Podcasts about Interfacing

Join Pascal and Sabrina on the latest Meta Tech Podcast episode as they discuss the evolution and future of GraphQL. From client-side consistency to innovative APIs, learn how GraphQL is making developers' lives easier and enhancing user experiences. Discover surprising insights into the challenges of building a mobile GraphQL platform and how it's transforming product development at Meta.  Got feedback? Send it to us on Threads (https://threads.net/@metatechpod), Instagram (https://instagram.com/metatechpod) and don't forget to follow our host Pascal (https://mastodon.social/@passy, https://threads.net/@passy_). Fancy working with us? Check out https://www.metacareers.com/. Links GraphQL: https://graphql.org/  Relay: https://relay.dev/  Sabrina at GraphQL Conf 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGBC-0E-kco  Timestamps Intro 0:06 Introduction Sabrina 1:42 Sabrina's team 2:47 What's GraphQL? 3:18 Relay and Mobile GraphQL Clients 4:01 GraphQL Consistency Engine 4:54 Pando Mobile GraphQL Client 7:16 Interfacing with Pando 8:03 Code generation 9:14 Inventing new features 10:43 The hidden complexity behind pagination 11:52 Working inside the GraphQL spec 16:00 Complexity tradeoffs 18:30 State of GraphQL at Meta 21:16 Measuring success 24:58 Optimistic Mutations 27:31 Collaboration model 31:42 Preventing early adoption 34:43 The challenge of migrating FBApp 37:10 What's next for mobile GraphQL? 40:22 Outro 41:54  

Featuring Dave Beverley Sr (Jesus Freak Computer Geek), Pete Ohlinger (Days of Noah Podcast), & Dr. Alphonzo Monzo (DrMonzo.com)Join host Rod Smith on the Millennial Mustard Seed Podcast for a riveting exploration into how cutting-edge science and technology intersect with the spiritual realm. In this episode, our distinguished panel dives into the transformative worlds of CRISPR gene editing, Stargate AI, and nutraceuticals—and examines their spiritual and ethical implications.• CRISPR & the Ethics of Gene Editing: What are the potential spiritual ramifications of altering our genetic blueprint? Our panel discusses whether these advancements might be seen as aligning with or challenging divine design.• Stargate AI: The Portal to New Dimensions? Can artificial intelligence serve as a modern-day gateway to understanding metaphysical realities? Discover insights into how AI could bridge the gap between technology and the unseen.• Nutraceuticals & the Future of Health: As nutraceuticals revolutionize wellness and biohacking, we ask: Do these innovations support holistic living, or could they disrupt the natural order of our bodies and spirits?• Interfacing with the Spirit Realm: How might these breakthroughs interact with spiritual forces? Explore the possibility that modern science and technology are playing an unforeseen role in the cosmic battle between light and darkness.• Panel Perspectives: Hear from Dave Beverley Sr, Pete Ohlinger, and Dr. Alphonzo Monzo as they blend scientific insight with a biblical lens, challenging conventional narratives and inspiring deeper faith in Christ.• Plant a seed in time of need: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/rodney-jay/subscribe• Email Rod Smith:⁠mmseed@proton.me⁠ Partner with Our Ministry: Consider supporting and partnering with us as we spread the Gospel through innovative media.• Buy a Copy of My New Book! https://a.co/d/3Gf5sqK• Venmo:⁠@Rodney-Smith-368⁠• PayPal:⁠@creative775• Cash App:⁠$Rodsworth77⁠

Send us feedback about this episode!This episode is all about interfacing—a crucial element in garment construction that can make a big difference in the structure and longevity of your projects. Whether you're making a crisp shirt collar, sturdy bag handles, or reinforcing a hem, interfacing provides that extra support and stability. We'll cover the different types of interfacing and their construction. Plus, we'll give you tips on how to choose the right one for your fabric, and share some tricks for working with it to ensure your creations come out looking professional every time. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced sewist, understanding interfacing is key to taking your sewing projects to the next level.Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.comMy website: www.janetszabo.comSee my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blogE-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

My guest today is Gabriel Meyer Halevy is a "radical flexitarian minstrel," musician, poet, and spiritual activist, born and raised in Argentina.I first met Gabriel at the Tamera research project in Portugal, where we both attended the Global Love School. We stayed in touch over the years, and this past fall, I hosted Gabriel for a few shows in the Pacific Northwest where he brought this ‘prayerformance' to the people.During our time, we sat together to record this conversation that delves into Gabriel's personal journey, highlighting his wild adventures as youth, to his life as a poet and musician, to his interfaith reconciliation efforts in Israel and Palestine.We also touch on Gabriel's creative process, including his his forthcoming book ‘On The Verge of The Verb' that blends mythic fiction with true stories, and his belief that resilient peace involves recognizing the diverse ‘medicines' of different cultures and individuals.One more thing: he is an active core member of the global alliance of spiritual activists "Defend the Sacred," which was inspired by Standing Rock.The Mythic Masculine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.LINKS * Pre-Order “On The Verge of the Verb” - Bookshop or Amazon* Gabriel's Music on Bandcamp* Gabriel on Facebook & InstagramSHOW NOTES01:39 Introducing Gabriel Meyer02:12 Gabrielle's Early Life and Influences04:01 First Encounters with Tamera06:49 Gabrielle's Activism and Personal Struggles16:17 Journey to Greece and Self-Discovery24:17 Life in Sinai and the Path to Sacred Activism32:43 Return to Israel and the Rainbow Family35:49 Interfaith Connections and Cultural Exchange36:21 The Celestial Wedding and Global Artistic Collaboration36:57 Rekindling Jewish Rituals and Interfacing with Native Cultures37:47 The Second Intifada and Palestinian-Israeli Relations39:33 Sulha: Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Efforts42:24 The Role of Creativity and Compassion in Peacebuilding45:09 Sacred Activism and Global Solidarity50:13 The Power of Music and Storytelling in Healing58:36 Writing and Prophecy: Blending Truth and Vision01:10:31 The Spiritual Stance of the Peacemaker01:16:44 Concluding Thoughts on Peace and Unity Get full access to The Mythic Masculine at themythicmasculine.substack.com/subscribe

Subscriber-Only: Today's episode is available only to subscribers. If you are a Point-Free subscriber you can access your private podcast feed by visiting https://www.pointfree.co/account. --- Interfacing with SQLite's C library from Swift is possible, but clunky. Luckily there are friendlier, "Swiftier" interfaces the community has built, so let's take a look at the most popular: GRDB. We'll explore how it can help us avoid pitfalls and boilerplate required to use the C library, and how its typed SQL helpers can even help us avoid runtime issues at compile time.

Prof. Karthik Duraisamy is a Professor at the University of Michigan, the Director of the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) and the founder of the startup Geminus.AI. In this episode, we discusses AI4Science, with a particular focus on fluid dynamics and computational fluid dynamics. Prof. Duraisamy talks about the progress and challenges of using machine learning in turbulence modeling and the potential of surrogate models (both data-driven and physics-informed neural networks). He also explores the concept of foundational models for science and the role of data and physics in AI applications. The discussion highlights the importance of using machine learning as a tool in the scientific process and the potential benefits of large language models in scientific discovery. We also discuss the need for collaboration between academia, tech companies, and startups to achieve the vision of a new platform for scientific discovery. Prof. Duraisamy predicts that in the next few years, there may be major advancements in foundation models for science however he cautions against unrealistic expectations and emphasizes the importance of understanding the limitations of AI.Links:Summer school tutorials https://github.com/scifm/summer-school-2024 (scroll down for links to specific tutorials)SciFM24 recordings : https://micde.umich.edu/news-events/annual-symposia/2024-symposium/SciFM24 Summary : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eC2HJdpfyZZ42RaT9KakcuACEo4nqAsJ/viewTrillion parameter consortium  : https://tpc.devTurbulence Modelling in the age of data: https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-fluid-010518-040547LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/micde/Chapters00:00 Introduction09:41 Turbulence Modeling and Machine Learning21:30 Surrogate Models and Physics-Informed Neural Networks28:42 Foundational Models for Science35:23 The Power of Large Language Models47:43 Tools for Foundation Models48:39 Interfacing with Specialized Agents53:31 The Importance of Collaboration58:57 The Role of Agents and Solvers01:08:26 Balancing AI and Existing Expertise01:21:28 Predicting the Future of AI in Fluid Dynamics01:23:18 Closing Gaps in Turbulence Modeling01:25:42 Achieving Productivity Benefits with Existing ToolsTakeaways-Machine learning is a valuable tool in the development of turbulence modeling and other scientific applications.-Data-driven modeling can provide additional insights and improve the accuracy of scientific models.-Physics-informed neural networks have potential in solving inverse problems but may not be as effective in solving complex PDEs.-Foundational models for science can benefit from a combination of data-driven approaches and physics-based knowledge.-Large language models have the potential to assist in scientific discovery and provide valuable insights in various scientific domains. Having a strong foundation in the domain of study is crucial before applying AI techniques.-Collaboration between academia, tech companies, and startups is necessary to achieve the vision of a new platform for scientific discovery.-Understanding the limitations of AI and managing expectations is important.-AI can be a valuable tool for productivity gains and scientific assistance, but it will not replace human expertise.Keywords#computationalfluiddynamics , #ailearning #largelanguagemodels , #cfd , #supercomputing , #fluiddynamics

This week's EYE ON NPI is catchy like an 80's pop song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8), it's ams OSRAM's TCS3530 True Color Sensor (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/a/ams/tcs3530-true-color-sensor) It is a new light sensor from ams OSRAM that is pre-calibrated for CIE XYZ color temperature sensing output, without a lot of gnarly math! We're huge fans of ams's light sensors, one of our first sensor breakouts was the TSL2561, (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/ams-osram-usa-inc/TSL2561T/3095179) a wide-input-range light sensor with an I2C interface. We followed that up with a breakout for the TCS34725 which can detect separate red, green, blue and clear channels. With a little math, color reflected off of objects can be calculated into RGB color-space - we used it to make an umbrella that matches whatever color it touches! (https://learn.adafruit.com/florabrella/) Since then, ams OSRAM has worked to create better light sensors that reduce the need for end-user calibration or a lot of microcontroller lifting. The chips have carefully tuned PN diodes to not only be able to report correct color values, but ideally also have little variation from sensor-to-sensor. The TCS3530 (https://www.digikey.com/short/qwt595fh) is the latest color sensor from ams OSRAM, and it's also their newest with XYZ color output! This means you can read CIE XYZ color values out directly from the driver, which is going to be the best way to model what a human eye sees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space) - not just an optimal concept based on 'pure' RGB photodiodes. This makes it ideal for use with cameras, monitors, printers/copiers and other devices that have humans that are looking at the colors. By detecting ambient light temperature, monitors and camera sensors can adjust their white balance to have their color gamut appear more 'natural' even in yellowish incandescent or halogen, or blueish fluorescent light. The TCS3530 (https://www.digikey.com/short/qwt595fh) does this by having 8 separate PN diodes, each tuned to a specific frequency band, to cover from about 400nm to 750nm. The diodes are normalized by the ALS engine so that you don't get over-sensitivity to green or IR. The diodes are arranged in a 4-way symmetric array to get fully balanced readings across all frequencies: there's probably some reasoning to how the layout is done to avoid signal from one diode from affecting a nearby one, something ams has decades of experience with. A modulator and flicker detection system can sense light pulses such as those from incandescent bulbs (at 120 Hz) or monitors (30 to 60 Hz) so that we can sample at the same times during the wave, or sample long enough to capture a full waveform worth of light. Interfacing is fairly simple, although there are a few things to watch out for during integration. The sensor supports both I2C and I3C (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC4zkvdVag4) so it's good for legacy or modern microprocessors. Note the chip requires no greater than 1.8V power and logic, so for 3.3V systems - a shifter will be necessary. Finally - the chip has a massive number of registers to tweak the settings. So while you could write a driver, you're probably best off using ams OSRAM's TCS3502 linux C kernel driver to base your implementation if you are not just using Linux/Android directly. If you want to add precision color sensing with pre-calibrated CIE XYZ outputs to your next design, the ams OSRAM's TCS3530 True Color Sensor (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/a/ams/tcs3530-true-color-sensor) is a top choice from a world leader in light sensing. And best of all, it's in stock right now at DigiKey for immediate shipment! Order today and you will get this compact all-in-one devices shipped to your door so you can start letting your true colors shine by tomorrow afternoon.

AI is *the* hot thing these days and you cannot pass any tool that does not have these two characters attached to it. That is also true for the BPM space, and this week we have the pleasure to speak with a person who is working in this space for over 20 years and his tool has built in AI already, while other vendors are still thinking about how to integrate it in their stack. The guest in this episode is Scott Armstrong, CEO of Interfacing, a BPM tool provider. He is a entrepreneur and investor at heart and also a partner in various consulting groups. In addition to this he is an avid skier. In this episode of the podcast we are talking about: Scott's background (and a lot of Canadian geography ;-) The evolution of BPM and the AI hype cycle How AI is currently implemented in tools and where things will go How to implement AI in your program Ethical concerns and other potential drawbacks Scott can be reached via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/solution/ or via email at scott.armstrong@interfacing.com. Please reach out to us by either sending an email to hello@whatsyourbaseline.com or leaving us a voice message by clicking here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatsyourbaseline/support

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In this episode, Linus Lee, AI product leader at Notion, joins us to discuss his groundbreaking projects and unique approach to exploring AI systems. He shares his toolkit and insights on language model capabilities, along with his vision for the future of AI, which is centered on amplifying human intelligence. Linus inspires listeners to engage deeply with AI and to steer its development in ways that enhance human creativity and agency. RECOMMENDED PODCAST: How Do You Use ChatGPT Dan Shipper talks to programmers, writers, founders, academics, tech executives, and others to walk through all of their ChatGPT use cases (including Nathan!). They even use ChatGPT together, live on the show. Listen to How Do You Use ChatGPT? from Dan Shipper and the team at Every, wherever you get your podcasts. https://link.chtbl.com/hdyuchatgpt SPONSORS: Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off https://www.omneky.com/ The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://bit.ly/BraveTCR Plumb is a no-code AI app builder designed for product teams who care about quality and speed. What is taking you weeks to hand-code today can be done confidently in hours. Check out https://bit.ly/PlumbTCR for early access. Head to Squad to access global engineering without the headache and at a fraction of the cost: head to https://choosesquad.com/ and mention “Turpentine” to skip the waitlist. CHAPTERS : (00:00) Introduction (10:16) AI and Creativity (14:37) Sponsor: Omneky (14:57) AI Research Development (20:05) Bridging Modalities (32:38) Sponsor: Brave / Plumb / Squad (35:36) Transformer Models and Techniques (52:32) Personal AI Research Setup (58:55) Leveraging Language Models for Coding (01:02:05) AI Model Development and Notion AI (01:22:05) Future of AI Models and App Development (01:32:51) Emerging Trends in AI

"The first line treatment for adolescents with anorexia now is family-based therapy typically, which involves helping the parents facilitate the refeeding of the adolescent. So, I was working with the patient in that way and found it to be helpful and useful, but was consistently struck by the neglect of the patient's inner life, and found, at least based on my experience with many patients, that while you could get some symptomatic relief, if you didn't, in some way, address the deeper dynamics, the aspects of the patient's personality organization that drove the disorder, that were implicated at the disorder, there was a way that the patient would snap back to their old behaviors over time, that deeper change and a deeper understanding of what was going on was really necessary; and so that's been kind of evolution from my work over the past ten years from  my first book, which was about anorexia in males, and tried to present a kind of Integrative understanding of that phenomena, increasingly over time I've become more and more interested in the deeper kind of analytic thinking that we can bring to bear on this kind of suffering.”    Episode Description:  We begin with a description of the common contertransferential pull to intervene behaviorally in the face of repetitive self-destructive eating disorder symptoms. This intention can inform but not compel the clinical decision as to the indicated treatment of choice for someone at any particular moment. Behavioral and pharmacologic treatments can be important in softening the pressure of eating disorder symptoms. They do not, however, give an individual access to their interoceptive life, from which these disturbing self-preoccupations emerge. We discuss the challenges of working with those who have limited capacities for mentalisation and as a result, live out their inner lives somatically and motorically. Immersive treatment leads the clinician to experience these proto-affects in one's own body and in one's own ruminations. Tom discusses alexithymia, typical family structures, and the presence of the 'abject' experience in the lives of these patients. He presents a disguised case of a patient who was able to work through both the early struggles and later neurotic aspects of these conflicts analytically. We close with his sharing with us his vision for the future which includes more integration between the dynamic and adynamic approaches to these challenging patients.   Our Guest: Tom Wooldridge, PsyD, is Chair in the Department of Psychology at Golden Gate University as well as a psychoanalyst and board-certified, licensed psychologist. His first book, Understanding Anorexia Nervosa in Males, was published in 2016. His second book, Psychoanalytic Treatment of Eating Disorders: When Words Fail and Bodies Speak, an edited volume in the Relational Perspectives Book Series, was published in 2018. His third book, Eating Disorders (New Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis), was released in 2022.  His fourth book, co-edited with Burke, Michaels, and Muhr, is entitled Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation: Rehumanizing Mental Health Policy and Practice. He has also written a novel about the process of psychotherapy, Ghosts of the Unremembered Past, additionally released as an audiobook. He is a Personal and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute for Northern California and a Training Analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is on the Scientific Advisory Council of the National Eating Disorders Association, Faculty at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP), the William Alanson White Institute's Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions program, and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and has a private practice in Berkeley, CA.     Recommended Readings:   Williams, G. (1997). Reflections On Some Dynamics Of Eating Disorders: ‘No Entry' Defences and Foreign Bodies. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis., 78, 927-941. Brady, M.T. (2011). Invisibility and insubstantiality in an anorexic adolescent: phenomenology and dynamics. Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 37(1), 3 – 15. Bromberg, P.M. (2001). Treating patients with symptoms – and symptoms with patients: Reflections on shame, dissociation, and eating disorders. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 11(6), 891 – 912. Petrucelli, J. (2015). ‘My body is a cage': Interfacing interpersonal neurobiology, attachment, affect regulation, self-regulation, and the regulation of relatedness in treatment with patients with eating disorders. In J. Petrucelli (Ed.). Body-states: Interpersonal and relational perspectives on the treatment of eating disorders. (Psychoanalysis in a New Key). New York: Routledge. Sands, S. (2003). The subjugation of the body in eating disorders: A Particularly female solution. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 20(1), 103 – 116. Wooldridge, T. (2021). Anorexia nervosa and the paternal function. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 69(1), 7-32.   Wooldridge, T. (2018). The entropic body: Primitive anxieties and secondary skin formation in anorexia nervosa. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 28(2), 189 – 202.

Join hosts Ashley and Bethany on The Sewcial Hour Podcast as they unravel the mysteries of interfacing and stabilizers in sewing! In this episode, they'll explore the differences between these two essential materials, discuss their unique roles in garment construction and crafting, and provide invaluable insights into when to use each one.Interfacing and stabilizers are indispensable tools in a sewist's arsenal, but understanding their distinctions and knowing when to deploy them can be a game-changer for your projects. Ashley and Bethany will break down the characteristics of interfacing and stabilizers, from their textures to their applications, and offer practical advice on selecting the right one for your fabrics and sewing goals.Whether you're tackling a delicate blouse, a sturdy tote bag, or intricate embroidery, knowing how to choose between interfacing and stabilizer and when to use each one will elevate the quality and professionalism of your creations. Tune in to The Sewcial Hour Podcast and empower yourself with the knowledge to stabilize and interface like a seasoned pro!SUBMIT YOUR SEWING CONFESSION HERE: https://thesewcialhourpodcast.com/photo-submission/Find our digital sewing resources in The Sewcial Shop. https://thesewcialhourpodcast.com/shop/Check out our NEW website and signup for our newsletter to be the first to know who we are interviewing next, submit questions for the podcast, and so much more!https://thesewcialhourpodcast.com/Follow The Hosts:Ashley: https://linktr.ee/charmedbyashleyBethany: https://linktr.ee/CraftwithbethanySupport the show -  https://www.patreon.com/thesewcialhourpodcast#SewcialHourPodcast #InterfacingVsStabilizers #SewingTips #SewingCommunity #StabilizeAndInterface Support the show

Join Living Astrology with Janet Hickox on Mondays and Fridays at 8:00 am PT/11:00 am ET for your Astrology, Human Design, Gene Keys, and energy report featuring AstroDesign. Live on the Living Astrology Facebook page and Living Astrology YouTube page We welcome March in with the Sun in Gate 63 and Earth in Gate 64. These are two Gates where we interface with the Divine. We'll also talk about the weekend transits. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/LivingAstrology YouTube: (1831) Living Astrology - YouTube

Kira Cook always knew she wanted to adopt. She decided to foster-to-adopt soon after having a biological child. In this episode she details the difficult reunification of her first foster daughter and how she subsequently found the child that would become a part of her forever family. She talks about the challenges of working with the foster care system, maintaining the birth order between children, her pre-conceived notions about drug exposure and gives advice about how to move forward if someone is interested in pursuing this path.

In this episode we will be talking about : -Synchronicities and manifestation  -Interfacing with reality - Clearing to receive- Adopting greater vision- Working with the life force energy of who we are- Decoding life‘s messages- Taking on a holistic approach to reality- High frequency grids  - Accessing the golden framework of reality- Fully functioning DNA- Communicating with the earth- Higher heart chakra activation- Sustaining higher frequency connections Let's stay connected!Instagram : @moonbabesandthelighttribeWebsite : www.moonbabetribe.com

Meet Boston EMS Deputy Superintendent Janell Jimenez! We had the pleasure of working with her and a bunch of her crew at a USAR medical specialist course a few months ago. All of the Boston EMS providers were absolute standouts in personality and paramedicine! We knew after a few conversations, we needed to bring her on the show to talk about the other side of our job... EMS. In this case, they work as a 3rd service for the city of Boston. Janell brings a wealth of experience & knowledge to the table with her. She has risen through the ranks and been present at some of the cities most high profile calls; including the Boston Marathon Bombing. Please consider subscribing to our Patreon: Patreon.com/JobTlks Check out our sponsor, Fortified Leather, at Fortifiedleather.com Subscribe here -- https://www.youtube.com/c/jobtlks?sub_confirmation=1 https://linktr.ee/jobtlks to find our upcoming events, merchandise, & web site Please follow us on FB and Instagram, & make sure you're subscribed to our YouTube Channel. As always, Thank you for your continued support. We couldn't do this without you. Make sure you tune in every other Saturday at noon for a new episode! https://www.youtube.com/jobtlks https://www.instagram.com/jobtlks https://www.tiktok.com/jobtlks #JobTlksPodcast #firefighter #technicalrescue #rescuecompany #firetraining #fire #tactics #JobTlks #fireground #firedept #firetraining #firetactics

This MacVoices Live! session concludes with a discussion of Spotify's new audiobook library and Samsung's pursuit of blue bubbles in messaging. The appeal and limitations of Spotify's 15-hour monthly allowance for audiobooks is debated as is Spotify's plan to use AI voices and its ability to compete with Audible, Amazon, and Apple. Chuck Joiner, Guy Serle, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Ben Roethig, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, and Web Bixby finish up with a conversation about the ongoing competition in messaging services and Samsung trying to push Apple into a message standard. (Part 3)  Today's MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Featured Gear. Get more done with your tech, like the OWC Thunderbolt Hub. No matter which Mac you have, you can always use more connectivity, and the OWC Thunderbolt Hub delivers. Get the details and link at MacVoices.com/FeaturedGear. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:01:08 Spotify's new offering: 150,000 audiobooks for premium users0:03:12 Spotify's audiobook service ranks third after Audible and free options0:03:57 The limitations of Spotify's audiobook service0:13:54 Voice Quality and AI Voices for Books0:17:59 Samsung's push for RCS compatibility with Apple0:21:46 Samsung and Google's attempt to homogenize messaging services0:22:47 Need for a Cross-Platform Message App0:23:07 Apple's Functionality vs iPhone's Great Features0:25:48 Interfacing with Android People: No Difficulty0:26:16 The rise of text messaging and alternative communication platforms0:28:09 Amazon's strategic value in the book ecosystem0:30:18 Challenges Spotify will face in disrupting Amazon's book dominance0:33:03 The convenience of e-books and the decline in physical books0:33:44 Discussing iPad Sizes and Models0:34:55 Introducing the Panel and Contact Information0:36:23 Mic Talk and Appreciation Links: Spotify Audiobooks is the killer feature to fight off Apple Music and Tidal streaming — and could destroy Amazon's Audible https://www.imore.com/music-movies-tv/apple-music/spotify-audiobooks-is-the-killer-feature-to-fight-off-apple-music-and-tidal-streaming-and-could-destroy-amazons-audible Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23910941/samsung-rcs-shaming-apple-getthemessage Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud. Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Mastodon. Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on  Twitter and Mastodon. Guy Serle, best known for being one of the co-hosts of the MyMac Podcast, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he's probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel, The Maltese Cube. 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This MacVoices Live! session concludes with a discussion of Spotify's new audiobook library and Samsung's pursuit of blue bubbles in messaging. The appeal and limitations of Spotify's 15-hour monthly allowance for audiobooks is debated as is Spotify's plan to use AI voices and its ability to compete with Audible, Amazon, and Apple. Chuck Joiner, Guy Serle, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Ben Roethig, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, and Web Bixby finish up with a conversation about the ongoing competition in messaging services and Samsung trying to push Apple into a message standard. (Part 3)  Today's MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Featured Gear. Get more done with your tech, like the OWC Thunderbolt Hub. No matter which Mac you have, you can always use more connectivity, and the OWC Thunderbolt Hub delivers. Get the details and link at MacVoices.com/FeaturedGear. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:01:08 Spotify's new offering: 150,000 audiobooks for premium users 0:03:12 Spotify's audiobook service ranks third after Audible and free options 0:03:57 The limitations of Spotify's audiobook service 0:13:54 Voice Quality and AI Voices for Books 0:17:59 Samsung's push for RCS compatibility with Apple 0:21:46 Samsung and Google's attempt to homogenize messaging services 0:22:47 Need for a Cross-Platform Message App 0:23:07 Apple's Functionality vs iPhone's Great Features 0:25:48 Interfacing with Android People: No Difficulty 0:26:16 The rise of text messaging and alternative communication platforms 0:28:09 Amazon's strategic value in the book ecosystem 0:30:18 Challenges Spotify will face in disrupting Amazon's book dominance 0:33:03 The convenience of e-books and the decline in physical books 0:33:44 Discussing iPad Sizes and Models 0:34:55 Introducing the Panel and Contact Information 0:36:23 Mic Talk and Appreciation Links: Spotify Audiobooks is the killer feature to fight off Apple Music and Tidal streaming — and could destroy Amazon's Audible https://www.imore.com/music-movies-tv/apple-music/spotify-audiobooks-is-the-killer-feature-to-fight-off-apple-music-and-tidal-streaming-and-could-destroy-amazons-audible Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23910941/samsung-rcs-shaming-apple-getthemessage Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud. Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Mastodon. Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on  Twitter and Mastodon. Guy Serle, best known for being one of the co-hosts of the MyMac Podcast, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he's probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel, The Maltese Cube. 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Join Israeli writer, journalist, television host and teacher, Dov Elbaum, in a frontier testing discussion addressing the relationship between Judaism and Shamanism, the real meaning of Idolatry, the Face of God and the End of the Law. Asking, how might one live if they saw the truth? Dov Elbaum is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and chief editor of Yediot Ahronot Publishing. He has published extensively in Israel's leading Hebrew dailies. A graduate of the Interdisciplinary Program at Tel Aviv University, his academic expertise is in philosophy, Kabbalah and Hassidism. Dov edited and produced the documentary “Making Way” for Israeli television and is the host of the popular weekly television talk show “Mekablim Shabbat”. His publications include: Zman Elul (Am Oved, 1997); My Life with the Ancestors (Am Oved, 2001), which won the 2002 President Prize for Young Writers; and A Walk through the Void (Am Oved, 2007). Source: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/dov-elbaum/00:00 Excerpt 00:20 Judaism and Shamanism 08:05 India 13:13 Cross-Cultural Learnings 19:53 Brothers in Faith 23:34 Idolatry 28:53 Interfacing with Reality 31:53 the End of the Law 37:05 A Vision for the Future 43:28 Immanentizing the Eschaton 46:09 Moral safeguards 54:19 Are we ready? 59:10 A Love Story Join us: https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsmhttps://facebook.com/seekersofunityhttps://instagram.com/seekersofunityhttps://www.twitter.com/seekersofuhttps://www.seekersofunity.com Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, Füsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, Aédàn, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre. Join them in supporting us: patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekers paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

Today's guest is Susan King.   Susan is a registered architect and a principal at HED, one of the oldest and largest architecture and engineering firms in the country.   Show summary: In this podcast episode, Susan King discusses her passion for architecture, her journey to becoming a licensed architect, and the challenges she faced along the way. Susan also talks about two exciting projects she is currently working on, including a conservatory built using passive house methodology and a collaboration for underserved neighborhoods in Chicago. The conversation also touches on the challenges of unique designs and building regulations.    -------------------------------------------------------------- Intro [00:00:00]   Susan's Journey [00:00:49]   Challenges of Becoming a Licensed Architect [00:02:22]   Exciting Project: The Conservatory Apartments [00:09:55]   Passive House Certification [00:10:55]   Challenges with Building Codes [00:14:21]   Demand for Apartments and Active Adult Housing [00:20:47]   Susan King's contact information [00:23:30]   Show notes and website mention [00:23:49]   Closing remarks and call to action [00:24:01] -------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Susan:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-king-faia-leed-ap-bd-c-lfa-0057b45/  Web: https://www.hed.design/   Connect with Sam: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowtoscaleCRE/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilsonhowtoscalecre/ Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A RATING. Listen to How To Scale Commercial Real Estate Investing with Sam Wilson Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-scale-commercial-real-estate/id1539979234 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m0NWYzSvznEIjRBFtCgEL?si=e10d8e039b99475f -------------------------------------------------------------- Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Susan King (00:00:00) - A lot of people like to talk about net zero. These days, I view it as an important step towards net zero because think that you need to make your your project, you know, rightsize it, make it as efficient as it can be, make it using as little energy as possible. And then you can talk about trying to, you know, get all the way to to not needing any, you know, any power brought to the building.   Sam Wilson (00:00:23) - Welcome to the how to scale commercial real estate show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson (00:00:36) - Susan King is a registered architect and principal at one of the oldest and largest architecture and engineering firms in the country. Susan, welcome to the show.   Susan King (00:00:47) - Thank you. Thank you for having me.   Sam Wilson (00:00:48) - Absolutely.   Sam Wilson (00:00:49) - The pleasure is mine. Susan, There are three questions I ask every guest who comes on the show in 90s or less. Can you tell me where did you start? Where are you now and how did you get there?   Susan King (00:00:58) - All of them in 90s.   Sam Wilson (00:01:00) - Got it.   Susan King (00:01:02) - Okay, so where did I start? Guess I wanted to be an architect from a really, really young age. I grew up in northeastern Ohio. I was the artist in the family. I was always drawing and I studied Frank Lloyd Wright in, um, in art class and particularly Fallingwater. And that was it. After that, I'm like, that's what I want to do. And so guess fast forward several years later, graduated from college architecture degree worked, worked and became licensed and then started to kind of focus my career into housing, which has been all kinds of housing but has been the main focus of, you know, of my professional life. So when I say, yeah, I because when I say all kinds of housing mean with the exception of no single family housing, but does senior living, underserved populations, market rate, high end luxury condo, the whole student housing, the whole gamut of multifamily, you.   Sam Wilson (00:02:12) - Get to see it all. And I guess for those who are listening, I've got several architects as friends and as in-laws.   Sam Wilson (00:02:22) - I mean, getting through architecture, getting not just through school is really, really hard and then getting passed all the exams. I mean, I don't think people realize how many exams are still left when you guys graduate college.   Susan King (00:02:38) - Yeah. Yeah. So I've blocked all that out of my life, I'm sure. So. Well, and then I'll just tell a funny story that before I studied Frank Lloyd Wright and decided on architecture, I had I love animals. I'm a cat person and I wanted to be a veterinarian. And so the thing that amuses me now, looking back, is that I was like, Oh, no way. I'm not going to school for eight years to be to be a vet. And then instead I ended up going for six to become an architect. And then and then also after that's over, as you say, had to finish my I had some of my internship while as part of my schooling there's a it constantly changes so my info may be a little out of date, but it's like a 2 or 3 year internship where you're then out of school working as an architect, under supervision, people who are licensed.   Susan King (00:03:32) - And then you get to take the fun licensing exam, which in my day was when it was in person, was a one time of year. You got one shot at it. Um, I think it was 3 or 4 days of test after test after test. And then if you didn't pass all of it, you had to wait a whole year to to retake it. So, yes, it was quite an ordeal. I think I still have nightmares about like waking up and finding out I have to do that again. But today, today, it's all modernized. And I hate to sound like my parents. Like when I was your age, I had to do this, that and the other. But it's all I think it's like all year round. It still takes people a long time to get through its 8 or 9 tests. Still, that hasn't changed and it does still take them several years. Even though it's spread out, you know, they can they maybe it's worse now. They're constant.   Susan King (00:04:25) - They take you know, it's constant throughout your life until you're done. And it can take 2 or 3 years to get through all of it, right?   Sam Wilson (00:04:32) - Yeah, it's amazing. It's absolutely amazing. I just. Yeah, watching, watching one of my sister in law's get through, it was just like, oh, my gosh, does this ever end? And so years later, they're still taking and studying and just just banging their head against the desk, you know, studying day in and day out for one exam, they get 3000. Well, we got eight more to go like, Oh, right.   Sam Wilson (00:04:53) - And so good on you. Good on you for getting.   Sam Wilson (00:04:56) - Through it and getting it done. I mean, I guess I say all that to say one, It takes a lot of commitment and discipline to get that done. And then secondly, you guys have to know a lot to do what you do. And I think that's that's really, really cool. Let's let's kind of dive in, if we can, into what you particularly work on there at head and kind of well, just tell me a little bit about that.   Sam Wilson (00:05:19) - Maybe we'll, I'll ask my next questions later on.   Susan King (00:05:22) - Yeah. So, so now right. And so I'm a principal, so I'm an owner of the firm now and then. Guess that's a whole nother journey to if you even want that, you know, some architects don't know. Necessarily, you know, want that. Want that responsibility. Yeah. But I always did. I guess I'm full of jokes because the other joke I make now is guess because I get asked to speak a lot about different things and I mentor a lot. And, um, one of the other things I usually share is that I always wanted to be an owner, Um, but I thought I would be with a smaller firm. I did not see myself with a large national practice, so but on the other hand, I never wanted to be a sole proprietor either. I'm very collaborative. Um, like to bounce things off people always. Everything's a team, especially when you're coming, you know, when you're talking about building or designing buildings.   Susan King (00:06:20) - There's so many pieces to it that it's always a team effort. But the surprise to me was I always thought I'd have maybe 2 or 3 partners, you know, didn't think I'd have. I think I have 50.   Sam Wilson (00:06:32) - 50 partners.   Susan King (00:06:33) - So I'm one of 51 shareholders in the firm. So but I, I think I mentioned already, I mean, went to I graduated from the University of Cincinnati. It was a bachelor of architecture degree. And with that came some practical experience because they had I think they still have this it's a cooperative program. So it takes you six years to get your five year degree because you're after your second year, you're actually working in architectural offices. So that begins that's the beginning of your your intern period that counts towards the licensing time. So, um, so after that, I wanted to move. I worked in Chicago as a student and wanted to return here after graduate and, and that's what I did. So I worked in a few different firms all smaller. And even the firm that I joined in Chicago that became head was a 40, 50 person firm.   Susan King (00:07:33) - And um, and has formed as a it's been a series of acquisitions over the past like 20 years. Guess that's how we've grown to a national practice. So, so I've been here actually kind of a long time and I was an associate at the time that so was already licensed. And I do a bit of design, a bit of planning in all the way into the details. I spent several years doing contract administration, which is observing, observing the buildings, getting built. So I kind of had all of that under my belt before then, you know, became an owner of the of the project. And so but when I made the move to ever since I've been here, it's I came here to do multifamily housing and that's been what I've done. And like I already mentioned a lot of affordable housing and a lot of senior living at all levels of care. Um, has been my main focus. So when you ask like, what do I like? What is my day? What did my day look like? Um, uh, so it can it's different every day.   Susan King (00:08:45) - And maybe that's why I like it. Um, but it'll involve a bit of, you know, depending projects at different phases. I mentioned earlier, we have a project under construction right now, so I've got actually a couple of things under construction right now. So there's a little bit I'm not the one in the field, but, but do get involved, you know, in different things that come up that are going on during that process. But prior, prior to getting to construction, there's there's design, there's planning, there's getting the the client doing the marketing to get the project to begin with. So going all the way back to the other end of the line. So I kind of as a principal, I touch all of that.   Sam Wilson (00:09:24) - All of it, all of it, Yeah. Know and, and that's, that's amazing, first of all. But let's, let's, let's talk a little bit about a project you're most excited about right now. What's some things you're seeing because I know you got to have favorites don't lie to me and tell me you don't because there's some stuff you're like, Oh, this is really fun to work on.   Sam Wilson (00:09:42) - The other stuff, you're like, okay, that's a snooze fest. We'll do it. But that's boring.   Sam Wilson (00:09:47) - So yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:09:49) - I'll talk about the stuff that put you to sleep, talking about the stuff you're working on right now that's really, really fun and compelling for you personally.   Susan King (00:09:55) - Okay, So we'll I'll start with the one that we chatted about right before we came on live. Um, the one that is under construction. Um, it's a smaller project. It's only four stories, but it is, it's all affordable. It's called the Conservatory Apartments. It's here in the city of Chicago. And what's so I don't know if I said this already, but it's 43 studio apartment, so that's what makes it a little bit smaller than normal. Um, and it, it has a very sustainable, energy efficient green, green if you want to use that word agenda. So I really get excited. Don't really care. With the topology is. But if a project can bring together the sustainability pieces and make it happen, I think that's where that's what really gets me excited and this is one of those in the project is pursuing passive house certification, which is kind of an extreme green.   Susan King (00:10:55) - I always want to say prescriptive. I don't know if that's really right, but it's a tried and true methodology of building that is a little different than the traditional way, but it produces a very high performance envelope for the building. And I view it as a lot of people like to talk about net zero these days. I view it as an important step towards net zero because think that you need to make your your project, you know, rightsize it, make it as efficient as it can be, make it using as little energy as possible. And then you can talk about trying to, you know, get all the way to to not needing any, you know, any power brought to the building. So, so that project is about halfway done. And we had received our our design certification for Passive house and the acronym is US. So Passive House Institute, United States. There's actually a think a European or German institute as well. Um, so they are the ones that are monitoring, monitoring what we're doing and making sure we're, we're doing it all correctly.   Susan King (00:12:05) - And today actually happens to be the blower door test where they're going to think it's happening. It should be happening right now as I'm speaking, it's pumping all this air air into the building to check the whole envelope before they start doing the the cladding and everything to make sure it's as tight as it is supposed to be. So this is the first time my firm has has been able to, you know, have had the opportunity to pursue this type of certification. A lot of people might be more familiar with Leed. We've done a ton of lead and all of that. So to me, this there are these. Other methodologies out there, or if it's not really technology, but certifications that are a little more extreme green in my opinion. So like living building challenge and and passive house think that in those categories. So so that's one project. Um, I'm also I have another project that's just starting that we are actually also in Chicago but we're teamed with a, another firm from California. Um, that's part of that we just won earlier in the summer.   Susan King (00:13:15) - It was part of a design competition here in Chicago. There's for the past 3 or 4 years, there has been an initiative called Invest Southwest. And it was focused on our, the neighborhoods of Chicago to the south and to the west, trying to bring catalytic projects into neighborhoods that had previously sort of been underserved, underdeveloped and all that. And this was an initiative coming out of the mayor's office. And so it was it was highly competitive. And so there were several of those types of projects going on around the city right now. And so we're we're again, proud to be part of one of them.   Sam Wilson (00:13:54) - That's really cool. I mean, yeah, those are those are fun, fun projects for you to work on. Let's go back to the four story conservatory project for just a second. I had a question on that. When you're doing such a unique design, unique building methodology, what is that process like? Interfacing with local building codes, building inspectors? I mean.   Susan King (00:14:21) - Oh yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:14:24) - It can't be an.   Sam Wilson (00:14:25) - Easy row to hoe.   Susan King (00:14:27) - No, it was not. But think it think it's going to get easier here now and not I'm not going to say because because we we forged the way by ourselves, that's for sure. But I'm laughing because we we actually had an amazing time getting our permit a year ago. I was just pulling out my hair going, Are we ever going to get this thing out? And the interesting thing, though, about our that project and that timeline, we happen to just be paralleling it was sort of like we were just maybe just ahead, if we'd just been a couple months later, her life would have been easier. But the, the codes were changing here and have changed. Um, and so it should be I'm hoping to do another and I'm hoping the road will be easier the next time. But we actually had to ask for, um, an alternative compliance path on our, our ventilation requirements. And again, lucky for us, there was a whole group of advocates and other people who were working on this issue directly with the city of Chicago Department of Buildings to get these changes that we were asking for, um, built into the code.   Susan King (00:15:43) - And so it's just the little, you know, it was, yeah. So all of that was taking taking officially effect as we were finally pulling our permit. So our timing was just in, in parallel with it and just keep thinking that, yes, my next one and everyone who is coming behind us, it should be easier. But but historically, um, the city of Chicago, their their building code and I'm not a mechanical engineer, so I'm not the best person to be able to explain this. But it was around the things we were asking for were around ventilation and exhaust and that, um, you know, having a really tight envelope. You've got to balance it with a mechanically ventilated system so that you don't get, you know, the sick building and all of that. So it's really important, right? It's important stuff. And it's reason to be, you know, make sure you're doing it right and all of that. But, um, but, but yes, it was quite, um.   Susan King (00:16:43) - It was it was a challenge and it was long. And I do keep thinking back because last year at this time we were trying to get our the design certification piece is kind of the step where the institute signed off right before you, you know, before you start construction. And we were on while I'm anxious today that our blower that the whole building blower door test is going okay. Um a year ago it was even more.   Sam Wilson (00:17:06) - Even more more angst.   Susan King (00:17:07) - About it like are they going to approve this or are they not going to approve it? Can we get the permit out? Um, you know, is this code going to be adopted? Which it has been. And so that's pretty exciting. And, and I will then say I'll put it in Chicagoan context. So that that had been a big barrier. Our ventilation apparently we are buildings here, we're over over ventilated which of course then takes energy to sure. But if you look at if you go east, interestingly enough, to New York City and Pennsylvania and then the entire state had an initiative and then also Boston did something recently as well all all around passive house.   Susan King (00:17:50) - So to fit into your like they are already scaling passive house up. So I'm anxious for Chicago to catch up with them but because want to say think Boston like did something really radical you could kind of maybe Google it and find it. But I want to say they they built passive house straight into their code, but it might not be exactly that extreme, but it was pretty radical. And so think believe this is the way it's going. We are building differently but think we're actually building the way we're going to build in the future, right?   Sam Wilson (00:18:22) - No, And that's that's it. I mean, yeah, I look at this is obviously I'm not an architect. I'm loosely in, you know, I've owned a way too much real estate. So I see a lot of it. And I've been in the trades. I've had a business in the trades for a long, long time. And you see the way buildings are built, you see the materials being used, you see the the waste, you see the inefficiency in the building.   Sam Wilson (00:18:46) - But it's just the way it is. Like even looking here in Memphis, it's like the housing stock just in the general single family housing. It's just so old. It's so old stuff is just horribly inefficient. And it's like, my goodness, there's got to be a better way than continuing even in the new build stuff. It's just it's still that feels like it's the same. It's just the same product. But. It's going to fall apart faster. So it's like, you know, what are we.   Sam Wilson (00:19:15) - Doing?   Susan King (00:19:15) - Yeah, we should build for length, build for duration, durability, and.   Sam Wilson (00:19:21) - Go ahead.   Sam Wilson (00:19:21) - I'm sorry. Oh, yeah, no problem.   Susan King (00:19:23) - But you just made me think of the other thing. That mean we. We've dabbled in it. But the other big construction change, I would say, is modularity. Right. Mean and or you know, we see a lot of prefab components but but everyone thinks it's like kind of a no brainer that the the solution to the housing crisis is is modular units like why can't we have an apartment come out pretty much built you plug it in.   Susan King (00:19:50) - Right. And at least for whatever reason, it doesn't get off the ground like people try and it dies. And I it's a little bit frustrating to watch but think that's the other thing that that's got to happen.   Sam Wilson (00:20:03) - It's coming It's a it's a slow moving process, but it's certainly coming soon. We got just a couple of minutes here left and I've got one more question, more from a just kind of I going to call it market sentiment, but I really want to hear from you because you guys get kind of a front row seat to all the projects being built around the country to what builders are looking for, what they want to build. Coming to you guys probably saying, Hey, can we even do this? What's the possibility here in all of the housing profiles that you guys work inside of? What's the type or the product that's in most demand for you guys to be architects on and to draw up plans for and. Yeah. What?   Sam Wilson (00:20:45) - Oh, yeah.   Susan King (00:20:47) - Yeah. Good. That's a good question.   Susan King (00:20:50) - Think it's. It's apartments, but think right now. Uh, probably for the next. So things come in cycles, Right? And so I mentioned, um, our firm in our Los Angeles office kind of rode. There was a high rise housing boom there for the past ten years before Covid. And we got to do a lot, a lot of units built a pretty strong portfolio out there. And then, of course, it's on the, you know, you overbuild and then it cycles down. And so out there, we're seeing a lot of the, um, little maybe a little more suburban, less dense, but still probably 3 to 4 stories in height, but a little more sprawling, you know, apartment complexes. Um, in and we didn't, we didn't touch on senior living but think senior living is always in demand and then but there's a new and we we're pursuing a lot of these but we haven't landed anything yet. Um, there's kind of a new category in senior living called It's a terrible name, but it's called Active Active Adults.   Susan King (00:22:00) - But it's really 55 plus apartments but without any kind of medical or nursing. And they don't they're standalone. That's what maybe separates them from the continuum of care life plan, community type campuses that were being done. So I think that's on the I, you know, we're anxious to to have some of that in our portfolio. We don't yet but think it's it's coming and and it's that baby boomer the end of the baby boomer the next generation X guess you know they're like we're healthier we don't we don't consider ourselves seniors don't call us that and active adult probably isn't the right name. But that's somehow what we we've got right now, which can also have issues with with with fair housing and all of that. They have to be careful. But I'm surprised it's lasted as a as a label label.   Sam Wilson (00:22:54) - Right.   Sam Wilson (00:22:55) - That's very, very insightful. Susan, I have loved having you on the show today. Thank you for taking the time to really just break down your journey into becoming an architect, what it takes to become an architect, the types of assets you guys are working on, you know, breaking down this conservatory project with passive house there in Chicago.   Sam Wilson (00:23:15) - I think that's absolutely fascinating. You guys get a front row seat to kind of what is going on in the commercial real estate sectors across the country. So I appreciate you taking the time to come on today and share with us if our listeners want to get in touch with you or learn more about you and your firm, what is the best way to do that?   Susan King (00:23:30) - Um, I'm on LinkedIn, so that's probably, you know, you can Google my, my name with our website is W WW dot design. So. And I'm there too. So head dot design.   Sam Wilson (00:23:48) - Head dot.   Sam Wilson (00:23:49) - Design. We'll make sure we include that there in the show notes. It's a very pretty website. I should expect nothing less from an architecture firm, but yeah, very, very cool. Susan, thank you again for coming on today. I certainly appreciate it.   Susan King (00:23:59) - Okay. Thank you. Thank you for having me.   Sam Wilson (00:24:01) - Hey, thanks for.   Sam Wilson (00:24:01) - Listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can do me a.   Sam Wilson (00:24:05) - Favor.   Sam Wilson (00:24:06) - And subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen. If you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories. So appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.  

Highlights from a recent Modern Materials Handling magazine podcast featuring editor Bob Trebilcock and Mark Fralick, Chief Technology Officer at Softeon. “Interfacing is easy. Integration is hard,” when it comes to warehouse automation, Fralick says. Trebilcock wants to know why.

Brendan McCaskell of Open Owl Studios (formally OOMM Games) joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about marketing Stonesaga and Mythwind while presenting a neat way for publishers to connect with retailers. 00:02:40- Brendan McCaskell Intro 00:05:53– Bringing Your Audience From Project To Project 00:07:47 – Developing Your Business Around Customer Needs 00:12:51– Marketing Stonesaga 00:19:24 – Product Market Testing – How To Make Games That Sell 00:25:56 – Why Rebrand? 00:27:41 – How Board Game Distribution Works 00:34:58 – What Problems Does FLGstore Solve? Shownotes Stonesaga Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/stonesaga Mythwind Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/mythwind Stars Of Akarios 1.5 - https://gamefound.com/projects/oomm-games/stars-of-akarios-new-content Black Magic Inserts - https://blackmagicinserts.com/ Kagan Productions - https://kaganproductions.com/ Open Owl Studios - https://www.openowlstudios.com/ FLGstore - https://flgstore.com/ Connect With Brendan on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bmccaskell

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Tyler Schmidt Co-Founder and business lead at Strangelove , a software development lab and network validator that builds and invests in innovative crypto projects. Stranglove Labs Actively builds infrastucture and products alongside the companies and technologies they invest in, while also providing Validation Services and even Capital investment in startups and early stage companies who are building DeFi products. We spoke to Tyler (https://twitter.com/TylerSchmidt) about Strangelove (https://strange.love/) and: - Crypto portfolios for kids - In order to make wise decisions, you need security - Psychology of investment and business - Responsibility's of projects to stakeholders - Broken promises in legacy economic systems - Responsible start-up practices - Derisking a business - Inherent risks and difficulties of validating - Regulatory challenges around operating a web3 business in the US - Doubling down on security - The need for fiat - Building a better financial future - Regulatory compliance - The need to interface with nation states - Seamless interfacing with nation states - Automated distributed ledger technology for compliance - Going the full pirate route as a business option - Decentralization and the freedom of choice - Why is UX so important? - UX as utility for people - The economic concept of utility - Direct correlation between UX and adoption - A good tech does not make a good product. - You can hide sub-par tech behind good user experience - Bringing the good from Web 2 into Web 3 - The strengthening of the Crypto thesis - Diversified risk - Personal Freedom - Happiness achieved through excellence and virtue - Strangelove wallet project - Cosmos competition with EVM chains - Network effects are king for adoption - Areas for Keplr to improve - Creativity is past experience and new information If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/-8Jtorlm2kk) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Tyler Schmidt.

Listen in as Softeon's chief technology officer Mark Fralick discusses the ins and outs of integrating automation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Your child is glued to his phone…so how do you connect with him beyond the screen? Dr. Kathy Koch will help you combat the negative influences of technology on your kids and provide practical ways you can put down the screens and build stronger relationships.

Your child is glued to his phone…so how do you connect with him beyond the screen? Dr. Kathy Koch will help you combat the negative influences of technology on your kids and provide practical ways you can put down the screens and build stronger relationships.

Sponsored Episode - YouAi What if an AI truly knew you—your thoughts, values, aptitudes, and dreams? An AI that could enhance your life in profound ways by amplifying your strengths, augmenting your weaknesses, and connecting you with like-minded souls. That is the vision of YouAi. YouAi founder Dmitri Shapiro believes digitizing our inner lives could unlock tremendous benefits. But mapping the human psyche also poses deep questions. As technology mediates our self-understanding, what risks rendering our minds in bits and algorithms? Could we gain a new means of flourishing or lose something intangible? There are no easy answers, but YouAi offers a vision balanced by hard thinking. Shapiro discussed YouAi's app, which builds personalized AI assistants by learning how individuals think through interactive questions. As people share, YouAi develops a multidimensional model of their mind. Users get a tailored feed of prompts to continue engaging and teaching their AI. YouAi's vision provides a glimpse into a future that could unsettle or fulfill our hopes. As technology mediates understanding ourselves and others, will we risk losing what makes us human or find new means of flourishing? YouAI believes that together, we can build a future where our minds contain infinite potential—and their technology helps unlock it. But we must proceed thoughtfully, upholding human dignity above all else. Our minds shape who we are. And who we can become.Digitise your mind today: YouAi - https://YouAi.aiMIndStudio – https://YouAi.ai/mindstudioYouAi Mind Indexer - https://YouAi.ai/trainJoin the MLST discord and register for the YouAi event on July 13th: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB TOC: 0:00:00 - Introduction to Mind Digitization 0:09:31 - The YouAi Platform and Personal Applications 0:27:54 - The Potential of Group Alignment 0:30:28 - Applications in Human-to-Human Communication 0:35:43 - Applications in Interfacing with Digital Technology 0:43:41 - Introduction to the Project 0:44:51 - Brain digitization and mind vs. brain 0:49:55 - The Extended Mind and Neurofeedback 0:54:16 - Personalized Learning and the Future of Education 1:02:19 - Privacy and Data Security 1:14:20 - Ethical Considerations of Digitizing the Mind 1:19:49 - The Metaverse and the Future of Digital Identity 1:25:17 - Digital Immortality and Legacy 1:29:09 - The Nature of Consciousness 1:34:11 - Digitization of the Mind 1:35:06 - Potential Inequality in a Digital World 1:38:00 - The Role of Technology in Equalizing or Democratizing Society 1:40:51 - The Future of the Startup and Community Involvement

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The richness of the provision for constructing the furnishings and hangings corresponded to the richest provision- interaction with the living God Himself.

Lawrence Udeigwe, associate professor of mathematics at Manhattan College and an MLK Visiting Associate Professor in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, is both a mathematician and a musician. We discuss his recent opinion piece in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society calling for "A Case for More Engagement" between the two areas, and even get a little "Misty." He's working on music that both jazz and math folks will enjoy. We talk about "hearing" math in jazz and the life of a mathematician among neuroscientists. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-art-of-mathematics/message

Rev. Dr. Eric Park "The Urgency of Interfacing"

A deep dive into memes, their history, and cultural significance brings us all over the map of the internet. This brings us to analysing what forms of art are exclusive to the internet such as Vlogs and Interfacing. We also discuss online gaming and how that will manifest in the Solacene. Zine and Contact: https://solacene.bigcartel.com

Dr. Ken Olson and Jaelyn Whaley both of SDSU Extension joined me to discuss the ecological and economic benefits of interfacing small ruminants into our existing livestock operations. We talk about realistic goals as far as brush control as well as the infrastructure needed to interface sheep with our existing operation. Thanks to our Studio...

In this inaugural interview episode I have the pleasure of grilling Dr. Brant-Zawadzki about operating an urban EMS system at a wilderness boundary.We talk about:- Improvising outside the protocol- Interfacing with SAR, rangers, and road workers- How response kit and expectations are changed beyond the pavement- What a fellowship in Wilderness Medicine can do for you careerAnd more!Show Links:EMS Fellowship, U of UWilderness Fellowship, U of UUnified Fire AuthorityBecome world class by combining multiple domains of knowledge (lesswrong)Wilderness Medical Society (twitter)As always, thanks for listening to Wilderness Medicine Updates, hosted by Patrick Fink MD. Connect with us by email at wildernessmedicineupdates@gmail.com.You can pay us a compliment and share the show with a new listener on any popular platform here.

MLOps Coffee Sessions #150 with Saahil Jain, The Future of Search in the Era of Large Language Models, co-hosted by David Aponte. // Abstract Saahil shares insights into the You.com search engine approach, which includes a focus on a user-friendly interface, third-party apps, and the combination of natural language processing and traditional information retrieval techniques. Saahil highlights the importance of product thinking and the trade-offs between relevance, throughput, and latency when working with large language models. Saahil also discusses the intersection of traditional information retrieval and generative models and the trade-offs in the type of outputs they produce. He suggests occupying users' attention during long wait times and the importance of considering how users engage with websites beyond just performance. // Bio Saahil Jain is an engineer at You.com. At You.com, Saahil builds searching and ranking systems. Previously, Saahil was a graduate researcher in the Stanford Machine Learning Group under Professor Andrew Ng, where he researched topics related to deep learning and natural language processing (NLP) in resource-constrained domains like healthcare. His research work has been published in machine learning conferences such as EMNLP, NeurIPS Datasets & Benchmarks, and ACM-CHIL among others. He has publicly released various machine learning models, methods, and datasets, which have been used by researchers in both academic institutions and hospitals across the world, as part of an open-source movement to democratize AI research in medicine. Prior to Stanford, Saahil worked as a product manager at Microsoft on Office 365. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science at Columbia University and Stanford University respectively. // MLOps Jobs board https://mlops.pallet.xyz/jobs // MLOps Swag/Merch https://mlops-community.myshopify.com/ // Related Links Website: http://saahiljain.me/ --------------- ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ------------- Join our slack community: https://go.mlops.community/slack Follow us on Twitter: @mlopscommunity Sign up for the next meetup: https://go.mlops.community/register Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://mlops.community/ Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpbrinkm/ Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aponteanalytics/ Connect with Saahil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saahiljain/ Timestamps [00:00] Saahil's preferred coffee [04:32] Saahil Jain's background [04:44] Takeaways [07:49] Search Landscape [12:57] Use cases exploration [14:51] Differentiating what to give to users [17:19] Search key challenges [20:05] Search objective relevance [23:22] MLOps Search and Recommender Systems [26:54] Addressing Latency Issues [29:41] Throughput presenting results [32:20] Compute challenges [34:24] Working at a small start-up [36:10] Citations critics [39:17] Use cases to build [40:40] Integrating to Leveraging You.com [42:26] Open AI [46:13] Interfacing with bugs [49:16] Staying focused [52:05] Retrieval augmented models [52:32] Closing thoughts [53:47] Wrap up

In this episode recorded live at AHR Expo 2023, Matthew from JCI (Johnson Controls) joins Bryan to talk about rooftop unit (RTU) retrofit facts and considerations. When doing an RTU retrofit, you want to make sure you know the budget before anything else; larger budgets will allow you to implement things like VFDs and even VAV technology. In many cases, you may consider adding an economizer for "free" cooling and energy savings. You also want to know what you will get out of a retrofit in terms of value, especially when it comes to system efficiency and longevity. Some common IAQ upgrades for RTUs include improved filtration, especially with MERV 13 filters. Economizers also allow you to control the amount of outside air with the help of an exhaust system or even barometric relief. UV lighting can also be used in light commercial RTUs. When doing a retrofit, you'll want to pay attention to the existing equipment's footprint. Sticking to that footprint will make the replacement aspect easier. The utility and electrical infrastructure are also important to consider, as you won't want to replace the existing piping, wiring, and connections.   With regulations and technology constantly changing, it helps to be able to contact the manufacturer to assist with the retrofit process. Companies like JCI are trying to assist contractors with installations by providing guidance and education in the field. Matthew and Bryan also discuss: Matthew's professional experience at JCI Adding economizers and VFDs Convertible filter racks Cost-benefit analysis resources Changing regulations Interfacing with the manufacturer during the retrofitting process   To learn more about JCI, visit https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/. Learn more about the HVACR Training Symposium or buy a virtual ticket today at https://hvacrschool.com/symposium.  If you have an iPhone, subscribe to the podcast HERE, and if you have an Android phone, subscribe HERE. Check out our handy calculators HERE.

Precision Neuroscience's Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer joins Molly to discuss how the brain communicates with the body (7:08) and the breakthroughs that allowed companies like Precision to exist. (12:52) Then, they discuss Precision's founding principles, the process of getting FDA approval for its neural interface, and much more. (28:55) (0:00) Molly kicks off the show (1:27) Dr. Rapoport's origin story (7:08) How the brain communicates with the body (11:22) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (12:52) Breakthroughs in neuroscience (22:37) Contra - a commission-free marketplace for freelancers and independent creators. Get $500 off your first hire at https://contra.com/twist (24:06) The tension between public and private institutions (28:55) The founding principles of Precision Neuroscience (33:21) The Layer 7 interface and preparing for FDA approval (40:39) LMNT - Get a free sample pack with any purchase at https://DrinkLMNT.com/TWIST (42:07) Minimizing risk (45:25) Interfacing with different areas of the brain (47:06) Medical infrastructure and the business model of med-tech CHECK OUT Precision Neuroscience: https://precisionneuro.io FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

--{ ""WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" - George Orwell, "1984" Hour 1 "}-- Worldwide Martial Law, Identification, Monitoring - Dream of Tyrants has Materialized - No Personal Privacy - Being "Anti-Social" and Having "Something to Hide" - MI6, CIA, Supergovernment - Indoctrination, Perpetual Education - One-Eyed Monster - TV Newscasters - Arthur Koestler's "Ghost in the Machine" book - Council on Foreign Relations - Property Taxation - Border and Airport Search and Seizure of Cell Phones - Computers, Electronic Devices - US Customs, Racial Profiling - Surveillance Cameras in Your Home - Big Brother of George Orwell - Mercury in Vaccines - Faith in Medicine - Early Children's Inoculations, Fevers, Inflammation - Virtual Reality, Interfacing, Engrams, Programming - Pentagon's "Virtual World". Data Collection, Individual "Nodes", Simulations, Predictability - Online "Communities" - US Department of Homeland Security, Passport as "Travel Permit", Right to Return, USA No-Fly List - Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative - Clear Pass, New Nomads, Bureaucratic Class - The Millennium, Massive Change, New Type of Society - "World Service" - Destruction of Old Normals - Huxley's "Brave New World" - Ideal Design - Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis" - Categories of Psychopathy - Politicians, Actors - Psychopathic Family Lineages.

Ever wonder how - or if - psychic detectives really work with law enforcement on missing persons and unsolved homicide cases? If so, how effective are they? What is their method? Equally important - how do you spot a charlatan? Listen as Karen Romine explains the ways she helps law enforcement. Karen is a certified international psychic, medium and energy healer based in Iowa. She blends these skills to help law enforcement when asked.

What was Jesus' gospel? What is eternal life? How do we relate to God and people apart from the standard methods of manipulation and control using judgment and condemnation? How do we pray as God's beloved children?

This week's EYE ON NPI is making the rainbow connection - it's the ams OSRAM AS7343 Spectral Sensor (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/a/ams/as7343-spectral-sensor). This is a great update to the AS7341 11-channel sensor (https://www.digikey.com/short/p4vv8b5w) we released a STEMMA QT breakout (https://www.digikey.com/short/n8bv0j9w) for a few years ago. ams OSRAM's AS7343 is a 14-channel, highly versatile, multi-purpose spectral sensor that enables consumer, commercial, industrial, and laboratory applications. It is optimized for reflective, transmissive, and emissive measurements including color matching, fluid or reagent analysis, or general spectral reconstruction. The spectral response is defined by individual channels covering approximately 380 nm to 1,000 nm with 12+2 channels: 12 in the visible spectrum (VIS) to near-infrared (NIR) range, a clear channel, and a flicker channel. The AS7343 is an interesting bird - most light sensors only support RGB and maybe IR / Clear diodes. That means you can often get a fairly good 'human eye spectral response' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_sensitivity) of the color that is being detected. However, the sensors cannot determine whether they are seeing something that is truly 'orange wavelength' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_color) or if it's a mix of RGB that just looks orange. This doesn't matter too much for if you're trying to detect the color of a Skittle (https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/06/this-candy-sorting-machine-isnt-the-hero-the-world-wants-but-its-the-hero-the-world-needs/) but if you're trying to determine the spectral radiation of a material (https://publiclab.org/notes/homechemist/08-24-2018/diy-high-resolution-spectrometer) - you really want to be able to detect the actual wavelengths. The AS7343 is a remarkably inexpensive sensor for being able to detect 14 channels: 12 wavelengths plus a clear and flicker output channel. That's also 4 more wavelengths than the AS7341! Great for scientific experimentation, LED color calibration, miniature optical spectrometers, etc. Interfacing is pretty simple: you just need I2C and a 1.8V power supply. It even looks like it's pin-compatible with the AS7341 so you could probably use our open source breakout board files (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-AS7341-PCB) and our Arduino/C (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_AS7341) or Python (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_AS7341) libraries to jump-start your design. Best of all, the ams OSRAM AS7343 Spectral Sensor (https://www.digikey.com/short/qw708dhm) is available and in stock at Digi-Key right now for immediate shipment. Order today and you can be sensing the rainbow by tomorrow afternoon. See ams YouTube videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylVmxE9Tzg&list=PLhZuLuU8MQ21LfAdzdyeVAQyfijClgZR7&index=5

Episode 10 of the Controller Talk podcast tackles a listener requested topic! Dave and Chris continue their conversation from Episode 9, expanding on the features of the AK-CC 550A, specifically how to use files in the front-end controllers like the 255, 355, 800 and 800A to make the interface work between the case controller and the front-end controller.Drop us an email with suggestions for topics to cover, questions to answer, or comments to discuss on future episodes! ControllerTalkNorthAmerica@Danfoss.com.

00:00 Just The Tip - Why not be curious? It could be the key01:00 Theme Song by Kye - I know we got to do something02:00 Mental health well being thought experiment - Jason05:00 Protecting ourselves - Trying new foods for better moods10:00 The Family gatherings - The fun of focusing on food - The scope creeper that is pain - pain is a poltergeist - The Invisible disability - Is art a release for pain? - Not really - it hurts15:00 tracking symptoms of chronic pain - Breathing exercise - Track your medications - The strong are proactive warriorsHow does the weather affect pain? Earkick does that too!20:00 Air pressure? - Astrological affects on pain - The Earkick app anonymously tracks factors conscience and non conscience 25:00 Correlation is not causation - The placebo affect of Mars30:00 Fast food could go clean is we tell them we want them to - - A sugar by any other name would still be sugar - Know your food - Fiber - Stop shoving sugar into other sugars - Sleep - Will we get everything done right if we just sleep less? Protect your sleep - Why do we give so much attention to our phones?35:00 Interfacing with more people and fewer devices - Math, games, outdoors - There are people designing addiction - Kids are the most sleep deprived generation - Wheres the down time40:00 What if school was like a job? Piles of stress don't teach as well as experience and use - The scope creeping schools - The intensifying baseline of expectation - Tech is a symptom45:00 You have to use what you learn and sleep to process it all 50:00 Standardization has its place but individuals learn uniquely - Education is knowledge built on knowledge executed right 55:00 A foundry to a kid is a prison, to an adult it's freedom - Managing expectations - Plan out some scenarios ahead of time1:00.00 A living wage solves - Stop the scope creeping where we can - A somebody that does nothing is a nobody - The EarKick challenge - Try it for a year and be better - The wrapPublic Access America Sunday A.M #LiveStream Noon Eastern 9 A.M Pacific 11 A.M Centralhttps://youtu.be/PgQ38hm8_EsApple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-access-america/id1118000423?i=1000515737702@Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/589U8kzclmVd3Ny3Dyh3t2?si=q5AWhmzSRX23_AL4mI8Jpg@Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/show/public-access-america@RadioPublichttps://radiopublic.com/public-access-america-WPD3XR@AmazonMusichttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/36eeac72-@RedCirclehttps://redcircle.com/shows/public-access-americaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/public-access-america/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

An Orthodox rabbi fought Nazis in his own government to secure the preservation of the Jewish community in Bulgaria during World War II. After the war, he led them to Israel. He also had a vision of the risen Yeshua and was an outspoken believer without abandoning Judaism. His name is Daniel Zion. Our guest is Brian Reed, the author of an extensive biography on this great Jewish hero. – Episode Timecode – 0:00 – Welcome to Messiah Podcast! 1:00 – Introducing Brian Reed, the collector and Messianic Luminary enthusiast 4:15 – What made Rabbi Daniel Zion unique? 6:37 – Work as chief rabbi of Bulgaria 11:13 – Rabbi Zion's passion for Zionism 13:37 –Interfacing with the writings of religious and secular philosophers and thinkers 18:32 – The chief rabbi who met Jesus 23:56 – A miraculous sign 25:32 – The savior of Bulgarian Jewry 31:21 – A friend to all, including Nazi guards and the Orthodox Christian Patriarchy 35:23 – Leading a mass Aliyah to Israel and becoming open as a follower of Jesus 43:16 – Establishing a Messianic Jewish community in Israel 47:48 – Rapid fire: What the people want to know – Related Resources – Daniel Zion: Biography and Select Writings of Rabbi Daniel Zion vineofdavid.ffoz.org/resources/messianic-luminaries/daniel-zion Messianic Luminary Repository vineofdavid.ffoz.org/remnant-repository Vine of David vineofdavid.org Messiah Magazine: messiahmagazine.org First Fruits of Zion: ffoz.org Messiah Podcast is a production of First Fruits of Zion (ffoz.org) in conjunction with Messiah Magazine (messiahmagazine.org). This publication is designed to provide rich substance, meaningful Jewish contexts, cultural understanding of the teaching of Jesus, and the background of modern faith from a Messianic Jewish perspective. Messiah Podcast theme music provided with permission by Joshua Aaron Music (JoshuaAaron.tv). “Cover the Sea” Copyright WorshipinIsrael.com songs 2020. All rights reserved.

In this episode of Cyber Security Inside, panelists from the 2022 RSA Conference share their thoughts about collaboration against some of the biggest cybersecurity threats. Camille Morhardt talks with Tom Garrison (VP & GM Client Security Strategy & Initiatives at Intel Corporation), Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel (Partner Security Architect, Microsoft Corporation), Aanchal Gupta (VP Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft), and Dr. Diane Janosek (Director, Commandant , National Cryptologic School, NSA). The conversation covers: -  Why our panelists think collaboration across the private and public sectors is the only way forward in cybersecurity. -  What the panelists think about threats to the supply chain. -  Why it's true that as we develop more complex technology, protecting gets more difficult. -  What our panelists think are the most urgent things to be thinking about in the world of cybersecurity. ...and more. Don't miss it!   The views and opinions expressed are those of the guests and author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Intel Corporation. Here are some key takeaways: - This podcast is a round robin of panelists from the 2022 RSA Cybersecurity Conference, talking with three panelists from the panel called “All Hands on Deck: A Whole-of-Society Approach for Cybersecurity.” - One of the threats on the top of the panelists' minds is supply chain security risks. A lot of reliance on third-party software is what is causing some of these risks, as is how pervasive some of these softwares are throughout the community, making a large range of software potentially vulnerable. -  The only way to really tackle this is as a full cybersecurity community. There need to be partnerships between different industries working to keep our technology safe. -  An example of these partnerships is seen in the Ukraine war. Russia is conducting a hybrid attack, and Microsoft partnered with Ukraine cybersecurity agencies to map out the threats.  -  The NOBELIUM attacks were an example of people sharing intel and insights through blogs and other means. The whole industry could come together and learn from it to see if they were getting attacked in the network. -  As our technologies get more complex, the difficulty in repairing, managing, and protecting them gets more difficult. A car from the 80s was much easier to fix than one of today's cars. This is especially true with remote work. -  Interfacing with third parties to determine if a device is safe or if technology is working and secure isn't enough anymore. The companies themselves need to be able to answer that question with confidence internally. For example, you need to be able to talk directly with Intel about the security of their products and know that they can answer that question. -  Transparency is key to this collaboration and teamwork. Knowing what is inside your device empowers customers to make good decisions around their devices, the state of those devices, and if it is trustworthy. It puts some ownership and knowledge in the hands of the user. -  What can product divisions be doing? First is investing in your own product division to focus on security research. Then it is about taking those learnings and improving your future products with that information. Constantly investing, learning, and improving. -  The two potential goals of attackers are to either make money off of someone or to cause a disruption. They are using AI to do this. The models we use to detect and respond to attacks rely on the integrity of our data. So what happens when that data is altered by adversaries? -  The NSA works to protect the US from cyber attacks. They are protecting the digital network and are watching threat factors. The guests discussed transparency between the NSA and the other sectors in the government to make sure that Americans are protected. They stressed the need to share information and partner together. -  Who is responsible for cybersecurity? Everyone. The private sector, the government, you the user. Everyone. Because cyber is personal to all of us and affects all of us, we need to make sure that we are securing it as a community.   Some interesting quotes from today's episode:   “Our dependence on this third-party software [for supply chain security] is growing and it is becoming very attractive for our threat actors to find the soft spots. They could easily convince an insider to get onto and modify some code in the supply chain, or they can inject this malicious payload into the supply chain.” - Aanchal Gupta   “The usage of this certain software is literally like salt in our pantry. And when I say salt in our pantry, when you look at different food items, and you start to look at the ingredient list, you will most likely find salt in there. And if someone were to tell you, ‘hey, salt is contaminated and you need to do something about it for the food items in your pantry,' it would be immensely difficult… That's what made Log4j such a big challenge for the entire community.” - Aanchal Gupta   “I think we have to continue to evolve this partnership globally, because that is the only way we can defend against these threats. Let's also not penalize the people for sharing a breach of their system. We need to shift the culture from blame to community support. When we support organizations to be forthcoming about their experience, they get better insights. We are able to help identify the supply chain risks sooner.” - Aanchal Gupta   “The technology is so, so, so much more complicated. And the same is true for our platforms, whether it be a client platform, a server platform, and the like. Couple that with the fact that we have devices now being used in ways that have never been envisioned before. Workers that are outside the four walls of the company are subject to a whole different kind of attacks.” - Tom Garrison   “That first step is around transparency. So what we want to do is to peel back this sort of almost secrecy that's existed around what components are used to build your device - whether it's a PC or a server or an IOT device. And we think that with that transparency comes a level now of intelligence you can have.” - Tom Garrison   “Our adversaries have two intentions in mind. That is to make as much money as they can off of you, or cause as much disruption as they can. Or two of them together. And they're using adversarial AI where they'll come together and understand where the sweet spots are to affect us and to cause the most amount of damage or harm or financial damage. So from an adversarial AI perspective, how do we respond to that?” - Dr. Diane Janosek   “What do you have to do to kind of raise the bar? It's giving the tools and the information, sharing what we know about vulnerabilities, sharing what we know about threat factors, sharing what we know about adversarial attacks and with the emerging threats that are coming down the pike. If we can share that with the other 80% in the healthcare sector, the financial sector, the energy sector, all 16 sectors… If we can share what we know, Americans as a whole can go to sleep knowing that their country is better protected.” - Dr. Diane Janosek   “It takes everybody. It takes people, patching their systems, doing the updates on their iPhone, making sure they have a password on their home network. You want to make sure that the government's doing the right thing, that they're really locking up the supply chain and that they're really securing water supply plants. The planes are safe. The hospitals are safe. At the end of the day, cyber is personal… cyber affects all of us.” - Dr. Diane Janosek

Megan Gerber, MD, MPH is a general internist with a career-long focus on the medical care of trauma-exposed women. We start out defining trauma and then get introduced to trauma-informed care.  Interfacing with the medical system and physicians can be traumatizing and triggering, so we discussed ways to minimize that, and why it actually isn't important to identify who needs trauma informed care. We should be taking a “universal precautions” like approach.  She teaches us how to incorporate a routine of respectful care and how we can get the staff involved.  The approach to patients needs to change from questions like “what's wrong with you?” to “what happened to you?” but this needs to happen within the confines of our time limited schedules, so Dr. Gerber teaches out how to be effective while still respecting the time of those in the waiting room. She is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University and Medical Director of Women's Health at VA Boston. She holds an adjunct appointment as Lecturer on Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  Her work focuses on optimizing medical outcomes for women who have experienced trauma as well as adapting systems of care to be “trauma-informed” and sensitive to the needs of survivors.  She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on intimate partner violence and is the editor of the Springer book, “Trauma-informed Healthcare Approaches: A Guide for Primary Care.” She is very active on Twitter at @meggerber

Show Notes:0:46 - Canada 0:49 - Oklahoma 1:15 - Hey, Soul Sister by Train2:33 - Oklahoma 3:20 and 3:22 - Longarm quilting machine3:35 - Gammill 3:38 - Free motion quilting 3:46 - Gammill 4:06 - Handi Quilter Avante7:52 - Interfacing 7:59 - Fabric fusibles8:01 - Pellon 11:54 - New York Fashion Week12:13 - Tonlé12:27 - New York 12:31 - California12:32 - San Francisco 12:52 - Human trafficking 13:01 - The Dragonfly Home13:05 - Oklahoma City13:39 - Shankari's non-profit organization to support women coming out of prison and victims of domestic abuse is called, The True You (link to website to come) 17:20 - Shankari's IG account, @hellosewlsister18:13 - The Dragonfly Home18:15 - Oklahoma 18:21 - A21 18:25 - Christine Caine19:38 - An example of Shankari's memory t-shirt quilt project 20:36 and 20:57 - Sashing 22:49 and 22:57 - Villa Rosa Designs 22:58 - Shankari's Villa Rosa Designs quilt patterns 23:13 - Catherine Cureton23:14 - Villa Rosa Designs 23:16 - Running Doe Quilts (@runningdoequilts)24:06 - Villa Rosa Designs 24:32 - Pat Fryer of Villa Rosa Designs 24:25 - Color Cat quilt pattern by Shankari 24:50 - Square Box quilt pattern by Shankari 24:52 - Friendship Hearts quilt pattern by Shankari25:33 - Shankari's IG post on her 8 sewing machines 26:26 - Facebook Marketplace26:53 - Singer sewing machines 26:54 - Elna sewing machines27:11 - Singer Start 1234 sewing machine27:17 - Shankari's Viking sewing machine 28:26 - Karlee Porter 29:38 - Downton Abbey29:42 - Madeleines29:45 - Costco29:49 - Shankari's owl on her Pfaff sewing machine 30:16 - Shankari's Viking sewing machine 30:22 - Friendship Star quilt block 30:42 - Christopher Thompson of The Tattooed Quilter (listen to episode 26 to learn more about him)30:44 - Riley Blake Designs30:50 - Sweetheart Flirt by Sweetwater30:53 - Hummingbird Lane Fabrics 30:02 - Journey Quilt Company 31:18 - Fat quarters 31:40 - Shankari's Elegant Braids quilt pattern 31:42 - Villa Rosa Designs 32:01 - Superior Threads, Sew Fine!32:10 - Shankari's Pfaff sewing machine 32:35 - Shankari's favorite t-shirt memory quilt made to-date 33:36 - Jenna Luedecke of Jenna Luedecke Designs (@jennaluedeckedesign)34:03 - Corinne Sovey (@corinne.sovey)34:53 - Hand embroidery 35:15 - Jenna Luedecke of Jenna Luedecke Designs (@jennaluedeckedesign)35:26 - Mathew Boudreaux of Mister Domestic (@misterdomestic)35:43 - LGBTQ35:47 - BIPOC35:54 - Monica of That's Sew Monica (@thatssewmonica)36:46 - Surface pattern design36:52 - Bonnie Christine 36:59 - Bonnie Christine's surface pattern immersion courseFollow Shankari:Instagram - @hellosewlsisterwww.sewlsister.comFollow us:Amanda: @broadclothstudio https://broadclothstudio.com/Wendy: @the.weekendquilter https://the-weekendquilter.com/Anna: @waxandwanestudiohttps://www.waxandwanestudio.com/Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzzhttps://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/Intro/Outro Music:Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

Mike Sall and Blake West are the founders of Goldfinch, a decentralized protocol facilitating uncollateralized credit.“One of the borrowers is a company based in Uganda. They provide rent-to-own loans for motorcycle taxis to thousands of customers. They've borrowed $5m to expand their operations."Thousands of people in countries like Uganda, India, and Brazil have been financed by Goldfinch loans through local lenders, largely without realizing crypto is the source of funds.These local lenders are largely innovative fintechs in the global south, and have historically fallen into an uncanny valley — they need too much capital for what is available in their local financial markets, and too little capital to navigate foreign institutional markets.3:09 - The 'lightbulb' moment8:20 - The financing gap for emerging-market borrowers13:04 - Borrower profiles; Tugende, DiviBank, and Greenway15:43 - Interfacing with Goldfinch20:37 - Crypto-native KYC and how UID works23:18 - Bottlenecks for the global adoption of crypto34:40 - Compliance requirements for Goldfinch in the United States45:25 - Compliance requirements for borrowers in emerging markets50:56 - Demographics of ‘Backers'52:43 - Incentive alignment and fraud-prevention1:03:53 - Learnings from shipping a production smart contract system1:15:01 - Launching GFI token and governance of the protocol1:26:04 - The macro point of viewCheck out our website for other episodes: intothebytecode.xyzSubscribe to our newsletter for updates: bytecode.substack.comTwitter: twitter.com/sinahab

Soundscapes: Avengers Campus Follow along with the show notes below! Want More Here With The Magic? Visit The Website: https://herewiththemagic.com Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/HereWithTheMagic Connect on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/herewiththemagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herewiththemagic/ ---------- (2:50) Long before the Avengers set up headquarters on this land at Disney's California Adventure, it was held by a group of mystical sorcerers known as the Vishanti, who protected the Earth's entire dimension and whose supernatural power could be transferred to human beings worthy of its possession. A young and ambitious Howard Stark, who was intrigued by the celestial properties of this place, found himself drawn to and inspired by its secrets. He laid the foundation for what is now a place of innovation and creativity, inspiration and, you guessed it, Magic. When Tony Stark inherited the campus from his father, it became a beacon of hope and opportunity unlike ever before. Renowned and brilliant minds from across every dimension of the universe have come to this place to hone their skills, better their talents, and work toward creating a brighter future for all. The energy that pulses through this place is undeniable; it sweeps us along on an unforgettable journey. The music, the movement, the otherworldly enigma…it's all part of the Magic of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here, we find stories which have defined the popular culture of generations, and we are invited to be part of it all. (9:12) Up ahead, WEB Headquarters is an impressive introduction to Stark's vision for a Campus of superior minds. The youngest Avenger with the biggest heart and the most to prove, Peter Parker utilizes this space for research and design, an apprenticeship under the watchful eye of his mentor, Iron Man. While his desire to succeed and impress his superhero idols generally outweighs his professional finesse, the atmosphere of being Here where science and Magic converge and history is made is enough to make us forget the world we've left behind entirely. (10:30) Prototypical Spider-Bots run rampant through the WEB open house, where unsuspecting guests are called upon to test the limits of Peter's latest invention to rid the place of the mutating arachnids. Interfacing with the latest Stark technology, we get to be part of the action and sling webs right along with Spider-Man himself. Across the way, at Web Suppliers, the most unfazed among us can interact with and even take home a Spider-Bot of our very own, whether as a token of their accomplishment or a sort of sidekick. Their mechanical clicking redirects our attention this way and that, to street vendors demonstrating their abilities and onto the sides of buildings, where they skitter and scuttle for a better view of visitors below. (13:45) A serene departure from the eight-legged articulation of WEB, a tinkling of strange and ethereal instruments calls us into The Ancient Sanctum of the judicious Doctor Strange. Here, we become cognizant of entering hallowed ground, where immortal ruins liberated from beneath their spells of concealment reveal the presence of Magic in this place. Flowing with an intriguing, pulsating force, the secrets of the mystic arts breathe with the power of the multiverse in this space, echoing with enchantment and a stillness that transcends this world. At nightfall, we are engulfed in a vibrant, violet glow that settles over the temple, bringing it to life in a whole new way. Hidden for centuries in the hills of Los Angeles, The Ancient Sanctum is unveiled for all who desire to find knowledge and enlightenment. It is a transformational space, a sort of phenomenon of tranquility in the midst of so much action and excitement. It all melts away in the glow of the lantern light. Whatever realm of the multiverse we have entered, there is a paradoxical, grounding sense of presence and peace found Here. (18:46) At the heart of Avengers Campus stands the unmistakable, formidable Avengers Headquarters. A shining, slanted “A” leaves no room for misinterpretation: this is where Earth's mightiest heroes gather to train and demonstrate their abilities. The Avengers are almost certainly in residence; the gleaming Quinjet on the roof poised and ready for anything at a moment's notice. Black Widow might be seen scanning the surroundings for oncoming threats from her black Jeep on the South side of Headquarters, and we might even catch Captain America himself on the lookout from several stories up. Captain Marvel, Thor, Ant-Man, Black Panther and so many other iconic members of this elite team can be spotted throughout the day and into the evening, greeting new recruits and standing ready, as ever, for whatever might come. (19:40) Eyes diverted upward on all sides are wide with awe, the quintessential Avengers theme rumbling in our ears. Converging on the line between fantasy and reality, we are transported to some alternate dimension from the one we inhabit. We are standing in tangible awareness that our childhood daydreams are Here, surrounding us, no longer fabrications of our imaginations. We are overwhelmed by a sense of joy that we so often forget in adulthood. It is larger than life, bigger than us, and it was waiting for us all the time. This place could not be described as anything but awesome. (21:35) Speaking of larger than life: as the Avengers campus grew to accommodate more and more universal superpowers, it became apparent to two individuals that they would need to find an efficient way to feed everyone. Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, otherwise known as Ant-Man and The Wasp, came up with the clever concept of PYM's Test Kitchen to meet that need. Here, we find curiously altered comfort foods which have been grown or shrunk by PYM particles to suit each Avenger's appetite. Craving a pretzel the size of Cap's shield? A quantum tunnel will size that up for sharing with our whole crew. How about a Not-So-Little chicken sandwich? The mechanics and science at work in this place even have our experimental concoctions served up on lab paper so we can be part of the project. (24:50) And even though the aroma of freshly baked bread and Impossibly large meatballs is hard to resist, the sound of a friendly, neighborhood voice in the distance brings us back to WEB Headquarters to see what other surprises might be in store. Could it be the web-slinger himself, Spider-Man? (25:18) Indeed, it is! High atop the WEB Headquarters lab, Peter Parker is demonstrating the capabilities of his latest suit prototype for a crowd of admirers. His youthful energy and excitement are infectious, and watching him test his limits is a reminder to all of us that the greatest heroes can come from anywhere, even a tiny apartment in Queens. (27:24) Maybe not all of us dream of being superheroes. Maybe some of us feel heroic when we make it through the day. But if this ragtag bunch of Avengers can teach us anything, it's that gumption and grit will get you farther than whatever advantages you might perceive are the right ones to have. It doesn't matter what your everyday looks like, whether your commute is on a train from Queens to Manhattan or the Bifröst from Asgard, what matters is that you look for possibilities wherever you can. When he finally picked up his pen to tell the story of his own life, Stan Lee said this of the incredible universe he created: “Marvel is a cornucopia of fantasy, a wild idea, a swashbuckling attitude, an escape from the humdrum and the prosaic. It's a serendipitous feast for the mind, the eye, the imagination, a literate celebration of unbridled creativity, coupled with a touch of rebellion and an insolent desire to spit in the eye of the dragon.” That touch of rebellion, that defiance in the wake of all that reality impresses upon our consciousness…that is where time and age cease to have any power over us. That is where our youthful hope remains intact; our desire to celebrate moments big and small. That is the space where inspiration comes to us, where ideas are born. A protective shield and a talisman for the imagination, Here is where Magic assembles right before our eyes, a squadron of defiant dreamers. Be one of them. Be Here With the Magic.

Why are Baptists turning to Torah Club to know Jesus better? Why are Christians worldwide seeking Torah as a fundamental component for discipleship today? Baptists are long known for their love of Israel and diligence in reading the Word of God, but many of them are finding new meaning and richness from a Jewish reading of the Bible. Southern Baptist Pastor Keith Price joins Messiah Podcast to discuss his own journey of discovery and how he came to lead a growing and thriving Torah Club in California. – Episode Timecode – 0:00 – Welcome to Messiah Podcast! Ruben and Ryan recovered from Covid. 7:55 – Introducing Keith Price. 9:54 – The personal journey of a Baptist Pastor into Torah. 25:48 – The secrets to avoiding accusations of Judaising or legalism? 33:48 – Why are Baptists in particular positive toward Israel and Messianic Jewish teaching? 40:40 – Interfacing with other leaders within the Southern Baptist Conversion? 44:15 – An answer for Christians who are reluctant to acknowledge the role and value of the Torah. 48:33 – Are we witnessing a prophetic trend when Christians turn to Torah? 52:29 – The College student Torah Club is having a nationwide impact. 1:01:09 – Impacting a local Church body as a teaching elder. 1:08:34 – Ryan & Ruben Wrapup. – Related Resources – Torah Club: https://torahclub.org Torah Club is a small-group Bible study where disciples learn the Bible from a Jewish perspective through in-depth discussions and good fellowship. HaYesod: https://hayesod.org HaYesod is a complete discipleship course that respectfully explores the Jewish foundation of Christianity, the Sabbath, and the Festivals. Lessons are carefully developed to build an understanding of the Bible and ignite the believer's relationship to the Land, the People, and the Scriptures of Israel. Messiah Magazine: https://messiahmagazine.org This publication of First Fruits of Zion is designed to provide rich substance, meaningful Jewish contexts, cultural understanding of the teaching of Jesus, and the background of modern faith from a Messianic Jewish perspective. Joshua Aaron Music: JoshuaAaron.tv “Cover the Sea” Copyright WorshipinIsrael.com songs 2020. All rights reserved. Music used with permission.