec 20, 2006. I remember re-watching this video from my apartment in Memphis over and over again back in 2006.
Films: Babel, Children of Men, Pans Labyrinth

In addition, two of them won Best Picture too:

Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro

My Top 10 Films of 2018

My Top 10 films of 2018 

1. Black Panther 

2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse 

3. Avengers: Infinity War 

4. Incredibles 2 

5. A Quiet Place
6. Mission Impossible: Fallout
7. Ralph Breaks The Internet 

8. Green Book 

9. Deadpool II
10. Widows
11. A Star is Born

Others
12. Smallfoot, was good fun and had a good message but not preachy.
13. Blockers, was the funniest movie of the year
14. Game Night, was also very funny and well done.

TV Shows
Because I did not want to commit to entire seasons of shows, I only watched a few
1. Barry was a revelation for Bill Hader 

2. Atlanta was so multi-dimensional

One of the best explanations of Artificial Intelligence AI capabilities I've seen @ TED

Best Roundtable Ever: Big Hero 6, The Lego Movie & More: The Full Animation Roundtable

MARS: Inside SpaceX. A 2018 National Geographic Documentary

Michelle Obama's story of trying to get outside of White House similar from President from Scandal doing same

How Michelle Obama talks about leaving the white house, reminded me of this clip from Scandal where the President negotiates with his secret service on leaving the white house

Whatsapp founder Jan Koum talks about their Journey at Stanford

Reading vs. Watching

I have always wondered by people read books instead of watching an equivalent lesson online/youtube. I have realized that this is because in books, we can erase and re-write/ re-type. But with videos, people are forced to think on the spot and may say things that they do not mean or would not want to take back.

So I am practicing reading more. I still like watching video versions.

Watch YouTube Videos without the Ads

Do you watch a lot of YouTube on mobile but tired of all the annoying ads?

Download NewPipe and get the videos. It even has features to download both video and audio versions. Exactly what I need to get the videos on the go. You're welcome world.

Apple’s Secret iPhone Launch Team: The Event That Began It All

How To Play a Video Along With an External Audio Track Using VLC Player

How To Play a Video Along With an External Audio Track Using VLC Player


Let's say you have some video files and also have an audio track or music track, and you want to play both together using the same player, how can you do that?

1. Open VLC Player

2. "File" > "Advanced Open File..."
 
3. Under the "File" tab, put your main movie into the first spot

4. Put the audio file into the second spot called "Play another media synchronously"

5. Click "Open"


There, in 5 easy steps, now you can play a movie with an audio track simultaneously and synchronously.

By: @folarin, @folarino

This Prolific Artisan Makes Movie Props out of Paper That You Think Are just Real

Not to make light of the Kavanaugh hearing as I was very emotionally affected for the women shouting in the background, and the impassioned senators..."Mr. Chairman"


But it did remind me of this early IMF hearing in Mission Impossible Rogue Nation

Caught in Providence: The Breakfast Verdict

Watched this on a Sunday Morning and it was beautiful to watch

“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” — “Lagos” won 2 Emmys

So at the Creative Arts Emmys: “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” — “Lagos” won 2 Emmys. 1. Outstanding Picture Editing (non-fiction) 2. Outstanding Sound Mixing (non-fiction) The show also won: Outstanding Informational Series or Special Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming


It's sad Anthony Bourdain is no longer with us...shout out to Lagos. Read what he wrote (with videos) in this quick read:
https://explorepartsunknown.com/destination/lagos/

The people that make movie trailers

I love the line that movie trailers are the only kinds of advertisement that people love to watch and actually actively seek out

My simple equation on exercise using simple economics

I want to give a simple equation on exercise using simple economics.

In economics, if you want to sell a product. You can either price it high or low.
In a perfect world, if you price high, you'll get a small number of buyers. If you price lower, you get a higher number of buyers.

Revenue = price * quantity

So if you want an exclusive spa, price higher, a smaller number of customers. If you want an affordable spa, price lower, more customers. In a perfect world, you end up with the same revenue - this is my point of this equation.

In exercise, the similar equation that I invented is

Body exercise = quality * time

If you run, the quality is high, but you would run a shorter distance in less time.
If you speed walk, quality is lower, but you can walk for miles for a longer time.

In a perfect world, you would do the same level of exercise.

Apple is now the world's first trillion-dollar company

Read this article for Apple's road to $1 trillion: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-trillion-stock-market-valuation-1.4771428

Apple’s Secret iPhone Launch Team: How They Made the iPhone that changed it all

Apple’s Secret iPhone Launch Team: The Event That Began It All

Simon Sinek - Leaders don't even know what game they are in

The Thai cave rescue - best graphic (Holographic 3D) and description

We Used To have Boredom

"We Used To have Boredom. And boredom, for lack of a better word, is good"

The Best Movies Trailers

These trailers are so memorable to me. I love listening over and over again. Most are musical with the score timed well with editing. They all tell a good story. Some tell what seems like a complete story without giving away the plot (Force Awakens). I usually get a kick of inspiration when listening.

Elon Musk says when automation takes over most jobs we will need a Universal Basic Income...I agree and I go further

Elon Musk says when our society becomes very automated...When we make and allow robots and good artificial intelligence to do our menial labor for us (drive cars, do laundry, do dishes, make reservations in restaurants), and even do most of our 9-5 jobs, this would be good.

Elon Musk predicts that we would need a Universal Basic Income (UBI) because we would not have to do 9-5 anymore, but since our society will still likely be governed by money, we would need that UBI. Here's where I take it a bit further. That Universal Basic Income, sounds like some kind of welfare that the government is helping us with, I don't like the sound of that.

I see it as, humanity has worked very very hard in getting us to this point that it should just be called Universal Income - A good and substantial amount each month that will be more than enough to have a very good living.

Elon says there would be a downside. That it would be difficult for people to find meaning. A lot of us derive meaning or fulfillment from our jobs. The fact that we serve others and our community through our work give us a sense of duty and fulfillment at the end of the day.

He says that when most work become automated, how will we find meaning?

This is a very good point and I commend Elon for his insight, foresight, and wisdom here.

Now, let me comment on that:
Because of two factors:
1. People are incredibly resilient.
2. New technology does not just appear immediately...

New tech arrives gradually, we generally see it coming, it announces itself before it shows up. We as people would begin to adjust our lifestyle to this new world trend of almost complete automation. Then we would look for and find meaning in lots of different things. I do not think Elon needs to worry about that.

For example, Automation will not solve the human problem - that two people living in a house would eventually find conflict, that would need to be solved. There's enough meaning to be found in solving disagreements, conflict and imperfections in people relations. And that's just one example that AI cannot for the foreseeable future solve.

Jeff Bezos shares his management style and philosophy

Fundamentals of Wealth Management by Dow's grandson

Using videos to learn has been more useful and engaging for me, than books

Before today, I used to feel bad about...I prefer to watch videos to learn rather than reading books. When I would hear readers say, "I read a book a day", or "I read 2 books a week".

From today, I give myself permission not to feel bad anymore. Why? The vast majority of the things that I have learned in a lot of disciplines, skills, and softskills, has been through video. I have become a filmmaker by watching countless talks and listening to countless movies' director audio commentaries.

I became a visual effects artists by watching tutorials and putting the lessons into action


I learned presentation skills by watching so many TED talks and other talks like these


and of course this...


And I became informed in many fields through video.

Then of course people like Salman Khan of Khan Academy and Sebastian Thrun of Udacity said, "Wait...we naturally like to watch videos and movies. So, let's use videos to teach!" Over a few short years, those services became very valuable, Udacity becoming a billion dollar company.





And so, from today henceforth, I congratulate myself on the education that I have given myself beyond the classroom.

Mark Twain said, "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education". I prefer the paraphrase, "I have never let my schooling get in the way of my education."

So if anyone tried to make you feel bad because you don't read books as much as you watch videos to learn, do not give them that permission anymore.

You might even be retaining more information. Or, each person is just different in the way that they learn. So, to each, their own.

Joe Rogan's Podcast - The PhD of podcasts

My favorites

Michael Jackson's Publicist on What He Was Really Like - Joe Rogan

How Bill Gates reads books

I stumbled on this short video of how Bill Gates reads books.
I am currently reading three books simultaneously. Bill Gates' tips are certainly very practical and useful for me.

Do I call or Do I text?

Title I originally chose:
"Which mode of communication to choose in today's overstuffed communication channels."

Better more uncomplicated Title:
"Do I call or text?"

Abstract
How do I talk to him or her?
Do I text?
Do I call?
Do I WhatsApp call?
Do I WhatsApp text?
Do I leave a WhatsApp voice note?
Do I skype?
Do I email?
How about Instagram direct message?
Let's not forget twitter direct message?
Did you really seriously forget facebook messenger ... message?

We have all been here and we are still here today in 2018.

I remember back in like 1997, communication channels were mostly 2 or 3:

Do I call? Do I text? Do I email?

The answer to the above 3 channels is pretty simple and straight-forward.

Remember, the way you choose to communicate should be approached like a business would. Necessary protocols/ respect should be followed. What do I mean? See "Text" below.

Text
Text should be used for short bursts of information dissemination, or notification.
For example,
"Hey, I will be at Starbucks in 15 minutes, okay?" or
"Remember to bring my bag please".

You can also use Text message to let someone know that you are about to call:
"Hey, can I call you in 15 mins", or
"When will you be free to talk"

When you use text messages to notify before a call, you would avoid conflict after "missed calls"
This way, you will not have plenty of missed calls. Some unintentional conflict can arise when Jack does not pick up Jill's phone call. Jill might feel like something is wrong. When in fact, Jack was probably just plainly doing some other thing or talking to someone else.

Call
For more long-form conversation. For conversations that require a more "call & response" or "live back and forth". Make a phone call for conversations that require immediate response. Or you have more to say than you can in text or would be inefficient to keep typing and typing. Calling might be a way to save time thereby will increase efficiency.

A text message is favorable to the recipient because they can read it as fast or slow as they want. They can also read it in loud environments; which is a disadvantage for calls and voice notes.

For folk like me that prefer recording voice notes, to achieve a win-win scenario, use Voice-to-Text on your smartphone to convert your voice to text messages. Apple and Google have this feature. It is the microphone icon on your smartphone keyboard.

Email
Is a letter that most likely will never be deleted. Permanent letter delivered electronically, which means instantaneous delivery.
It will be sent immediately, however, make sure you take your time to write it. Once gone, you cannot change it.

It is unlike this blog post. I can go back tomorrow and fix a mistake.

When you are writing an email, take your mind or memory back decades ago when you would write a letter on paper to a loved one, to be put into the mailbox, to be sent. We didn't used to hurry to write that paper letter, we took our time.

Apply the same 'carefulness' to email. Yes, I meant carefulness, not care. I chose this word on purpose.

Also, English & Grammar
You need 'tools' to allow your brilliant thoughts to be expressed properly. Make sure that English class that you are forced to take, take it seriously. It would help you to sound smart or wise, as you know you are smart or wise in your head.

Mobile Internet calling & text
There are a lot, wechat, WhatsApp, line, Viber.

For this one, I will focus on WhatsApp.
Why?
Except for WeChat which is extremely popular in China, Whatsapp is the most popular for the people that I know, and a billion others that I do not know.


Data communication is already cheaper than normal phone calls.
Check your WhatsApp data usage, it would be something like 50MB or less, per person. That is over the last many months or year. That is incredibly small especially since you have done a lot of WhatsApp calls, or written so many WhatsApp messages, and lots of WhatsApp video calls, and left so many voice notes.

I'm glad I mentioned all various WhatsApp modes of communications. Remember back in 2012/ 2013 when it was only WhatsApp text?



Whatsapp Text

Is essentially a better and more advanced form of regular phone text

Also, you can send photos and video
1. Easily & Easier
2. More conveniently
3. Using less $ per message/picture/video

than regular text and picture message text



Whatsapp voice call
When you want to have a phone call between people in different countries, do WhatsApp voice call instead of buying phone cards and stuff.

It's just cheaper. Not just that, it is more convenient. On your phone, scroll to your contact's name, press the dial button, done.

Now, 'WhatsApp voice call' does not entirely replace the regular 'call' button.
Depending on your geographical location, your telecommunications plan, and the mobile/technical relationships that you have with your contact, "To normal call, or to whatsapp call" decision could vary.

I would say, in countries where they pay the telecom providers per call, use WhatsApp call more.

In countries that more than often have "unlimited minutes" or close to that, you will regular call, than WhatsApp call.

Whatsapp voice notes
Voice notes are fantastic for recording and then sending a spoken voice message. They are great because you would not interrupt the recipient with a phone call. Phone calls can be uncomfortable because you are just barging in on someone unannounced. It would be like showing up at a person's house without telling them beforehand.
This is where voice notes are perfect. Leave a message by getting straight to the point. When the recipient plays it in their own time, they can respond the same way.
Here is David Pierce of the Wall Street Journal talking about that



Data strength
The strength of your 'mobile data' or your wifi could also be a determining factor.
If your data is not strong enough, you may hear delays and our weak signals.
When you hear yourself saying, "Sorry, that wasn't clear"
or
"Why are you not answering me immediately?"
It's not your friend, it's the data and the technical delay.

This is an area that regular phone calls still shines over calls over data, or...to get all technical, VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol, which most just say Voice Over IP)

Whatsapp Video Call

Basic upgrade to Whatsapp voice calling. From audio to video.

With text, you only get written words.

With audio, you get intent, and voice inflections. 

With video, now you get facial expressions to get the full picture of the call.

Data usage: WhatsApp has done a fantastic job of keeping its data usage, even on video calls down to a bare minimum.

Skype

After text and regular calling, Skype became the godfather of internet calling. The OG VOIP. Originally on desktops and laptops only, years before the iPhone was invented.

Skype is used for both video and audio calling. It has a more official feeling to it so plenty of businesses and companies use Skype. It's also on mobile too. It's just much easier and straightforward to WhatsApp call or WhatsApp video call.
The one feature that Skype has over Whatsapp voice call is Skype can dial any phone number in the world (paid feature). But Whatsapp can only call people who have installed WhatsApp on their phones and only mobile devices. Skype can call both landlines (mostly businesses) and any other phone.

What's next for WhatsApp?

I predict that for WhatsApp groups, there would appear a call button that would be a single button for conference calling. So 5 people in a WhatsApp group could do a conference call with the push of a single button. Compare that to all 5-10 steps involved in doing a phone conference today, especially in a non-business environment i.e. with friends/family.
It would make a lot of sense for WhatsApp to do that next.

Joe Rogan & Kevin Smith Get Emotional Talking About Their Dogs Dying

Joe Rogan - Kevin Smith "Death Is Not to Be Feared"

Anthony Bourdain

CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html


Anderson Cooper’s tribute to his friend Anthony Bourdain


My voice note to my friendly team after I heard the sad news

Microsoft just bought GitHub for $7.5 Billion

Good reads on this news


GitHub Is Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Undo Button
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-06/github-is-microsoft-s-7-5-billion-undo-button


Microsoft’s GitHub acquisition celebrated by Linux Foundation
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/8/17441096/microsoft-github-acquisition-reaction-linux-foundation

Microsoft + GitHub + LinkedIn = The Professional Graph

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2018/06/05/microsoft-github-linkedin-the-professional-graph/

Customer Service companies (Apple and Amazon)

Apple is the best customer service company in the world.

Amazon is the best customer-centric company in the world.

Apple is essentially a really great customer-service company disguised as a really great technology company.