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Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety

GeekWire

“Max & The Purple Anxiety Monster” is a new children’s book written by Judah Friedman and illustrated by his father, Jon Friedman, a design VP at Microsoft. His skills came in handy on “Max & The Purple Anxiety Monster,” a new book that his 13-year-old son wrote about coping with his anxious feelings.

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Is Elon Musk calculated or crazed? Walter Isaacson discusses his new book on the GeekWire Podcast

GeekWire

” That’s the fundamental question at the heart of the book, and of Musk’s career and life. ” What can you say to that after spending two years with Elon Musk, and writing more than 600 pages about him? Structuring the book TB: One of the things that struck me was the way that you structured this book.

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The Ballad of Bull Cook, A Wacky Book

Crafty CTO

A Book Encounter While browsing the lake house bookshelves, John stumbled across Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices and was immediately hooked. I can recall my father’s enthusiasm for the book, along with its author George Leonard Herter and his catalog business Herter’s. What’s a Bull Cook?

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Microsoft WVD Community Event XXL Edition Speaker | Register

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and Facebook Page to get latest updates. Let’s see what I’m going to cover as a speaker in the Microsoft WVD Community event XXL Edition. We will also see how to register and book your seats for this WVD event. Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. Host The Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) community event is […].

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The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making – A Book Synopsis

Eric D. Brown

One of the books that I use in my various consulting projects and academic work is titled “ The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making ” by Scott Plous. This particular book might seem like a very academic book, but in reality it is very accessible and easy for anyone to read and understand. Summary of the Book.

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Book: The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Storage IO Blog

This book was a delight. I started reading it earlier this year, caught up quickly (I started in July), and then mostly read a page each day when I was in the bathroom in the morning. Several times a year, I send a book (or two) to all the CEOs in our portfolio. The book starts with a quote every day on January 1st.

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Microsoft’s optimistic view of AI sees technology ending the drudgery of ‘digital debt’

GeekWire

The position puts Microsoft at odds with the growing sentiment that technology is creating an endless and ultimately fruitless quest for productivity, taking us further away from our humanity, as described in the 2020 book, “Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving,” by Celeste Headlee.

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