Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – Women Inventors, YouTube, and Chat GPT

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Artificial Intelligence, Chat GPT, Inventors, Learning, Reading, Research, Watching, Women, YouTube

I’ve been reading all my books, watching a lot of YouTube videos, and learning a great deal about so many famous women this month. Like most months where we celebrate various things throughout the year, it is so hard to grasp the depth and breadth of the contributions of so many women who have contributed to what we call our current day reality.

During one of my searches, I discovered this article, which lists the top 100 women inventors in history. Here’s the link: https://www.cadcrowd.com/blog/top-100-famous-female-inventors-in-history-modern-women-inventors/#:~:text=Top%20100%20famous%20female%20inventors%20in%20history%201,%28Unknown%29%208%208.%20Ann%20Lambrechts%20%28Unknown%29%20More%20items

Here are a few women from that list:

Ada Lovelace is responsible for writing the first ever computer algorithm.

Adeline D.T. Whitney is responsible for the creation of alphabet blocks for children.

Alice Ball was responsible for creating the first cure for leprosy.

Ann Tsukamoto was responsible for discovering and isolating stem cells.

If you’d like to be inspired or awe struck, take a look at all the women who have made great contributions to the many technologies we enjoy today. I grabbed four that caught my eye in the early part of the list. There are 96 more. This is again the wonder of women throughout history that have contributed to our current society. Bravo!

If you want to see some great videos of women in history, simply search for them on YouTube. I have watched so many videos on women inventors, women in history, and the other searches I’ve used, it is mind boggling. I simply spend about 20 minutes a day looking at videos to broaden my knowledge of women in history. There are too many to highlight any here. If you’re interested, do a “women in history” search on YouTube, and you’re likely to see the same videos I’ve watched so far.

Well, I hope you enjoy the link I provided and the adventures you have on YouTube.

What am I learning? ChatGPT. This is Artificial Intelligence. Microsoft has already incorporated this into its web browser Bing, which I use, but the ChatGPT client is something else. You can use this tool to search the internet and create papers, books, and other written artifacts. I’m currently exploring how to use it to learn. Imagine asking ChatGPT about any topic. It will put together a paper for you at the length you specify and even provide the references it uses to support the paper’s claims. I’m very interested in the wars of history. My current interest is the Peloponnesian Wars. I’ll keep you updated on my progress.

If you’d like to try this out for yourself, here’s the link to get started: https://chat.openai.com/auth/login?ref=upstract.com

The log in you create is nothing more than your first name, last name, email address and phone number. You’ll have to verify your email address and phone number and then you’re all set. There’s a Chat GPT +, but I imagine that will cost you some money. For now, I’m going to stick with the free version. It’s pretty cool, so far. I hope you give it a try. It’ll be a great addition to my ability to conduct research on all the things I enjoy learning about.

Well, that’s it for now, folks. I hope you have a great Thursday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Women Gamers

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Call of Duty, Endra, Escape from Tarkov, facebook, Nadia, Slapstick, Tails, Twitch, Women streamers, YouTube

I’m so happy women are playing video games! It’s so much fun. Because of the month we are celebrating, I wanted to highlight a few gamers that stream for a living. I don’t watch them all the time, but when I do it is always a treat. Below, I’ll introduce you to some of the females I follow on YouTube. Below is Nadia playing COD MW2 Multiplayer.

Here’s Endra. She’s a female streamer who plays a game called Escape from Tarkov. It falls in the genre of what we call an “extraction shooter”. Extraction shooters are unique in that you can exit the game whenever you want. Typically, there will be missions or tasks you have to complete. The catch, you have to survive to complete them, and if you do not, you fail the mission and lose all the gear you possess. It’s interesting to watch. Here’s a short clip of her below:

Here’s one more. Her streamer tag is: Tails. Her stream is hilarious. She plays a multitude of games, but most of her content is just funny. She adds humor to her streams and her audience, including me, love it. Here’s a video she dropped a while back:

Women add value to whatever they do. Here are just a few examples of women streamers that actually make enough revenue to do this exclusively for a living. I hope you enjoyed them. If you like any of them, feel free to subscribe to their streams. Most of these folks stream live on Twitch, some are on YouTube, and some are on Facebook, which also offers streaming capabilities.

Well, that’s it for today. I hope all of you have a great Friday and weekend.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – One of Those Faces, Economic Facts and Fallacies, YouTube: DMZ Tips and Tricks

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DMZ, Fiction, Grawl, Learning, Non-Fiction, Reading, Sowell, suspense, Watching, YouTube

I recently started reading One of Those Faces. It’s a thriller, and boy is this author great! The author is Elle Grawl, and man she has you tensed up in the first chapter.

Economic Facts and Fallacies is another good one. I’m reading the part of the book that discusses disparities between a man’s income and a woman’s income. His findings are quite interesting. I’ll leave it up to you to read the book. All I can say is he is blowing out most of the stuff we hear in the news about this “fact” and that “fact”.

YouTube is my go-to for anything related to Call of Duty. The DMZ is just one of the games you can play in COD MW2 that was added with this installment of the game. It is what is called an extraction shooter, because you can leave the game play area anytime you wish. If you successfully “exfil”, you get to keep what you picked up. Weapons, keys, missions you complete. Unlike Warzone, which follows the Battle Royale format, the DMZ has missions you can complete that provide new weapon skins and blueprints, character skins, and other things that help your character become stronger.

Many of these missions are easy, but as you progress through each faction’s five levels, the missions get more and more difficult. The great thing about YouTube is there is always some creator that has completed the mission and has a video showing you how to find the mission area and what you are supposed to do to complete the mission successfully. A mission I completed recently was called Muddy Waters. This mission requires you to find three intelligence items: a thumb drive and two documents. Typically, you go into the DMZ with two other players. There is an option to go in solo or with two players if you only want to go in like this. You simply turn a button called fill squad to off and you’ll either go in by yourself or with a teammate.

Well, folks, that’s it for today. I hope you have a great Thursday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – Ancient Wisdom for Today and YouTube

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Blogging, Books, Building Community, Courses, Eckankar, Learning, Reading, Watching, YouTube

I’m still reading the books I listed last week. I’m enjoying them immensely. I am also doing a lot of reading on Activision’s blog. This blog covers all things Call of Duty. One of the books I’d like to mention is a free book that is offered from ECKANKAR. It is written in layman’s terms, so it’s easy to understand. If any of you would be interested, here’s the link to get your free download or hard copy: https://www.eckankar.org/freebook/wisdom/

I watch a lot of YouTube, particularly to learn how to do things in Call of Duty and other games I’m playing. It is a great source of information. I watch videos on weapon builds, maps, all kinds of things that creators put together so others like me can learn something quickly that took hours of game play to figure out. It’s a great service.

I read another person’s blog post today about restarting her blog after finishing grad school. She expressed the same doubts about what to write about–one of the fears I had when I started Daily Ramblings in early 2016. Now, after 7 years, I write about what I like and care about. I’ve found that the people who enjoy my blog are kindred spirits. They like learning, they like interesting videos and articles, they have some spiritual inclinations, and they are politically agnostic–they realize politics is a reality in our lives, but choose not to participate or waste their time and emotions arguing fruitless points with one another.

I want Daily Ramblings to be a place where people can hear from people across history who offer great advice that is still relevant today. I want to share how I run my life, after a lifetime of military service and working in corporate America. I want to share my love of technology, video gaming, reading, writing, and sharing. I like sharing hacks I ‘ve come up with that make my life much easier.

In the end, I write this blog for me. It’s a nice “diary” if you will. I can go back to some of my earlier posts and remember what I was thinking at the time. I also enjoy the blogs I follow. There are artists, philosophers, environmentalists who love animals and nature, people who craft, authors I’ve come to know through their books, and so many others, just because they have interesting things to say that align with what I like to read about.

My advice is this: Write. The followers will come, if you are interested in building a community. Just write. There are a lot of people out there who are interested in what you have to say, because they think the same way you do. They’ll share the same interests.

Well, that’s it for today, folks. Have a great Thursday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – A Deadly Influence, Timeline (YouTube), MS Excel (Udemy)

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A Deadly Influence, Black History Month, Expanding Your Mind, Kyle Pew, Learning, MS Excel, Officenewb, Timeline, Udemy, YouTube

A Deadly Influence is about the police trying to find a kidnapped boy, a religious cult, and multiple murders. I’m getting close to the end of the book, and it is a great read. As a part of Black History Month, I’m going to find a non-fiction book on an African American that has had a great impact on our society in some way. I’ll begin my search for that person today. I’ll keep you posted.

I discovered a great History series called Timeline on YouTube. Here’s a link if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/@TimelineChannel/playlists

If you are interested in learning more about MS Office, here’s a great link for you: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?src=ukw&q=kyle+pew This link will take you to all the courses Kyle Pew teaches. I would recommend MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. He’s a great instructor and he provides a great deal of volume in his courses. For around $12 when it’s on sale, you can’t beat it. I’ve been taking his course in MS Excel, since 2021. I’m still going. It’s just a great course!

Well, that’s all I got for today. Have a great one, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – Blackbirch 3, Crash Course World History, and MS Excel

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BlackBirch 3, Cliffhanger, Crash Course World History, Curiosity Stream, K.M. Allan, Kyle Pew, MS Excel, Office Newb, YouTube

Well, folks, I finished Blackbirch 3 yesterday. Wow is all I can say. The book ended with a cliffhanger of sorts, and man, I can’t wait for book 4. Well done, K.M. Allan!

I also finished Crash Course World History. I have now moved onto Crash Course World History 2. John Green is still the narrator, and he is very entertaining. You can find these courses on YouTube or Curiosity Stream.

I’m still taking the MS Excel course on Udemy. We are learning some neat tricks with VBA, the recorder, and various things that are related to macros. This is a really great course and will be over very soon. I’m on the final project of the course. What a great ride!

I started a new book, called A Deadly Influence. It falls in the thriller/action genre. It’s about a cop who is trying to locate a kidnapped boy. The story takes right off and boy, is it good so far.

As mentioned, I’m starting Crash Course World History 2 today. My next course will be with the same instructor, Kyle Pew. I’m going to take his MS Word course, next. I really enjoy how he puts courses together and shows you all the neat shortcuts that are available to us and also how to apply what we learn to real-world projects.

This is all about reading and learning for me. These both fall into Covey’s Mental realm. I always want to be learning something new, whether it is about a topic I am interested in, or something that can improve my game play in Call of Duty or other games.

Well, folks. I hope you have a great Thursday. We got a bunch of snow yesterday and are scheduled to get more. I love waking up to white! It’s so beautiful to see the trees coated with snow! Well, I’m off to my first cup of coffee of the day and will watch the sunrise.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Bothie, Napoleon, and Crash Course!

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Bothie, Crash Course, family, Friday, Friends, Fun, Napoleon Bonaparte, Relax, Weekend, YouTube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothie_(dog)

Here’s an interesting tidbit for your Friday. Bothie is the only dog to walk on the North and South Pole. I thought this was really wild! I’ve placed the link to the Wikipedia article to read more about him. It’s a short read, but a nice trivial trek.

I really love history. I was rummaging around YouTube, and I found this great documentary on Napoleon Bonaparte. Here’s the link for your viewing pleasure:

Since I talk about Crash Course World History, here’s their YouTube channel with all 40 episodes:

Well, that’s it for now, folks. I hope you all have a great Friday.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Gaming Saturday – CODM, COD MW2, and JGOD

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Battle pass, Buff, Buy Stations, COD, COD MW2, CODM, JGOD, Loadouts, Warzone, YouTube

Well, there’s a whole bunch of stuff going on in the CODM and COD MW2 realms.

CODM’s new battle pass starts in 5 days! I can’t wait! Each battle pass opens up new characters, new weapons and skins, and new challenges. Currently, I’m close to legendary in Battle Royal. I’ll hit that this week. Then, I’ve got to get to work on ranked Multiplayer.

I golded out all of the weapons in COD MW2 this week, finishing with the launchers this week on Wednesday. Now I’m working on platinum.

My brother and I play team deathmatch and kill confirmed. They are great fun. The new battle pass for MW 2 will release in February. If you are working weapons still, watch out for a 2X weekend that will come with it. This is a great time to work weapons, because they offer 2X weapons experience.

The next battle pass, I’ll be delving into both DMZ and Warzone. I’ve also got a bunch of Co-op missions to complete and the RAID, which I have not done yet. So much to do, and so little time! HA!

I wanted to start highlighting the streamers I follow on YouTube. Here’s the first one. JGOD is a technical resource for Call of Duty MW2. He is really good at providing good loadouts and insights into which weapons are the best ones to run and which ones to avoid. Here’s an example of his content:

He provides a lot of insight into what builds work and are the best based on the information he has access to. I hope you enjoy this. If you are a novice at COD MW2, you’ll want to stay on top of his videos. Each time Activision (Owner of COD) updates the game, he’ll provide updates at how their changes impact weapons, perks, etc.

By the way, if you don’t know what buff and nerf mean, here you go. Buff means the weapon has been strengthened. Nerf means the weapon has been weakened. Its important to keep track of this, because weapons that are strong today could change tomorrow. JGOD is the best resource I’ve found for this information and the impact it has had on the game.

Well, that’s it for today. I hope you have a great weekend!!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Ikigai

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family, Friday, Friends, Ikigai, passion, Profession, Purpose, Relax, Rest, Vocation, Wikipedia, YouTube

For most this word means nothing, but it is an ideal way of living. When one achieves Ikigai, they are doing what they love, serving others, making money, and they are good at this thing they’ve chosen. Here’s a video to explain Ikigai. If you are in a job that you hate, you may want to try looking for something that aligns with Ikigai, it could make a huge difference in your life.

If you’d like to learn more, here is a link from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai

I like introducing topics that you may not be aware of. It’s fun looking for them, and it is also fun to learn about them. I hope you enjoyed the video and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Reading, Watching, and Learning – Deep Mind, A Deadly Influence, Call of Duty MW2, and MS Excel, Discord, and Canva

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A Deadly Influence, Call of Duty, Canva, Deep Mind, Discord, MS Excel, Streamers, Udemy, YouTube

Deep Time has the crew of America has caught some type of virus the medical AI could not detect, and they are quarantined until they can find out what it is. In A Deadly Influence, the police are still searching for a young boy kidnapped for ransom.

I’ve been watching a lot of Call of Duty MW2 YouTube videos, watching influencer streams, and all the rest to get back into the console version of CODMW2. Man did they do a great job on this game!

Getting ready to finish up the MS Excel course. Discord is almost at its end, Canva still has a way to go. I really enjoy the variety of courses available on Udemy, which is also available on my phone, my iPad and my laptop. I can always get in a quick lesson, regardless of where I am.

Well, folks, I have a lot on my plate today. I hope you all have a great Thursday!

Until next time…

Dave