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Tales from an Instagram Lab Rat

. Are “Likes” important to you? Do you feel competitive comparing your Instagram profile to others? Well maybe you would enjoy my setup! Back in April of this year, Instagram announced they would be testing out the idea hiding Like counts…
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Uganda 2020: David Sly

Favorite thing (or things) about Uganda There are so many! First things that come to mind… The people – and the connections you make at every level – from people you visit with every year, to the security guard outside the bank…
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Bringing it Full Circle

In 2017 and 2018, the Ideba team and friends made three visits to Beaumont, TX – to help rebuild the Anderson family home after Hurricane Harvey. We chose to work with the Anderson’s for two reasons: they were living with their in-laws…
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How Ideba Retains Employees

It’s no surprise that having tenured employees ultimately saves time and money. Think about a company that has a lot of turnover. You spend most of your time recruiting staff, interviewing, hiring, training, etc. On top of that, ensuring…
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AI Is Just as Biased as We Are

You may have heard: Amazon’s job recruiting tool didn’t like women. The tool was built to review job applicant resumes and identify the most qualified candidates. The issue was that the AI had been trained via patterns observed…
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Electrifying the National Parks

The interior secretary recently made allowances for class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes to be allowed in national parks.  It hasn’t yet caused a heated controversy I expected. Some say that parks are where you go to escape technology, but we know…
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Chatbots, Siri and Alexa

Little chatbot bubbles continue to appear more frequently in our digital lives.  I find myself using them most often when I can’t get a reasonable time estimate from a customer service line.  Talking to a human (especially one…
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Is Cash Still King?

99% of the time I do not carry cash (dollar bills or coins) with me when I leave my house. I rely exclusively on Chase Sapphire credit card for purchases for a couple very key reasons. The biggest benefit of only using plastic…
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Streaming is the New Cable Bundle?

Streaming is the New Cable Bundle? Ahh streaming… the revolutionized way to watch all your favorite TV shows and movies for a fraction of the price of the dreaded TV bundles. But will this bliss continue into the future? With the…