Goodness retweeted
One thought I'm taking away from following @Vangrid_io:
The next wave of AI adoption won't happen entirely on screens.
Machines are moving into streets, warehouses, buildings and other environments where understanding the physical surroundings matters just as much as processing information.
But that understanding needs to come from somewhere.
Vangrid is betting on a simple but important idea: people with smartphones can help build the spatial data network that makes those environments more understandable to machines.
And it goes beyond collecting footage. There's a contributor network, verifiable capture records and a bounty marketplace connecting real-world data needs to people who can fulfil them.
That's the bigger picture I wanted to highlight throughout this campaign.
AI needs more than intelligence. It needs a better understanding of the world it's being sent into.
That's the opportunity behind Vangrid.
Goodness retweeted
Manager: “Congratulations. You’ve been selected for the company’s biggest promotion.”
Employee: “Thank you, sir.”
Manager: “Your salary will increase by 80%, and you’ll be moving into the executive office.”
Employee: “I appreciate the opportunity, but I have to decline.”
Manager: “Decline? Do you understand what I’m offering you?”
Employee: “Yes, sir. That’s why I’m declining.”
Manager: “Is this about money? We can negotiate.”
Employee: “No. It’s about the position.”
The manager leaned forward.
“What’s wrong with the position?”
The employee looked him straight in the eyes.
“Because the last three people who occupied that office disappeared.”
Goodness retweeted
I’d have guessed that little brown panel inside the microwave was leftover packaging.
It looks more like a scrap of cardboard than something that belongs inside an appliance. But apparently it’s meant to stay right where it is. 😳
Anyone know what it actually does?
Goodness retweeted
There is something sexy about a man who jus walk away after his girl friend slap him & didn't hit back
Goodness retweeted
Women need to realize not all men gonna tolerate their shii , like, why hit him? this security man isn’t holding back 😤
Goodness retweeted
I never thought collecting my son’s school report would turn into an argument with another parent.
I arrived at the school about 20 minutes before closing time. While waiting outside the headteacher’s office, I noticed a woman taking pictures of the children as they came out.
I didn’t think much of it until I saw my son standing beside her.
She had her phone pointed directly at him.
I walked over and asked politely, “Excuse me, do you know my son?”
She smiled and said, “Oh, they’re friends. I was just taking pictures.”
I asked her to show me the pictures, but her expression immediately changed.
“Why? Are you accusing me of something?”
I explained that I wasn’t comfortable with strangers taking pictures of my child without asking me first.
She rolled her eyes and said, “You’re making a big deal out of nothing. Children take pictures together all the time.”
Then my son quietly pulled my shirt and whispered, “Dad, that’s the woman who keeps asking me where I live.”
I looked at her again…
Goodness retweeted
Imagine telling a woman who just gave birth that she should immediately resume her 50% contribution because marriage is supposed to be equal.
Now imagine telling a man who just lost his job that he should still maintain his 50% financial contribution because marriage is supposed to be equal.
If equality cannot accommodate human circumstances, changing responsibilities and sacrifice, then perhaps what we're defending isn't equality.
It's accounting.