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J 6/10 M 9/10 For daily horror movie content follow the podcast on Twitter / Instagram @darkroastcult Each week we choose a movie from one of the horror genre to discuss the following week. Follow along each week by keeping up with the movies we are watching to stay in the loop with the movie club! Check out other podcasts, coffee and pins at www.darkroastcult.com ! THANKS TO ANDREW FOR MAKING THE INTRO SONG. (soundcloud.com / andoryukesuta)@andoryukesuta In 2008, mass murderer Jason Voorhees gets captured by the United States government and held at the Crystal Lake Research Facility. By 2010, after numerous failed attempts to kill Jason, government scientist Rowan LaFontaine, head of the facility, suggests putting him in cryogenic stasis. Dr. Wimmer and Sergeant Marcus arrive with soldiers, hoping to further research Jason's ability to heal from lethal wounds, as they believe it involves rapid cellular regeneration that can be replicated. Jason breaks free of his restraints and murders the soldiers and Dr. Wimmer. Rowan lures him into a cryogenic pod, but he ruptures the pod with his machete, stabbing her in the abdomen. Cryogenic fluid spills into the sealed room, freezing them both. In the year 2455, Earth is too polluted to support life and humans have moved to a new planet, Earth II. On a field trip to Earth I, Professor Brandon Lowe, his android companion KM-14, intern Adrienne Thomas, and students Tsunaron, Janessa, Azrael, Kinsa, Waylander, and Stoney explore the abandoned Crystal Lake Research Facility, finding the frozen Jason and Rowan. They bring them aboard their spaceship, the Grendel, and revive Rowan while leaving Jason in the morgue, believing him to be dead. Adrienne is ordered to dissect Jason's body but Rowan warns them of the danger, revealing Jason's nature and superhuman abilities. Lowe, who is in serious debt, calls his financial backer Dieter Perez on the nearby space station Solaris. Perez recognizes Jason's name and notes his body could interest a collector. While Stoney and Kinsa have sex, Jason awakens and attacks Adrienne, freezing her face with liquid nitrogen before smashing her head to pieces on a counter. Jason takes a machete-shaped surgical tool and kills Stoney in front of Kinsa. Sergeant Brodski leads a group of soldiers to attack Jason. Jason interrupts a projected holographic game, breaking Azrael's back and bashing crewman Dallas's skull in. He tries to attack engineer Crutch, but Brodski and his soldiers arrive. After Brodski splits up his team, Jason kills them one by one. Lowe orders pilot Lou to dock at Solaris. Jason kills Lou and the ship crashes through Solaris, destroying it. Jason breaks into the lab, reclaims his machete and decapitates Lowe. With the Grendel crippled, the survivors head for a shuttle while Tsunaron upgrades KM-14. After crew member Crutch is electrocuted by Jason, Kinsa attempts to escape on her own, but forgets to release the shuttle's fuel lines, causing it to crash into the ship and explode, thus incinerating Kinsa. Tsunaron reappears with an upgraded KM-14 who wields weapons and combat skills to stand a better chance against Jason. After having his right arm, left leg, right ribs, and part of his head blasted off by KM-14, Jason's body is knocked into a nanite-equipped medical station. The survivors send a distress call, then set explosive charges to separate the ship's undamaged pontoon from the main section. The medical station nanites rebuild Jason, who becomes a cyborg. With his new strength, Jason easily defeats KM-14 by punching her head off. As Tsunaron recovers her still-functioning head, Jason is stopped by Waylander, who sacrifices himself by setting off the charges while the others escape. Jason survives and punches a hole through the hull, causing Janessa to die in the vacuum. A power failure with the docking door forces Brodski to go outside in an EVA suit to fix it.

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Since the start of the pandemic, there has been massive volatility in the healthcare product supply chain, beginning with panic buying and overstock, followed by need-based purchases that have dropped off, and now spiking demand and out of stocks.In this episode, Matt Boldin, Director of Product Marketing at Kinsa, breaks down the health analytics that help brands and retailers better optimize their supply chains. Kinsa is a data insights business that gives customers the ability to determine when and where illness-related products should be purchased to target marketing, reduce out-of-stock issues, and better plan for production.LINKS FROM THE SHOWKinsa HealthLeading Retailer Engages Ready-to-Buy Allergy Sufferers with Kinsa Insights' Allergy Media TargetingTIMESTAMPS:00:03:30 Supply chain volatility persists.00:07:30 Get ahead of illness demand.00:14:09 Forecast illness-based demand.00:20:13 Monitor illness in real-time.00:26:33 Proactive illness forecasting solutions.00:29:01 Navigate digital world easily.---------------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!At SPI Logistics they have industry-leading technology, systems, and back-office support to help you succeed. Learn more about SPI's freight agent program here. Make sure to let them know we sent you!Digital Dispatch helps you speak confidently about ROI with a website built for your customers, prospects, and employees. With plans starting as low as $90/month, learn how you can take your website from good to great by visiting Digital Dispatch. ---------------------------------------------ABOUT THE PODCAST: Everything is Logistics is a podcast for the thinkers in freight. Subscribe to our newsletter to never miss an episode. Follow EIL host Blythe Brumleve on social: Twitter | LinkedIn| Instagram| TikTok| YouTube

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Brad Pope, Head of Customer Success for Kinsa, discusses the company's Smart Thermometer and confidential health information gathering tool to predict consumer demand for cold and flu season products based on when outbreaks are happening in real-time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introverts can survive in an extrovert world! Denice talks to self-described introvert Andy Yost, Chief Marketing Officer of Kinsa, who shares his actions for not just surviving, but thriving in the C-suite! Andy says that finding ways to adapt, like asking a question first in a meeting, have been keys to his success. He also talks about his career journey that took him from finance to media to a health tech startup, and gives insights on how to reinvent ourselves–and it starts with being open to change!

How has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped how we think about tracking infectious diseases? On this episode, Dina interviews Inder Singh, founder and CEO of Kinsa, a smart thermometer and data mapping software that can detect, in real time, where illness is spreading. Kinsa's data is verified to see illness trends over 2 weeks before the CDC. This conversation explores Inder Singh's motivations for founding Kinsa, how this innovative technology is being used, ethical considerations around in-home data tracking, and his vision for curbing the spread of infectious illnesses.   To learn more about Kinsa, please visit https://kinsahealth.com/ Through 9/30/21, Kinsa is offering Case Confirmed listeners 15% off any of their products with the code CONFIRMED: https://kinsahealth.com/shop

Today's guest used to sit on the opposite sides of the WordPress hosting competition table from me. At one point in his career, he was pumping out content on Kinsta's blog like an absolute machine while I was raging against that machine, selling would-be customers on Pagely's hosting stack. So where is Brian Jackson, former marketer at Kinsta now? He co-found Forgemedia with his brother Brett, and have released 3 unique plugins, two of which help WordPress site owners optimize their sites for ranking and social sharing. Oh, they tossed a coupon plugin in there too to help affiliates increase sales for good measure. Once frienemy now Matt Report guest, I'm excited to share this conversation with you today. Transcription Brian Jackson Forgemedia Matt Report [00:00:00] This episode of the Matt report is brought to you by mal care. Learn more about Malik here at Dot com. You've heard me talk about mal care before, but they're back with some interesting updates. Not only are they the WordPress plugin with instant WordPress malware removal. Well, let me read some of these features.  [00:00:15] Deep malware scanning. They know about malware that other plugins don't. Number two, that one click malware removal process makes it super easy to remove from your WordPress website and number three, a new feature called auto bot ultra defense system. Okay. I made that ultra defense system part up, but get this, it automatically blocks the bots hitting your website.  [00:00:35]So, not only does that protect your website, but in the long run, it'll improve speed of your site from not letting those bots through the doors. Check out mal care at care.com that's mal care.com. I don't want to be a malware specialist. You don't either check out mal. care.com. thanks for supporting the show [00:00:56]Matt: [00:00:56] episode of the Matt report is brought to you by search WP. Find search [00:01:00] wp@searchwp.com. Let's talk about the power of their metrics. 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[00:02:00] Well, I was raging against that machine selling would be customers on Paisley's hosting stack. So where is Brian Jackson? [00:02:06] Former marketer at Kinston now. He co-founded forge media with his brother, Brett and have released three unique plugins, two of which help WordPress site owners optimize their sites for ranking and social sharing. Oh, they tossed that coupon plugin in there too. [00:02:20] To help affiliates increase their sales for good measure. Once frenemy now, Matt report guests. I'm excited to share this conversation with you today. You're listening to the Maryport podcast for the resilient digital business builder. Subscribe to the newsletter now. report.com/subscribe and follow us on apple podcast, Spotify, wherever you listen to your favorite podcast, better yet. [00:02:40] Please share this episode on social media. More love we get more listeners. There are around here. Okay. Don't forget to listen to the WP minute podcasts. It's weekly. WordPress news. And under five minutes while I just said it every week, the WP minute.com. It's the WP minute.com. Subscribe to the [00:03:00] newsletter there. [00:03:00] Brian Jackson, here we go. [00:03:02] Brian: [00:03:02] I am running just a small little agency with my brother. We're both the co-founders of forge media is what it's called. [00:03:09] And we have a, kind of a marketing blog where we talk about WordPress related stuff in marketing and SEO. And then our main focus is actually our, we have three different WordPress plugins that we develop. One is a coupon plugin for like affiliate marketers, and other one is a social sharing plugin. [00:03:27] That's really kind of focused on the performance aspect of it. And then we have our perf matters plugin, which is basically trying to tweak, WordPress to get it to be as fast as he can kind of a compliment to. Some of the other performance plugins that are already out there. So like we see a lot of people are using ours along with another one. [00:03:47] Matt: [00:03:47] I'm going to take this in the reverse order when we had our pre-interview something that just struck me. What is the attraction to. Social sharing plugins. I feel like it's one of [00:04:00] those things, whereas , isn't this solved already. Shouldn't it be solved by WordPress at this point. [00:04:06]Social media is obviously here to stay. We're recording this in the year 2021. You'd think that those buttons, those things for sharing your articles and your posts out would have been solved already. What is the attraction to that? What's so good about that.  [00:04:22]Brian: [00:04:22] And actually. I would actually say since we've been in developing our programmatic plugin for a while, and now we're developing our social sharing plugin, the social sharing plugin is actually more complex to develop than our performance. [00:04:36] One sounds strange, but behind the scenes, there's a lot more that goes on. Especially once you get into. Doing the social share counters and how to make that work for performance stuff. And then just Pinterest is just a nightmare to work with because you have your things, like you click a Pinterest image and it brings up all the images on the page. [00:04:57] There you can select there's different [00:05:00] things you have to go through. And WordPress is just never going to be up to par compared to The social sharing plugins. I think WordPress will get to the point where you'll eventually have a nice block with, I want these three buttons. Here's my block. [00:05:11] I'll drag it into the widget. We're pretty much close to that. But as far as going beyond that, I don't think we're press ever wants to even tackle what we're kind of doing with the social sharing plugins. And as a marketer, I've always liked sharing plugins because especially working at Ken's still, like, we saw a lot of the data, like lots of people shared our content. [00:05:30] And so I, I know they work. And then you have other people using tools like buffer, that maybe don't click the buttons, but they do it a different way. So yeah.  [00:05:38]Matt: [00:05:38] I'll become, come clean on this conversation. Like I never use a social share button on a site, largely because I just use the native integration with my iPhone. [00:05:49] Generally when I'm reading something or from on my laptop, I copy paste or hit the old buffer. Buffer icon in my in my brief extension. And I, I run it that [00:06:00] way, but all of that is to say that probably there's some psychological sense in the mere fact of having an icon on a page to remind somebody like, oh yes, you should be sharing this. [00:06:11] Don't don't forget it. So there's probably a little bit of that baked  [00:06:14] Brian: [00:06:14] in, even if you don't use the button and what's the social share counts too. I've actually, I wish social share counts never existed to begin with. I just. I w I hope they all die eventually in my opinion. But the reason they work is like you said, that there's a psychological thing behind seeing like, oh, this post has 1200 shares. [00:06:31] Like maybe I should actually read through this or something. See what's what is in here. So yeah, a lot of it is psychological, I think, with the social sharing for sure.  [00:06:38] Matt: [00:06:38] Product owners slash make, or I presume that. You're the sort of like the, the architect, you sort of do the blueprint, but then your brother goes in and  develops the features that, that you might, sketch out let's for lack of a better phrase sketch out. [00:06:54] And then you say, Hey, this would be a great way to use it. I assume something like the Nova share plugin, [00:07:00] like you said, it's a complex plugin behind the scenes, but at the same time, like you're trying to dumb it down. To as simplistic as possible so that somebody who's just, futsing around. [00:07:10] Like, I need to get a social share plugin on this site right now. I need to activate it. Like you have milliseconds to. Get that person to experience adding a social share plug in, or they're just like, Nope. The activate delete one to move onto the next one. Like it's, it's a fine craft in order to get the most simplistic plugins activated and usable  [00:07:31]Brian: [00:07:31] One thing that works in our advantage, I think is neither of us are good designers. We're just, we can't do it. If you give me a blank slate, I can't do anything with it. Now if you give me blank slate and I have to write something, I can do that, but I can't design worth crap and neither can my brother. [00:07:45]So we actually take advantage of the native WordPress UI in all of our plugin settings. So I actually like it that way better because then you don't have to learn a whole new UI all over again. I hate these plugins with these brand new UIs. You have to learn like where's all this [00:08:00] stuff. So we just take advantage default WordPress UI for all the settings. [00:08:03]And works for us. Cause we're not designers. It just looks like word press still. And then I actually think it improves the onboarding because you're not like where's w why does this looks crazy? What are these toggles? All this stuff. So, yeah, so I, it, like you said, though, you have a few seconds until you lose someone. [00:08:19] I'm the same way too. I'll go into a new plugin, I'd try it. And like, if I can't figure out something or see it, a doc explaining how to do it, like I'm, I'm probably gone. So.  [00:08:29]Matt: [00:08:29] So th this is a good segue into just talking about like all the plugins that you're building including the, the perf matters plugin and the coupons plugin. [00:08:39] How do you allow yourself, or how do you wrangle in that expectation to just put all the features and everything, the kitchen sink into all of these. Plugins.  [00:08:51] Brian: [00:08:51] Yeah, that's a good point. And I think what has worked. Well for us in the past, and hopefully we'll continue to work is being a WordPress user for so long myself [00:09:00] for like over a decade. I've used every social sharing plugin in the book, try them all. [00:09:04]And I've used all the performance optimists as you plug in. So I've used them all. And just over the years, finding things that really annoyed me. And I couldn't do easily. That's kind of what we've started our business around. Like here's how I would do it myself in a different way. We started building on that kind of methodology. [00:09:20]And then right now it's kind of morphed into what are we still trying to do? Because, because Google's constantly changed stuff with performance, you have the web vitals stuff coming. So like, there's things constantly changing. Like Facebook's updating their share API. You're always having to change and adapt as the plugins go on. [00:09:37]But I think we, my brother and I just always looked at it like, how would we do this if we were the user? Because we are the user still. And that's worked really well for us in the past. So  [00:09:48]Matt: [00:09:48] There's an overhead to this stuff that a lot of people are not aware of. The more features you put in. Especially in your case where not only do you have to build the feature and support that feature, you [00:10:00] also have to be aware what Google's changing, what Pinterest is changing. [00:10:04] You start rolling features and you're like, Hey, there's 15 social media sites we integrate with, and now that's 15 API or whatever you have to, you have to watch. And I think a lot of people forget about that. And also to the point of view or UI decisions. Not being a designer. The worst thing the product makers do is attempt to be a designer. [00:10:27] And then they're like, they, then they make those interfaces and you're like, why did you even just use what WordPress gave you? You would have saved time, money, and no, one's trying to figure out how the heck do you use this thing?  [00:10:36]Brian: [00:10:36] The UI is actually a good point too. With, if you keep adding features over time, say you want to move this stuff to a different tab. Usually it's stuff like that's going to actually require a Migrator is what we call my brother. And I call it a Migrator on the backend running code to migrate the feature as that person talks at all in there. [00:10:54] To get rid of the old one. And that Migrator code has to stay in there. Until [00:11:00] I'm pretty much forever, or you can rip it out like two or three years later and say like, I think everyone's probably gone and toggled this on here and moved. But like all of that stuff adds overhead. So like, we are always thinking like, where can we put this longterm? [00:11:13] Because we don't want to put migrators in here later down the road to move everything again. So like, Lots of people don't think that through even we were consumed with that a little bit. I was like, wow, this is, yeah, this is hard to change later down the road too. So,  [00:11:26]Matt: [00:11:26] so let's talk about perf matters, plugin. [00:11:29]It doesn't seem to me anyway, like the easiest plugin to bring it to the market. I feel like it takes, not taking anything away, I think away from you and your brother, but it takes a lot of technical stuff that one would look at and be like, man, do we really want to build and test this, trying to find market adoption at the same time of as developing. [00:11:48] And it's like, Hmm, social plugin or another form plugin, probably, sometimes it'd be sometimes you're like, I should have built a form plugin. How did you prepare to jump into the market with that? What did, what did you do [00:12:00] in the past that said, you know what, this is the plugin for me. [00:12:02] Brian: [00:12:02] And I think that plugin itself. We actually started developing it while I was at Kinston. And mainly because, you know how hosting goes, like, no matter how good the host is, it doesn't fix all the WordPress problems it on the site itself. So like a host won't fix all the code issues. Usually it will help speed it up to as fast as you can get it. [00:12:22]And that's why I always recommend using the host, like, can store a page the, or. Even, even WP engine, like any of those bigger tier hosts. But I just kept seeing thing to like, I need to tweak this and tweak this. And so over time I there's a free plugin, like called code snippets. I don't know if you've ever used that one, but I ended up with, 20 to 30 code snippets, running all these different filters and functions on my side. [00:12:43] And I was like, This is getting ridiculous. Let's and so I actually asked my brother if we could put it into a plugin and then I started using it myself just on our own sites for awhile, and eventually it morphed into, like what if we just package this up and. Actually, maybe other people would be interested in it. [00:12:59]And what we [00:13:00] found was a lot of other developers and agencies were doing the same thing. They had like all these code snippets, running all these different places and just having one plugin where they could kind of do all these tweaks just with little toggles, made it a lot easier. ,  [00:13:12] Matt: [00:13:12] Was your brother already doing your  [00:13:14] Brian: [00:13:14] business development? [00:13:14] He was a full-time WordPress developer, but for a He was in like the health space for a different corporation. So, got  [00:13:20] Matt: [00:13:20] it. So you didn't really have to twist his arm to convince you or to convince him  [00:13:25] Brian: [00:13:25] to join. He actually used to live out here in Arizona and he worked there based here locally. I actually used to work for the same company too. [00:13:32]But he used to work in a cubicle and all this stuff, and eventually he moved back to Washington state. But still was like, when you're coding things to help fix people's back pain, it's just, it's not as exciting as a, it gets old after awhile. And that's actually why I left that company venture too. [00:13:49] Cause like I'm trying to market cert back surgeries and all this stuff is just like, I don't really, I want to help people, but like, yeah, I don't have, I don't know. I can't put my whole heart into [00:14:00] this really. So, Finally started getting into the performance stuff and left that place. [00:14:04] And, but yeah, he, I didn't have to twist his arm at all. He was ready to do his own thing too. So it kind of worked out great.  [00:14:10]Matt: [00:14:10] So for the person who's listening, who's developing her new plugin right now, or her new SAS service or some service from product based in the WordPress world. If you can recall back to , when you first launched. [00:14:21]The plugin. What was on your to-do list first in terms of marketing blog, email. If you could do it again, would you do something different in order to get the word out,  [00:14:31] Brian: [00:14:31] one thing I've never done. And I hate myself for doing this as a marketer, especially is I should never set up an email list for our plugins. [00:14:40]And then over time it morphed into like, well, now I don't have half the people and I just never did it. So. I wish I would have done that from day one, because we were so heavy into email marketing at kids. So I know it works. It's one thing I do email marketing from day one, like have a checkbox there. [00:14:57] If they buy your plugin or product, [00:15:00] whatever it is, like, have them at least the ability to opt into your newsletter. It's I wish I had done that from day one. I might still go back and do that, but again, you're like, I've lost two or three years worth of people in there. So that's one thing. [00:15:12]I think choosing the right e-commerce system is really, really important. I don't regret what we did. We went with easy digital downloads. I'm not a huge fan of WooCommerce just cause it's, the overhead is a lot more than EDD, but it depends on what you're selling to. If you're going to a physical product, I would have probably gone with WooCommerce. [00:15:29] So, if you're yeah. And  [00:15:31] Matt: [00:15:31] by overhead you're PR you're probably referring to like the same thing we were just talking about. Like, it's not even just like the price, but it's, it's just like all just the way that approaches digital sales and like all the stuff you have to do to just get a  [00:15:43] Brian: [00:15:43] digital  too. Like, it just has to run more with all that stuff. [00:15:46] It's a bigger product. And there's no way you can get the scripts, as small as like easy digital downloads. Cause there are a lot more niche focused. So. But if you're doing just digital stuff, I love you to never have regretted that decision. They're about to roll out. They've [00:16:00] been working on like EDD 3.0 for like a year plus now, and it's going to be really cool. [00:16:05] So I'm excited. Well, yeah, it gives them the benefit of the doubt, but yeah, it really has been like five years, but it really is. Yeah. Cause I've been playing with the beta of that and it's really cool reports coming in. So, but. E-commerce platforms definitely important. I probably, I, so what I did was I'm a big fan of SEO and content. [00:16:25] And what I did was I actually strategically wrote our docs. To rank, instead of doing the blog route, I, I do like keyword research on every documentation thing we write. So if there's different ways I can word it slightly to kind of a keyword that better. I do that. So that has kind of been like a replacement for a blog. [00:16:45] And if you have that's worked really well. For us. So like maybe if you're a developer have a plugin, if you don't have time for a blog. Cause really we didn't, we didn't either, but I knew content works. So we kind of went with the documentation approach. Just you can [00:17:00] go like treated as a 2000 and 3000 word documentation post. [00:17:05] Awesome.  [00:17:05]Matt: [00:17:05] Yeah. And as it might be like how to optimize or how to optimize the WordPress site on kin sta. And it might be, your article talking about your documentation article. Maybe you have a special API key that integrates with Kinsler, something like that. But, you'd have those keywords where you're answering what, will be an eventual question from a customer, but you're, you're also, giving it that sprinkle on top where. [00:17:29] If somebody's searching for it in Google, it's also gonna, solve that  [00:17:33] Brian: [00:17:33] fall. We have seen from that is, and it's not really a huge issue, but if you have any like voting system in place, we have a little like thumbs up, thumbs down thing on our docs that if you put the thumbs down, it just lets you like put in a comment to say like, why you didn't like it or what we could improve. [00:17:48] We get a lot of thumbs down because I guess I've done too good with documentation or something. So like people like how to disable emojis and WordPress. And like our documentation is how to use our plugin [00:18:00] to disable emojis and WordPress. And everyone wants to not buy our plugin, but figure out how to disable emotions. [00:18:06] WordPress still they're like thumbs down or joining us up on your plugins. And I was like, I'm sorry, I re too good of a dog, I guess. Sorry. That's Google's fault. In my opinion, the, the  [00:18:16] Matt: [00:18:16] internet. The Internet's a funny place. I have a eight year old gravity forms video that people still comment on this. [00:18:23] Isn't like, how did this wasn't even look the same? Like, did you look at the date of the YouTube video? It's eight years old? What did you, what did  [00:18:30] Brian: [00:18:30] you think was going to happen regardless? Free traffic is free traffic, so it's never a bad thing. [00:18:36]Matt: [00:18:36] I'm just going to pause for a second here. I don't know why this AC units making the sound one second and it's back it's it's on the phone. I don't know why. All right. The, the YouTube viewers will enjoy that. Cause the YouTube is totally unedited. That's the value of watching the YouTube, watching the YouTube channel. [00:18:53]Let's talk about the product market fit itself. You start writing the documentation. It starts [00:19:00] ranking. What was your first order of operation to get connected with agencies and hosting providers?  [00:19:06]Brian: [00:19:06] A lot of it was cause again, we, with our first plug in there, we started building it while it was at Ken star. [00:19:12] Ready. So like, I would say we had a little traction when we finally left. Like we had been, I had probably been writing docs for like a year, like just in the evening, slowly building it up and stuff. So. Our Nova shirt. One is probably a better example because that one we launched after I left Ken's to. [00:19:28] So like that was a brand new play we launched just with nothing. And that one we've slowly just been ranking the docs. Huge, important thing. Social media has been another thing. I love using Twitter and Facebook, so that's not a hard thing for me because I actually enjoy doing it. And another thing was affiliate marketing program. [00:19:46] That was, that's been a huge thing for us actually. We saw it work. I saw it work pretty good at Kinsa and I've seen it actually even work even better with the plugins. So I'm not sure, maybe it works just better with plugins in general all the time, or I've [00:20:00] seen that work really well for us. [00:20:01] So, so, oops. But yeah, reaching out to bloggers and letting them know we have an affiliate program and kind of describing like our our plugin and what it does, and like how it might stack up to, some of the other ones that are out there already. And then just kind of going from there and then kind of building all the affiliate marketers, and that kind of will snowball over time, but it's not, there's no overnight easy success. [00:20:22] So just a fair warning to everyone. It's like, it's a slow, it's a slow grind.  [00:20:26]Matt: [00:20:26] Yeah. I Especially affiliates, right? Cause you, you want to try to reach out to the air quotes, good ones that are out there. Right. And you want to make sure that they're providing the most accurate and up-to-date information, which plugin did you use for affiliates in the back? [00:20:40] Also Pippin's  [00:20:41]Brian: [00:20:41] affiliate VP. That's where we usually WB works really great. We've I've never had a single problem with it. [00:20:46]Matt: [00:20:46] The. Supporting the business let's move into or supporting the plugins either one was that new to you? Coming from Kinsel, you probably saw what it was like to support a WordPress website or an end-user. You start marketing, you [00:21:00] are ranking, you're making these connections, you're selling it now. [00:21:03] Any surprise on supporting this stuff. Because again, I feel like at least the perf matters is. You're gonna, you're gonna, you're probably going to have people ask you some real technical questions where it's not just restart your laptop, try it again. It's going to be something like, Hey, these three lines of my JavaScript file are getting corrupted. [00:21:20] Every time I hit, it's like, oh man, like I have to get really deep with  [00:21:23] Brian: [00:21:23] these customers. So like for our providers, I would say we get 10 times the amount of tickets as we do for our social media plugin or a coupon plugin. And we knew that was going to happen. Optimization is tricky. And even if you make it a single toggle, like it might not work on someone else's site, it might need a slight fix on our end to work with that theme. [00:21:44] Or there's all sorts of different problems that can go with performance optimization. And so like a part of my day is doing support tickets. Like every single day. Like I wake up and basically my brother and I wake up and we try to bang out support tickets, first thing. So by noon, we can [00:22:00] actually. [00:22:00] Like, he goes back to like coding and I don't really hear from him for a couple hours. And then, yeah. And then I'll go back into, in documentation and like whatever's in my Trello board. But yeah, I would say a good half of our day now is spent just doing tickets and we use just a shared Gmail inbox. [00:22:17] We found that it works really great for us. With two people. I know that doesn't work once you get lots of people, but we use 'em. The filters aggressively. And then we have our contact form push in different labels, dynamically based on what they choose. So when it comes in, we can see like, oh, this is a feature request for perf matters. [00:22:35]And then a filter is applied to it in Gmail. And so when we get up, like we can see boom, boom, boom, like kind of what we have already without, without any work. So,  [00:22:43] Matt: [00:22:43] There's a, there's a lead of customer success right now. Just throwing a laptop around the room going, I can't believe they just use a single  [00:22:50] Brian: [00:22:50] g-mail inbox. [00:22:51] Yeah. Well, coming from Kenzie, we used Intercom and all of these crazy tools to do the, to do the support and stuff. And you had, and then just [00:23:00] going to a shared Gmail inbox, it's kind of refreshing to be honest, because it was very, very simple. But yeah, that's our workflow. And like, I have my Trello board, my brother has his development, Trello board. [00:23:10] So that's how we do that. But yeah.  [00:23:11]Matt: [00:23:11] What does a long-term what does a long-term vision of this? This company with your brother look like, like, are you, are you looking to just keep it you and him? Or is it you starting to feel like, okay, we're growing this whole, like nine to 12, just doing support. We need to bring somebody on. [00:23:28] Is that a, is that in the cards in the future,  [00:23:30] Brian: [00:23:30] or I think we're going to try to see how it goes here within the next year or two. We. We're trying not to bring anyone else on board because I've seen at multiple startups, how that works and it just had so much more complications to things like, and then if you grow too big, you got to do an HR department. [00:23:48] And it just gets out of control really, really fast. So like we're purposefully wanting to stay very, very small. And the nice thing about that is our overhead is also really small too. So, that's one [00:24:00] reason why we're, we're also not just trying to add every single feature in the book to try to just get every sale we possibly can. [00:24:05] We're we're more specific about what we're adding and trying to stay small and nimble. I would, I would say for people out there staying small and nimble definitely has a lot of advantages. Even things like, yeah. Taking advantage. I'm not a big fan of lifetime deals. But you know, I snagged them when I see them too. [00:24:23] I'm not, you'd be stupid if you don't. And so, like EDD had a lifetime sale last year, they ran. I was like, okay, I know I bought it without hesitation within minutes. And just. Yeah. It's like, it's got bills like that, that you can just get where of live wife amount, forever. [00:24:39]If you're small and nimble, like, it makes a huge difference. Whereas, if you're a 30 person company might not, might not matter as much, but yeah. So yeah, staying small and nimble has advantages, I would say for sure.  [00:24:49] Matt: [00:24:49] Yeah. How do you balance the, the response of the, of the folks? Well, let's talk about how perf matters sits into the overall competition of plugins. [00:24:59] And when [00:25:00] we had our pre-interview, I asked you about like the caching plugins and stuff like that seems to be a booming market. If there, if you're doing it well, Do you have customers who come to you who are like, even on this whole thing of, of pricing and value and lifetime deals, I feel like sometimes people go, we're average, WordPress customers go, oh, a hundred dollars for this. [00:25:19] All it does is this one little thing. I'm not going to pay a hundred dollars when X plugin does it. I bought a lifetime license for $49. I'll never have to pay again for free. How do you position. Perf matters to a caching plugin, heck even, even a Yoast SEO, because I think sometimes people throw that into the mix of, of site optimization. [00:25:39] How do you position it to your customers when they ask you that the  [00:25:42] Brian: [00:25:42] differences first off, I think with all of our plugins, we've approached them in a slightly different way. So like, and I probably every in the battle for I'll say that, but I, I think we do have some things that are unique to us. But another thing that is another advantage of staying small and nimble is like, I, [00:26:00] I think our support is hands down the best out of. [00:26:02] Probably any of the other plugins out there. And it's, we clear our tickets out by noon every single day. We respond typically within 20 minutes sometimes to people like your ticket will be solved the same day. Regardless. I won't go to sleep until it's solved. That's that's one advantage to us. And so, we get a lot of people reaching out saying, can you do this? [00:26:20] Or can you do that? And I'll take the time. I'll take 20 minutes and respond to them with a lengthy email. Sometimes here's how to do this. And then, we'll win over a customer that way. So, once you grow too big, you have to bang things out quicker and as fast as possible, and the quality just goes down. [00:26:35]And so I don't mind taking more time out and, doing emails like that. So that's one advantage. I think we have over some of our competitors. And another thing is we've kind of put ourselves in the niche to kind of work alongside. The competitors. So like WP, rocket. Great example, everybody has it. [00:26:53] I was probably on 90% of the sites I work on for clients. But like they started primarily as a caching plugin. [00:27:00] That's how they started. And they started adding, all the optimizations after that. But for us. We're like there's already all these great caching solutions hosts, like Kinston Pagely WP engine. [00:27:11] You don't need a caching plugin. So we're like, you know what, we're not going to do caching, skip that. There's other, there's other great people doing it, hosting providers now do it. So, we're not going to spend time on that. And that's kind of how we've approached everything out there. Like. Image optimization, never going to do it. [00:27:27] You have, you have short pixel. Imagify great plugins out there already that do that. Do it really well. We use those plugins. So you know what we're to going to do that. We then focus on things that other people aren't doing. We're trying to fix problems that haven't been solved yet. So. [00:27:43]Matt: [00:27:43] Yeah. And you mentioned to me that your best customers are agencies, obviously they're, well-informed, they're developing the sites, they understand WordPress. So it's a great sort of, and you saw firsthand that other agencies were using the code snippets. Plugin. So you're like, yeah, this makes total sense. [00:27:59] And if I [00:28:00] can address that market and shape my messaging to it, chances are the support won't be as challenging. You still probably have challenging support, but at least if you're focusing on agencies, they have some money. Yeah.  [00:28:12] Brian: [00:28:12] Yep. No, exactly. And we do get all sorts of users. I We'll get the, I've had people email us saying. [00:28:18] I just created my first website, WordPress website today. And for some reason they bought our plugin. I would be like, you know what, I, I think you need to learn a little more before you go down, even the optimization route. Like so, but and then we have people that have installed like literally like 10 different optimization, plugins thinking, the more they install the faster it will get, which it doesn't work like that, unfortunately. [00:28:41]And so, we have to help those people. Fortunately, I. Being small and nimble, I can take the time and help those people that need a little more help than, like the agencies that, sometimes we'll probably never hear from them because they already have a developer that knows WordPress knows what they're trying to do. [00:28:55] And yeah, we just never even get a ticket from them ever. So.  [00:28:58]Matt: [00:28:58] Yeah. You mentioned in [00:29:00] pre-interview something about Google core web vitals and how your plugin will at least help you get started, not solve it. I don't think unless you, unless you do solve it through your plugin or solve a ranking well or optimizing well do you have any thoughts that you would like to share with people who might not. [00:29:18] No much about what this upcoming Google core web vitals is including yours truly because I haven't really dug into any of the stuff that they're rolling out. Is there anything that you're plugging aides with that folks should get  [00:29:31] Brian: [00:29:31] chance to viral? So there's all these different kinds of warnings and rules they want you to meet or thresholds. [00:29:38]And so basically with our plugin, that's, we're entirely focused on Google core web vitals. That's all we're focused on. And we're looking at each individual, one of those kind of born into the scene, how we can fix those basically on people's sites. So yeah, are a lot of people are buying a plugin, installing it to help increase their scores with Google core web vitals. [00:29:55]Now if you had asked me five years ago, I would've told you don't use page speed [00:30:00] scores at all. Don't scores don't matter. Unfortunately the times have changed and I will be the first to a minute. You need to go by the scores now. Unfortunately, that's where we're at. And.  [00:30:10]Matt: [00:30:10] Which is a whole different conversation on  [00:30:13] Brian: [00:30:13] like Google. [00:30:13] Yeah. Oh yeah.  [00:30:15] Matt: [00:30:15] And  [00:30:15] Brian: [00:30:15] antitrust. Sure. It is. And, but you know, the times before, when I started at kids to, this Google core web vitals wasn't even existing, you had page speed insights. But it wasn't really a ranking factor. So like, then you were like looking at total load time now. Load time matters, but you don't look, I don't look at that metric ever. [00:30:33] I haven't looked at load time for. Probably months what I'm looking at or the Google core web vital scores. Now they do correlate pretty well. So if you score high there, you're probably in loading fast anyways. So, but it's changed into before is how fast is your site load? And now it's about. How well does the code on your site run basically? [00:30:52] Like how, how are you loading the code? It's a lot more complicated than it was three or four years ago. So [00:31:00] that's what we're focused on now. And a lot of the optimization plugins are, are also focused on that too. Now.  [00:31:04]Matt: [00:31:04] Yeah. Yeah, for sure. What's next in for marketing for you? Sounds like it's still probably documentation building. [00:31:13] You have that chunk of the third of your day or whatever, doing support. Do you have a next big idea without sharing maybe the secret sauce of what you're doing, but maybe giving people some, some framework of. Of what you think you're going to do next for the company, because we're about what two, two and a half years  [00:31:30] Brian: [00:31:30] company. [00:31:30] Yeah. Yeah. Raleigh legally. Yeah. On paper. So like this. Yeah. Yeah.  [00:31:36]Matt: [00:31:36] So at this stage of the game, like, it's not just the, a beta test anymore. Like things are rocking and rolling for, for what we can tell you and your brother, you spending time supporting people. So you got customers you're rolling out products, rolling out new features. [00:31:49] What does marketing look like next for you? What's the next big leap you think you'll  [00:31:53] Brian: [00:31:53] take not a podcast. I'm going to leave that to people like you, that are professionals that I know nothing about podcasts. [00:32:00] So, I kudos to you cause it's one thing, man. I, I could not do that. I, I wouldn't even know where to start, but it's the same with like YouTube. [00:32:06] I, I've never done YouTube videos in my life. I wouldn't even know where to begin. I'm a blogger. That's what I know what to do. So I think a big focus for me is actually more content this next year. We actually, my brother and I got into a, kind of a bad habit this last year with partially, maybe because of COVID too, we got into a slump of like, I was just doing primarily most of the tickets trying to get them off so he could just do development. [00:32:32] And most of my day was just doing tickets and then, and I wasn't doing any writing. And so this year we've kind of been like, okay, let's both wake up. We're both hanging out together. And that way we can both, I'll go right then, and then you can go do a element. So that's actually worked better for us. [00:32:48] So rebalancing our kind of workflow. And so yeah, I have a Trello board with probably like, Over a hundred topics I want to write on. It's just, for me, it's always a matter of a time. It's never of what to do. It's [00:33:00] just a matter of time.  [00:33:00] Matt: [00:33:00] Yeah. Yeah, because you're not, you're not the type to just rip up, but like a 300, three to 500 word article, like you're putting a lot of meetings  [00:33:09] Brian: [00:33:09] when you're creating a blog post. [00:33:11] And that's another piece of advice for anyone listening. Yeah, I would two blog posts that are like 5,000 words. Each are way, way better than 10 blog posts that are, three or four, 500 words each. So just spend more time and less is, is, is fine. Yeah.  [00:33:25] Matt: [00:33:25] For sure what's next for product development, anything new and exciting coming a plugin we don't know  [00:33:31] Brian: [00:33:31] about yet or a new product. [00:33:34] We have enough under our boat for right now. As long as we can keep continuing seeing growth, being small and nimble, we're really not looking for new, new plugins to drink and more money because we're really focused on these right now. And I think for perf matters we have new features coming for. [00:33:50] Google core web vitals, everything we're pushing out is how to solve more of those crazy warnings or how to fix things. So definitely be that that update [00:34:00] is coming in June. So yeah, everyone listening, just, I would take time, look at your sites, see where you're standing at the moment. You don't want to get caught off guard with that stuff. [00:34:07]And then for our social sharing plugin we're actually going to be doing probably more focused on some block stuff. With Gutenberg. So, like widgets, I think here in five eight, or I forget if they delayed it again, they keep delaying stuff, but if it. There's going to be blocks and widgets eventually. [00:34:23] And so we're going to be doing some stuff with that. Taking advantage of that stuff that way, because right now we have a widget and like short codes, but it's kinda, like the old school way of doing things. And I'd love to, drag a block here or drag a block there. Like it'll, it'll be awesome. [00:34:36] I think so Be focused on that. And then that's pretty much it, our other affiliate marketing plugin. We don't have any new, crazy, huge features that one's pretty well built out. So we're kind of just adding things as customers request it kind of getting feedback, fixing bugs, obviously here and there. [00:34:52] So. [00:34:52]Matt: [00:34:52] Well, I'm going to do a new segment, which I have. I haven't done segments in my podcast in, in literally years, but you know, there's all of this [00:35:00] WordPress consolidation happening. I'll predict that you will get acquired by. Insta in a year. That's, that's my prediction because what'll happen is Chris lemma from liquid web will come knocking on your door and say, Hey, this is a great plugin that would work amazing with our hosting stack. [00:35:18] And then you'll take his offer and bring it back to the kids, the guys, and say, Hey, remember me, I get this offer from your competitor, Chris. Wouldn't you rather buy me instead. So I'm gonna, I'm gonna throw that out there on May 27th as we  [00:35:31] Brian: [00:35:31] record it. Well, I can't tell you, I don't mind sharing. We've had multiple offers already. [00:35:35] And I'm pretty, probably every plugin developer has at this point. But the thing is we don't want to sell because we don't want to work for other people again, that's, that's the reason we quit our jobs was so we don't have to work for other people and have a more chillax, like, if I want to leave in the middle of the day to go get food, I can do that. [00:35:52]So. Just cause he worked from home for another company, it still doesn't mean you can like your schedules that July sometimes. Yeah. Yeah.  [00:36:00] [00:36:00] Matt: [00:36:00] Well, you, you just respond to Chris and say white Nia chillax check. I want chillax bucks. That's what I want. I want it. So I don't have to work for you. And then I can take a couple  [00:36:07] Brian: [00:36:07] of years off, but the, the one thing people might not realize about those acquisitions is that. [00:36:12]A lot of times you can't just step away because a lot of times they won't have developers that understand your plugin or like there'll be a long lead time to where you can step away from. And so, like, that's something not either of my my brother and I are interested in, but yeah, you never know what's going to happen five years from now. [00:36:29]Liquid web has been smashing up things left and right. Cadence. Good. Yeah, the list goes on and on. It does actually worry me a little bit as far as what WordPress is going to look like, like five, 10 years from now. Like, is it going to be more just like Google, Amazon, Facebook? [00:36:46] I You're just going to have these huge companies running everything and no more little small guys anymore. So. It'll be interesting to see what happens. We're going to Brett and I are my brother and I are just going to chug along until we ride the wave until we maybe if, until it [00:37:00] ends or so. [00:37:00] But but yeah, it will be interesting to see what happens.  [00:37:04]Matt: [00:37:04] Yeah. I think not to go into another segment, which I call the tinfoil hat segment is the I think. Jetpack and automatic and Matt have sort of brought this a little bit. More to the forefront or, brought it upon themselves kind of thing. [00:37:20] When you see Jetpack doing absolutely everything. I think when I interviewed him, he might've called it like a market correction. I see that as just big dominant player, rolling out a feature that small player can't compete with from everything from CRM to CDN to whatever, everything. [00:37:39] Literally in jet pack. And this will be the natural reaction to web hosts from web hosts because web hosts look at that and they go, well, we see what's coming. You'll just in another year or so, make a click and host your free WordPress site on wordpress.com with a click of a button. A lot of web hosts are going to get scared from that or of that. [00:37:59] Right. There's [00:38:00] just this quick mechanism. They have to start to connect in, right. Or serve static. You serve your site static with Jetpack CDN, right. And which is all already, almost there kind of thing. And there's less of a need for that host and their plans and all this stuff. So yeah, I can definitely see this all happening. [00:38:17] It's going to be interesting to see how we react and, that's why I always say it's fine to start at a foreign plug these days who cares because someone's going to acquire someone and then they'll, you'll just slide right into that next spot and say, Hey everybody, I'm here to. I, come and get me there's plenty of opportunity to,  [00:38:32] Brian: [00:38:32] at least at this stage actually chatting. [00:38:34] I won't say who, but chatting with another plugin developer that was actually asking my advice about an acquisition, like, and they were running into the problem of how to scale to the next level, essentially. And like they were running into things that I've dealt with myself as far as like, how do we handle all this tax stuff, all the VAT stuff, all the, they're a smaller team and they were wanting. [00:38:57] They were just getting inundated with all these random things that [00:39:00] like, if you like take an acquisition, you do get the benefit of they handle all the taxes, they handle all the accounting. So, there are definitely advantages to say, like, maybe you don't want to go work for another company, but like maybe, maybe your day would be easier because all you have to worry about is, oh, okay. [00:39:17] I can keep helping code the plugin, but I don't have to worry about any of the other crap that comes, comes with it. So, there's another, yeah.  [00:39:23]Matt: [00:39:23] Yeah, we eventually, we eventually see these, these founders come back around, right? They, they do their year stint or two years at, at the company, whatever the contract states and they're back again, developing something, All over again. [00:39:34] I, really depends on, on your taste as a founder and as a business builder, Brian Jackson, everybody, you can find him well, you can find them in a lot of places. You can find that perfect matters.io, Nova share.io forge media.io. You can find them at those three websites anywhere.  [00:39:50] Brian: [00:39:50] Yeah, I, I pretty much live on Twitter. [00:39:52] It was just Brian Lee Jackson. You'll find me Bri and, and yeah. Send me a tweet or DM or if you're ever in Scottsdale, [00:40:00] Arizona tweet me, we'll meet up for coffee. I try to meet up anyone that twists me here. I always meet them for coffee. It's kind of like a little thing I like doing so genuine in the area. 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WordPress news. And under five minutes while I just said it every week, the WP minute.com. It’s the WP minute.com. Subscribe to the [00:03:00] newsletter there. [00:03:00] Brian Jackson, here we go. [00:03:02] Brian: [00:03:02] I am running just a small little agency with my brother. We’re both the co-founders of forge media is what it’s called. [00:03:09] And we have a, kind of a marketing blog where we talk about WordPress related stuff in marketing and SEO. And then our main focus is actually our, we have three different WordPress plugins that we develop. One is a coupon plugin for like affiliate marketers, and other one is a social sharing plugin. [00:03:27] That’s really kind of focused on the performance aspect of it. And then we have our perf matters plugin, which is basically trying to tweak, WordPress to get it to be as fast as he can kind of a compliment to. Some of the other performance plugins that are already out there. So like we see a lot of people are using ours along with another one. [00:03:47] Matt: [00:03:47] I’m going to take this in the reverse order when we had our pre-interview something that just struck me. What is the attraction to. Social sharing plugins. I feel like it’s one of [00:04:00] those things, whereas , isn’t this solved already. Shouldn’t it be solved by WordPress at this point. [00:04:06]Social media is obviously here to stay. We’re recording this in the year 2021. You’d think that those buttons, those things for sharing your articles and your posts out would have been solved already. What is the attraction to that? What’s so good about that. [00:04:22]Brian: [00:04:22] And actually. I would actually say since we’ve been in developing our programmatic plugin for a while, and now we’re developing our social sharing plugin, the social sharing plugin is actually more complex to develop than our performance. [00:04:36] One sounds strange, but behind the scenes, there’s a lot more that goes on. Especially once you get into. Doing the social share counters and how to make that work for performance stuff. And then just Pinterest is just a nightmare to work with because you have your things, like you click a Pinterest image and it brings up all the images on the page. [00:04:57] There you can select there’s different [00:05:00] things you have to go through. And WordPress is just never going to be up to par compared to The social sharing plugins. I think WordPress will get to the point where you’ll eventually have a nice block with, I want these three buttons. Here’s my block. [00:05:11] I’ll drag it into the widget. We’re pretty much close to that. But as far as going beyond that, I don’t think we’re press ever wants to even tackle what we’re kind of doing with the social sharing plugins. And as a marketer, I’ve always liked sharing plugins because especially working at Ken’s still, like, we saw a lot of the data, like lots of people shared our content. [00:05:30] And so I, I know they work. And then you have other people using tools like buffer, that maybe don’t click the buttons, but they do it a different way. So yeah. [00:05:38]Matt: [00:05:38] I’ll become, come clean on this conversation. Like I never use a social share button on a site, largely because I just use the native integration with my iPhone. [00:05:49] Generally when I’m reading something or from on my laptop, I copy paste or hit the old buffer. Buffer icon in my in my brief extension. And I, I run it that [00:06:00] way, but all of that is to say that probably there’s some psychological sense in the mere fact of having an icon on a page to remind somebody like, oh yes, you should be sharing this. [00:06:11] Don’t don’t forget it. So there’s probably a little bit of that baked [00:06:14] Brian: [00:06:14] in, even if you don’t use the button and what’s the social share counts too. I’ve actually, I wish social share counts never existed to begin with. I just. I w I hope they all die eventually in my opinion. But the reason they work is like you said, that there’s a psychological thing behind seeing like, oh, this post has 1200 shares. [00:06:31] Like maybe I should actually read through this or something. See what’s what is in here. So yeah, a lot of it is psychological, I think, with the social sharing for sure. [00:06:38] Matt: [00:06:38] Product owners slash make, or I presume that. You’re the sort of like the, the architect, you sort of do the blueprint, but then your brother goes in and develops the features that, that you might, sketch out let’s for lack of a better phrase sketch out. [00:06:54] And then you say, Hey, this would be a great way to use it. I assume something like the Nova share plugin, [00:07:00] like you said, it’s a complex plugin behind the scenes, but at the same time, like you’re trying to dumb it down. To as simplistic as possible so that somebody who’s just, futsing around. [00:07:10] Like, I need to get a social share plugin on this site right now. I need to activate it. Like you have milliseconds to. Get that person to experience adding a social share plug in, or they’re just like, Nope. The activate delete one to move onto the next one. Like it’s, it’s a fine craft in order to get the most simplistic plugins activated and usable [00:07:31]Brian: [00:07:31] One thing that works in our advantage, I think is neither of us are good designers. We’re just, we can’t do it. If you give me a blank slate, I can’t do anything with it. Now if you give me blank slate and I have to write something, I can do that, but I can’t design worth crap and neither can my brother. [00:07:45]So we actually take advantage of the native WordPress UI in all of our plugin settings. So I actually like it that way better because then you don’t have to learn a whole new UI all over again. I hate these plugins with these brand new UIs. You have to learn like where’s all this [00:08:00] stuff. So we just take advantage default WordPress UI for all the settings. [00:08:03]And works for us. Cause we’re not designers. It just looks like word press still. And then I actually think it improves the onboarding because you’re not like where’s w why does this looks crazy? What are these toggles? All this stuff. So, yeah, so I, it, like you said, though, you have a few seconds until you lose someone. [00:08:19] I’m the same way too. I’ll go into a new plugin, I’d try it. And like, if I can’t figure out something or see it, a doc explaining how to do it, like I’m, I’m probably gone. So. [00:08:29]Matt: [00:08:29] So th this is a good segue into just talking about like all the plugins that you’re building including the, the perf matters plugin and the coupons plugin. [00:08:39] How do you allow yourself, or how do you wrangle in that expectation to just put all the features and everything, the kitchen sink into all of these. Plugins. [00:08:51] Brian: [00:08:51] Yeah, that’s a good point. And I think what has worked. Well for us in the past, and hopefully we’ll continue to work is being a WordPress user for so long myself [00:09:00] for like over a decade. I’ve used every social sharing plugin in the book, try them all. [00:09:04]And I’ve used all the performance optimists as you plug in. So I’ve used them all. And just over the years, finding things that really annoyed me. And I couldn’t do easily. That’s kind of what we’ve started our business around. Like here’s how I would do it myself in a different way. We started building on that kind of methodology. [00:09:20]And then right now it’s kind of morphed into what are we still trying to do? Because, because Google’s constantly changed stuff with performance, you have the web vitals stuff coming. So like, there’s things constantly changing. Like Facebook’s updating their share API. You’re always having to change and adapt as the plugins go on. [00:09:37]But I think we, my brother and I just always looked at it like, how would we do this if we were the user? Because we are the user still. And that’s worked really well for us in the past. So [00:09:48]Matt: [00:09:48] There’s an overhead to this stuff that a lot of people are not aware of. The more features you put in. Especially in your case where not only do you have to build the feature and support that feature, you [00:10:00] also have to be aware what Google’s changing, what Pinterest is changing. [00:10:04] You start rolling features and you’re like, Hey, there’s 15 social media sites we integrate with, and now that’s 15 API or whatever you have to, you have to watch. And I think a lot of people forget about that. And also to the point of view or UI decisions. Not being a designer. The worst thing the product makers do is attempt to be a designer. [00:10:27] And then they’re like, they, then they make those interfaces and you’re like, why did you even just use what WordPress gave you? You would have saved time, money, and no, one’s trying to figure out how the heck do you use this thing? [00:10:36]Brian: [00:10:36] The UI is actually a good point too. With, if you keep adding features over time, say you want to move this stuff to a different tab. Usually it’s stuff like that’s going to actually require a Migrator is what we call my brother. And I call it a Migrator on the backend running code to migrate the feature as that person talks at all in there. [00:10:54] To get rid of the old one. And that Migrator code has to stay in there. Until [00:11:00] I’m pretty much forever, or you can rip it out like two or three years later and say like, I think everyone’s probably gone and toggled this on here and moved. But like all of that stuff adds overhead. So like, we are always thinking like, where can we put this longterm? [00:11:13] Because we don’t want to put migrators in here later down the road to move everything again. So like, Lots of people don’t think that through even we were consumed with that a little bit. I was like, wow, this is, yeah, this is hard to change later down the road too. So, [00:11:26]Matt: [00:11:26] so let’s talk about perf matters, plugin. [00:11:29]It doesn’t seem to me anyway, like the easiest plugin to bring it to the market. I feel like it takes, not taking anything away, I think away from you and your brother, but it takes a lot of technical stuff that one would look at and be like, man, do we really want to build and test this, trying to find market adoption at the same time of as developing. [00:11:48] And it’s like, Hmm, social plugin or another form plugin, probably, sometimes it’d be sometimes you’re like, I should have built a form plugin. How did you prepare to jump into the market with that? What did, what did you do [00:12:00] in the past that said, you know what, this is the plugin for me. [00:12:02] Brian: [00:12:02] And I think that plugin itself. We actually started developing it while I was at Kinston. And mainly because, you know how hosting goes, like, no matter how good the host is, it doesn’t fix all the WordPress problems it on the site itself. So like a host won’t fix all the code issues. Usually it will help speed it up to as fast as you can get it. [00:12:22]And that’s why I always recommend using the host, like, can store a page the, or. Even, even WP engine, like any of those bigger tier hosts. But I just kept seeing thing to like, I need to tweak this and tweak this. And so over time I there’s a free plugin, like called code snippets. I don’t know if you’ve ever used that one, but I ended up with, 20 to 30 code snippets, running all these different filters and functions on my side. [00:12:43] And I was like, This is getting ridiculous. Let’s and so I actually asked my brother if we could put it into a plugin and then I started using it myself just on our own sites for awhile, and eventually it morphed into, like what if we just package this up and. Actually, maybe other people would be interested in it. [00:12:59]And what we [00:13:00] found was a lot of other developers and agencies were doing the same thing. They had like all these code snippets, running all these different places and just having one plugin where they could kind of do all these tweaks just with little toggles, made it a lot easier. , [00:13:12] Matt: [00:13:12] Was your brother already doing your [00:13:14] Brian: [00:13:14] business development? [00:13:14] He was a full-time WordPress developer, but for a He was in like the health space for a different corporation. So, got [00:13:20] Matt: [00:13:20] it. So you didn’t really have to twist his arm to convince you or to convince him [00:13:25] Brian: [00:13:25] to join. He actually used to live out here in Arizona and he worked there based here locally. I actually used to work for the same company too. [00:13:32]But he used to work in a cubicle and all this stuff, and eventually he moved back to Washington state. But still was like, when you’re coding things to help fix people’s back pain, it’s just, it’s not as exciting as a, it gets old after awhile. And that’s actually why I left that company venture too. [00:13:49] Cause like I’m trying to market cert back surgeries and all this stuff is just like, I don’t really, I want to help people, but like, yeah, I don’t have, I don’t know. I can’t put my whole heart into [00:14:00] this really. So, Finally started getting into the performance stuff and left that place. [00:14:04] And, but yeah, he, I didn’t have to twist his arm at all. He was ready to do his own thing too. So it kind of worked out great. [00:14:10]Matt: [00:14:10] So for the person who’s listening, who’s developing her new plugin right now, or her new SAS service or some service from product based in the WordPress world. If you can recall back to , when you first launched. [00:14:21]The plugin. What was on your to-do list first in terms of marketing blog, email. If you could do it again, would you do something different in order to get the word out, [00:14:31] Brian: [00:14:31] one thing I’ve never done. And I hate myself for doing this as a marketer, especially is I should never set up an email list for our plugins. [00:14:40]And then over time it morphed into like, well, now I don’t have half the people and I just never did it. So. I wish I would have done that from day one, because we were so heavy into email marketing at kids. So I know it works. It’s one thing I do email marketing from day one, like have a checkbox there. [00:14:57] If they buy your plugin or product, [00:15:00] whatever it is, like, have them at least the ability to opt into your newsletter. It’s I wish I had done that from day one. I might still go back and do that, but again, you’re like, I’ve lost two or three years worth of people in there. So that’s one thing. [00:15:12]I think choosing the right e-commerce system is really, really important. I don’t regret what we did. We went with easy digital downloads. I’m not a huge fan of WooCommerce just cause it’s, the overhead is a lot more than EDD, but it depends on what you’re selling to. If you’re going to a physical product, I would have probably gone with WooCommerce. [00:15:29] So, if you’re yeah. And [00:15:31] Matt: [00:15:31] by overhead you’re PR you’re probably referring to like the same thing we were just talking about. Like, it’s not even just like the price, but it’s, it’s just like all just the way that approaches digital sales and like all the stuff you have to do to just get a [00:15:43] Brian: [00:15:43] digital too. Like, it just has to run more with all that stuff. [00:15:46] It’s a bigger product. And there’s no way you can get the scripts, as small as like easy digital downloads. Cause there are a lot more niche focused. So. But if you’re doing just digital stuff, I love you to never have regretted that decision. They’re about to roll out. They’ve [00:16:00] been working on like EDD 3.0 for like a year plus now, and it’s going to be really cool. [00:16:05] So I’m excited. Well, yeah, it gives them the benefit of the doubt, but yeah, it really has been like five years, but it really is. Yeah. Cause I’ve been playing with the beta of that and it’s really cool reports coming in. So, but. E-commerce platforms definitely important. I probably, I, so what I did was I’m a big fan of SEO and content. [00:16:25] And what I did was I actually strategically wrote our docs. To rank, instead of doing the blog route, I, I do like keyword research on every documentation thing we write. So if there’s different ways I can word it slightly to kind of a keyword that better. I do that. So that has kind of been like a replacement for a blog. [00:16:45] And if you have that’s worked really well. For us. So like maybe if you’re a developer have a plugin, if you don’t have time for a blog. Cause really we didn’t, we didn’t either, but I knew content works. So we kind of went with the documentation approach. Just you can [00:17:00] go like treated as a 2000 and 3000 word documentation post. [00:17:05] Awesome. [00:17:05]Matt: [00:17:05] Yeah. And as it might be like how to optimize or how to optimize the WordPress site on kin sta. And it might be, your article talking about your documentation article. Maybe you have a special API key that integrates with Kinsler, something like that. But, you’d have those keywords where you’re answering what, will be an eventual question from a customer, but you’re, you’re also, giving it that sprinkle on top where. [00:17:29] If somebody’s searching for it in Google, it’s also gonna, solve that [00:17:33] Brian: [00:17:33] fall. We have seen from that is, and it’s not really a huge issue, but if you have any like voting system in place, we have a little like thumbs up, thumbs down thing on our docs that if you put the thumbs down, it just lets you like put in a comment to say like, why you didn’t like it or what we could improve. [00:17:48] We get a lot of thumbs down because I guess I’ve done too good with documentation or something. So like people like how to disable emojis and WordPress. And like our documentation is how to use our plugin [00:18:00] to disable emojis and WordPress. And everyone wants to not buy our plugin, but figure out how to disable emotions. [00:18:06] WordPress still they’re like thumbs down or joining us up on your plugins. And I was like, I’m sorry, I re too good of a dog, I guess. Sorry. That’s Google’s fault. In my opinion, the, the [00:18:16] Matt: [00:18:16] internet. The Internet’s a funny place. I have a eight year old gravity forms video that people still comment on this. [00:18:23] Isn’t like, how did this wasn’t even look the same? Like, did you look at the date of the YouTube video? It’s eight years old? What did you, what did [00:18:30] Brian: [00:18:30] you think was going to happen regardless? Free traffic is free traffic, so it’s never a bad thing. [00:18:36]Matt: [00:18:36] I’m just going to pause for a second here. I don’t know why this AC units making the sound one second and it’s back it’s it’s on the phone. I don’t know why. All right. The, the YouTube viewers will enjoy that. Cause the YouTube is totally unedited. That’s the value of watching the YouTube, watching the YouTube channel. [00:18:53]Let’s talk about the product market fit itself. You start writing the documentation. It starts [00:19:00] ranking. What was your first order of operation to get connected with agencies and hosting providers? [00:19:06]Brian: [00:19:06] A lot of it was cause again, we, with our first plug in there, we started building it while it was at Ken star. [00:19:12] Ready. So like, I would say we had a little traction when we finally left. Like we had been, I had probably been writing docs for like a year, like just in the evening, slowly building it up and stuff. So. Our Nova shirt. One is probably a better example because that one we launched after I left Ken’s to. [00:19:28] So like that was a brand new play we launched just with nothing. And that one we’ve slowly just been ranking the docs. Huge, important thing. Social media has been another thing. I love using Twitter and Facebook, so that’s not a hard thing for me because I actually enjoy doing it. And another thing was affiliate marketing program. [00:19:46] That was, that’s been a huge thing for us actually. We saw it work. I saw it work pretty good at Kinsa and I’ve seen it actually even work even better with the plugins. So I’m not sure, maybe it works just better with plugins in general all the time, or I’ve [00:20:00] seen that work really well for us. [00:20:01] So, so, oops. But yeah, reaching out to bloggers and letting them know we have an affiliate program and kind of describing like our our plugin and what it does, and like how it might stack up to, some of the other ones that are out there already. And then just kind of going from there and then kind of building all the affiliate marketers, and that kind of will snowball over time, but it’s not, there’s no overnight easy success. [00:20:22] So just a fair warning to everyone. It’s like, it’s a slow, it’s a slow grind. [00:20:26]Matt: [00:20:26] Yeah. I Especially affiliates, right? Cause you, you want to try to reach out to the air quotes, good ones that are out there. Right. And you want to make sure that they’re providing the most accurate and up-to-date information, which plugin did you use for affiliates in the back? [00:20:40] Also Pippin’s [00:20:41]Brian: [00:20:41] affiliate VP. That’s where we usually WB works really great. We’ve I’ve never had a single problem with it. [00:20:46]Matt: [00:20:46] The. Supporting the business let’s move into or supporting the plugins either one was that new to you? Coming from Kinsel, you probably saw what it was like to support a WordPress website or an end-user. You start marketing, you [00:21:00] are ranking, you’re making these connections, you’re selling it now. [00:21:03] Any surprise on supporting this stuff. Because again, I feel like at least the perf matters is. You’re gonna, you’re gonna, you’re probably going to have people ask you some real technical questions where it’s not just restart your laptop, try it again. It’s going to be something like, Hey, these three lines of my JavaScript file are getting corrupted. [00:21:20] Every time I hit, it’s like, oh man, like I have to get really deep with [00:21:23] Brian: [00:21:23] these customers. So like for our providers, I would say we get 10 times the amount of tickets as we do for our social media plugin or a coupon plugin. And we knew that was going to happen. Optimization is tricky. And even if you make it a single toggle, like it might not work on someone else’s site, it might need a slight fix on our end to work with that theme. [00:21:44] Or there’s all sorts of different problems that can go with performance optimization. And so like a part of my day is doing support tickets. Like every single day. Like I wake up and basically my brother and I wake up and we try to bang out support tickets, first thing. So by noon, we can [00:22:00] actually. [00:22:00] Like, he goes back to like coding and I don’t really hear from him for a couple hours. And then, yeah. And then I’ll go back into, in documentation and like whatever’s in my Trello board. But yeah, I would say a good half of our day now is spent just doing tickets and we use just a shared Gmail inbox. [00:22:17] We found that it works really great for us. With two people. I know that doesn’t work once you get lots of people, but we use ’em. The filters aggressively. And then we have our contact form push in different labels, dynamically based on what they choose. So when it comes in, we can see like, oh, this is a feature request for perf matters. [00:22:35]And then a filter is applied to it in Gmail. And so when we get up, like we can see boom, boom, boom, like kind of what we have already without, without any work. So, [00:22:43] Matt: [00:22:43] There’s a, there’s a lead of customer success right now. Just throwing a laptop around the room going, I can’t believe they just use a single [00:22:50] Brian: [00:22:50] g-mail inbox. [00:22:51] Yeah. Well, coming from Kenzie, we used Intercom and all of these crazy tools to do the, to do the support and stuff. And you had, and then just [00:23:00] going to a shared Gmail inbox, it’s kind of refreshing to be honest, because it was very, very simple. But yeah, that’s our workflow. And like, I have my Trello board, my brother has his development, Trello board. [00:23:10] So that’s how we do that. But yeah. [00:23:11]Matt: [00:23:11] What does a long-term what does a long-term vision of this? This company with your brother look like, like, are you, are you looking to just keep it you and him? Or is it you starting to feel like, okay, we’re growing this whole, like nine to 12, just doing support. We need to bring somebody on. [00:23:28] Is that a, is that in the cards in the future, [00:23:30] Brian: [00:23:30] or I think we’re going to try to see how it goes here within the next year or two. We. We’re trying not to bring anyone else on board because I’ve seen at multiple startups, how that works and it just had so much more complications to things like, and then if you grow too big, you got to do an HR department. [00:23:48] And it just gets out of control really, really fast. So like we’re purposefully wanting to stay very, very small. And the nice thing about that is our overhead is also really small too. So, that’s one [00:24:00] reason why we’re, we’re also not just trying to add every single feature in the book to try to just get every sale we possibly can. [00:24:05] We’re we’re more specific about what we’re adding and trying to stay small and nimble. I would, I would say for people out there staying small and nimble definitely has a lot of advantages. Even things like, yeah. Taking advantage. I’m not a big fan of lifetime deals. But you know, I snagged them when I see them too. [00:24:23] I’m not, you’d be stupid if you don’t. And so, like EDD had a lifetime sale last year, they ran. I was like, okay, I know I bought it without hesitation within minutes. And just. Yeah. It’s like, it’s got bills like that, that you can just get where of live wife amount, forever. [00:24:39]If you’re small and nimble, like, it makes a huge difference. Whereas, if you’re a 30 person company might not, might not matter as much, but yeah. So yeah, staying small and nimble has advantages, I would say for sure. [00:24:49] Matt: [00:24:49] Yeah. How do you balance the, the response of the, of the folks? Well, let’s talk about how perf matters sits into the overall competition of plugins. [00:24:59] And when [00:25:00] we had our pre-interview, I asked you about like the caching plugins and stuff like that seems to be a booming market. If there, if you’re doing it well, Do you have customers who come to you who are like, even on this whole thing of, of pricing and value and lifetime deals, I feel like sometimes people go, we’re average, WordPress customers go, oh, a hundred dollars for this. [00:25:19] All it does is this one little thing. I’m not going to pay a hundred dollars when X plugin does it. I bought a lifetime license for $49. I’ll never have to pay again for free. How do you position. Perf matters to a caching plugin, heck even, even a Yoast SEO, because I think sometimes people throw that into the mix of, of site optimization. [00:25:39] How do you position it to your customers when they ask you that the [00:25:42] Brian: [00:25:42] differences first off, I think with all of our plugins, we’ve approached them in a slightly different way. So like, and I probably every in the battle for I’ll say that, but I, I think we do have some things that are unique to us. But another thing that is another advantage of staying small and nimble is like, I, [00:26:00] I think our support is hands down the best out of. [00:26:02] Probably any of the other plugins out there. And it’s, we clear our tickets out by noon every single day. We respond typically within 20 minutes sometimes to people like your ticket will be solved the same day. Regardless. I won’t go to sleep until it’s solved. That’s that’s one advantage to us. And so, we get a lot of people reaching out saying, can you do this? [00:26:20] Or can you do that? And I’ll take the time. I’ll take 20 minutes and respond to them with a lengthy email. Sometimes here’s how to do this. And then, we’ll win over a customer that way. So, once you grow too big, you have to bang things out quicker and as fast as possible, and the quality just goes down. [00:26:35]And so I don’t mind taking more time out and, doing emails like that. So that’s one advantage. I think we have over some of our competitors. And another thing is we’ve kind of put ourselves in the niche to kind of work alongside. The competitors. So like WP, rocket. Great example, everybody has it. [00:26:53] I was probably on 90% of the sites I work on for clients. But like they started primarily as a caching plugin. [00:27:00] That’s how they started. And they started adding, all the optimizations after that. But for us. We’re like there’s already all these great caching solutions hosts, like Kinston Pagely WP engine. [00:27:11] You don’t need a caching plugin. So we’re like, you know what, we’re not going to do caching, skip that. There’s other, there’s other great people doing it, hosting providers now do it. So, we’re not going to spend time on that. And that’s kind of how we’ve approached everything out there. Like. Image optimization, never going to do it. [00:27:27] You have, you have short pixel. Imagify great plugins out there already that do that. Do it really well. We use those plugins. So you know what we’re to going to do that. We then focus on things that other people aren’t doing. We’re trying to fix problems that haven’t been solved yet. So. [00:27:43]Matt: [00:27:43] Yeah. And you mentioned to me that your best customers are agencies, obviously they’re, well-informed, they’re developing the sites, they understand WordPress. So it’s a great sort of, and you saw firsthand that other agencies were using the code snippets. Plugin. So you’re like, yeah, this makes total sense. [00:27:59] And if I [00:28:00] can address that market and shape my messaging to it, chances are the support won’t be as challenging. You still probably have challenging support, but at least if you’re focusing on agencies, they have some money. Yeah. [00:28:12] Brian: [00:28:12] Yep. No, exactly. And we do get all sorts of users. I We’ll get the, I’ve had people email us saying. [00:28:18] I just created my first website, WordPress website today. And for some reason they bought our plugin. I would be like, you know what, I, I think you need to learn a little more before you go down, even the optimization route. Like so, but and then we have people that have installed like literally like 10 different optimization, plugins thinking, the more they install the faster it will get, which it doesn’t work like that, unfortunately. [00:28:41]And so, we have to help those people. Fortunately, I. Being small and nimble, I can take the time and help those people that need a little more help than, like the agencies that, sometimes we’ll probably never hear from them because they already have a developer that knows WordPress knows what they’re trying to do. [00:28:55] And yeah, we just never even get a ticket from them ever. So. [00:28:58]Matt: [00:28:58] Yeah. You mentioned in [00:29:00] pre-interview something about Google core web vitals and how your plugin will at least help you get started, not solve it. I don’t think unless you, unless you do solve it through your plugin or solve a ranking well or optimizing well do you have any thoughts that you would like to share with people who might not. [00:29:18] No much about what this upcoming Google core web vitals is including yours truly because I haven’t really dug into any of the stuff that they’re rolling out. Is there anything that you’re plugging aides with that folks should get [00:29:31] Brian: [00:29:31] chance to viral? So there’s all these different kinds of warnings and rules they want you to meet or thresholds. [00:29:38]And so basically with our plugin, that’s, we’re entirely focused on Google core web vitals. That’s all we’re focused on. And we’re looking at each individual, one of those kind of born into the scene, how we can fix those basically on people’s sites. So yeah, are a lot of people are buying a plugin, installing it to help increase their scores with Google core web vitals. [00:29:55]Now if you had asked me five years ago, I would’ve told you don’t use page speed [00:30:00] scores at all. Don’t scores don’t matter. Unfortunately the times have changed and I will be the first to a minute. You need to go by the scores now. Unfortunately, that’s where we’re at. And. [00:30:10]Matt: [00:30:10] Which is a whole different conversation on [00:30:13] Brian: [00:30:13] like Google. [00:30:13] Yeah. Oh yeah. [00:30:15] Matt: [00:30:15] And [00:30:15] Brian: [00:30:15] antitrust. Sure. It is. And, but you know, the times before, when I started at kids to, this Google core web vitals wasn’t even existing, you had page speed insights. But it wasn’t really a ranking factor. So like, then you were like looking at total load time now. Load time matters, but you don’t look, I don’t look at that metric ever. [00:30:33] I haven’t looked at load time for. Probably months what I’m looking at or the Google core web vital scores. Now they do correlate pretty well. So if you score high there, you’re probably in loading fast anyways. So, but it’s changed into before is how fast is your site load? And now it’s about. How well does the code on your site run basically? [00:30:52] Like how, how are you loading the code? It’s a lot more complicated than it was three or four years ago. So [00:31:00] that’s what we’re focused on now. And a lot of the optimization plugins are, are also focused on that too. Now. [00:31:04]Matt: [00:31:04] Yeah. Yeah, for sure. What’s next in for marketing for you? Sounds like it’s still probably documentation building. [00:31:13] You have that chunk of the third of your day or whatever, doing support. Do you have a next big idea without sharing maybe the secret sauce of what you’re doing, but maybe giving people some, some framework of. Of what you think you’re going to do next for the company, because we’re about what two, two and a half years [00:31:30] Brian: [00:31:30] company. [00:31:30] Yeah. Yeah. Raleigh legally. Yeah. On paper. So like this. Yeah. Yeah. [00:31:36]Matt: [00:31:36] So at this stage of the game, like, it’s not just the, a beta test anymore. Like things are rocking and rolling for, for what we can tell you and your brother, you spending time supporting people. So you got customers you’re rolling out products, rolling out new features. [00:31:49] What does marketing look like next for you? What’s the next big leap you think you’ll [00:31:53] Brian: [00:31:53] take not a podcast. I’m going to leave that to people like you, that are professionals that I know nothing about podcasts. [00:32:00] So, I kudos to you cause it’s one thing, man. I, I could not do that. I, I wouldn’t even know where to start, but it’s the same with like YouTube. [00:32:06] I, I’ve never done YouTube videos in my life. I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I’m a blogger. That’s what I know what to do. So I think a big focus for me is actually more content this next year. We actually, my brother and I got into a, kind of a bad habit this last year with partially, maybe because of COVID too, we got into a slump of like, I was just doing primarily most of the tickets trying to get them off so he could just do development. [00:32:32] And most of my day was just doing tickets and then, and I wasn’t doing any writing. And so this year we’ve kind of been like, okay, let’s both wake up. We’re both hanging out together. And that way we can both, I’ll go right then, and then you can go do a element. So that’s actually worked better for us. [00:32:48] So rebalancing our kind of workflow. And so yeah, I have a Trello board with probably like, Over a hundred topics I want to write on. It’s just, for me, it’s always a matter of a time. It’s never of what to do. It’s [00:33:00] just a matter of time. [00:33:00] Matt: [00:33:00] Yeah. Yeah, because you’re not, you’re not the type to just rip up, but like a 300, three to 500 word article, like you’re putting a lot of meetings [00:33:09] Brian: [00:33:09] when you’re creating a blog post. [00:33:11] And that’s another piece of advice for anyone listening. Yeah, I would two blog posts that are like 5,000 words. Each are way, way better than 10 blog posts that are, three or four, 500 words each. So just spend more time and less is, is, is fine. Yeah. [00:33:25] Matt: [00:33:25] For sure what’s next for product development, anything new and exciting coming a plugin we don’t know [00:33:31] Brian: [00:33:31] about yet or a new product. [00:33:34] We have enough under our boat for right now. As long as we can keep continuing seeing growth, being small and nimble, we’re really not looking for new, new plugins to drink and more money because we’re really focused on these right now. And I think for perf matters we have new features coming for. [00:33:50] Google core web vitals, everything we’re pushing out is how to solve more of those crazy warnings or how to fix things. So definitely be that that update [00:34:00] is coming in June. So yeah, everyone listening, just, I would take time, look at your sites, see where you’re standing at the moment. You don’t want to get caught off guard with that stuff. [00:34:07]And then for our social sharing plugin we’re actually going to be doing probably more focused on some block stuff. With Gutenberg. So, like widgets, I think here in five eight, or I forget if they delayed it again, they keep delaying stuff, but if it. There’s going to be blocks and widgets eventually. [00:34:23] And so we’re going to be doing some stuff with that. Taking advantage of that stuff that way, because right now we have a widget and like short codes, but it’s kinda, like the old school way of doing things. And I’d love to, drag a block here or drag a block there. Like it’ll, it’ll be awesome. [00:34:36] I think so Be focused on that. And then that’s pretty much it, our other affiliate marketing plugin. We don’t have any new, crazy, huge features that one’s pretty well built out. So we’re kind of just adding things as customers request it kind of getting feedback, fixing bugs, obviously here and there. [00:34:52] So. [00:34:52]Matt: [00:34:52] Well, I’m going to do a new segment, which I have. I haven’t done segments in my podcast in, in literally years, but you know, there’s all of this [00:35:00] WordPress consolidation happening. I’ll predict that you will get acquired by. Insta in a year. That’s, that’s my prediction because what’ll happen is Chris lemma from liquid web will come knocking on your door and say, Hey, this is a great plugin that would work amazing with our hosting stack. [00:35:18] And then you’ll take his offer and bring it back to the kids, the guys, and say, Hey, remember me, I get this offer from your competitor, Chris. Wouldn’t you rather buy me instead. So I’m gonna, I’m gonna throw that out there on May 27th as we [00:35:31] Brian: [00:35:31] record it. Well, I can’t tell you, I don’t mind sharing. We’ve had multiple offers already. [00:35:35] And I’m pretty, probably every plugin developer has at this point. But the thing is we don’t want to sell because we don’t want to work for other people again, that’s, that’s the reason we quit our jobs was so we don’t have to work for other people and have a more chillax, like, if I want to leave in the middle of the day to go get food, I can do that. [00:35:52]So. Just cause he worked from home for another company, it still doesn’t mean you can like your schedules that July sometimes. Yeah. Yeah. [00:36:00] [00:36:00] Matt: [00:36:00] Well, you, you just respond to Chris and say white Nia chillax check. I want chillax bucks. That’s what I want. I want it. So I don’t have to work for you. And then I can take a couple [00:36:07] Brian: [00:36:07] of years off, but the, the one thing people might not realize about those acquisitions is that. [00:36:12]A lot of times you can’t just step away because a lot of times they won’t have developers that understand your plugin or like there’ll be a long lead time to where you can step away from. And so, like, that’s something not either of my my brother and I are interested in, but yeah, you never know what’s going to happen five years from now. [00:36:29]Liquid web has been smashing up things left and right. Cadence. Good. Yeah, the list goes on and on. It does actually worry me a little bit as far as what WordPress is going to look like, like five, 10 years from now. Like, is it going to be more just like Google, Amazon, Facebook? [00:36:46] I You’re just going to have these huge companies running everything and no more little small guys anymore. So. It’ll be interesting to see what happens. We’re going to Brett and I are my brother and I are just going to chug along until we ride the wave until we maybe if, until it [00:37:00] ends or so. [00:37:00] But but yeah, it will be interesting to see what happens. [00:37:04]Matt: [00:37:04] Yeah. I think not to go into another segment, which I call the tinfoil hat segment is the I think. Jetpack and automatic and Matt have sort of brought this a little bit. More to the forefront or, brought it upon themselves kind of thing. [00:37:20] When you see Jetpack doing absolutely everything. I think when I interviewed him, he might’ve called it like a market correction. I see that as just big dominant player, rolling out a feature that small player can’t compete with from everything from CRM to CDN to whatever, everything. [00:37:39] Literally in jet pack. And this will be the natural reaction to web hosts from web hosts because web hosts look at that and they go, well, we see what’s coming. You’ll just in another year or so, make a click and host your free WordPress site on wordpress.com with a click of a button. A lot of web hosts are going to get scared from that or of that. [00:37:59] Right. There’s [00:38:00] just this quick mechanism. They have to start to connect in, right. Or serve static. You serve your site static with Jetpack CDN, right. And which is all already, almost there kind of thing. And there’s less of a need for that host and their plans and all this stuff. So yeah, I can definitely see this all happening. [00:38:17] It’s going to be interesting to see how we react and, that’s why I always say it’s fine to start at a foreign plug these days who cares because someone’s going to acquire someone and then they’ll, you’ll just slide right into that next spot and say, Hey everybody, I’m here to. I, come and get me there’s plenty of opportunity to, [00:38:32] Brian: [00:38:32] at least at this stage actually chatting. [00:38:34] I won’t say who, but chatting with another plugin developer that was actually asking my advice about an acquisition, like, and they were running into the problem of how to scale to the next level, essentially. And like they were running into things that I’ve dealt with myself as far as like, how do we handle all this tax stuff, all the VAT stuff, all the, they’re a smaller team and they were wanting. [00:38:57] They were just getting inundated with all these random things that [00:39:00] like, if you like take an acquisition, you do get the benefit of they handle all the taxes, they handle all the accounting. So, there are definitely advantages to say, like, maybe you don’t want to go work for another company, but like maybe, maybe your day would be easier because all you have to worry about is, oh, okay. [00:39:17] I can keep helping code the plugin, but I don’t have to worry about any of the other crap that comes, comes with it. So, there’s another, yeah. [00:39:23]Matt: [00:39:23] Yeah, we eventually, we eventually see these, these founders come back around, right? They, they do their year stint or two years at, at the company, whatever the contract states and they’re back again, developing something, All over again. [00:39:34] I, really depends on, on your taste as a founder and as a business builder, Brian Jackson, everybody, you can find him well, you can find them in a lot of places. You can find that perfect matters.io, Nova share.io forge media.io. You can find them at those three websites anywhere. [00:39:50] Brian: [00:39:50] Yeah, I, I pretty much live on Twitter. [00:39:52] It was just Brian Lee Jackson. You’ll find me Bri and, and yeah. Send me a tweet or DM or if you’re ever in Scottsdale, [00:40:00] Arizona tweet me, we’ll meet up for coffee. I try to meet up anyone that twists me here. I always meet them for coffee. It’s kind of like a little thing I like doing so genuine in the area. [00:40:08] I’d love to meet you. Hm, [00:40:09]Matt: [00:40:09] cool man. Everyone else. All right. put.com. airport.com/subscribe to join the mailing list. Don’t forget to tune into the WP minute podcast@thewpminute.com. We’ll see you in the next episode.

In today's episode of People of Marketing, Xenia Muntean, CEO of Planable, interviewes Meng Li, Vice President of Marketing at Native. Meng has extensive experience in the personal care industry, having served as Director of Retail Sales and Channel Marketing at Kinsa, Business Manager at Method Products PBC, and Associate Brand Manager at Johnson & Johnson.

About unsa ang Episode 4? About sa 4 ka podcasters nga gahisgot og mga sayang sa kinabuhi. Sayang kay wala gibuhat ug kon gibuhat ang usa ka butang... sayang. Ikaw? Unsa imong gisayangan? Sure ko sayang if dili nimo ni mapaminawan. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Timestamps here: 00:01 Intro 01:08 Unsay Discord? 04:09 Unsa inyong kape? 05:31 Kinsa na si Craig? 07:36 A Boy From Nowhere Movie 09:29 Facebook Live 12:42 Quality sa episodes 14:15 Owen of IMOHA Podcast 15:50 Clubhouse, Messenger Rooms, Discord 24:43 Pioneers of Bisaya podcasting 29:36 Main topic: Sayang 30:05 Sayang ang oras (Mik) 32:35 Sayang kay nagpadala sa storya sa mga tao (Owen) 35:10 Mga panglantaw sa uban tao sa atoa 44:32 No Prezher 46:40 DevCom vs MassCom 49:36 Unsay Bisaya Podcasts PH? 51:30 Sayang kay wala nagnilabad sa college (Rech) 55:30 You can't do things alone 57:00 Success vs Fulfillment 60:25 High School: Kodigo vs Kopya 65:00 Mahagbong is a skill 66:50 Sayang nga sigeg huna-huna nga sayang (Juan) 69:09 Sayang vs Basol 72:32 Nganong No Prezher? 74:49 Unsa pod naas IMOHA Podcast? 76:05 Unsa pod ang naas NAYSJUAN SESSIONS? 77:54 No Prezher again 81:40 New normal in education 84:34 Unsay pulos sa Maths? 89:40 Babay 90:42 Outro ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Facebook Group: BISAYA PODCASTS PH fb.com/bisayapodcastsph Huge Upside Podcast ENCOURAGE - EXPLORE - UNTAPPED POTENTIAL Hosted by Mikhail Racho & Coy "Outofshapedad" Sarmiento. https://open.spotify.com/show/4vsJpqrZ9AbYc3BE1AuTzr?si=xo7g_w2lQduj0Z9ti2NR0g IMOHA Podcast IMOHA podcast is an English-Bisaya Podcast that talks about different kinds of stories, ideas, lessons, situations, reality, and even funny moments that have great lessons. From real-life experiences to other people's perspectives. IMOHA always supports the local FILIPINO products and we are seeking to serve the people who will benefit from our topics. I am Owen, English lang kog pangalan pero Bisaya ra kog nawng. So if you think you can understand BISAYA, then BE ONE OF US. https://open.spotify.com/show/1kpQQSPu0bPIDn02s4GBbt?si=yIC_I3ZKS8GOc1hDFIqGng NAYSJUAN SESSIONS | Binisaya Podcast Ang naysjuan paminawon nga mga binisaya podcasts 20 minutes before sa atoang naysjuan nga pagkatulog. Kon kasabot kag binisaya nga pinulongan ug kon trip nimo naay makat-onan, paminawa na tawon ning podcast ni Juan.bit https://open.spotify.com/show/51Fjprht6IvMUcAPzKJY5Y?si=0pRp--TiTNGWmpLn0xbrIg No Prezher Podcast Communication professor Rechelle Tolinero-Barraquias and development worker Adam Anay pursue their love for talking and the things they love talking about - Pinoy pop culture and trending topics. No-brainer chismis. Nothing serious. https://open.spotify.com/show/3oTJT2kL4Eep9p5QlQwHEt?si=w2Gl2ra6Ts6efeSfXopZHA

 “There’s a lot of data-rich, insight-poor environments that exist in the world. And part of our job at Kinsa, and part of the job of our public health colleagues, is to make the data accessible. It’s not data for data’s sake. It’s insight.”  – Inder Singh, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Kinsa  Welcome to OneTAKE Live! In this episode, host Ian Barkin sits down with Inder Singh, founder and CEO of Kinsa, to discuss the entrepreneurial journey of Kinsa from idea to product, why it’s important to democratize information and insights, the value data holds for the future of healthcare, and much more.     Did you know you can help save the world just by taking your temperature?     With Kinsa’s revolutionary smart thermometers, every time a user checks their temperature, that data is tracked and added to real-time viral heat maps that enable customers to track and avoid areas where illnesses are spreading. And through careful scientific analysis and data forecasting, that information isn’t just being used to track epidemics, pandemics, and spreadable disease — it’ll eventually help to prevent the spread of illness entirely. That’s the power of data at work, but more than that, it’s the power of collaboration, as Inder explains:    “You want to solve any problem in the world? Any big hairy problem in the world? Whether it’s climate change, or whether it’s getting ahead of outbreaks? You need a coalition: a network of people who are cooperating and collaborating — and that’s the core of what we’re creating … that’s why giving insights back to individual households is so important.”     Prior to founding Kinsa in 2012, Inder served as an executive vice president of Access Programs and Market Dynamics for the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (an initiative of the Clinton Foundation). A data science and healthcare expert, he continues to further his goal of contributing to better public health through the innovative products and services Kinsa creates.     Join us and discover how technology and data science are creating a better future for healthcare on this episode of OneTAKE Live!   Episode Resources SYKES    Jobs.SYKES.com    SYKES Quarterly    Inder Singh (Wikipedia)  Inder Singh (Twitter) 

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Kinsa Durst from Around The Coin FinTech Podcast Guest. As Partner at DeFi Code (defi-code.com) the #1 DeFi blockchain Go-To-Market agency, I utilize my fluency in Korean, Mandarin and English and my previous experience as CMO at Sperax to provide customized marketing, BD and PR strategies for DeFi projects. Coming from a multicultural background, Kinsa is passionate about bringing early-stage projects into the mainstream and serving as a bridge for projects between Asia and the U.S. As a humanistic techie, he is also passionate about global cryptocurrency adoption. Email him at kinsa@defi-code.com to learn more. 

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Overview Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy podcast talks to Dr. Justin Norden, partner at GSR Ventures. As a serial entrepreneur, Justin talks about healthcare technology, how you should execute your business idea, and how to look for the right investors for your company.   Episode Highlights Justin discusses his atypical medical school journey at Stanford and how he transitioned to business school with a focus on entrepreneurship. How did Justin get involved with healthcare technology innovation? How can you best prepare when it comes to building your own company and seeking funding?  Four areas are transforming how healthcare is delivered: data, EMR, AI and ML (machine learning). Several companies are making waves in the healthcare landscape, like Kinsa, Medable and Alpha Medical. When is the right time to invest to make physical prototypes? Hone your business ideas and execute them through hard work. Seek out negative feedback as an entrepreneur.  Justin provides an overview on the pros and cons of kickstarters and investors.  What it’s like to pitch your ideas to interested investors?  When you do meet with investors, share your pitch deck and be prepared to make the ask.   Utilize good data to make predictions and to make good things happen.  Justin shares his thoughts on what the future of healthcare technology might look like  years from now.   3 Key Points Everything in healthcare moves slow, especially with the current pandemic. Although this may be the case, there are still people like Justin and companies like GSR Ventures that aim to innovate healthcare technology, as well as provide a better quality of life for both healthcare practitioners and patients. If you have an idea and want to start a company, figure out what stage you’re at. Starting a business is all about the execution of ideas, the hard work you put into it and finding someone who’ll invest in your vision. Approaching interested investors isn’t like what you see on TV. The most important thing is getting your idea out there and getting everybody on board - you simply need to get to that first investor. Tweetable Quotes “Keep trying…talk to as many people as you can. Get feedback from your colleagues, from others, from your patients. Understand and validate as much as you can.” - Dr. Justin Norden   “You should expect to meet with tens, if not hundreds, of investors before people will end up funding something.” - Dr. Justin Norden   “Just try to get real feedback from them…I think that’s such an important thing as an entrepreneur, and you can never get too much.” - Dr. Justin Norden   References Mentioned Dr. Justin Norden on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-norden GSR Ventures Website - https://gsrventuresglobal.com/ Kinsa Website - https://www.kinsahealth.co/ Medable Website - https://www.medable.com/ Alpha Medical Website - https://www.helloalpha.com/   #HealthcareEntrepreneurAcademy #healthcare #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup #smallbusiness #venturecapital #healthcaretechnology #innovation

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As students and faculty return to school – physically and virtually, their health is at the forefront of the national conversation. In the inaugural episode of Healthy Chats, Amy and her guests discuss the role technology can play in keeping kids healthy and schools open —  as well as the need to keep teens from feeling isolated as we move into the fall.Guests include Dr. Pedram Salimpour, a pediatrician, member of HealthCorps Board of Directors, and the CEO and founder of Pierce Health Solutions, focused on the creation of novel health delivery systems for Native American Tribes; Sharpstown (Texas) High School Athletic Director Carlos Quintero; Jaclyn Miller, HealthCorps Coordinator at Purcell High School in Oklahoma, and Jared Flamm, Kinsa Health VP of Growth. All are dedicated to keeping students healthy.  And all are engaged in HealthCorps and also discuss the  #SaveTheStudents campaign — https://www.healthcorps.org/savethestudentsYou can send a Safe Student Kit to a student at one of our participating HealthCorps Schools and a second kit will be sent for a classmate matched by a generous donor. That package includes:• A connected thermometer• Four (4) reusable masks• HealthCorps Program Resources• A school-wide program to monitor symptoms and protect from outbreakHealthCorps has partnered with Kinsa to monitor for outbreaks and prevent the spread of illness with their connected thermometers and digital screening program that prompts daily fever and symptom screenings to ensure only healthy students go to school. If a fever or symptom is present, families are reminded to stay home and guided to seek appropriate care and treatment to get better faster. The addition of a face covering is known to significantly reduce transmission, especially critical for asymptomatic cases which scientists suggest could be increasingly relevant in young carriers of the virus. By equipping families with these simple tools, schools can feel more confident in their ability to reopen, and parents can feel safe sending their kids to school.With your support, we will do our part to ensure students are healthy and able to learn this fall.  https://www.healthcorps.org/savethestudentsSupport the show (https://www.healthcorps.org/donate)

Mike Townsend interviews Kinsa Durst. Kinsa is the founder of DeFi Code, a consulting firm for developing and executing global go-to-market strategy for blockchain and cryptocurrency companies. Coming from a diverse cultural background, he leverages his extensive experience working with companies in the U.S., China, and Korea to help companies establish their unique value and presence in the industry. He has always been passionate about bridging multiple cultures, and loves connecting with new people and learning about their perspective of the world. Sponsors: Otter Labs www.hireotter.com - Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter. Redeeem www.redeeem.com - Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Schools and businesses across the United States are trying to track possible coronavirus outbreaks by using smart technology. One of those devices is a smart thermometer that shares information with others giving users the ability to possibly predict a spike in cases. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Inder Singh, the CEO of Kinsa, about how smart technology and artificial intelligence can help schools and businesses stay ahead of an outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schools and businesses across the United States are trying to track possible coronavirus outbreaks by using smart technology. One of those devices is a smart thermometer that shares information with others giving users the ability to possibly predict a spike in cases. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Inder Singh, the CEO of Kinsa, about how smart technology and artificial intelligence can help schools and businesses stay ahead of an outbreak.

Today Quinn talks about the Kinsa Thermometer and how it could help with COVID 19. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Leo and Mikah share the apps they keep on their iPhone home screens.On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Our Home Screens: Simple, Due, Fantastical, Instagram, Pocket Casts, Cash App, Deliveries, Snowflake Weather, Cardhop, Any.do, Canary, Notion, Google Photos, Audible, Downpour.com, Drafts, Keybase, Kinsa, Oura, Jitsi Meet, Threader, Signal, Apollo for Reddit News: Apple makes maps data available to aid COVID-19 efforts, Apple Maps will soon display COVID-19 testing locations, Meg Whitman says Quibi reached 1.7 million downloads in first week, Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android, the new iPad Pro has the same chip as the old iPad Pro, Today at Apple (at Home) brings Apple Store creativity to your living room, Facebook launches an experimental app for messaging close friends via Apple WatchListener feedback: Pay-as-you-go data for iPad, Apple Pay on Amazon's website, and a mouse recommendation for iPadOS trackpad support. Mikah's App Cap: Watchsmith Leo's App Cap: NextDNS Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: expressvpn.com/iostoday

Leo and Mikah share the apps they keep on their iPhone home screens.On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Our Home Screens: Simple, Due, Fantastical, Instagram, Pocket Casts, Cash App, Deliveries, Snowflake Weather, Cardhop, Any.do, Canary, Notion, Google Photos, Audible, Downpour.com, Drafts, Keybase, Kinsa, Oura, Jitsi Meet, Threader, Signal, Apollo for Reddit News: Apple makes maps data available to aid COVID-19 efforts, Apple Maps will soon display COVID-19 testing locations, Meg Whitman says Quibi reached 1.7 million downloads in first week, Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android, the new iPad Pro has the same chip as the old iPad Pro, Today at Apple (at Home) brings Apple Store creativity to your living room, Facebook launches an experimental app for messaging close friends via Apple WatchListener feedback: Pay-as-you-go data for iPad, Apple Pay on Amazon's website, and a mouse recommendation for iPadOS trackpad support. Mikah's App Cap: Watchsmith Leo's App Cap: NextDNS Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: expressvpn.com/iostoday

Leo and Mikah share the apps they keep on their iPhone home screens.On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Our Home Screens: Simple, Due, Fantastical, Instagram, Pocket Casts, Cash App, Deliveries, Snowflake Weather, Cardhop, Any.do, Canary, Notion, Google Photos, Audible, Downpour.com, Drafts, Keybase, Kinsa, Oura, Jitsi Meet, Threader, Signal, Apollo for Reddit News: Apple makes maps data available to aid COVID-19 efforts, Apple Maps will soon display COVID-19 testing locations, Meg Whitman says Quibi reached 1.7 million downloads in first week, Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android, the new iPad Pro has the same chip as the old iPad Pro, Today at Apple (at Home) brings Apple Store creativity to your living room, Facebook launches an experimental app for messaging close friends via Apple WatchListener feedback: Pay-as-you-go data for iPad, Apple Pay on Amazon's website, and a mouse recommendation for iPadOS trackpad support. Mikah's App Cap: Watchsmith Leo's App Cap: NextDNS Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: expressvpn.com/iostoday

Jvion has provided an online mapping tool to view regions of the United States and see the areas most vulnerable to issues related to COVID, a “COVID Vulnerability Map.” A video clip from Tectonix uses anonymized crowdsourced data to show how Spring Breakers at one Fort Lauderdale beach spread back across the United States, to demonstrate the ease with which a virus *could* spread. A new initiative from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School seeks to create a real-time way to get crowdsourced inputs on potential COVID infections, with “COVID Near You.” Kinsa, maker of smart thermometers, uses its information in an attempt to show county-level spread of COVID-19. On 23 March, CIFAR convened an International Roundtable on AI and COVID-19, which had over 60 particpants; among other points, the ground noted the stark gap between data that is available to governments and what is available to epidemiologists and modelers. C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute, a newly formed research consortium dedicated to accelerating applications of AI, seeks research proposals for AI tools to help curb the effects of the coronavirus. The European Commission is seeking ideas for AI and robotic solutions to help combat COVID-19. The New York Times builds the first U.S. county-level COVID-19 database. Complexity Science Hub Vienna compiles a dataset of country- and U.S. state-policy changes related to COVID-19. The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI convenes  a virtual conference on 1 April on COVID-19 and AI. And the ELLIS Society sponsors an online workshop on COVID-19 and AI. Finally, AI with AI producer John Stimpson interviews Dr. Alex Wong, co-founder of Darwin.AI and Euclid Labs, on COVID-Net, an open-sourced convolutional neural network for detecting COVID-19 in chest x-rays. Click here to visit our website and explore the links mentioned in the episode. 

Text: Mateo 16:13-17. Speaker: Pastor David Chiong. Date: 5 April 2020, for 7:00 am & 3:30 pm gatherings. [Note: This is a pre-recorded preaching. Watch the pre-recorded gathering in its entirety on facebook.com/journeywithgcaf or bit.ly/GCAFYT.]

Today's episode highlights the options available right now for those us who struggling with student loan debt. Travis Hornsby from Student Loan Planner talks about them anyways we can create a little financial margin in our life amidst the student lean responsibilities. Stephen, Mark and Matt revist the face mask issue right now, and why it is really being reconsidered. We also look at a great new technology that is helping epidemiologists create models more quickly and that suggests our social distancing is doing its job!!Finally, Matt talks about fighting the temptation to live on one of two extremes, and how to fight the temptation to do nothing or too much.Please consider a small recurring donation to help us keep this going with equipment and help editing. You can do that here on patreon.com.Check out Travis Hornsby at Student Loan Planner.Kinsa ThermometerNew York Times Article on How to Make a Face Mask and How to Properly Wear One.Register for Matt's FREE Webinar on how to be grounded during ungrounding times at his Living the Real website. Please just sign up for the newsletter and Matt will let you know when it is planned.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/pandemicpodcast)

The Dow is set to close out its worst first quarter ever. What can investors expect as we head into Q2 and beyond? We’ll ask. A number of firms are slashing their second quarter GDP forecasts even further. We ask J.P. Morgan’s Chief Economist why he just dropped his estimate by an extra 11%, and what it means. Plus, new data from Kinsa shows that fevers – a leading indicator of COVID-19 infections – are dropping across the country as social distancing measures take effect. And, some eye-popping numbers from the TSA show Americans are taking sheltering in place seriously. We’ll explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's stories Google I/O is canceled, unless they want TWiT to do it for them We rate the media's work-from-home setups Google's COVID-19 page The HUGE privacy debate that coronavirus has brought up We craft the perfect coronavirus tracking law Tracking coronavirus through Kinsa In this time of crisis, we need to listen to experts This Week in Virology Amazon and other big tech companies are using coronavirus to take over the world How much bandwidth capacity can we add? Why don't we ban targeted advertising? Jeff vs Leo and StaceyPicks of the Week Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts Stacey's Thing: Wyze Band and Scale Jeff's Numbers: Conference Call Bingo Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT mintmobile.com/twig

This week's stories Google I/O is canceled, unless they want TWiT to do it for them We rate the media's work-from-home setups Google's COVID-19 page The HUGE privacy debate that coronavirus has brought up We craft the perfect coronavirus tracking law Tracking coronavirus through Kinsa In this time of crisis, we need to listen to experts This Week in Virology Amazon and other big tech companies are using coronavirus to take over the world How much bandwidth capacity can we add? Why don't we ban targeted advertising? Jeff vs Leo and StaceyPicks of the Week Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts Stacey's Thing: Wyze Band and Scale Jeff's Numbers: Conference Call Bingo Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT mintmobile.com/twig

This week's stories Google I/O is canceled, unless they want TWiT to do it for them We rate the media's work-from-home setups Google's COVID-19 page The HUGE privacy debate that coronavirus has brought up We craft the perfect coronavirus tracking law Tracking coronavirus through Kinsa In this time of crisis, we need to listen to experts This Week in Virology Amazon and other big tech companies are using coronavirus to take over the world How much bandwidth capacity can we add? Why don't we ban targeted advertising? Jeff vs Leo and StaceyPicks of the Week Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts Stacey's Thing: Wyze Band and Scale Jeff's Numbers: Conference Call Bingo Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT mintmobile.com/twig

This week's stories Google I/O is canceled, unless they want TWiT to do it for them We rate the media's work-from-home setups Google's COVID-19 page The HUGE privacy debate that coronavirus has brought up We craft the perfect coronavirus tracking law Tracking coronavirus through Kinsa In this time of crisis, we need to listen to experts This Week in Virology Amazon and other big tech companies are using coronavirus to take over the world How much bandwidth capacity can we add? Why don't we ban targeted advertising? Jeff vs Leo and StaceyPicks of the Week Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts Stacey's Thing: Wyze Band and Scale Jeff's Numbers: Conference Call Bingo Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT mintmobile.com/twig

MOR BALITAKTAKAN X GUGMANG GIAHAK ep Feb 13 2020 Bernie Bitokbitok | Maria Feelingera | Rico Swabe Special Guest: Lito Englisero --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitokbitokuniversity/support

Dr. Darria Long Gillespie is a Yale-and Harvard-trained emergency physician, author of the book MOM HACKS (Hachette Book Group, which launches February 19, 2019), and a regular TV expert on HLN, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and Fox News. She’s a mom herself and she is quickly becoming the national ‘go-to’ doctor for women and parenting health  -Dr. Oz refers to her as the "make-life-better-for-women doctor”.   And he’s endorsed Mom Hacks as has Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN anchor Lynn Smith, and Dr. William Sears. Bottom line she’s providing the little ‘hacks’ to help moms everywhere get back their “I’ve got this” From Atlanta, Georgia...  Dr. Darria is on Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond. Everyone who purchases Mom Hacks gets access to exclusive bonuses, including Dr. Darria's “Weekend Veggie Prep Hack”, aka how to have fresh produce at-hand and eaten all week long, access to special discounts on her favorite “Mom Hacks Must-Haves” (including blue-blocker glasses, Kinsa thermometers,  baby skincare line, and more), access to Dr. Darria's 5 SUPER-CHARGED Mom Hacks Playlists, and more bonuses that they’re adding every. Single. Day! Go to www.DrDarria.com/MomHacks to enter your info and get access as soon as you have the book!   *** Connect with Lou Diamond:  www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD:  www.thriveloud.com/podcast  

Scotty has Melody Johnson on the phone. Melody played Kinsa in Jason X. She discusses her time on set, how cool the special effects were, what it was like doing her first ever sex scene on camera, how she got her start into acting, any future projects she is working on, and her memorable moments from filming Jason X. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slasherscotty/support

Scotty has Melody Johnson on the phone. Melody played Kinsa in Jason X. She discusses her time on set, how cool the special effects were, what it was like doing her first ever sex scene on camera, how she got her start into acting, any future projects she is working on, and her memorable moments from filming Jason X.

Kumusta mga higala, lain na pud nga episode sa atong programa nga Bag-ong Dan-ag.Kini nga programa dedicated para sa pag-usbaw sa atong critical thinking (pagkamatukion nga pangisip) ug ang skepticism (pagkamadudahon) sa atong katilingbang Pilipinhon ilabi na gyud kitang mga Bisaya ug labaw pa gyud para sa atong mga kabatan-unan karon.Para ni ilabi na gyud sa kadtung mga batan-un nga gipangpugos ug pasimba sa ilang mga ginikanan. Gipangpugos ug pasilbi sa mga simbahan. Para inyo ni. Ayaw mo kahadlok, ayaw mo ka-ulaw ug tawag sa atong programa. Safe space ni para ninyo. Pangutana mo. Ipadayag ang inyong mga hunahuna, mga kabalaka ug uban pa kabahin sa mga pagtuotuo sa inyong mga pamilya. Anonymous man ta dinhi. Ayaw itug-an ang tinuod ninyo nga pangalan. Ayaw i-butyag ang inyong identity. Wala koy paki kung kinsa man galing mo. Ani-a ta dinhi aron pagtuki, paglantugi niining mga pagtuotuo sa atong katilingban.Ang Bag-ong Dan-ag kay Internet live show ni siya sa YouTube. Kung diin pwede maka-participate ang mga naminaw pina-agi sa pagtawag gamit sa computer o cellphone apan walay bayad. Libre kini. Kung kinsa tong ganahan motawag, mao ni ang link: http://bit.ly/danagtvcall. Ang atong live show kada semana ni siya matag adlaw nga Huwebes, sa alas 7am hangtud sa 8am.Padayun ta karon sa lain na pud nga sugilanon nga mabasa nato sa libro sa Genesis. Karong adlawa atong basahon ang sugilanon mahitungod sa karaang siyudad sa Sodoma ug Gomora (Sodom and Gomora). Kini atong mabasa sa Genesis 19. Apan sa dili pa na, ato usang basahon ang nahiunang kapitolo, kini apas sumpay sa estorya nga naglambigit kang Abraham ug kang Sarai.Genesis 18Usa ka Anak nga Lalaki ang Gisaad ngadto kang Abraham1Ang Ginoo mipakita kang Abraham didto sa sagradong mga kahoy ni Mamre. Naglingkod si Abraham sa pultahan sa iyang tolda sa udtong tutok. 2Sa- paglantaw niya sa unahan, nakita niya ang tulo ka tawo nga nagbarog. Busa midagan siya aron pagtagbo sa mga tawo ug mihapa siya sa yuta ug 3miingon, “Sir, andam ako sa pag-alagad kaninyo busa hapit intawon kamo sa akong balay. 4Tugoti nga magpakuha akog tubig aron makahimasa kamo ug makapahulay kamo dinhi ubos niining kahoy. 5Magkuha akog pagkaon aron mabaskog kamo ug makapadayon sa inyong panaw. Andam ako pag-alagad kaninyo kay mianhi man kamo sa akong balay.”Sila mitubag, “Kon mao kana, buhata ang imong giingon.”Ang ginoo mipakita kuno kang Abraham. Si Abraham kuno nakakita ug tulo ka tawo nga nagbarog. Mihapa kuno siya sa yuta og mihangyo kanila nga mohapit sa iyahang balay. So simple nga pagsabot, pasabot ba kini nga ang Ginoo kay usa sa tulo ka tawo nga nahimamat ni Abraham? Mingpakita man kuno ang ginoo kang Abraham, unya ang sumpay sa maong pagsaysay kay mao dayun kini, nga nakakita si Abraham ug tulo ka tawo. Medyo libog man ni ug pwede nga ma-interpret nato nga usa sa mga tawo ang ginoo, apan pwede ra pud nga dili. Kay basin humana ug pakita ang ginoo kang Abraham. Unya basin nga gipahimangnuan siya kabahin niining tulo ka tawo. Nga basin ming-ingon ang ginoo kaniya nga duna koy tulo ka tawo nga ipahimamat nako kanimo. Kay ngano man nga minghapa man dayun sa yuta si Abraham. Dili man tingali na mao ang customs sa kaniadto nga panahon, nga kung duna kay masugatan nga tulo ka tawo, nga mohapa ka dayun sa yuta! Medyo libog.6Midali si Abraham pagsulod sa tolda ug giingnan niya si Sara, “Pagkuhag usa ka sako sa imong labing maayong harina ug paglutog pan. Dalia kini paghimo.” 7Unya midagan si Abraham ngadto sa kahayopan ug nagpili siyag nating baka nga tambok ug humok pa ug gihatag niya kini sa iyang ulipon; gidali usab kini paghikay sa ulipon. 8Unya nagkuha si Abraham ug keso, lab-as nga gatas ug karne ug gidulot niya kini sa mga tawo. Samtang nagkaon sila, nagbarog siya duol kanila ubos sa kahoy.9Unya nangutana sila kaniya, “Hain man ang imong asawa nga si Sara?”“Anaa sa sulod sa tolda,” mitubag siya.10Ang- usa kanila miingon, “Isaad ko kanimo nga mobalik ako sa sunod tuig. Nianang panahona, ang imong asawa si Sara manganak ug batang lalaki.”Ma-abi-abihon kaayo si Abraham da! Unya ang usa sa mga tawo, mingsaad nga mobalik sunod tuig. Ug nga kuno, manganak anang panahona si Sara. Daghan ang mo-ingon nga mao ni ang ginoo. Ang ginoo gyud ang nagsakuban nga kuno tawo ang usa sa tulo ka mga tawo nga nahimamat ni Abraham. O ba kaha, manghuhula kining usa nila. Makakita tingali siya sa future. No? Manghuhula. Ug basin pa gani, mananabang pa gayud. Kay nganong mobalik man siya inig manganak na si Sara? Manghuhula ug mananabang pa gayud. Gamit ning tawhana.Si Sara diay namati didto sa pultahan sa tolda luyo kang Abraham. 11Si Abraham ug si Sara tigulang na kaayo ug si Sara wala na abti sa iyang binulan. 12Busa- mikatawa si Sara sa iyang kaugalingon ug miingon, “Karon nga tigulang na ako ug tigulang na usab ang akong bana, unsaon man namo pagpanganak?”13Unya nangutana ang Ginoo kang Abraham, “Nganong mikatawa man si Sara ug miingon, ‘Makabaton pa ba gud kog anak nga tigulang na man ako kaayo?’ 14Aduna- ba goy dili mahimo sa Ginoo? Sa sunod tuig mobalik ako kaninyo ug si Sara manganak ug batang lalaki.”15Gilimod kini ni Sara kay nahadlok man siya. Miingon siya, “Wala ako mokatawa, uy.”Apan ang Ginoo mitubag, “Mikatawa ka.”O, unsa man ning nakasulat dinhi? Ang ginoo nangutana kang Abraham! Apil gyud diay sa estorya ang ginoo?! Usa gyud tingali siya sa tulo? Lain na pud nga pagkadanghag sa author o sa editor niining libroha no. Nagdanghag lang gyud.Minglimud kuno si Sara. Ngano kaha nga nahadlok man siya? Kung wala sila nakabantay nga ginoo diay ning nangutana, nganong nahadlok man siya? Natural, kung ingon ana na ka katigulang, unya dunay mo-ingon nimo nga manganak ka, mokatawa ka gayud! Unya karon, minglimud siya kay kuno nahadlok siya.Laing problema: gi-unsa man paghibalo sa tagsulat niining maong libro nga ang ginoo diay to ang usa sa tulo ka mga tawo? Unya nakabalo pa gyud siya nga naminaw diay si Sara sa may pultahan.Nag-ampo si Abraham alang sa Sodoma16Unya mibiya ang mga tawo ug miadto sa usa ka dapit diin makita nila sa ubos ang Sodoma. Mikuyog si Abraham aron pagpagikan kanila. 17Ang Ginoo miingon, “Dili ko ikatago gikan kang Abraham ang akong buhaton. 18Ang iyang mga kaliwat mahimong dako ug gamhanang nasod ug pinaagi kaniya panalanginan ko ang tanan nga nasod sa kalibotan.+ 19Gipili ko siya aron sugoon niya ang iyang mga anak ug ang iyang umaabot nga panimalay sa pagtuman sa akong mga sugo pinaagi sa pagbuhat sa husto ug matarong. Kon buhaton nila kini, buhaton ko kaniya ang tanan nga akong gisaad.”20Unya miingon kang Abraham ang Ginoo, “Hilabihan na ang mga mulo batok sa Sodoma ug sa Gomora ug ang ilang sala dako kaayo. 21Busa moadto ako aron susihon kon tinuod ba ang mga mulo nga akong nadungog.”Ani-a na usab! Gi-unsa kaha paghibalo sa tagsulat niining maong sugilanon unsay gihunahuna sa ginoo? Gidiktar ni tanan sa ginoo ngadto sa tagsulat? Kung gidiktar man lang gani, nganong libog man kaayo ni pagkasulat? Ug nganong daghan man ug sayop ug mga nagkasumpaki nga mga bersikolo? O dili ba kaha, kathang-isip lamang kini. Mga estorya-estorya lang gud sa karaan. Mga legends, mga myths? Asa kaha niini ang mas duol sa tinuod? Isip isip mga kahigalaan.Ang ginoo kinahanglang nga magpakatawo ug mo-adto sa Sodoma ug Gomora aron pagsusi kung unsay kahimtang didto? Wala ba ang Bibliya mismo mag-ingon nga kuno ang ginoo anaa sa tanang dapit? Omnipresent? Present everywhere? Apan dinhi, pagkatawhanon gud ani? Mo-adto kuno siya ug susihon niya kung tinuod ba ang iyang mga nadunggan nga mga mulo?Tawhanon gyud kaayo ning ginooha. Matunglohon, propareha ug dagway nato, makalakaw, maka-estorya, makadungog ug makakita ug masayop pud. Tungod ba kaha kini kay mugnamugna lamang kini sa tawo? Kathang-isip lamang?22Unya mibiya ang duha ka tawo ug mipadayon paingon sa Sodoma apan nagpabilin ang Ginoo uban kang Abraham. 23Giduol ni Abraham ang Ginoo ug gipangutana, “Laglagon mo ba gayod ang mga matarong uban sa mga makasasala? 24Pananglit adunay 50 ka tawo nga walay sala didto, laglagon mo ba ang tibuok siyudad? Dili mo ba kini pasayloon aron lamang pagluwas sa 50 ka tawo? 25Sa walay duhaduha dili mo gayod patyon ang mga walay sala uban sa mga makasasala. Dili mo kana mabuhat! Kay kon buhaton mo kini, ang mga walay sala mahiagom sa silot uban sa mga makasasala. Dili kana mahitabo! Ang Maghuhukom sa tibuok kalibotan kinahanglang magbuhat sa angay gayod.”26Ang Ginoo miingon, “Kon makakaplag akog 50 ka tawo nga matarong didto sa Sodoma, dili ko silotan ang tibuok siyudad tungod lamang kanila.”27Unya miingon na usab si Abraham, “Ginoo, pasayloa nga mangahas ako pagpadayon sa pagpakigsulti kanimo. Tawo lamang ako ug walay katungod pagsulti bisan unsa. 28Apan tingalig aduna lamay 45 ka tawo nga matarong didto inay 50. Laglagon mo ba ang tibuok siyudad tungod lang kay kulang ug lima?”Ang Ginoo mitubag, “Dili ko laglagon ang siyudad kon makakaplag akog 45 ka tawo nga matarong.” 29Unya miingon na usab si Abraham, “Tingalig 40 ra ka tawo ang matarong.”Ang Ginoo mitubag, “Dili ko laglagon kini kon adunay 40 ka tawo nga matarong.”30Si Abraham miingon, “Ayaw intawon kasuko, Ginoo, nga mopadayon ako sa pagsulti. Pananglit 30 lamang ka tawo sila?”Ang Ginoo mitubag, “Dili ko laglagon kini kon makakaplag akog 30 ka tawo.”31Miingon si Abraham, “Pasayloa intawon ako, Ginoo, nga mangahas ako pagpadayon sa pagpakigsulti kanimo. Pananglit makakaplag ka lamag 20 ka tawo?”Ang Ginoo mitubag, “Dili ko laglagon ang siyudad kon makakaplag akog 20 ka tawo.”32Si Abraham miingon, “Ayaw intawon kasuko, Ginoo, niining kataposan kong pagsulti. Pananglit aduna lamay napulo nga imong makaplagan, unsa may mahitabo?”Ang Ginoo mitubag, “Dili ko kini laglagon kon adunay napulo.” 33Human siya makigsulti kang Abraham, mibiya ang Ginoo ug mipauli si Abraham.Kaning dapita kay ang pagka-drama lang gyud! Kung nakig-estorya ka sa ginoo, ingon ani kaha ang imong pagpakig-estorya? Murag unrealistic man kaayo ni uy! Gikan sa 50 hangtud naabot sa 10, parehas ra nga pangutana.Dili kuno laglagon sa ginoo kon dunay napulo ka matarong nga makaplagan sa ginoo. Pila man kaha diay ang limit? Unya ngano man pud nga dunay limit? Kung dunay limit sa maong siyudad, nganong sa kadto ra man pud nga siyudad? Nganong localized man kaayo ang panan-aw sa ginoo? Narrow ra kaayo? Nganong siyudad man? Dili barangay? Dili baryo? Dili nasud? Dili ang kalibutan? Nangita lang gyud siya ug bikil!? Nangita lang gyud siya ug excuse aron nga makapasakit ug tawo?Unya, sa unahan niining maong sugilanon, naa diay si Lot didto! Ang paryente ni Abraham! Kahinumdom mo ni Lot!? Naa diay siya didto. Unya atong mabasa unya nga matarong si Lot. Ug si Lot ug ang iyang asawa ug ubang paryente, gipa-eskapo sa ginoo. Ngano man?! Kay tungod matarong kuno sila! Uy duna pa diay matarong didto?! Ngano man nga gipadayon niya ang iyahang tantrums?! Nganong gilaglag man lagi niya ang mga tawo didto maskin tuod nga duna pay pipila ka matarong nga nahibilin?!Genesis 19Ang Pagkamakasasala sa mga Tawo sa Sodoma1Sa pag-abot sa duha ka anghel didto sa Sodoma nianang pagkagabii, naglingkod si Lot didto sa ganghaan sa siyudad. Sa pagkakita gayod niya sa duha ka tawo, mitindog siya ug misugat kanila. Mihapa siya sa ilang atubangan 2ug miingon, “Ania ako aron pag-alagad kaninyo. Kon mahimo hapit kamo sa akong balay. Makapanghimasa kamo didto ug adto matulog. Ugma sa buntag makapadayon ra kamo sa inyong panaw.” Apan mitubag sila, “Daghang salamat na lang. Anhi ra kami matulog dinhi.”3Apan mipadayon gayod si Lot sa pagdapit kanila ug sa kataposan miuban sila kaniya ngadto sa iyang balay. Nagpaluto si Lot ug pan nga walay patubo ug naghikayg maayong pagkaon alang kanila ug nangaon sila.Bisaya kaayo nga estorya no! Gi-agda sila ni Lot unya ming-ingon sila nga "thanks, but no thanks." Gipugos ni Lot hangtud nga mingsugot sila. Pagaka-bisaya gyud! Kung mo-ingon mo nga gi-dikta pa ni sa ginoo ambot nalang ninyo! Pagkamabaw gyud intawn sa inyong "bar" sa inyong "minimum limit" kung unsay tinuod ug unsay estorya-estorya lamang.4Sa wala pa manghigda ang mga bisita ni Lot, ang iyang balay gilibotan sa tanang mga lalaki sa Sodoma, batan-on ug tigulang. 5Gitawag- nila si Lot ug gipangutana, “Hain ba ang mga lalaki nga anaa matulog sa imong balay? Dad-a sila sa gawas aron makighilawas kami kanila.”6Si Lot migula ug gisirhan niya ang pultahan. 7Miingon siya kanila, “Mga higala, ayaw intawon ninyo himoa ang maong mangil-ad nga buhat! 8Kon gusto kamo aduna akoy duha ka anak nga dalaga. Dad-on ko sila nganha kaninyo ug kamo nay mahibalo kanila. Apan ayaw intawon ninyo hilabti kining mga tawhana kay mga bisita ko sila ug kinahanglan nga panalipdan ko sila.”Ani-a na mga higala, ang dako nga punto sa maong estorya! Gidiga ni Lot ang iyahang duha ka mga anak nga dalaga ngadto sa mga tawo. Iyang gipanalipdan ang mga bisita niya, mga tawo nga wala niya hi-ilhi. Ug iyang gilawg ngadto sa mga tawo ang iyang kaugalingong mga anak!Kung matarong, kung moral nga pagkatawo ang inyong tan-aw ni Lot?! Ambot ninyo! Maayo pag na-apil mo sa mga gipanglaglag didto sa Sodoma ug Gomora kung mao man galing! Kay pagka-imoral gyud sa gibuhat ni Lot! Unsa man kuno ang atong makutlo nga pagtulon-an niini?! Mao ni ang example sa morality sa Bibliya?! Basa mog Shakespeare uy! Mao ni ang giya sa pagpuyo sa kalibutan?! Ang Bibliya?! Purbida!9Apan miingon sila, “Ayaw pagpanghilabot sa among pagabuhaton. Dili ka baya taga dinhi. Kinsa ka ba nga magbuot kon unsay among himoon? Ayaw kamig babagi aron dili ka mahiagom sa labi pang mangil-ad nga kadaot.” Unya gitulod nila si Lot ug misaka sila aron gub-on ang pultahan. 10Apan gibira si Lot sa duha ka tawo nga didto sa sulod ug gisirhan nila ang pultahan. 11Unya- gibutaan nila ang tanang tawo didto sa gawas aron dili na sila makatultol sa pultahan.Ambot lang ninyo ha pero kung naa ko didto, kung usa ko sa mga nabutaan. Manuktok gihapon tingali ko sa pultahan. Gani, mahikapan ug makaplagan ra gihapon nako ang pultahan. Manghasi na hinuon ko gani ug samot kay ngano man kuno nga nabuta lang ko ug kalit. Mosamot na hinuon ko ug kalagot! Pero mao ni ang nahimong solution sa ginoo niining taknaa? Ginoo man kaha ka? Dili pwede maskig gibutangan ba ron niya ug babag nga dili makita aron dili makasulod kining mga tawhana?! O dili ba gipa-ulan ug kusog o bagyo ba kaha?! Gibutaan gyud?! Makasulbad kaha ni sa problema?! Hmm, mura mag tawhanon kaayo ni nga sulbad. O ba kaha, naive ra kaayo ang nagsulat niini nga nangutana siya hmm, unsaon kaha ni pagsulbad, ah butaan na sila human!Gibiyaan Nila ni Lot ang Sodoma12Si Lot gipangutana sa duha ka tawo, “Aduna ka bay kauban dinhi? Dad-a ang imong mga anak ug ang tanan mong mga sakop niining siyudad ug pamiya kamo dinhi 13kay laglagon namo kining dapita. Gidungog sa Ginoo ang makalilisang mga mulo batok sa katawhan niining siyudara ug gipadala kami niya aron paglaglag sa Sodoma.”14Unya giadto ni Lot ang mga pamanhonon sa iyang mga anak ug giingnan sila, “Biya kamo dayon niining dapita kay laglagon kini sa Ginoo.” Apan nagtuo sila nga nagtiaw lamang siya.15Sa pagkakaadlawon, giapura si Lot sa mga anghel pagbiya sa siyudad. Miingon sila, “Pagdali! Dad-a ang imong asawa ug ang duha mo ka anak nga dalaga ug biya kamo dinhi aron dili kamo maangin sa pagkalaglag sa siyudad.” 16Apan- naglanganlangan gihapon si Lot. Busa siya ug ang iyang asawa ug duha ka anak nga dalaga gipugos pagdala sa duha ka tawo ngadto sa gawas sa siyudad. Gibuhat nila kini kay ang Ginoo naluoy man kang Lot. 17Sa pagbiya na sa mga anghel kanila didto sa gawas sa siyudad, miingon ang usa ka anghel, “Dagan kamo aron kamo maluwas! Ayaw kamo paglingi ug ayaw paghunong sa walog. Dagan ngadto sa kabungtoran aron dili kamo mangamatay.”18Apan si Lot mitubag, “Kon mahimo dili kami moadto didto. 19Giila ko nga dako kag gikatabang kanako. Salamat kaayo sa pagluwas mo kanako. Apan layo kaayo ang kabungtoran ug hiapsan ako sa kadaot ug mamatay ako sa dili pa makaabot didto. 20Busa paadtoa ako nianang gamayng lungsod sa unahan aron maluwas ako.”21Ang anghel mitubag, “Uyon ako sa imong hangyo. Dili ko iapil paglaglag kanang lungsora. 22Hala, dagan na! Wala akoy mahimo sa dili ka pa moabot didto.”Kadtong lungsora gitawag ug Zoar kay giingon man ni Lot nga gamay ra kini.Nahadlok si Lot nga mahi-apsan kuno sa kadaot?! Kabalo diay siya kung unsay pagabuhaton sa ginoo sa maong siyudad? O laglagon kuno niya ang tanang molupyo didto, apan wala man tingali kalibutan si Lot kung sa unsa nga paagi? Matumba lang ba ug kalit? Mawad-an lang ug ginhawa? Kan-on ba ron sa yuta? Lunopan ba? Wala man tingali siya masayod?Unya kining kabahin sa Zoar, nga maoy gidaganan ni Lot. Gitawag ni ug Zoar kay kuno gitawag man ni Lot nga gamay ra kini. Kay sa Hebrew diay kuno, ang pulong nga "Tso'ar" nagpasabot man ug "gamay"; "insignificant." So mao kuno nga ang lugar gitawag ug Zoar. Sa ato pa, mao kintahay ni ang legend sa lungsod nga ginganlan ug Zoar. Alegre ani, kakataw-anan pud ani uy!Ang Pagkalaglag sa Sodoma ug sa Gomora23Sa pagsubang na sa adlaw ug nakaabot na si Lot sa Zoar, 24gipaulanan- sa Ginoo ug nagsigang asupre ang Sodoma ug ang Gomora. 25Gilaglag sa Ginoo kining mga siyudara ug ang tibuok walog lakip ang tanang mga tawo sa mga siyudad ug ang mga tanom niadtong dapita. 26Apan- ang asawa ni Lot nga nagsunod kaniya milingi ug nahimo siyang haligi nga asin.Mao ni mga kahigalaan, ang popular kaayo nga estorya no, nga minglingi ang asawa ni Lot, aron tingali nga makakita ug naunsa ang Sodoma ug Gomora, ug siya nahimo hinuon nga haligi nga asin.Ang mga magtutuo niining Bibliya mingdepensa, nga kuno nagmasupakon ang asawa ni Lot, wala siya mingtuman sa hingpit sa sugo sa ginoo, nga ikyas kamo ug ayaw ug lingi balik. Mao nga gisilutan siya. Ang silot, nahimo siyang haligi nga asin.Ang uban pud mingdepensa, nga kuno ang pulong sa Hebrew nga na-translate ug "look back" o lingi, kay kuno dili lamang nagahulogan ug "tan-aw balik" apan nagahulogan pud nga ang pag-igsapayan, pag-hunahuna; "to regard or to consider." Mura ba kuno ba ug nga gisayangan ang asawa ni Lot sa iyahang kinabuhi sa mang siyudad. O ba kaha wala pa siya naka-let-go. Mura bag konectado pa siya sa maong siyudad. Mao nga gisilotan siya sa ginoo. Ang silot, nahimo siyang haligi nga asin.Niining puntoha, dili na ko mahibulong, nga kining matunglohon ug putong nga ginoo, mingsilot sa asawa ni Lot tungod lamang sa paglingi. Kaning mga nagpatugatuga pa gyud ug esplikar kung unsay gipasabot niining maong sugilanon, kung unsay hunahuna sa ginoo nganong gibuhat kini niya, ayaw nalang mo uy. Undanga na ninyo. Dili na kinahanglan ug esplinasyon kay klaro na kaayo unsa ka hudlom kining maong ginooha! Genocidal maniac! Ganahan gyud ni siya nga duna siyay masilotan, duna siyay matunglo ug sa kani nga higayon, duna siyay mapatay!27Sayo sa pagkabuntag, midali pag-adto si Abraham sa dapit diin nagbarog siya uban sa Ginoo. 28Milantaw siya sa Sodoma ug sa Gomora ug sa tibuok walog ug nakita niya ang aso nga nag-utbo, sama sa aso nga gikan sa usa ka dako kaayong hudno. 29Apan sa paglaglag sa Dios sa mga siyudad sa walog wala niya hikalimti si Abraham ug gipaikyas niya si Lot sa kadaot.Kaluoy pud intawn ni Lot. Kung tinuod man galing nga nahitabo kining maong sugilanon, kaluoy pud intawn. Apan laing pangutana, nganong wala man minghisgut si Lot sa ginoo kabahin sa nahitabo sa iyahang asawa? Wala man lang gani siya nangutana? Mura man lang ug nakalimot siya unsay nahitabo? Wala ko matagbaw sa ending. Unsatisfactory para kanako ang ending dinhi. Walay explinasyon, wala tanan.Atong mahinumdoman nga gilunopan sa ginoo ang tibuok kalibutan aron pagpapas sa mga mangil-ad nga mga tawo sa panahon ni Noah. Gi-apil pa gani niya ang tanang mga mananap. Apan nawala ba ang kangil-ad sa tawo? Wala gayud. Dinhi sa sugilanon sa Sodoma ug Gomora, ani-a na pud. Ang ginoo naglagot na pud ug gipang-laglag niya ang mga tawo sa duha ka siyudad.Ngano kaha gyud, ngano kaha ug wagtangon lang diay sa ginoo ang kadautan dinhi sa kalibutan? Ang kangil-ad sa panghunahuna ug binuhatan sa tawo? Ngano man kaha diay ug pulos lang unta ta buutan?Mabasa nato sa Revelation 21:Ang Bag-ong Langit ug ang Bag-ong Yuta3Ug- nadungog ko ang usa ka kusog nga tingog nga nagsulti gikan sa trono, “Karon ang puloy-anan sa Dios ania na sa katawhan.+ Magpuyo na siya tipon kanila ug sila mahimong iyang katawhan. Ang Dios makig-uban kanila ug siya mahimo nga ilang Dios.+ 4Pahiran- niya ang ilang luha ug wala nay kamatayon o kasubo, paghilak o kasakit kay nahanaw na man ang daang mga butang.”Unsa may gihuwat niining ginooha? Makamugna man diay siya ug lugar o puluy-anan nga wala nay kamatayon o kasubo, wala nay paghilak o kasakit, unsa pa man iyang gipaabot? Nganong nagpuyo pa man gyud ang tawo niining kalibutana? Nganong duna may dautan o ngil-ad? Nganong gitugot man niya nga ang tawo magsakit ug magsubo ug maghilak ug mamatay? Nga pwede ra man diay unta nga wala lang kini? Aron lang gyud sa iyahang kalingawan? Malipay siya nga mag-apong sa mga tawo nga magsakit ug mag-agulo? Sadistaha pud ani gud niya?!Pagka-daghang pangutana!!Apan duna pay laing posibilidad mga higala. Dunay pa intawn lain nga posibilidad. Nga kining mga sugilanon sa Bibliya, pulos lamang kini kathang-isip sa mga tawo kani-adto nga mga mas ignorante pa kaysa kanato karon nga nangita lang intawn ug eksplinasyon sa kalibutan; sa pagpuyo nga kalibutanon. Nangita ug giya sa pagpuyo sa kinabuhi. Nangita ug giya ug unsaon nga makontrol ang katawhan ug nga magkahi-usa ang mga tawo. Para nako, mao kini ang mas lig-on nga posibilidad, mas logical, mas reasonable tungod kay dili lamang ang Bibliya ang mingtungha niining kalibutana apan duna pay daghang libro nga proparehas sa Bibliya. Dunay mga libro sa Vedas, sa ancient India. Dunay mga karaang mga panulat sa ancient China. Dunay mga karaang mga panulat sa ancient Egypt, sa Aztec, sa Nordic, ug uban pa.Lapas nas duha ka libo ka tuig, wala pa gihapon kitay lig-on nga proweba, o ebidensya man lang gani, nga napakita nga ang Bibliya mao basi sa nakasulat niini. Wala gyud. Kay kung naa pa, hagbay ra unta ni napahimutang nga isyu. Wala na untay isyu. Dili na unta ko kinahanglan pa mag-live-show dinhi. Sulbad na unta ang pangutana kung duna bay ginoo, asa aning mga ginooha ang tinuod, asa aning mga tuotuo o relihiyon ang sakto? Sulbad na unta.Mga higala, ayaw intawn mo pagpadala sa mga linlang sa ubang tawo. Mga estorya nga botbot. Pagkat-on kamo ug pagkamatuki-on nga pangisip ug ang pagkamadudahon. Ayaw itugot nga inyong igahin ang bililhon kaayo ninyo nga panahon, kadasig ug inyong salapi sa mga negosyo sa mga simbahan. Duna moy tagsa-tagsa ka mga utok, tagsa-tagsa ka pangisip, palihug, gamita intawn ninyo.Kini ug uban pa, ang atong hisgutan sa sunod nga mga episodes dinhi sa atong programa.Kung intersado mo sa pag explore niini, ayaw kalimot ug Subscribe ug share niini. Para ato ning tanan.Dinhi lang usa, hangtud sa sunod higayon. Daghang salamat.Question everything. 

Kumusta mga higala, lain na pud nga episode sa atong programa nga Bag-ong Dan-ag. Kini nga programa dedicated para sa pag-usbaw sa atong critical thinking (pagkamatukion nga pangisip) ug ang skepticism (pagkamadudahon) sa atong katilingbang Pilipinhon ilabi na gyud kitang mga Bisaya ug labaw pa gyud para sa atong mga kabatan-unan karon.Para ni ilabi na gyud sa kadtung mga batan-un nga gipangpugos ug pasimba sa ilang mga ginikanan. Gipangpugos ug pasilbi sa mga simbahan. Para inyo ni. Ayaw mo kahadlok, ayaw mo ka-ulaw ug tawag sa atong programa. Safe space ni para ninyo. Pangutana mo. Ipadayag ang inyong mga hunahuna, mga kabalaka ug uban pa kabahin sa mga pagtuotuo sa inyong mga pamilya. Anonymous man ta dinhi. Ayaw itug-an ang tinuod ninyo nga pangalan. Ayaw i-butyag ang inyong identity. Wala koy paki kung kinsa man galing mo. Ani-a ta dinhi aron pagtuki, paglantugi niining mga pagtuotuo sa atong katilingban.Padayun ta karon sa estorya nga mabasa nato dinhi sa libro sa Genesis. Karon ang atong tukion kay ang estorya kabahin sa usa ka tawo nga gihinganlan ug Noah.Genesis 6Ang Pagkadaotan sa Katawhan1-2Niadtong- panahona daghan na ang mga tawo sa kalibotan ug maanyag ang ilang mga anak nga babaye. Nakita kini sa pipila ka langitnong mga binuhat ug gipangasawa nila ang ilang nagustohan. 3Unya ang Ginoo miingon, “Dili ko tugotan ang tawo nga mabuhi hangtod sa kahangtoran kay tawo lamang siya. Sukad karon kutob ra gayod sa 120 ka tuig ang ilang kinabuhi.” 4Niadtong- mga adlawa ug bisan pa gani sa misunod nga panahon, dihay mga higante sa kalibotan. Sila mga anak sa mga babaye nga sama nato ug sa mga langitnong binuhat. Sila mao ang mga bayani ug mga bantogang tawo sa karaang panahon.Ang mga babaye nakit-an sa pipila ka mga langitnong mga binuhat. Ang mga lalaki diay? O ba kaha, pulos lalaki ang mga langitnon nga mga binuhat? Walay babaye nga langitnon nga binuhat? Propareha man gyud ni no sa mga estorya sa karaang panahon sa Greece. Nga kuno ang mga ginoo, nakighi-usa sa mga makalibutanon nga mga binuhat ug mao naka-anak ug mga "demi-gods." Katunga tawo, katunga ginoo. Kanumdom mo nila ni Achilles, Heracles ug Perseus? Kung mao to sila ang mga bayani ug mga bantugang mga tawo sa karaang panahon, kinsa man ni sila? Nganong wala man ta nakadungug ani nila? Wala man gali pangalan man lang nga nakalista dinhi.Then ani-a pa gyud ning mga higante. Higante daw. Unsay may pasabot sa higante? Giants di ba? Ang pulong nga "giant" gikuha nato sa pulong nga Gigantes sa Greek. Gikan ni sa Greek Mythology. Usa ka kaliwat nga mga aggresive ug mga kusgan nga mga binuhat. Mga anak ni Gaia (Mother Earth) ug sa mga tulo sa dugo ni Uranus (Sky). Sama sa tawo ang ilang mga dagway ug gani, sama ra pud sa tawo ang ilang gidak-on. Dili na mao nga higante ang imong gi-imagine karon, nga dako kaayo o ba kaha taas kaayo nga tawo. Susama ra nato ang kadak-on.Sa mas karaan pang mga panahon, pila ka gatus ka tuig nga nag-una, sa wala pa mahasulat ang libro sa Genesis, duna nay mga estorya kabahin niining gitawag ug Gigantes. Apan ang mga detalye kay nagsagolsagol nalang no. Duna pa gani mga higante daw nga bitin ang mga tiil. Unya usahay pa gyud, masipyatan pa ang mga higante sa mga Titans -- ang mga ancestor sa mga ginoo sa Olympia. Sa ato pa, kung ang nagsulat niining maong libro, na-inpluwensya sa mga estorya sa karaan, dili ta mahibulong nga dunay gamay dinhi nga kasayuran kabahin niining gitawag ug higante.Unya human, mipahamtang ug limit "tagal" ang ginoo sa kinabuhi sa tawo nga kutob nalang 120 ang edad. Unsa man ni? Mao ni silot sa tungod sa mga gibuhat sa mga langitnong mga nilalang nga nakighi-usa sa mga tawo? Mura mag nabu-ak ni diri nga estorya no. Lain na pud nga tampalos sa mga kamot sa editor niining maong libro.5Unya- nakita sa Ginoo nga hilabihan kadaotan sa mga tawo sa kalibotan ug kanunay lamang ngil-ad ang ilang gihunahuna. 6Nagbasol siya nga gibuhat niya ang tawo diha sa kalibotan ug nakapasubo kini kaniya. 7Busa miingon siya, “Laglagon ko ang tanang tawo nga akong gibuhat. Laglagon ko usab ang tanang mananap ug mga langgam kay nagbasol ako nga gibuhat ko sila.” 8Apan gikahimut-an sa Ginoo si Noe.Nagbasol ang ginoo nga gibuhat niya ang tawo sa kalibotan. Kay kuno, hilabihan kadautan ug kanunay lamang ngil-ad ang ilang gihunahuna. Duna bay option ang ginoo nga magmugna ug tawo nga pulos buutan? Pwede ba siya makabuhat ug mga tawo nga sama niini? Mga buutan. Mga matinahuron ug dili makahunahuna ug ngil-ad. Pwede ba? Kang kinsa man nang sala nga ang mga tawo dautan? Gani, mahinumdoman nato sa milabay nga estorya sa Genesis, nga ang tawo wala gani nakahibalo ug unsay maayo ug unsay dautan. Hangtud nga gitug-anan sila sa serepente, mao nga nakakaon sa kahoy sa kahibalo sa unsay maayo ug unsay dautan, mao nga duna na silay kahibalo human adtong hitabo-a.So kung dunay option ang ginoo sa kung unsa nga matang sa mga tawo ang iyang i-mugna, iyaha ra ning sala nga nagmugna ug tawo nga dautan ug ngil-ad ang panghunahuna.Unya karon, daw sama sa usa ka gamay nga bata, nga wala nakuha ang iyang gusto, ming-ingon ang ginoo nga laglagon niya ang tanang tawo. Apil pa gani pud ang mga mananap, laglagon pud niyag apil. Ingon ani ka putong ang maong ginoo. Ingon ani ka childish. Nag-tantrum!Sa iyang kagamhanan, kay gamhanan man kuno ni siya; ug sa iyang kamaalamon, kay maalamon man daw ni siya, ug sa iyang pagkamahigugmaon, kay mahigugmaon man daw ni siya -- mao ni iyang solution, laglagon nalang ang tanang tawo nga binuhat niya. Unya sa kaputong sa iyang utok, apilon pa gyud niya ug laglag ang mga mananap.Pagka-irresponsable! Unya mao ni nga ginoo ang magpadayeg? Ang magpasimba?! Ang magpa-ampo?! Uy, pastilan! Kinsa mang tawo, nga sakto sa pangisip, ang dunay amor nga makadayeg ug makasimba niining maong ginoo?!Naghimo si Noe ug Arka9Mao- kini ang sugilanon mahitungod ni Noe nga usa ka matarong nga tawo. Siya lamang ang gikahimut-an sa Dios niadtong panahona kay nagmatinumanon man siya sa Dios. 10Aduna siyay tulo ka anak: Si Sem, si Ham ug si Japet. 11Apan ang katawhan daotan atubangan sa Dios ug ang kalibotan napuno sa ilang pagkadaotan. 12Gitan-aw sa Dios ang kalibotan ug nakita niya nga ngil-ad kini kay daotan man kaayo ang binuhatan sa mga tawo.13Unya ang Dios miingon kang Noe, “Nakahukom ako sa paglaglag sa tanang tawo. Puohon ko sila sa hingpit kay ila mang gipadagsang sa kalibotan ang ilang daotang mga buhat. 14Busa paghimog arka gikan sa kahoy nga goper. Buhati kinig mga lawak ug buliti ug aspalto ang sulod ug ang gawas niini. 15Ang gitas-on niini 133 ka metros,+ 22 ka metros ang gilapdon ug 13 ka metros ang kahabugon. 16Buhatig atop+ ang arka ug palabwa kini ug 44 ka sentimetros ibabaw sa mga bungbong niini. Himoa ang arka nga tulo ka andana ug buhatig pultahan sa kilid niini. 17Palunopan ko ang kalibotan aron pagpuo sa tanang binuhat. Ang tanan nga anaa ibabaw sa yuta mangamatay 18apan magbuhat akog kasabotan tali kanimo ug kanako. Sakay sa arka uban sa imong asawa ug mga anak ug sa ilang mga asawa. 19-20Pagdalag laki ug baye sa tanang matang sa mga mananap ug sa matag matang sa mga langgam aron dili sila mapuo. 21Pagdala usab sa tanang matang sa pagkaon ug tipigi kini aron inyong makaon ug makaon usab sa mga mananap.” 22Gituman- ni Noe kining tanan sumala sa gisugo sa Dios kaniya.Ani-a na, ang bantugan nga estorya kabahin ni Noah ug ang lunop sa tibuok kalibutan. Gihatagan ug mga detalye kabahin sa arka nga gipabuhat sa ginoo ni Noah. Akong balikon. Sa kaalam, sa kagamhanan ug sa kamahigugmaon niining ginoo-ha, ang paglaglag sa tanang binuhat niya, except lang ni Noah ug sa iyang pamilya, mao ang solution nga iyang nakab-ut!Ang Lunop1Ang Ginoo miingon kang Noe, “Sakay sa arka uban sa tibuok mong panimalay kay sa tanang mga tawo ikaw lamang ang nagbuhat ug matarong. 2Pagdala ug pito ka parisan nga laki ug baye sa tanang mananap nga giisip nga hinlo apan tagsa ka paris lamang ang dad-a sa mga mananap nga giisip nga hugaw. 3Pagdala usab ug pito ka parisan nga laki ug baye sa mga langgam aron dili sila mapuo. 4Kay human sa pito ka adlaw gikan karon, paulanon ko ug 40 ka adlaw ug 40 ka gabii aron pagpuo sa tanan kong binuhat nga may kinabuhi ibabaw sa yuta.” 5Ug gituman ni Noe ang tanan nga gisugo sa Ginoo kaniya.Unya ang mga bata nga naa sa sabakan sa ilang mga inahan, apil pud to sila ug kamatay? Unya karon, gipahipos sa ginoo si Noah ug mga paris sa mananap aron kuno dili sila mapuo. Unya buhaton kini ni Noah sulod lamang sa pito ka adlaw. Unya ang mga tanom diay? Gi-unsa man pagkabuhi sa mga tanom? Mga mananap ra man ning gipahipos sa ginoo?Ngano kaha gyud no, kung wagtangon lang diay sa ginoo ang dautan? Wagtangon lang diay ang mga ngil-ad nga panghunahuna? Dili makabuhat ang ginoo ana? Unya mao ni, magpadayeg, magpa-ampo, magpa-simba?!6Si Noe nagpanuigon ug 600 sa dihang gilunopan ang kalibotan. 7Siya- ug ang iyang asawa ingon man ang ilang mga anak uban sa ilang mga asawa nanakay sa arka aron dili sila mangamatay sa lunop. 8Ang tanang matang sa mananap nga hinlo ug dili hinlo ingon man sa mga langgam 9nanakay sa arka nga nagtinagurha, laki ug baye, kuyog kang Noe sumala sa gisugo sa Dios kaniya. 10Ug pagkatapos sa pito ka adlaw gilunopan ang yuta.Si Noah 600 na ang edad. Ayaw mo kalimot nga si Noah, ug iyang asawa, ug ilang tulo ka anak ug ilang mga asawa, mo ra ni sila ang nagpanday sa maong arka. Walo ka mga tawo, nga naghimo ug arka nga hilabihan kadako nga kuno gisak-an sa tanang matang sa mananap. Walo ka tawo.Ang pinakadako nga "wooden ship" ever built, kay ang gitawag ug Wyoming. Gilunsad niadtong 1909. Nagamit kini sulod sa 15 ka tuig ug milubog niadtong 11 Marso 1924. Gikataho nga ang maong barko, pirming masudlan ug tubig. Pirmi flooded. Ug mag-sige ug ka-inat ug lubag samtang maglawig kay tungod ang kahoy, dili man maka-maintain sa iyang porma. Mag-inat-inat, mag-lubag-lubag ug pirming masudlan ug tubig. Hangtud nga minglubog gyud pag 1924.The Wyoming was so equipped that it could be operated by a minimal crew of thirteen. The Wyoming represented the highest development in the construction of wooden sailing vessels. --From Wyoming Tales and Trails11Si- Noe nagpanuigon nag 600 ug sa ika-17 nga adlaw sa ikaduhang bulan, mibuhagay ang tanang mga tubod sa tubig gikan sa kahiladman sa yuta ug nangaabli ang mga bintana sa langit 12ug nag-ulan sulod sa 40 ka adlaw ug 40 ka gabii.13Niadto gayong adlawa, nanakay sa arka si Noe ug ang iyang asawa uban sa ilang tulo ka anak nga si Sem, si Ham ug si Japet ug ang ilang mga asawa. 14Nanakay usab uban kanila ang tanang matang sa mga mananap, mga ihalas ug binuhi, mga dagko ug gagmay ug ang tanang matang sa mga langgam. 15Laki ug baye sa matag matang sa tanang binuhat nanakay sa arka uban kang Noe 16sumala sa gisugo sa Dios. Unya gisirhan sa Ginoo ang pultahan sa arka.17Mipadayon paglunop sulod sa 40 ka adlaw ug milalom pag-ayo ang tubig ug milutaw ang arka. 18Milalom pa gayod ug dugang ang tubig ug ang arka naglutawlutaw niini. 19Hilabihan gayod ang pagsaka sa tubig nga gilapawan niini ang tanang habog nga bukid sa kalibotan. 20Ang tubig milapaw ug mga pito ka metros sa tumoy sa kabukiran. 21Busa nangamatay ang tanang may kinabuhi: ang mga langgam, mga kahayopan, ang tanang gagmayng mananap ug ang tanang tawo. 22Ang tanang binuhat nga may gininhawa nga nagpuyo sa yuta nangamatay. 23Gipuo sa Ginoo ang tanang may kinabuhi sa ibabaw sa kalibotan: ang mga tawo, ang mga kahayopan, ang tanang gagmayng mananap ug mga langgam. Si Noe lamang ug ang iyang mga kauban didto sa arka ang wala mamatay. 24Ang lunop misugod paghubas human sa 150 ka adlaw.Nanga-abli ang mga bintana sa langit?! Atong balikon nga kini nga detalye, pinasubay ni sa karaan nga panghunahuna nga ang langit kuno, daw kisami sa balay, murag takob sa kalibutan. Kung diin gipatapot ang mga bituun ug ang adlaw ug ang bulan. Apan, karon, nasayud naman kita, pina-agi sa atong pagtuki gamit sa science, nga walay "firmament" o gahi nga structure sa ibabaw sa atong panganud. Walay hibanggaan nga kisami ang mga "rockets" kung mogawas sa kalibutan padulong sa space. Ignorante pa intawn ang nagsulat niining maong estorya. Mas magpabug-at pa gayud nga "fiction" lang ning estoryaha. Ug nganong dunay motuo niini nga literally nahitabo gyud, ambot lamang gayud. Mga tapolan mohunahuna O ba kaha, bunga lang gyud sa ilahang naagi-an nga indoctrination no. Pero ok lang ni, education fixes ignorance. Pasensyahan lang nato ni sila no, ug tabangan nato nga makakita sa kamatuoran.Dili nalang nako lahuson ug basa no sa Genesis kapitolo 8 hangtud sa 10. Nalipong na ko ug hunahuna nga dunay mga tawo, nga mga edukado ug maalamon, apan motuo nga literally nahitabo ning estorya ni Noah.Nalukop nalang ug tuyoktuyok ang pipila ka mga believers niining estoryaha aron sa pagpangita ug ebidensya. Apan hangtud karon, pakyas lang gihapon. Walay ebidensya arka, walay ebidensya sa usa ka lunop sa tibuok kalibutan (worldwide flood). Maghunahuna gani ta, ang usa ka lunop, lunop sa tibuok kalibutan, nga kuno minglanat ug usa ka tuig, dili kaha magbilin ug ebidensya? Geological evidence niini, magsyagit unta sa ka-obvious! Apan wala gyud. Pila na ka expedition ngadto sa Ararat mountain ranges dinha sa Eastern Turkey, wala gyud. Pila na ka pagpanlungag, pagpangkalut sa yuta sa lainlaing lugar sa kalibutan, wala gyuy ebidensya sa worldwide flood. Zero.Daghan pa gyud ug issue ang maong estorya:Diin man gikan ang tubig? Unya diin man padulong?Ang mga mananap, gi-unsa nila pag sanay ug balik? Ug gi-unsa man pud nila pagbalik sa ilahang natural habitat? Kangaroos sa Australia? Kung gikan silag Turkey, gi-unsa man nila pagbalik sa Australia? Unya kung hinayhinay sila mingsanay ug mingbiyahe padulong sa Australia, nganong wala man gyud tay makit-an nga mga bukog sa kangaroo between Turkey ug Australia?Gi-unsa pagsurvive sa mga hulmigas? Lalaki ug babaye nga hulmigas, igo na na? Usa ka community ang survival sa hulmigas, tungod kay duna silay tagsa-tagsa ka mga bahin. Dunay queen ug dunay workers.Ang nagkalain-laing kaliwat sa tawo. Realistic ba nga gikan lang ta sa walo ka mga tawo? Ang pamilya ni Noah?Kung nalukop ug tubig ang kalibutan, mausab ang atmosphere. Mamahimong matubigon ang hangin nga malumos ka gani sa pagginhawa lamang.Duna toy tawo nga ginganlan ug Utnapishtim, nga usa ka survivor. Nakasurvive siya, uban sa iyang pamilya ug kuyog sa pipila ka mga mananap ug mga artesano (craftsmen). Ming survive sila tungod sa pahimangnu sa ginoo nga si Ea. Gitug-anan siya ni Ea nga pagagub-on sa mga ginoo ang tanang buhi sa kalibutan pinaagi sa usa ka lunop. Mao nga gipahimo niya si Utnapishtim ug dako nga barko aron nga maluwas sila sa lunop. Tuod man, gilunopan ang tibuok kalibutan ug naluwas gyud si Utnapishtim ug ang iyang mga kuyog sa barko. Human gihimong immortal si Utnapishtim sa mga ginoo.Kaning maong estorya naka-ukit sa kapin sa napulo ka mga clay tablets sa ancient Sumeria. Ang maong clay napetsahan nga gisulat niadtong mga 2000 BCE. Atong hinumdoman nga ang Genesis napetsahan nga gisulat between 1000 BCE to 500 BCE. Sa simpleng pagkabutang, ang estorya ni Noah ang usa sa pinakakaraan nga example sa plagiarism -- ang pagpangopya sa ginama sa laing tawo.Dugang pa, duna sad toy tawo nga ginganlan ug Atrahasis, usa pud ka survivor. Nakasurvive siya, uban sa iyang pamilya. Ming survive sila tungod sa pahimangnu sa ginoo nga si Enki. Gitug-anan siya ni Enki nga pagagub-on sa mga ginoo ang tanang buhi sa kalibutan pinaagi sa usa ka lunop. Oops! Taympa ra gud! Nakabasa naman ta ani?! Kaning maong sugilanon ni Atrahasis, nagagikan ni sa ancient tablet sa Akkadia. Napetsahan nga gisulat around 1600 BCE. Mas nauna ang sugilanon sa Gilgamesh apan mas nauna pa ni sa sugilanon ni Noah.Uy pastilan daghan diay ni sila? Dili diay original ang sugilanon ni Noah? Duna pa gyud ang Eridu Genesis (Sumerian gihapon). Ang sugilanon ni King Manu sa India. Ang sugilanon ni Tata ug Nena sa Aztec. -- pulos sugilanon sa ginoo nga mingpapas sa iyang binuhat pina-agi sa lunop. Pulos naglambagit ug barko o arka.Kini ug uban pa, ang atong hisgutan sa sunod nga mga episodes dinhi sa atong programa.Kung intersado mo sa pag explore niini, ayaw kalimot ug Subscribe ug share niini. Para ato ning tanan.Dinhi lang usa, hangtud sa sunod higayon. Daghang salamat.Question everything. 

Kumusta mga higala, nia na usab kita sa laing episode niining atong tulumanon, ang Bag-ong Dan-ag, dedicated aron sa pag-usbaw sa critical thinking (matukion nga pangisip) ug skepticism (pagkamadudahon) sa katilimbang Pilipinhon ilabi na gayud kitang mga Bisaya, labaw pa gyud ang atong mga kabatan-unan.Para ni ilabi na gyud sa kadtung mga batan-un nga gipangpugos ug pasimba sa ilang mga ginikanan. Gipangpugos ug pasilbi sa mga simbahan. Para inyo ni. Ayaw mo kahadlok, ayaw mo ka-ulaw ug tawag sa atong programa. Safe space ni para ninyo. Pangutana mo. Ipadayag ang inyong mga hunahuna, mga kabalaka ug uban pa kabahin sa mga pagtuotuo sa inyong mga pamilya. Anonymous man ta dinhi. Ayaw itug-an ang tinuod ninyo nga pangalan. Ayaw i-butyag ang inyong identity. Wala koy paki kung kinsa man galing mo. Ani-a ta dinhi aron pagtuki, paglantugi niining mga pagtuotuo sa atong katilingban.Atong tapuson ang Genesis 3.20Ginganlan sa lalaki ang iyang asawa ug Eva3:20EVA: Kining ngalana kon paminawon sama sa pulong sa Hebreo nga nagkahulogan ug nagkinabuhi, nga niining bahina gihubad ug tanang katawhan. kay siya man ang inahan sa tanang mga tawo. 21Ug nagbuhat ang Ginoong Dios alang kang Adan3:21ADAN: Kining ngalana sa Hebreo nagkahulogan ug katawhan. ug kang Eva ug mga sapot nga panit sa mga mananap ug gibistihan niya sila.Ang ginoo diri, naghimo ug sapot para nila pina-agi sa panit sa mananap. Panit gyud? So gi-setup sa ginoo nga panit ang sapot sa tawo. Nakahimo siya sa uniberso, adlaw, mga mananap ug mga tawo, apan ang sapot kay ginama sa panit sa mananap.Hmm... murag mag hint ni nga ang nagsuwat aning estoryaha kay tawo ra gyud. Dili man mosunod gud nga ang usa ka gamhanang linalang, ang ginoo, nagmugna ug sapot para sa tawo gamit sa panit sa mananap? Pagkabrutal ug pagka-uphag. Uphag bay tawag ana? Very unimaginative, very uninteresting and in fact, sounds very sick! Ang panit sa mananap iyang gigama ug sapot para sa mga tawo. Kung dautan man galing nga hubo ang tawo, unya kinahanglan nga dunay tabon o sapot. Nganong wala may gigama ang ginoo nga natural nga sapot? Nganong walay may motubo sa kinaiyahan nga maoy gamiton nga sapot para sa tawo. Nganong mopatay pa man gyud ta ug mananap aron gamiton ang panit niini aron itabon sa atong kigol?Dili ba kaha nga ang tawo, human ming-evolve nga nahimong utukan. Naka-maniho ug naka-imbento ug sapot para kaniya nga ginama sa panit sa mananap? Tungod kay mao may naa. Mao may available.Si Adan ug si Eva Gipapahawa gikan sa Tanaman22UnyaGipa. 22:14. miingon ang Ginoong Dios, “Karon ang tawo nahisama na kanato ug nahibalo na siya unsay maayo ug unsay daotan. Kinahanglan dili siya tugotan pagkaon sa bunga sa kahoy nga naghatag ug kinabuhi aron dili siya magpabiling buhi hangtod sa kahangtoran.” 23Busa gihinginlan sa Ginoong Dios ang tawo gikan sa tanaman sa Eden ug gipaugmad sa yuta nga iyang gigikanan. 24Gipapahawa sa Dios ang tawo ug gibutangan niya ang silangan sa tanaman sa Eden ug mga kerubin ug usa ka espada nga nagdilaab ug nagtuyoktuyok aron walay makaduol sa kahoy nga naghatag ug kinabuhi.Ngano kaha gyud diay kung ang tawo masayud kung unsay maayo ug unsay dautan? Kung sa sinugdan pa unta, kung nasayod lang unta sila, kung duna lang unta silay kahibalo sa unsay maayo ug unsay dautan, o di dili unta sila tingali makasupak sa mando sa ginoo. Makahibalo unta sila nga dautan ang pagsupak sa mando sa ginoo. Di dili unta sila makakaon sa guinadili nga bunga. Nganong mas gusto man sa ginoo nga ignorante ang tawo sa unsay maayo ug unsay dautan?Unya karon, dili siya gusto nga makakaon pud sila sa bunga sa kahoy nga nagahatag ug kinabuhi kay aron kuno dili sila magpabilin nga buhi. Sa ato pa, mamatay na gyud diay ang tawo sa sinugdanan pa lang. Dili ingon nga ang pagsupak ni Eva ang hinungdan nga mingsulod ang kamatayon sa kalibutan.Usa pa sad, mas gigusto pa sa ginoo nga mamatay ang tawo. Ngano man diay ug maparihas nila, nga dili mamatay, unsa may naka-apan gud ana? Gusto lang gyud sila (ang mga ginoo) nga mag-apong sa mga tawo nga mamatay? Unsa may tawag ana? Di ba sadista?! Ganahan mag-apong ug laing tawo nga nagsakit, himatyon. Di sadista?!Sa kaning higayona, gibutangan ug Kerubin ug nagdilaab ug nagtuyoktuyok pa gyud nga espada ang tanaman aron daw nga walay makaduol sa kahoy nga naghatag ug kinabuhi. Uy, naa ra man diay na! Mao ni atong gihisgutan sa milabay nato nga episode. Kung dili gyud gusto ang ginoo nga makakaon ang tawo sa bunga sa kahoy sa paghibalo sa unsay maayo ug unsay dautan, nganong wala man niya butangi ug sama niini? Walay Kerubin! Walay nagdilaab nga espada! Wala man galing timaan man lang. Sa ilang kamaalamon, wala gyud naabot sa ilang hunahuna nga unsaon kaha nato pagprotekta ang maong kahoy?! Basin kung ibutang nato sa taliwala sa tanaman, dili tingali na makit-an sa tawo?!! Butangi!Ang estorya ni Adan ug ni Eva no, murag setup ra gyud. Gi-setup intawn ang mga tawo aron magpakasala sila sa ginoo ug aron makapahamtang siya ug silot kanila (kanato). Murag mao gyud ni ang tema sa maong estorya. Usa ka ginoo (O daghan ba ni sila, dili man klaro) nga sadista, nga nagmugna ug tawo nga dunay balatian, ignorante unsay maayo ug unsay dautan, unya mamatay. Gi-setup sila nga mosupak sa mando aron lang masilotan.Duna man ni propareha nga estorya sa atong reyalidad. Balik ta sa reyalidad mga higala. Sa atong tawhanong pagpuyo, dunay mga tawo no nga mo-take-advantage sa uban. Dunay mga tawo nga nabuhi pina-agi sa pagpanlinlang sa uban. Parehas sa mga tawo nga motug-an nimo nga kuno ikaw dunay sakit, maskin tuod wala. Unya nga sila ra gyud ang dunay tambal sa maong sakit. Mao nga kinahanlan gyud nga motuo ka sa tanan nilang isulti, ug mopalit sa ilahang produkto aron ka mama-ayo.Mura-ura man ug ingon ani ang ginoo nga gisaysay dinhi sa Genesis. Siyay nagmugna nga dunay sala ang tawo kay aron iyang luwason sa umaabot. Sa New Testament kung diin guipadala kuno niya ang iyang anak nga si Jesus, aron pagluwas sa katawhan. Aron pag-alim sa sala sa tawo nga gi-setup ra pud sa ginoo sukad sa sinugdan. Ginoo nga limbungan.Si Cain ug si AbelGenesis 41Si Adan nakighilawas kang Eva nga iyang asawa ug nanamkon si Eva ug nanganak ug batang lalaki. Miingon si Eva, “Nakabaton akog anak tungod sa panabang sa Ginoo.” Busa ginganlan niyag Cain4:1CAIN: Kining ngalana sama sa pulong sa Hebreo nga nagkahulogan ug nakabaton. ang bata. 2Unya nanganak siyag laing batang lalaki nga ginganlan ug Abel. Si Abel magbalantay sa mga karnero ug si Cain mag-uuma.Karon padayun ta sa estorya sa unang mga anak nilang Adan ug Eva, nga si Cain ug Abel. Gihinganlan kuno ni Eva ang unang anak ug Cain tungod sa panabang sa ginoo. Wala gyud ta masayud unsay buot gipasabot niini. Dili ba si Adan ang mingtabang kang Eva? Technically, mingtaban! Nakighilawas. Unya ang ikaduhang anak, Abel ang ngalan. Ngano? Wala may gisuwat dinhi.3Usa ka adlaw niana, naghalad si Cain ngadto sa Ginoo ug mga abot sa iyang uma. 4NagkuhaHeb. 11:4. usab si Abel ug pipila sa mga panganay sa iyang kahayopan ug giihaw niya kini ug gihalad ang labing maayong mga bahin ngadto sa Ginoo. Nahimuot ang Ginoo kang Abel ug sa iyang halad 5apan wala niya dawata si Cain ug ang iyang halad. Busa nasuko si Cain ug nagmug-ot. 6Ang Ginoo miingon kang Cain, “Nganong nasuko ug nagmug-ot ka man? 7Kon maayo pa ang imong gibuhat, dawaton ko unta ang imong halad.4:7dawaton ko unta ang imong halad: o magmaya ka unta. Apan kay daotan man, ang sala nag-atang kanimo sama sa ihalas nga mananap nga buot motukob kanimo busa kinahanglan buntogon mo kini.”Si Cain usa ka mag-uuma ug si Abel magbalantay sa karnero. Naghimo silag halad ngadto sa ginoo. Unsa may mahalad ni Cain? O di ang abot sa iyang uma! Unsa man diay, manguha siyag karnero ni Abel? Unya karon, nangutana ang ginoo ug nganong nasuko ug nagmug-ot si Cain. Wala man niya dawata ang halad ni Cain! Nganong mangutana pa man siya?! Unya kuno, dili maayo ang gibuhat ni Cain! Asa adto? Ang paghalad sa unsay abot sa iyang uma? Dili to maayo?Ani-a na pud. Minggula na pud ang pagka-"bright" aning ginooha. Walay klaro no kung unsay specifications sa halad nga iyang dawaton. Ug karon, walay explanasyon o unsa, gi-ingnan niya si Cain nga dautan ang iyang gibuhat ug nga ang sala kuno, nag-atang kaniya. Pag-tyur uy! Unsa, gi-setup na pud niya si Cain nga makasala?! Aron mapahamtangan pud niya ug silot.Unsay sunod nahitabo?8UnyaKlm. Sol. 10:3; Mat. 23:35; Luc. 11:51; 1 Juan 3:12. si Cain miingon kang Abel, “Mangadto ta sa uma.”4:8Mangadto ta sa uma: Sa Hebreo wala kini. Sa didto na sila sa kaumahan, giunay ni Cain pagpatay ang iyang igsoon.9Unya ang Ginoo nangutana kang Cain, “Hain man si Abel nga imong igsoon?”Si Cain mitubag, “Ambot! Magbalantay ba gud ko sa akong igsoon?”10BusaHeb. 12:24. miingon ang Ginoo, “Nganong gihimo mo man kini? Nadungog ko ang dugo sa imong igsoon nga nagsangpit kanako gikan sa yuta. 11Karon tinunglo ka na ug isalikway ka sa yuta diin ang dugo sa imong igsoon nga imong gipatay miagas ug mituhop. Da tua ra lagi! Gi-setup sa ginoo si Cain aron makasala. Karon napatay ni Cain si Abel. O di makapahamtang na pud siya ug silot. Iyang gisilotan si Cain tungod sa iyang nabuhat nga tungod ra pud sa pagsalikway sa ginoo sa halad ni Cain.12Kon mag-uma ka, ang yuta dili na mohatag kanimog abot. Magtagotago ka ug maglatagaw nga walay pinuy-anan sa kalibotan.”13Si Cain miingon sa Ginoo, “Bug-at ra kaayo kanako kining silota. 14Giabog mo ako gikan niining yutaa ug gikan sa imong atubangan. Maglatagaw ug magtagotago ako sa kalibotan ug patyon ako ni bisan kinsa nga makakita kanako.”15Apan ang Ginoo mitubag kaniya, “Dili kana mahitabo! Ang mopatay kanimo panimaslan ug silotan ko ug pito ka pilo.” Busa gibutangan sa Ginoo ug patik si Cain aron dili siya patyon sa makakita kaniya. 16Ug si Cain mipahilayo sa Ginoo ug mipuyo sa yuta nga ginganlag Nod4:16NOD: Sa Hebreo, nagkahulogan kini ug naglaaglaag. sa silangan sa Eden.Kinsa may gikahadlokan ni Cain nga mopatay niya? Nga sila ra man kaha ang tawo niadtong panahona? Ang editor ani no, nagdanghad na sad. Unya mingtubag ra pud ang ginoo nga dili na mahitabo, kung naa man galing mopatay ni Cain, panimaslan sa ginoo ug silotan sa pito ka pilo! Pito ka pilo ang panimaws. Sa ato pa, niingon ang ginoo nga dili mahitabo nga dunay mopatay kang Cain. Pero dili siya sigurado niini, kay niingon man siya nga kung naa man galing mopatay ni Cain, silotan niya. So namasin ang ginoo dinhing dapita. Unya, minggula na pud ang lain nasad nga taras niining maong ginooha. Ang pagkamapanimaslon! Vindictive! Lalim mo ana, ang mopatay ni Cain, panimaslan niya ug silotan sa pito ka pilo! Dili ni eye-for-an-eye, kung dili seven-eyes-for-an-eye.Ug ang usa sa mas makabalaka nato, I think, kay kaning usa pa gyud ka taras niining maong ginooha. Ang pagkatunglohon. "Curse" no, tunglo. Iyang gi-tunglo si Cain. Mahinumdoman nato nga ang silot niya kang Eva ug kang Adan, kay tunglo pud. Dili kay sila lang ang mahi-agum sa maong silot, kun dili ang tanan nilang mga kaliwatan! Mao kuno nga ikaw ug ako, mga apo sa apo sa apo sa apo sa apo, etc. etc. ni Adan ug Eva, nag-ambit sa silot sa ginoo sa sala nga nahimo nilang Adan ug ni Eva. Ang sala nga panulundon. Mao ning gihisgutan nato sa milabay nato nga episode kung diin gi-question ni Pres. Duterte ang ginoo niining Bibliyaha. "Who is this stupid God?"Ang mga Kaliwat ni Cain17 Si Cain nakighilawas sa iyang asawa. Nanamkon ang iyang asawa ug nanganak ug batang lalaki nga ginganlan nilag Enoc. Unya nagtukod si Cain ug siyudad nga ginganlan niyag Enoc agig pasidungog sa iyang anak.Unya nakapangasawa si Cain. Diin man siya'g asawa? Diin man gikan? Di anak ra pud ni ni Eva? O ba kaha anak sa anak ni Eva. Basin igsoon ni siya ni Cain? O ba kaha pag-umangkon.18Si Enoc may anak nga ginganlag Irad nga mao ang amahan ni Mehujael ug si Mehujael maoy amahan ni Metusael. Si Metusael maoy amahan ni Lamec. 19Duha ang asawa ni Lamec: si Ada ug si Zilla. 20Si Ada nanganak kang Jabal nga mao ang amahan sa mga nagbuhig kahayopan ug nagpuyo sa mga tolda. 21Ang ngalan sa iyang igsoon mao si Jubal nga mao ang amahan sa tanang musikero nga nagatugtog sa alpa ug sa plawta. 22Unya nanganak si Zilla kang Tubal-Cain nga mao ang ginikanan sa tanang tiggama ug mga butang gikan sa bronsi ug puthaw. Ang igsoong babaye ni Tubal-Cain mao si Naama.23Si Lamec miingon sa iyang duha ka asawa,“Ada ug Zilla, paminawa ninyo ako.Nakapatay akog batan-ong lalaki tungod kay gisumbag niya ako.24Kon ang panimalos alang kang Cain pito ka pilo,ang panimalos alang kanako kapitoan ug pito ka pilo.”So ang mingsunod dinhi, Gen 4:18-24 kay ang mga kaliwat man ni ni Cain no. Unya dinhi sa ubos kay ang panimalos daw kung dunay mopatay kang Lamec. Dili lang kapito ka pilo, kun dili, kapitoan ug pito ka pilo; 77. Mao ni nga lucky number 7?! Hay pastilan. Ang mga superstition ug ang reyalidad no kay nagkurambos lang gyud dinhi sa Bibliya. Mao ni nga ang nagtamud ug nagtuo niining Bibliyaha no, kay nag-iyahay lang ug interpret kay unsaon, pwerte mang luboga gud. Lubog pas lunop dinha sa Subangdaku ug sa Lahug.Ang mga Kaliwat ni Set25Unya nakighilawas na usab si Adan sa iyang asawa ug si Eva nanganak ug batang lalaki. Si Eva miingon, “Gihatagan ako sa Dios ug anak ilis kang Abel nga gipatay ni Cain.” Busa ginganlan niya ang bata ug Set. 26Si Set may anak nga lalaki nga ginganlan niyag Enos. Nagsugod niadtong panahona ang mga tawo pagsangpit ug pagsimba sa ngalan ni Yahweh.Karon lain na pud nga anak nilang Adan ug Eva, mao ni si Seth. Unya miingon dinhi si Eva nga mao daw ang ilis kang Abel nga gipatay ni Cain. Unya dinhi kuno nagsugod ang mga tawo, ambot pila ni sila kabuok niining panahona no? Mingsugod sila ug pagsangpit ug pagsimba sa ngalan sa Yahweh.Kaning ginoo no nga ganahan magpasimba sa mga tawo, nakalibog ni nako. Ngano man nga magpasimba man siya? Ngano man nga ganahan man gyud siya nga ihapak sa atong mga nawong nga siya ang gamhanan! Nga siya ang tagmugna ning tanan! Nga siya ang hari sa uniberso! Nganong ganahan man gyud ni siya magsige ug padako sa iyang atay uy?! Ngano man!? Pagka-primadona gud ani niya?! O lagi mga gagmay ra mi nga mga nilalang, nga dunay mga problema, dunay mga pag-antos, nga padung ra mamatay. Ganahan pa gyud siya nga magsige ta ug dayeg niya. Magsige ug hapahapa sa iyang mga tiilan?! Ang ginoo nga nag-setup sa mga tawo aron makasala, aron masilotan.Ang mga Kaliwat ni Adan(1 Cron. 1:1-4)1MaoGen. 1:27-28. kini ang talaan sa mga kaliwat ni Adan. Ang tawo gibuhat sa Dios sama kaniya. 2GibuhatMat. 19:4; Mar. 10:6. niya sila nga lalaki ug babaye ug gipanalanginan niya sila ug ginganlan niyag “Tawo.” 3Sa nagpanuigon na si Adan ug 130, natawo ang iyang anak nga lalaki nga liwat kaayo niya ug ginganlan niyag Set. 4Human matawo si Set, nakaabot pa gayod si Adan ug laing 800 ka tuig ug nakaliwat siyag ubang mga anak; 5namatay siya sa panuigong 930.6Sa nagpanuigon na si Set ug 105, natawo ang iyang anak nga lalaki nga si Enos 7ug nabuhi pa si Set ug laing 807 ka tuig. Nakaliwat siyag ubang mga anak 8ug namatay siya sa panuigong 912.9Sa 90 na ang panuigon ni Enos, natawo ang iyang anak nga lalaki nga si Kenan 10nabuhi pa si Enos ug laing 815 ka tuig. Nakaliwat siyag ubang mga anak 11ug namatay siya sa panuigong 905.12Sa 70 na ang panuigon ni Kenan, natawo ang iyang anak nga lalaki nga si Mahalalel 13ug nabuhi pa si Kenan ug laing 840 ka tuig. Nakaliwat siyag ubang mga anak 14ug namatay siya sa panuigong 910.

Apas sumpay sa atong mi labay nga episode, karon sumpayan nato sa Genesis kapitulo 3. Mao kini ang estorya sa pagtintal sa serepente ngadto sa babaye nga ming dani ra pud sa lalaki sa pagkaon sa kahoy sa paghibalo sa maayo ug dautan.1SaKlm. Sol. 2:24; Gipa. 12:9; 20:2. tanang mananap nga gibuhat sa Ginoong Dios, ang bitin mao ang labing limbongan. Gipangutana sa bitin ang babaye, “Gidid-an ba diay kamo sa Dios pagkaon sa bunga sa tanang kahoy sa tanaman?”2Mitubag ang babaye, “Makakaon kami sa mga bunga sa tanang kahoy sa tanaman 3gawas sa kahoy nga anaa sa taliwala niini. Gidid-an kami sa Dios sa pagkaon ug bisan gani sa paghikap nianang kahoya. Kon supakon namo kini, mamatay kami.”Naka-estorya ang bitin sa tawo?? Ang babaye pud, wala ra pud na-igking o nalisang. Mingtubay lang pud siya. Nagka-estoryahay silang duha. Duna koy nahibaloan nga naka-estorya pud ug bitin. Usa ka bata. Kaila mo kinsa? Si Harry Potter ba! Di ba? Duna pa say daghang mga estorya, parehas sa mga fables ni Aesop, sa karaang panahon sa Greece. Sama sa The Ant and the Grasshopper ug The Tortoise and The Hare. Kanumdom mo aning mga estoryaha. Apan ang kaning mga fables (mga estorya kung diin mga mananap o mga hayop ang mga nagada -- mga artista) ato ning gitawag ug mga fictional stories. Mga estorya nga dili tinuod. Asa gud kag mga kahayopan nga mo-estorya. Wala man ni nahasubay sa reyalidad. Mga fictional stories.Sa kaning parte sa Genesis, ang bitin nakig-estorya sa babaye. Fictional story ba sad kaha diay ni? Now, daghan kaayo ang mo-tuo ug mo-take ani nga literal gyud nga nakig-estorya ang bitin sa babaye. After all, wala man kunoy imposible sa Ginoo. Kung mitungab na mo sa Kool Aid sa relihiyon, unya naka-turn off ang inyong critical thinking ug skepticism, mamahimong inyo lang ning dawaton dayun. Apan palihug lang, isip isip. Gamitin ang coconut shell. Palihug lang.4Miingon ang bitin, “Dili tinuod nga mamatay kamo! 5Gisulti kini sa Dios kaninyo kay nasayod man gud siya nga kon mokaon kamo niini, maabli ang inyong salabotan ug mahisama kamo kaniya3:5 mahisama kamo kaniya: o mahisama kamo sa Dios; o mahisama sa mga dios. nga nasayod unsay maayo ug unsay daotan.”Sa ato pa, sukwahi ang gisulti dinhi sa bitin sa gisulti sa Ginoo. Ang Ginoo nagpahimangno sa tawo nga mamatay gyud sila kung mokaon sila sa bunga sa kahoy sa paghibalo ug unsay maayo ug unsay dautan.Dili mamahimo nga sakto silang duha di ba? Sa ato pa, either ang Ginoo ang nasayop (o ba kaha namakak) o ang bitin ang nasayop (o ba kaha namakak).6Sa pagkakita sa babaye nga ang maong kahoy maanindot kaayo ug laming kan-on ang bunga niini ug makapahimo kaniyang maalamon, mikuha siyag bunga ug gikaon niya kini. Unya gihatagan niya ang iyang bana ug mikaon usab siya.Ang babaye, sa mga rason nga wala nato hibal-i, wala ming tuman sa mando sa ginoo. Gani, walay pagduhaduha, ming kaon siya sa bunga sa kahoy. Human nanghatag pa gyud sa iyang bana. Ang bana mingkaon lang pud, walay duhaduha, walay pangutana. Nakahibalo ba kaha ang bana kung unsa tong bungaha?"Makapahimong maalamon" -- unsa may naka-apan niini? Ngano diay ug mahimong maalamon ang tawo? Dautan ba diay na? Gusto lang diay sa ginoo nga ma-ignorante ang tawo, dili kabalo kung unsay maayo ug unsay dautan? Tan-awa, kung dautan man galing tong wala sila ming tuman sa mando sa ginoo, nga dili pagkaon sa maong bunga, uy, ignorante man kaha ang babaye sa unsay maayo ug unsay dautan, di wala siya masayud nga ang pagsupak sa sugo sa ginoo dautan diay. Wala siya kabalo kung maayo ba o dautan ba kung mamahimo ka nga maalamon. Kung mao man galing ni ang unang sala, nga maoy nagtunglo sa tanang kaliwat sa tawo, ay pastilan, This was an honest mistake!Kung nakahibalo lang unta sila nga ang pagsupak sa mando sa ginoo dautan, o di dili unta sila mosupak. So kinsa may sad-an aning tanan? Ang lalaki nga mingkaon sa bunga nga gihatag sa babaye, nga wala man gani tingali siya nakahibalo kung diin gikan? O ang babaye nga ming tuo sa bitin ug mingsupak sa mando sa ginoo? O ang bitin nga basin maoy unang nakakaon sa bunga mao nga maalamon na kaayo ang bitin ug mao iyang gipakita, iyang gipadayag ngadto sa babaye ug unsa gyuy tinuod!? O ang nagbutang sa bitin didto? Kinsa may nagbutang sa bitin didto? Kinsa may nagmugna sa bitin? Ah ang ginoo di ba? So dili ba kaha nga gi-setup ra ginoo ang lalaki ug babaye sa harden sa Eden aron nga naa nay rason ang ginoo aron matunglo niya ang kalitaw sa tawo. Aron nga mapahamtangan niya ug silot ang tawo! Sadista diay siya kung mao! Mangingilad nga dako.Padayun ta...7Pagkahuman gayod nilag kaon, naabli ang ilang salabotan ug nakita nila nga hubo diay sila. Busa naghimo silag mga tapis gikan sa mga dahon sa kahoyng igera aron itabon sa ilang lawas.Naghimo sila ug tapis kay kuno nakita nila nga hubo diay sila. Dautan diay ni kung hubo ang tawo? Kung dautan man nga hubo ang tawo, nganong wala man tay makita sa nature nga maoy tapis para sa tawo? Nganong nag-imbento pa man gyud ug sanina ang tawo? Usa pa sad, kung nakabaton sila ug kaulaw tungod kay hubo sila, kinsa may ilang gikaulawan? Nga sila ra mang duha naa didto. Naulaw sila nga makita sila sa mga kahayopan?Ug ang ginoo sad, sukad sa sinugdanan, wala man lagi sila tapisi. Nagkalingaw ra diay tong ginoo ug tanaw nila nga mga hubo. Ay bastos! Ang ginoo, nagtapis ba pud siya? O sila? Kay murag daghan man ni sila. Kung wala tapisi sa ginoo ang tawo nga iyang gimugna, basin wala pud siyay tapis.8Sa pagsalop na sa adlaw, nadungog nila ang Ginoong Dios nga naglakaw sa tanaman busa mitago sila sa kakahoyan. 9Apan ang lalaki gitawag sa Ginoong Dios, “Hain ka ba?”10Ang lalaki mitubag, “Nadungog ko ang imong paglakaw sa tanaman ug giabot akog kahadlok ug mitago ako kay hubo man ako.”Nakadungog kuno sila nga naglakaw ang ginoo sa tanaman. Naglakaw? Dili na diay espiritu ang ginoo? Kanus-a man lang ni nahitabo? Sa ato pa, dunay mga tiil ang ginoo. Asa naman gud ni siya karon? Asa man sad ning Eden? Wala man gyud tay napaagan nga tanaman nga Eden kung diin unang gibutang sa ginoo ang tawo.Unya nangita daw ang ginoo nila. Wala diay siya kabalo? Sa libro sa Salmo giingon didto nga All-Knowing kuno ang ginoo. Sayop.Mitago daw siya kay kuno hubo. Nana man kaha ni silay tapis? Ang editor aning maong kasulatan no nagdanghag lang gyud. Nabugto ang "flow" sa estorya. Hagbong sa writing class no.11“Kinsay nagsulti kanimo nga hubo ka?” nangutana ang Dios. “Mikaon ka ba sa bunga sa kahoy nga gidili ko kanimo?”12Ang lalaki mitubag, “Ang babaye nga gihatag mo kanako maoy naghatag kanako sa bunga sa maong kahoy ug mikaon ako niini.”13Ang2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14. Ginoong Dios nangutana sa babaye, “Nganong gibuhat mo man kini?”Ang babaye mitubag, “Giilad ako sa bitin busa mikaon ako niini.”Haha, sa walay pagduhaduha, gibasol dayun sa lalaki ang babaye, nga mao daw ang naghatag sa bunga kaniya. Ang babaye pud, gibasol dayun ang bitin, nga maoy nagpadayag kaniya (nga sa akong pagsabot, nagtug-an biya sa tinuod ang bitin).Taym pa ra gud! Kadyut sa! Hunong usa!Mao ni ang scenario:Lalaki ug babaye makakaon sa tanang bunga sa tanaman basta dili lang ang bunga sa kahoy sa pag-ila ug unsay maayo ug unsay dautan.Ang maong kahoy asa man gibutang? Naa sa taliwala sa tanaman!Walay gwardya, walay kural, wala man lang gali signs, maskin signs man lang nga ginadili ang pagkaon sa bunga niini, multa 500 pesos, no? Parehas bas ato ba, aron walay mangihi sa kahoy sa kilid.Ang ginoo ba, usahay makadungog ta no nga i-tandi nato sa usa ka amahan sa pamilya -- Heavenly Father -- usa ka amahan daw.Unsa nga klase sa pagka-amahan ang nag butang sa poison sa taliwala sa balay -- ok cge garden?! Poison, makamatay! Gipahimangnu-an ang mga anak -- ayaw mog kaon sa bunga niini kay kamo mamatay gayud!Walay kural. Walay gwardiya. Wala man lang gali signs. Gibutang sa taliwa sa tanaman! Mao nay amahan?! Pagka-unfair sa mao nga comparison. Wala gyuy amahan nga sakto sa pangisip; wala gyuy amahan nga maalamon ug mahigugmaon sa iyang mga anak ang makabuhat niini. Wala gyud. Ang malatayon, ang Dora nga pamatay sa ilaga, ang botelya sa Muriatic Acid -- asa man ning mga butangan makit-an sa panimalay??? Gisuksuk, gitaguan, gitabunan! Dili gani hapit makit-an kay tungod kini makadaut ilabi na sa mga bata. Amahan. Nga sakto sa pangisip. Nga dunay kaalam sa maayo ug sa dautan. Ipalayo gyud ang mga anak sa kadaut.

Click Here to Watch on YouTube Genesis 1 - Story of creation      1 Sa sinugdan gibuhat sa Dios ang mga langit ug ang yuta.   2 Ug ang yuta awa-aw ug walay sulod; ug ang kangitngit diha sa ibabaw sa nawong sa kahiladman;ug ang Espiritu sa Dios naglihok sa ibabaw sa nawong sa mga tubig.1:2 - (the earth was without form and void) "Ug ang yuta awa-aw ug walay sulod" - formless? walay porma? unsaon man ni nato pag-imagine? Unya sa verse 2, "ug ang kangitngit diha sa ibabaw sa nawong sa kahiladman; ug ang Espiritu sa Dios naglihok sa ibabaw sa nawong sa mga tubig." Kung walay porma ang yuta, basin na mix sa tubig? Unsa lapok? Unya ang Espiritu sa Diyos naglihok sa ibabaw sa nawong sa mga tubig. So pag-mugna sa ginoo sa langit ug yuta, ang tubig bale ang iyang gibuhat ug una?      3 Ug miingon ang Dios: Mahimo ang kahayag: ug dina ang kahayag.   4 Ug nakita sa Dios ang kahayag nga kini maayo; ug gilain sa Dios ang kahayag gikan sa kangitngit.      5 Ug gihinganlan sa Dios ang kahayag nga Adlaw, ug ang kangitngit gihinganlan niya nga Gabii: ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, usa ka adlaw.So mao ni nahitabu sa unang adlaw sa creation. Gimugna sa ginoo ang kahayag. Kahayag? Unsa may pasabot ani? Sa atong makita karon, ang kahayag (light), gikan man ug butang nga nag-buga ug "photons" no ang element of light. Diin ang adlaw, ang Sun, ang pinakahayag nato nga makita. Pwede pud ang bombilya nato, makabuga pud ni ug kahayag. Ang mga bitoon, duna puy kahayag maskin man lang gamay.Gimugna sa ginoo ang kahayag, pero dili ni ang adlaw, o Sun, tungod kay mabasa nato sa unahan niining unang capitolo sa Genesis, nga naghimo siya ug adlaw o Sun sa ika-upat nga adlaw sa creation. So kung dili ni ang Sun, unsa may pasabot sa verse 4, "gilain sa Dios ang kahayag gikan sa kangitngit?" Unya verse 5: "Ug gihinganlan sa Dios ang kahayag nga Adlaw, ug ang kangitngit gihinganlan niya nga Gabii" Unya human ang sumpay ani kay "ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, usa ka adlaw."Usa ka adlaw? Kabalo man ta nga ang usa ka adlaw kay ang usa ka tuyok sa kalibutan sa iyahang axis. So ang usa ka parte sa kalibutan makatagamtam ug kahayag tungod kay ang maong parte mag-atubang man sa adlaw. Ug ang pikas side, ngitngit. Sa ngitngit nga side, mao na atong gitawag ug gabii.      6 Ug miingon ang Dios: Mahimo ang usa ka hawan sa taliwala sa mga tubig, ug pagabahinon niini ang mga tubig gikan sa mga tubig.      7 Ug gibuhat sa Dios ang hawan ug gilain ang mga tubig nga diha sa ilalum sa hawan gikan sa mga tubig nga diha sa ibabaw sa hawan; ug nahimo kini.      8 Ug gihinganlan sa Dios ang hawan nga Langit. Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikaduha.Kung basahon nato sa KJV, "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." Ang pulong nga firmament, gikan sa Latin firmamentum, nga sa mas karaan pa nga panulat, sa Hebrew nga word nga Rakhiya. Tungod sa karaang panahon, bale sa panahon kung kanus-a most likely gisulat ning libro sa Genesis, mingtuo ang mga tawo nga ang kalangitan, gahi ni siya nga structure. Diin gi-patapot ang mga bituon. Gani dunay karaan nga mga larawan nga atong makita nga kani-adto, nagtuo sila nga ang kalibutan murag rectangular ug flat nga lugar, gipalibutan ug mga dagat sa upat ka sides, ug dunay mga bung-bung sa palibut kung diin nag-support o gipatungan sa Rakhiya o firmament.Karon pina-agi sa Science, nakabalo na ta nga dili ni mao. Ang kalibutan spherical, dili perfectly round pero dili gyud flat. Ug walay gahi nga structure sa ibabaw kung diin gipatapot ang mga bituon. Kung naa man galing, wala pa ta naka abot niining maong firmament.So ang translation sa binisaya nga "hawan" murag dili mo-sakar sa karaan nga translation sa bibliya.Unya gilain kuno sa ginoo ang mga tubig nga diha sa ilalum sa hawan gikan sa mga tubig nga diha sa ibabaw sa hawan. Sa akong sabot, ang nagsulat ani, iya ning gisulat aron tingali pag-explain kung nganong dunay tubig sa yuta, ang mga dagat ug suba, unya dunay tubig nga gikan sa kalangitan - ang ulan. I think aron ni pag-explain kung nganong mag-ulan. Tungod siguro sa panahon nga gisulat ni, wala pa man tingali sila nakasabot kung nganong dunay ulan, unsay mechanism aron mahitabo ang ulan.Unya human, "dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikaduha." Remember, wala pay Sun nga gimugna ang ginoo. So kaning dapita, ambot sa langaw unsay gipasabot niini nga dunay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon??? Mao daw to ang ika-duha nga adlaw.      9 Ug miingon ang Dios: Matingub ang mga tubig nga anaa sa ilalum sa mga langit ngadto sa usa ka dapit ug tumungha ang yuta nga mamala: ug nahimo kini.      10 Ug ang mamala nga dapit gihinganlan sa Dios nga Yuta; ug ang katilingban sa mga tubig iyang gihinganlan nga mga Dagat: ug nakita sa Dios nga kini maayo.Sa ato pa ang mga tubig, nagtigum sa usa lang ka dapit. Mao kuno ni ang mga Dagat. Apan ang mga lakes (danaw, linaw) diay? Ang mga suba? Natingub ang mga tubig sa usa ka dapit. Imagina daw na.          11 Ug miingon ang Dios: Magpaturok ang yuta ug balili, talamnon nga magahatag ug binhi;ug himunga nga mga kahoy nga magahatag ug bunga ingon sa ilang matang diin anaa kaniyaang iyang binhi sa ibabaw sa yuta: ug nahimo kini.      12 Ug ang yuta nagpaturok ug balili, talamnon nga nagahatag ug binhi, ingon sa ilang matang;ug mga kahoy nga nagahatag ug bunga, nga maoy binhi niini, ingon sa ilang matang, ugnakita sa Dios nga kini maayo.      13 Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikatolo.So sa ika-tulo nga adlaw, gimugna sa ginoo ang mga talamnon, mga kahoy, mga sagbot. Importante ni kay ato man ning i-sangga sa ubang mga berso sa creation story dinhi sa Genesis. So timan-i, sa ika-tulo nga adlaw, gipaturok sa yuta ang mga tanom, sagbot ug mga kahoy. Unya "dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikatolo" -- kangilo gyud ani, kay dili gyud mo-make-sense ni -- unsa may gipasabot kaha ani?      14 Ug miingon ang Dios: Mahimo ang mga kahayag (???) sa hawan sa langit aron sa pagbulag sa adlaw gikan sa gabii; ug himoa sila nga alang sa mga ilhanan, ug alang sa mga panahon, ug alang sa mga adlaw ug sa mga katuigan;      15 Ug himoa sila nga mga kahayag sa hawan sa langit aron sa paghatag ug kahayag sa ibabaw sa yuta: ug nahimo kini.      16 Ug gibuhat sa Dios ang duruha ka dagkung mga kahayag: ang labing dakung kahayag sa paghari sa adlaw ug ang labing diyutay nga kahayag sa paghari sa gabii; gibuhat usab niya ang mga bitoon.      17 Ug gibutang sila sa Dios sa hawan sa langit, aron magaiwag sa ibabaw sa yuta,      18 Ug aron sa paghari sa adlaw ug sa gabii, ug aron sa pagbulag sa kahayag gikan sa kangitngit: ug nakita sa Dios nga kini maayo.      19 Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikaupat. Kahayag??? Sa bersikolo 3 sa milabay: (unsa gani toy naa didto?)      3 Ug miingon ang Dios: Mahimo ang kahayag: ug dina ang kahayag.      4 Ug nakita sa Dios ang kahayag nga kini maayo; ug gilain sa Dios ang kahayag gikan sa kangitngit.      5 Ug gihinganlan sa Dios ang kahayag nga Adlaw, ug ang kangitngit gihinganlan niya nga Gabii      Bersikolo 4 versus 14, 18 - pagbulag sa kahayag ug kangitngit.      So duruha ka dagkong mga kahayag ang gimugna sa ginoo. Sa akong sabot, mao ni ang Sun ug ang Moon. "ang labing dakung kahayag sa paghari sa adlaw ug ang labing diyutay nga kahayag sa paghari sa gabii; gibuhat usab niya ang mga bitoon."      Hmm... Hmm... Isip-isip! Di ba?!      Unya pa gyud, sa bersikolo 14 - "ug himoa sila nga alang sa mga ilhanan, ug alang sa mga panahon, ug alang sa mga adlaw ug sa mga katuigan;" (let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:) Now, hinumdomi, nga sa kani nga mga panahon, sikat kaayo ang unsa man? Ang Astrology!! Di ba? Pagbansay-bansay nga mga bituon sa kalangitan (ug mga planeta) nga kuno maka-apektar sa pagpuyo sa mga tawo dinhi sa yuta.      Unsa man ning Astrology? Mga Zodiac signs! Horoscopes! Tarot reading ug mga psychic readings! Di ba? So sa bibliya mismo, gisulat dinhi "let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years".      Hmm... Hmm... Isip-isip!      19 Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikaupat.       Aahhh, now karon, tungod duna nay adlaw, kani mo-make-sense na ni. dunay kahaponon, ug dunay kabuntagon. Apan, take note, walay hisgut dinhi nga gipatuyok ang kalibutan. Karon kabalo man ta nga ang earth, nag-rotate sa iyahang axis. Mao ni nag-hatag sa epekto nga dunay buntag ug dunay gabii. Apan dinhi sa Genesis, walay hisgut sa tuyok sa kalibutan. Dili ba kaha ni tungod kay walay alamag ang nagsulat niing maong texto sa rotation sa earth?? Hmm... Hmm... Hmm... Isip-isip!?      So mao tong mga namugna sa ika-upat nga adlaw. Ang Adlaw (Sun), ang Moon ug ang mga bituon (stars). So kung unsa man galing tong kahayag nga gihisgutan sa bersikolo 3, ambot sa langaw unsa to?!      20 Ug miingon ang Dios: Dumagsang sa mga tubig ang duot sa mga binuhat nga buhi,ug manglupad ang mga langgam sa ibabaw sa yuta diha sa hawan sa langit.      21 Ug gibuhat sa Dios ang dagkung mga mananap, ug ang tanang mga binuhat nga buhi nganagalihok nga mitungha sa mga tubig, ingon sa ilang matang ug ang tagsatagsa ka langgam nga pak-an, ingon sa iyang matang: ug nakita sa Dios nga kini maayo.      22 Ug gipanalanginan sila sa Dios, nga nagaingon: Sumanay ug dumaghan kamo, ug punon ninyo ang mga tubig sa mga dagat, ug padaghanon ang mga langgam sa yuta.      23 Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikalima.      Sa ikalima nga adlaw, mga living things nga nagpuyo sa kadagatan, mga isda gagmay ug dagko. Ug mga langgam nga pak-an. Mga birds. Iya silang gi-bendisyonan -- whatever that means -- "Sumanay ug dumaghan kamo" -- mao ni ang popular kaayo nga "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth." Pero sa kani nga parte, ang mga isda ug mga langgam ang gi-sultihan sa ginoo.      Mao to ang ikalima nga adlaw.      Karon ang musunod, ang kulbahinam nga parte.      24 Ug miingon ang Dios: Magpatubo ang yuta ug mga binuhat nga buhi ingon sa ilang matang, mga kahayopan, ug mga butang nga nakagamang sa yuta , ug mga mananap sayuta ingon sa ilang matang: ug nahimo kini. (Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.)      25 Ug gibuhat sa Dios ang mga mananap sa yuta ingon sa ilang matang, ug ang kahayopaningon sa ilang matang, ug ngatanan nga mananap nga nagakamang sa ibabaw sa yuta ingonsa ilang matang: ug nakita sa Dios nga kini maayo.      26 Ug miingon ang Dios: Buhaton nato ang tawo sumala sa atong dagway, ingon sa kasama nato; ug magabuot sila sa mga isda sa dagat, ug sa mga langgam sa kalangitan, ugsa mga kahayopan, ug sa tibook nga yuta, ug sa tanan nga nagakamang sa ibabaw sa yuta.      27 Ug gibuhat sa Dios ang tawo sa iyang kaugalingong dagway, sa dagway sa Dios gibuhatniya sila, lalake ug babaye iyang gibuhat sila.      28 Ug gipanalanginan sila sa Dios, ug miingon ang Dios kanila: Sumanay ug dumaghan kamo, ug pun-on ninyo ang yuta, ug magagahum kamo niini, ug magbaton kamo sa pagbulotan sa ibabaw sa mga isda sa dagat, ug sa mga langgam sa kalangitan, ug ibabaw sa tanan nga binuhat nga buhi nga nagalihok sa ibabaw sa yuta. (Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.)      29 Ug miingon ang Dios: Tan-awa, gihatagan ko kamo sa tanan nga balili nga nagahatag ug binhi, nga anaa sa ibabaw sa nawong sa tibook nga yuta, ug sa tanan nga kahoy nga may bunga sa kahoy nga nagahatag ug binhi, aron alang kaninyo kini mahimong kalan-on;      30 Ug sa tanan nga mananap sa yuta, ug sa tanang langgam sa kalangitan, ug sa tanang butangnga nagakamang sa ibabaw sa yuta, nga adunay kinabuhi, gihatag ko ang tanan nga balilinga lunhaw, aron ilang kan-on: ug nahimo kini.      31 Ug nakita sa Dios ang tanang butang nga iyang gibuhat, ug tan-awa, kini maayo kaayo. Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikaunom.      So sa ika-unom nga adlaw... daghang nahitabo dinhi. Gimugna sa ginoo ang mga kahayopan sa yuta. Nakita sa ginoo nga kini maayo. Every creeping thing, apil ang mga spiders, ulhipan, bitin -- kabalo ba mo nga dunay daghang mga poisonous ani nila? Yes, makapatay ug tawo! Matud sa ginoo, kini maayo.      "Buhaton nato ang tawo sumala sa atong dagway, ingon sa kasama nato" -- (Let us make man in our image, after our likeness) -- Us? Nato? Daghan diay sila? Sa milabay nga mga berso, "ang ginoo" ra man ang nakasulat. Daghan diay ni sila?      Unya gimugna ang tawo sumala sa ilang dagway ug kasama (in our image and likeness). So humanoid ang ginoo? Anthromorphic? Meaning human like ang nawng? Ang kamay-on?      "ug magabuot sila sa mga isda sa dagat, ug sa mga langgam sa kalangitan, ugsa mga kahayopan, ug sa tibook nga yuta, ug sa tanan nga nagakamang sa ibabaw sa yuta." -- kita ang pinaka-top sa food chain! But wait, there's more! Before ta mag-celebrate nga top ta sa food-chain.      "Tan-awa, gihatagan ko kamo sa tanan nga balili nga nagahatag ug binhi, nga anaa sa ibabaw sa nawong sa tibook nga yuta, ug sa tanan nga kahoy nga may bunga sa kahoy nga nagahatag ug binhi, aron alang kaninyo kini mahimong kalan-on" -- sa ato pa, walay labot ang mga kahayopan! Vegetarian dapat ang mga tawo. Matud pa diri, ang mga balili ug mga kahoy ra man. "aron alang kaninyo kini mahimong kalan-on" Uy hala, tigkaon biya kog isda. Labi nang buwad, hmmm, kalami biya ana. Tigkaon ko ug baka, kanding (hmmm kalderetas!), baboy (hmmm lechon!)... Sos dili diay ni pwede!? Mga tanom ra diay, mga balili ug mga kahoy o prutas tingali. Lisura pud kan-on ang kahoy.      Hmm... Hmm... Hmm... Isip-isip!?      "30 Ug sa tanan nga mananap sa yuta, ug sa tanang langgam sa kalangitan, ug sa tanang butangnga nagakamang sa ibabaw sa yuta, nga adunay kinabuhi, gihatag ko ang tanan nga balili nga lunhaw, aron ilang kan-on: ug nahimo kini." -- Haha, hasta pud diay ang mga mananap, "balili nga lunhaw" -- green herb -- ang ilang kalan-on. Butangi, sorry sa mga liyon, tigre, maskin iro ug iring, maskin mga langgam nga kinaon kay mga ulod, sorry, vegetarian pud diay sila dapat!            "31 Ug nakita sa Dios ang tanang butang nga iyang gibuhat, ug tan-awa, kini maayo kaayo. Ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, adlaw nga ikaunom."      Unya molabang ta sa Genesis kapitolo dos.Genesis 2      1 Ug nahuman ang mga langit ug ang yuta ug ang tibook nga panon kanila.      2 Ug sa adlaw nga ikapito natapus sa Dios ang buhat nga iyang gihimo; ug mipahulay siya sa adlaw nga ikapito gikan sa tanan niyang mga buhat nga iyang nahimo.      3 Ug gipanalanginan sa Dios ang adlaw nga ikapito, ug nagbalaan niini; tungod kay niininagpahulay siya gikan sa tanan niyang buhat nga gibuhat ug nahimo sa Dios.      So gibalik-balik gyud dinhi no nga "diyos ang nagbuhat sa mga nahimo so far."      "2 Ug sa adlaw nga ikapito natapus sa Dios ang buhat nga iyang gihimo; ug mipahulay siya sa adlaw nga ikapito gikan sa tanan niyang mga buhat nga iyang nahimo."      3 Ug gipanalanginan sa Dios ang adlaw nga ikapito, ug nagbalaan niini; tungod kay niini nagpahulay siya gikan sa tanan niyang buhat nga gibuhat ug nahimo sa Dios."      Okay klaro, diyos ang nagbuhat, tanan nahimo sa diyos. Cge, walay contest.      Ang akong i-contest kay "ming pahulay????" Ang ginoo??? Ang ginoo, mingpahulay? Ang gamhanan sa tanan, nagmugna sa kalangitan, sa yuta, sa mga buhi sa tubig ug yuta, mingpahulay.      Dili ni gamay nga butang ha, tungod kay gibalaan niya ang ika-pitu nga adlaw tungod lagi kay mingpahuway siya.      Hmm... Hmm... Hmm...GENESIS 24 Kini mao ang mga sinugdan sa mga langit ug sa yuta, sa pagbuhat kanila, sa adlaw nga si Jehova nga Dios naghimo sa yuta ug sa langit. 5 Ug wala pay tanum sa kapatagan nga diha sa ibabaw sa yuta, ug wala pay tanum sa kapatagan nga misugod sa pagturok, kay si Jehova nga Dios wala pa magpaulan sa ibabaw sa yuta, ug wala pay tawo nga makauma sa yuta. 6 Apan dihay misaka nga gabon gikan sa yuta nga nagbubo sa tibook nga nawong sa yuta. 7 Ug giumol ni Jehova nga Dios ang tawo gikan sa abog sa yuta, ug gihuypan niya sa mga buho sa iyang ilong sa gininhawa sa kinabuhi, ug ang tawo nahimong kalag nga may kinabuhi. 8 Ug si Jehova nga Dios nagbuhat ng usa ka tanaman sa silangan sa Eden ug gibutang niya didto ang tawo nga iyang giumol.Now, sa sayon nga pagsabot niini, pasabot ba nga sa wala pay mga tanum ug mga kahoy, gibuhat na ginoo ang tawo? Pero ang explanation ani sa mga maayong laki sa mga simbahan, nga ang gi-focus dinhi kay ang garden of Eden man. Dili ang tibuok yuta.4 ¶ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 ¶ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.Klaro man tingali sa bersikolo 4 ug 5 nga ang “earth” ang tibuok yuta ang gihisgutan dinhi. Unya kay dili man mo make-sense, mao nga ang lusot dinhi, kay ang garden ra daw ang gi-focus.So walay higut nga formless ug void ang kalibutan.Sa GENESIS kapitulo uno, naa didto nga gibuhat sa ginoo ang lalake ug babaye ug dungan. Sila ang dunay gahum sa tanang mga mananap sa yuta, tubig ug sa mga langgam -- in fact, sa tanang binuhat nga dunay kinabuhi.Pero dinhi sa ika duha nga estorya sa creation, gibuhat ang tawo una. Wala pay mga tanom ug mga mananap. Unya dunay gimugna ang ginoo nga garden, ang Eden o eastward sa Eden. Medyo libog ko ani. Ug didto gibutang ang tawo. “Planted a garden” -- so nagtanom ang ginoo ug mga tanom?9 Ug nagpaturok si Jehova nga Dios gikan sa yuta sa tanan nga kahoy nga makapahimuot sa igtatan-aw, ug maayo nga kalan-on: ug ang kahoy usab nga sa kinabuhi diha sa taliwala sa tanaman, ug ang kahoy sa pag-ila sa maayo ug sa dautan. 10 Ug migula gikan sa Eden ang usa ka suba sa pagtubig sa tanaman ug gikan didto nabahin kini ug nahimong upat ka mga sanga. 11 Ang ngalan sa usa Pison: Kini mao ang nagalikos sa tibook nga yuta sa Habila nga didto adunay bulawan. 12 Ug ang bulawan niadtong yutaa maayo: didto usab may bdelio ug onyx nga bato. 13 Ug ang ngalan sa ikaduha ka suba Gihon: kini mao ang nagalikos sa tibook nga yuta sa Etiopia. 14 Ug ang ngalan sa ikatolo ka suba Hidekel: kini mao ang nagapadulong ngadto sa atbang sa Asiria. Ug ang ikaupat ka suba mao ang Eufrates. 15 Ug gikuha ni jehova nga Dios ang tawo ug gibutang siya tanaman sa Eden, aron kini iyang atimanon ug bantayan.Ang gihisgutan dinhi kay nagpaturok ang ginoo ug mga kahoy ug maayo nga kalan-on. Kalan-on para kang kinsa? Sa ginoo? Sa tawo most likely dili ba? Human sa taliwala sa tanaman, dunay kahoy sa kinabuhi ug kahoy sa pag-ila sa maayo ug sa dautan. (the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.)Unya human naghisgut ug mga suba, aron tingali mapakita kung asa ni dapit ang Eden. Dili lang tani hisgutan sa pagkakaron. Pero sa bersikulo 15, kihuha sa diyos ang tawo ug gibutang sa tanaman. Abi ba nako sa bersikulo 8, gibutang na niya ang tawo sa tanaman. Murag wala man ni na-edit ug tarong uy. Kung ang ginoo ang nagdiktar ani sa tagsulat, balaa pud pagkadiktar. O nagtinanga lang ang tagsulat. Whichever noh, eitherway, murag wala nahapnig ug tarong, makakutaw sa atong libog.16 Ug si Jehova nga Dios nagsugo sa tawo nga nagaingon: Makakaon ka sa tanan nga kahoy sa tanaman: 17 Apan sa kahoy nga sa pag-ila sa maayo ug sa dautan, dili ka magkaon niini; kay sa adlaw nga mokaon ka niini, mamatay ka gayud.Ayaw, ani-a na, ang bantugan nga estorya sa unang tawo ug sa “tree of knowledge of good and evil.” Pero ang tree of life, pwede ra diay makakaon ang tawo adto, kay ang kahoy ra man sa pag-ila sa maayo ug sa dautan ang dili. Unya timan-i, niingon ang ginoo, sa adlaw nga mokaon ka niini, mamatay gyud ka.18 Ug miingon si Jehova nga Dios: Dili maayo nga ang tawo mag-inusara; pagabuhatan ko siya ug katabang nga angay kaniya. 19 Ug giumol ni Jehova nga Dios gikan sa yuta ang tanang mga mananap sa kapatagan, ug ang tanan nga langgam sa kalangitan, ug sila gidala niya kang Adam aron makita niya kong unsaon niya paghingalan kanila: ug ang tanan nga gihinganlan ni Adam sa mga mananap nga buhi, kana mao ang ngalan niini. 20 Ug gihatagan ni Adam ug mga ngalan ang tanan nga kahayopan ug ang mga langgam sa kalangitan ug ang tanan nga mga mananap sa kapatagan; apan alang kang Adam walay hingkaplagan nga katabang nga angay kaniya.So di-a, gimugna sa ginoo ang tanang mga mananap sa kapatagan ug mga langgam sa kalangitan ug gidala niya kang Adam. “Adam?” Diin man ni gikan? Gi-hapak ra dayun nato nga Adam ang ngalan sa tawo nga naa sa tanaman!? Pagka-bati gyud pagkasuwat niining estoryaha.Gidala ngadto kang Adam ang tanang mga hayop kay para unta makapangita ug katabang. Katabang? Sa pinas pa ni kay “helper!?” Daghan sa atong mga kababayan ninglangyaw sa laing nasud, nanilbihan isip domestic helper. Mao ni ang gipangita sa ginoo?Nakabuhat ang ginoo aning tanan, langit, yuta, adlaw, tawo -- pero wala siya kabalo unsay angay nga katabang sa tawo? Unsa man kaha kadugay ni nahuman? Tanang mga kahayopan gidala ngadto kang Adam human iyang gihinganlan. Unya unsay iyang gibunyag nga ngalan, mao na kuno to ang nahimong ngalan sa mananap. Pananglit, ikaw orange nga poisonous nga baki, dili ka angayan nga mahimong katabang nako, ug ang imong ngalan kay “baki.” Unya ang green nga baki, baki gyapon, ayayay.21 Ug gipahinanok ni Jehova nga Dios si Adam ug nahakatulog siya; unya mikuha siya ug usa sa iyang mga gusok ug gitakpan niya ang unod sa dapit niini. 22 Ug ang gusok nga gikuha ni Jehova nga Dios gikan sa tawo gibuhat niya nga usa ka babaye, ug iyang gidala siya ngadto sa lalake.Sa ato pa kulangan na ug gusok ang lalake. Sa pila nako na tuig sa Cathechism sauna, mao gyud ni ang gitudlo, nga kuno, kulangan ug gusok ang lalake. Dunay “floating rib” or “empty rib” ba to ang tawag nila, kalimot na ko. Pero mao ni ang gitudlo gyud, nga ang lalake, kulangan ug gusok. Apan kabalo naman ta karon, pina-agi sa science, nga ang lalake ug babaye, parehas ra kadaghan ug gusok. Hmm… hmm…Ka-brutal ba sad ani uy, gusok gikan sa lalake, gi-remold aron mahimong babaye. Kanumdom lang kos estorya sa Goddess Athena sa mga Greeks. Gi-ablihan ni Hephaistos ang ulo ni Zeus, gamit ang atsa, ug migula si Athena nga duna nay taming.Anyway, mao ni ang duha ka estorya sa creation sa Genesis.Kinsa mag ga-una? Mga tanom, kahoy ug kahayopan? O ang tawo?Sa unang estorya, gi-ingnan ang mga tawo, “be fruitful and multiply”. Pero dinhi sa ika-duha, ang lalake una. Human nangita ug katabang ang ginoo para niya, hangtud naabot siya ug mugna ug babaye. Duh! Unya walay be fruitful and multiply. Kung padayunon nato nig basa, gikasab-an pa gani sila sa ginoo.Human naa ning kahoy sa kinabuhi ug kahoy sa pag-ila sa maayo ug dautan. Wala man ni sa una nga estorya. Human namugna sa ginoo ang tanan nga gi-saysay sa Genesis kapitulo una, mingpahulay ang ginoo sa ika-pito nga adlaw. Done.Pero sa ika-duha nga estorya, Genesis kapitulo 2 sugod bersikulo 4, duna pay mga detalye nga nadugang ug daghang detalye nga wala, ug ang detalye nga common, nagkasumpaki man.Sa kanunay ang akong panguta mao ni: Unsaon man nato pagsuta kung ang mga nakasulat dinhi, tinuod ba? Sa pila na ka libo ka mga tuig nga milabay, wala gyuy lig-on ug igo nga ebidensya o rason nga makapamatuod sa mga nakasulat dinhi. Mao hangtud karon, naglalis lang gihapon ta bahin ani. Ang problema lang, maskin tuod walay lig-on ug igo nga rason nga motuo ta aning mga estoryaha, duna gyuy daghang mga tawo nga hugot ug dili matandog nga pagtuo niining mga estoryaha. Mga tawo nga by definition, unreasonable. O kung duna may rason, mga bad reasons sa pagtuo, in that case, mga gullible.Hmm… Hmm… Hmm… Isip-isip!

Laurie Hyllberg, vice president of Kinsa Group is our guest this week.  Kinsa Group is a Wisconsin-based recruiting firm that specializes in the food and beverage industry.  In this episode Laurie and I discuss: Their process for finding the "ideal" candidate Challenges she has faced recruiting millenials The importance of tailoring your message to various audiences Success her recruiters have had using social media And the best piece of career advice she ever received If you'd like to know more about Kinsa Group you can visit their website at http://www.kinsa.com/.

Click here to Watch on YouTubeHappy New Year 2018!Welcome sa lain na pud nato nga episode sa atong podcast nga gitawag ug Bag-ong Dan-ag. Kini nga podcast gi-dedicate ni nato para sa pag-promote ug critical thinking ug skepticism, especially na gyud sa atong mga kabatan-unan karon. Tungod kay nag dako ko sa Cebu as a Catholic, usa sa atong pinaka major nga topic kay ang religion, particularly ang Christian nga religion. So mag hisgut-hisgut kita bahin sa mga simbahan parehas sa Katoliko Romano, Saksi ni Jehovah, Sabadista ug uban pa.  Ang critical thinking ug skepticism dili lang para sa religion. Ma-apply ni nato sa lain-laing area sa atong kinabuhi. So mag hisgut pud ta pananglit sa financial, political, economics, health or medicine ug uban pa.So kung kinsa tong interesado nga mo explore niining mga butanga uban nako, palihug ug subscribe sa atong podcast, add mo sa inyong mga comments, questions, suggestions or mga reactions. Akong paninguhaon nga maka post ko dinhi regularly, at the moment kay weekly, matag adlaw nga Byernes o Sabado.Post Hoc or Faulty CausalityAng fallacy nga “post hoc, ergo propter hoc,” nga literally nagpasabot ug “human ani, mao nga tungod ani” - “after this, therefore because of this.”Mao ni ang fallacy kung diin nasipyat ta ug hubad sa mga nahitabo nga nagsunod. Unya tungod kay nagsunod ang panghitabo, ato dayun nga gi-conclude nga ang nag-una ug kahitabo, mao ang hinungdan sa nagsunod nga nahitabo.Uso kaayo ni nga fallacy sa mga personal nga mga experyensya. Especially na gyud ning bahin sa mga sakit ug balati-an.Example 1:Na-diagnose ko ug colon cancer. Human ning agi ko ug pila ka sessions sa chemotherapy. Wala gyud ko naayo. Gipasulay pa gani ko ug radiation therapy. Wala gihapon. Naluya na gyud ko ug balik-balik sa hospital. Hangtud nga ning-attend ko ug prayer healing session sa St. Thomas. Ila kong gi pray-overan. After pila ka semana, nawala ang akong cancer. Naayo na gyud ko. Ang pray-over ra gyud ang naka-ayo nako.Kinsa may nakadungog na ug pro-pareha ani nga estorya? Gi-pray-overan siya, human milabay ang pila ka semana, naayo siya. Mao nga ang naka-ayo daw niya, kay ang pray-over. Gikalimtan nalang ang ubang detalye nga nag-chemotherapy siya ug pila ka sessions. Nag radiation therapy pa gyud. Unya human sa pray-over, ning lanat pa ug pila ka semana una na-deklarar nga naayo na siya. Unsa may nahitabo aning pila ka semana nga milabay? Nagpadayun ba kaha ang iyang mga therapy sa hospital? Maskin pag wala, most likely, ning-epekto na ang mga tambal nga gidapat sa iyang lawas.Pwerteng dali-a ra gyud sa uban mo-conclude nga mo-work ang pray-over. Mao bitaw gi-sige pa ni ug buhat hangtud karon. Apan wala gyuy mo-hinumdom sa pila na ka daghang cases sa pray-over nga wala naayo ang masakiton. Kung dili maayo, aw hilom lang ta bahin sa pray-over. Kung maayo gani, “yes, ang pray-over ang naka-ayo niya! Mo-work gyud ning pray-over!”Ang kaning post-hoc nga fallacy, mao ni ang higayon kung diin na-confuse nato ang “correlation” for “causation.” Nag-tuo ta nga “causation” ang atong nakita, apan “correlation” lang diay. Unsa man ni sila?Ang “causation” kay ang aksiyon nga naka-ingon ug usa ka butang. Mao ni ang cause ug effect nga scenario. Pananglit, ning-tayhop ko ug hangin aron pagpaburot sa balloon, mao nga ning-burot ang balloon. Sa kani nga example, maka-angkon lang ta ug “causation” kung ma-demonstrate nato nga dunay cause-effect nga nahitabo.Ang “correlation” kay ang pag-connect lang nato sa duha kabutang. Kita ang nag-connect, ug sa kani nga example, tungod lang kay nagsunod ang mga panghitabo.Pananglitan, akong usbon ang akong gibuhat, ning-tayhop na pud ko ug laing balloon ug miburot gihapon. Human gi-usab na pud nako sa laing balloon. Every time ako ning gibuhat, mao gyud pirmi ang epekto. So sa kani lang daan, kus-gan na nga ebedensiya nga ang akong pagtayhop sa balloon mao ang cause, unya ang epekto kay ang pagburot sa balloon.Syempre, mopadayun ta ug embestigar niini hangtud na sa chemistry ug physics sa mao nga scenario. Ma-demonstrate man nato nga ang hangin, ang mga gas molecules sa hangin, maka cause ug pressure kung imo silang tapokon. Maskin gani sa atong baba, kung magtigum ta ug hangin, ma-feel nato ang pressure sa atong aping. Mao kini ang explanation, ang demonstration kung gi-unsa pag-cause sa pagtayhop nako ug hangin sa balloon nga maoy naka-ingon nga ning-burot ang balloon.Sa atong example sa pray-over, kung balikon nato ug buhat ang pray-over sa laing masakiton, klaro man kaayo nga usahay ang masakiton dili maayo, usahay maayo. In fact dunay pipila na ka mga studies nga gi-conduct aron pag-susi kung duna bay epekto ang prayer. Usa sa pinaka-sikat kay ang Templeton Foundation prayer study. Kung diin na-conclude nga walay nakita nga klaro nga epekto ang prayer. Dunay lapas sa usa ka libo ka mga participants sa maong study.Apan ang mas dako nga problema bahin sa prayer, kay ang pag-demonstrate sa cause-effect. Maskin pa ug ma-correlate nato nga every time mag-pray-over, mamaayo gyud ang masakiton. Unsaon man nato pagdemonstrate sa causation? Gi-unsa man sa mga pagbatbat ug mga pulong, ug pagbutang sa mga kamot ibabaw sa masakiton, pag-cause nga mamaayo ang masakiton?Although ang challenge nako dinhi sa mga mo-tuo sa prayer. Kung tinuod gyud nga dunay epekto ang prayer, nganong mo-adto pa man sila ug doktor? Ngano mo-gamit pa man sila ug medisina? Para unta sa bisan unsa nga sakit o balati-an, prayer ra dayun ang gamiton aron mawagtang. Ngano maggasto-gasto pa man gyud sa doktor ug medisina?Examples:Additional examples sa post-hoc nga fallacy:Human na elect si Carlos isip Mayor sa syudad, ning-ubos ang mga reports sa kawat ug patay. Maayo gyud ni nga mayor si Mayor Carlos.Ang pagka-mayor ni Carlos, dili maoy hinungdan nga ming-ubos ang reports sa kawat ug patay. Basin ning gamay ang mga reporters? Basin dunay private army si mayor nga maoy gikahadlokan sa mga tawo mao nga wala na kaayoy nagpabadlong?Tungod kay wala ko naligo karong adlawa, daghan kaayo ko ug nabuhat sa opisina. Mao nga sunod kung gusto ko nga daghan ko ug mabuhat sa opisina, dili lang ko maligo.Posibli nga tungod wala siya naligo, naka-save siya ug time, mao mas dako siya ug time sa opisina. Pero dili ang aksiyon o ang wala pag aksiyon sa ligo ang naka-ingon nga mas daghan siya ug nabuhat sa opisina.Human mag-wild ang mga manok, nag-sige silag saba ug pakpak sa ilang mga pako, duna dayuy mosulod nga kusog nga bagyo. Ang kaning pagkaguliyang sa mga manok ang hinungdan sa mga kusog nga bagyo.Ang pagkaguliyang sa mga manok kaha ang most like hinungdan sa mga kusog nga bagyo? Tungod lang kay kasagaran, mao ni ang ilahang behavior. O ba kaha, basin tungod sa instinc sa mga manok, maka-matikod dayun sila ug kausaban sa panahon?So mao to ang “post hoc, ergo propter hoc” nga fallacy. I hope klaro na ni.Straw Man FallacyPadayun ta, lain na pud nga common kaayo nga logical fallacy, kaning gitawag ug “Straw Man Fallacy.” Mao ni ang pag presentar ug huyang nga argumento nga propareha sa argumento nga mao untay itulisok. Pero gi-presentar ang huyang nga argumento aron sayun ra pildihon, unya, human mapulpog ang huyang nga argumento, mo-ingon dayun ang nangatarungan nga napildi na pud niya ang orihinal nga argumento.Example:So pananglit sa usa ka panag-estorya sa duha ka tawo nga si Efren ug si Gadot:Efren: Unsay huna-huna nimo ni Allah?Gadot: Dili man ko mo-tuo aning mga ginoo, maskin si Kristo pa, si Allah, si Bramah ug kinsa pa na dinha.Efren: Mao ba? Gi-unsa gud nimo pag-segurado nga walay ginoo nga nagbuhat nato? Unsa, ningtungha lang ta dinhi ug kalit?Sa maong panagbangi, ning-deklarar si Gadot nga dili siya mo-tuo ug ginoo, ma Allah man o ma Kristo ug uban pa. Mao ra ni iyang gisulti. Apan si Efren, human nakadungog niini, namingwit ug laing argumento nga wala na-apil sa ilahang panagbangi. Ang argumento nga “segurado si Gadot nga walay ginoo nga nagbuhat nato UG nga nitungha lang ta sa kalibutan ug kalit.”Una, walay usa ani nga mga argumento, maskin tipik man lang ani nila, nga gisulti ni Gadot.Ika-duha, walay “claim” nga gihimo si Gadot, igo lang siya nag express sa iyahang stand nga wala siyay ginoo nga gituho-an.So ang orihinal nga argumento ni Gadot, actually, expression ra gani ni sa iyahang posisyon sa pag-tuo, nga wala siyay ginoo nga gituho-an. Mao ni dapat ang itulisok ni Efren.Ang sayop nga pag-representar sa position sa usa ka tawo kay lain sad nga porma sa Straw Man Fallacy. Kung gi-lahi ug sabot o di ba nasayop lang ug sabot ang usa.Example:Sa usa ka session sa senado nga naghisgut bahin sa budget sa nasud, ning-ingon ang usa ka senador (itago nato sa pangalan nga “Bob”) nga maayo kuhaan nato ang budget alang sa edukasyon unya idugang kini sa budget sa health. Ning sabat pud dayun ang usa ka senador nga nag-ingon: “Dili ko makatuo nga si senador Bob ganahan diay ni siya nga makulangan ang edukasyon sa atong nasud.”Sayop nga pagka-represent sa position ni senador Bob. Igo ra man siya ning-ingon nga kuhaan ang budget sa edukasyon aron i-puno ngadto sa budget sa health. Apan ang usa ka senador, ming-ambak ug laing topic. Nga ganahan kuno si Bob nga makulangan ang edukasyon sa nasud.Susihon usa nato kung unsay argumento ni Bob. Basin diay mapakita niya nga nag-sige lang ug ka surplus ang budget sa edukasyon sa mga milabay nga tuig. So sa pag-anticipate sa surplus, ming-suggest si Bob nga kuhaan ang budget kay basin pud nga nagkulang ang budget sa health. Tungod ba ron kay dunay kalamidad nga nahitabo ug nga nagkinahanglan ug mas dako-dako nga pundo ang health.Importante nga maminaw ta sa usag-usa kung mag-estorya ta. Labaw na gyud kung magkabangi ang atong mga opinyon ug panabot. Labi na gyud sa mga dagko ug kritical nga mga topic sa atong katilingban. Usahay, tungod sa atong emosyon, kung naglagot na ba ta o nasubo, masapawan dayun ang atong critical thinking. Unya, pun-an pa gyud nga wala tay bansay-bansay sa atong critical thinking, mosamot pa gyud nga dili ta makapangatarungan ug maayo o ba kaha, masayop ta ug sabot sa uban.Kasagaran kung maglantugi, ang isig ka kampo kay pulos lang naghulat nga makabatbat sa ilahang side nga dili na sila makapaminaw sa pikas side. Mag-isig hinulatay lang sa ilahang turno. Atong hinumdoman, kung ming-apil ta ug dialogue, duna tay duha ka responsibilidad. Una ang pagsaysay sa atong opinyon sa matinud-anon nga paagi (intellectually honest). Ug ika-duha, ang pagpaminaw, with an open mind, sa opinyon sa atong ka-estorya. Molalis pa gani gyud ko, nga kung dili ka uyon ug andam nga mosagup niing duha ka responsibilidad, sa ato pa, dili nalang ta maglantugi kay mamahimong walay pulos ug usik lang sa panahon ang atong pagpa-ugnat.Kini ug uban pa, ang atong hisgutan sa sunod nga mga episodes dinhi sa atong podcast.Kung intersado mo sa pag explore niini, ayaw kalimot ug Subscribe ug share sa atong podcast. Para ato ning tanan.Dinhi lang usa, hangtud sa sunod higayon. Daghang salamat.Question everything. 

After traveling to Cupertino for the Apple launch and showcasing the devices on the TODAY Show, Katie shares her thoughts on the new iPhones, series two Apple Watch and Airpods. Katie also chats the Batcole Foundation and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.

In this episode we talk with Nita Nehru from Kinsa, the company that created the world's first app-enabled thermometer. Among other topics, we discuss how emerging technologies are influencing our behavior.

13/01/2015. A petición del público un nuevo comentario sobre el funcionamiento del termómetro Kinsa para iPhone y comparación con un termómetro infrarrojo barato.

Toma de contacto con este termómetro digital que funciona mediante una app para iOS, muy interesante para los padres en esta temporada de mocos invernales.Grabado el 10 de diciembre de 2014.

Ang Kasing-kasing Pagkatinon-an: Ang sumbanan sa sumusunod kang Hesus mao ang tininuod nga pagpadayag sa bibliya diha sa Isaias 50:4-9 Kinsa nagpakita kung unsa-on mahisama kang Hesus uban sa pinasahi hinungdanon sa pag-awat ni Hesus ingon nga panag-ingnan sa pagkatinon-an, pahat 1 ug sa 2. Translated from English into Visaya.