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Are loyalty programs worth it?
"Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends." - Walt Disney " Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves." Steve Jobs For a business, large or small, finding a customer can be an expensive task. In a world of infinite ways to purchase things, advertising for new, elusive customers can take time and money, both of which are in limited supply. It's far
Dan Connors
Jan 15 min read


Blackmail? Hallucinations? Suicide? 5 red flags that AI has presented so far.
This image generated by AI for this article "They are looking for clusters of dependencies between abstracts of text and they try to, essentially piece it together to make it look as if it is an answer to your query. They will bend the facts and the truth as needed to make it look as if it’s a fact. That’s how you end up with absolute bullshit answers that could not be further from the truth. This is what AI bros call « hallucinations ». It is essentially the same as asking a
Dan Connors
Dec 10, 20256 min read


Is Oklahoma OK?
From Only Murders in the Building "When people ask me the sort of broad question, what's wrong with with education in Oklahoma? We managed to languish. around fiftieth, sometimes up to forty seven, forty eighth in the nation in almost all indicators." - Chris Brewster on iHeart. "Effective immediately, all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes the Ten Commandments, as an instructional support....Immediate and strict compliance is expected."
Dan Connors
Nov 17, 20254 min read


5 Donations that changed the world
The Nobel Prize "The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi "Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference."- Kathy Calvin "I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results." Alfred Nobel We all would like to think we've made some sort of positive difference in the world, and charity is one of the most i
Dan Connors
Nov 12, 20258 min read


Did puppy mills kill democracy in Missouri?
‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time"… Winston Churchill “The governor’s action today demonstrates the absolute disdain Republicans have for working Missourians," Ashley Aune, Missouri House Democratic leader on the repeal of
Dan Connors
Nov 6, 20253 min read


What are they hiding? Why are they hiding?
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”― William O Douglas "Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway." Mother Teresa “There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.”― Joseph Pulitzer Every car on the road today is required to display a license plate. This is to identify them specifically and to prove that they have paid taxes and fees that al
Dan Connors
Oct 30, 20254 min read


Revenge of the Tipping Point
“If the world can be moved by just the slightest push, then the person who knows where and when to push has real power. So who are those people? What are their intentions? What techniques are they using? In the world of law enforcement, the word forensic refers to an investigation of the origins and scope of a criminal act: “reasons, culprits, and consequences.” Revenge of the Tipping Point is an attempt to do a forensic investigation of social epidemics.” Malcolm Gladwell
Dan Connors
Oct 15, 20253 min read


Loss Aversion and how it keeps us from winning.
“Loss aversion refers to the relative strength of two motives: we are driven more strongly to avoid losses than to achieve gains. Daniel Kahneman Which would you rather receive? 1- $450,000 tax-free. 2- $1 Million dollars, but taxable, with $500,000 going to taxes. And would it make a difference if, on the second option, you knew that 10% of the tax money was going to people or organizations that you don't think deserve it? Both of these options are attractiv
Dan Connors
Oct 14, 20254 min read


Taxi
"I'm not really a cab driver. I'm just waiting for something better to come along. You know, like death." - Alex How is it that a show that lasted five season and racked up 18 Emmy awards is mostly forgotten and ignored in reruns? Taxi aired on broadcast television from 1978-1983, but it is only available on paid streaming of Paramount Plus or Pluto TV with commercials. I recently binged all five seasons and gained an appreciation for the chemistry and writing of this
Dan Connors
Oct 9, 20256 min read


Will we ever learn? The problem of collective amnesia
“ We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.” — Gore Vidal "When men cannot observe, they don't...
Dan Connors
Oct 8, 20255 min read


Dehumanization- taking the "man" out of human
"Dehumanization is the process of slowly moving people out. So here’s a group of people that we want to harm. It’s a group of people that we hate, a group of people that a leader has told us here, is the cause of all your pain and suffering. So we hate these people and we want to hurt them and we want to see them diminished. But they’re within this moral, protective zone that we have as humans. So slowly over time we start using words and images of them that dehumanize them,
Dan Connors
Sep 22, 20254 min read


Pee Wee
"I've always felt like a kid, and I still feel like a kid, and I've never had any problem tapping into my childhood, and my kid side." "I'm just trying to illustrate that it's okay to be different... I'm trying to tell kids to have a good time and to encourage them to be creative and to question things" Paul Reubens "I know you are, but what am I" Pee Wee Herman One of the best documentaries that I have seen in a long time was on HBO called Pee Wee as Himself. It featur
Dan Connors
Sep 11, 20253 min read


The Let Them Theory and why we drive ourselves crazy trying to control others.
The Let Them Theory Mel Robbins 2025 “That’s one of my biggest takeaways from using the Let Them Theory: You will never be able to control what is happening around you. You will also never be able to control your emotional responses, because they are automatic—just like how your stress response turns on automatically. But you can always choose what you think, say, or do in response to other people, the world around you, or the emotions that are rising up inside of you. Tha
Dan Connors
Sep 3, 20254 min read


I asked AI what I should worry about regarding AI, and here's what it told me.
AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there'll be great companies. Sam Altman- CEO of Open AI Deep-learning will transform every single industry. Healthcare and transportation will be transformed by deep-learning. I want to live in an AI-powered society. When anyone goes to see a doctor, I want AI to help that doctor provide higher quality and lower cost medical service. I want every five-year-old to have a personalised tutor. Andrew
Dan Connors
Aug 14, 20255 min read


Purple Power
"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field and you don't notice it." Shug Avery from the Color Purple
I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain Prince
Dan Connors
Aug 12, 20252 min read


Why are so many men so creepy?
"I'M NOT SORRY- F#@k YOU!" Miley Cyrus 10 years after the above picture caused a stir.
"If they had published the photographs 24 hours earlier they would have been illegal, but because I had just turned 18 they were legal." Emma Watson on papparazzi who laid on the pavement and took upskirt photos.
“Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, and Brothers need to show the battle lines are drawn, and stand together to fight for the future of victims. Is protesting the answer? I don't k
Dan Connors
Aug 7, 20255 min read


When in or out can mean everything- why social identity theory is hurting us all.
"The drained public pool has, for me, become the best metaphor to explain the mess we’re in — refusal to share across race leaves a country with nothing left for itself." Heather McGhee
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." Desmond Tutu
"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."Groucho Marx
Dan Connors
Aug 5, 20254 min read


The Drew Carey Show- the Un-Seinfeld sitcom
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, and they meet at the bar." Drew...
Dan Connors
Jul 3, 20253 min read


Come From Away- making lemonade out of lemons
The cast of Come From Away “They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the...
Dan Connors
Jul 1, 20254 min read


Is an insurance crisis on the way?
"Don't believe in climate change? Your insurance company does." Unknown "extreme weather phenomena drive direct physical risks to all...
Dan Connors
Jun 26, 20255 min read
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