#brilliance — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #brilliance, aggregated by home.social.
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A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle
I had no idea that such individuals exist outside of stories.
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1886-04), “A Study in Scarlet,” Part 1, ch. 2 [Watson], Beeton’s Christmas Annual, Vol. 28 (1887-11-21)More about this quote: wist.info/doyle-arthur-conan/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arthurconandoyle #sherlockholmes #holmes #sherlock #brilliance #characters #fiction #hero #lampshading #luminary #paragon
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#Eloquent #Uncommon #Brilliance 6LeafLife #AllTheRage #AgainstTheMachine. Use it reflexively directly or indirectly. #Parabol vs parabola. Stay in side.
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
A flash of inspiration struck him with all the force and brilliance that ideas have when they’re travelling through beer.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 22, The Last Continent (1998)More info about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7995…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #rincewind #beer #brainstorm #brilliance #drunkenness #epiphany #genius #idea #inspiration #intoxication
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
A flash of inspiration struck him with all the force and brilliance that ideas have when they’re travelling through beer.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 22, The Last Continent (1998)More info about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7995…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #rincewind #beer #brainstorm #brilliance #drunkenness #epiphany #genius #idea #inspiration #intoxication
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
A flash of inspiration struck him with all the force and brilliance that ideas have when they’re travelling through beer.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 22, The Last Continent (1998)More info about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7995…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #rincewind #beer #brainstorm #brilliance #drunkenness #epiphany #genius #idea #inspiration #intoxication
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
A flash of inspiration struck him with all the force and brilliance that ideas have when they’re travelling through beer.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 22, The Last Continent (1998)More info about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7995…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #rincewind #beer #brainstorm #brilliance #drunkenness #epiphany #genius #idea #inspiration #intoxication
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
A flash of inspiration struck him with all the force and brilliance that ideas have when they’re travelling through beer.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 22, The Last Continent (1998)More info about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7995…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #rincewind #beer #brainstorm #brilliance #drunkenness #epiphany #genius #idea #inspiration #intoxication
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"Everybody has the capacity for anything!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Want some inspiration today? Take a quick look at this PDF here - "Everybody has the capacity for anything!" Need more? Try this one: "Everybody in every industry has the capacity for tomorrow!"
https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/Everybody-Has-the-Capacity-for-Anything-Futurist-Jim-Carroll.pdf
and
https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/Everybody-in-every-industry-has-a-capacity-for-tomorrow.pdf
What's up?
I've been busy writing my series about 30 megatrends, and made it to #25 yesterday.
However, there's a brief pause before I set off to finish it with the final 5 items next week, sometime. We are off to a wedding for some wonderful friends of ours, and also have some wonderfully personal events unfolding in our lives. I want to make sure I'm giving full attention to these things that matter, while also being respectful to the depth of trends I'm covering in my Megatrends series. I plan on getting back to it next Tuesday.
That said, I'll be writing some 'shorter' posts tomorrow and Monday.
Today's post? Does everybody have the capacity for anything? That phrase came from my folder of inspirational thoughts - I've got a few thousand of them in my email account. I'm constantly watching and learning from the world around me, and as soon as I see something that inspires me, wham! It goes into the folder.I was thinking about this phrase in the context of what is happening with AI in many workplaces today - the trend seems to be clear. Countless organizations are making the decision-or perhaps the word is mandate-that AI should be used by everyone in everything they do. It was notably initiated by Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke back in March. In a memo that was first leaked and later shared publicly. Lütke's memo established a clear "AI-first" ethos at the e-commerce giant, with the thinking being that "using AI effectively is now a fundamental expectation of everyone at Shopify."
Many other companies have also been jumping on board. While we can endlessly debate the pros and cons of such a move, I won't do that here. I will note that as part of my journey of learning, research, and trends observation, I've been busy trying to assess the trend by integrating AI into almost everything I do. Including today, this particular post.
I fed the original idea - 'everybody has the capacity for anything' into Google Gemini, along with every single blog post I've written since 2002. I asked it to come up with an overview of many of the inspirational ideas I've shared over the last 23 years. I then took the results and fed them into Gamma - my current AI slide generation tool of choice.
The result was kind of magical.
Read the post.
#Capacity #Inspiration #AI #Potential #Innovation #Exploration #Brilliance #Greatness #Kindness #Tomorrow
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-everybody-has-the-capacity-for-anything/
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A quotation from Mignon McLaughlin
No matter how brilliantly an idea is stated, we will not really be moved unless we have half-thought of it ourselves.
Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 7 (1963)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/77…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #brilliance #confirmationbias #credit #idea #inspiration #perspective #selfabsorbed #selfcentered
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Every show/movie featuring 1 main #character that's exclusively a #white #cis #hetero #dude where the whole plot of every episode involves showcasing his #genius / #brilliance / #sex appeal immediately earns eyerolls from me 🙄.
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A quotation from Bill Watterson
CALVIN: People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1989-07-15)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4102/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #brilliance #selfimage #coexistence #dolts #ego #genius #idiots #smarts
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A quotation from Bill Watterson
CALVIN: I’m a genius, but I’m a misunderstood genius.
HOBBES: What’s misunderstood about you?
CALVIN: Nobody thinks I’m a genius.Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-09-07)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4099/
#quote #quotes #quotation #brilliance #genius #misunderstood #selfimage #intellect #comic
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When I Accidentally #Outed #NikkiGiovanni
As a #fan of Giovanni, I admired her #brilliance and #activism. But a #misstep caused #backlash—labeling her an “#out #lesbian.” This incident highlights the need to respect #privacy and avoid #assumptions.
— Giovanni never publicly #identified as #LGBTQ+, though her work inspired #queer #communities.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Outing #Allies #Representation #Culture #RoleModels #BlackMastodon
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When I Accidentally #Outed #NikkiGiovanni
As a #fan of Giovanni, I admired her #brilliance and #activism. But a #misstep caused #backlash—labeling her an “#out #lesbian.” This incident highlights the need to respect #privacy and avoid #assumptions.
— Giovanni never publicly #identified as #LGBTQ+, though her work inspired #queer #communities.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Outing #Allies #Representation #Culture #RoleModels #BlackMastodon
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When I Accidentally #Outed #NikkiGiovanni
As a #fan of Giovanni, I admired her #brilliance and #activism. But a #misstep caused #backlash—labeling her an “#out #lesbian.” This incident highlights the need to respect #privacy and avoid #assumptions.
— Giovanni never publicly #identified as #LGBTQ+, though her work inspired #queer #communities.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Outing #Allies #Representation #Culture #RoleModels #BlackMastodon
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When I Accidentally #Outed #NikkiGiovanni
As a #fan of Giovanni, I admired her #brilliance and #activism. But a #misstep caused #backlash—labeling her an “#out #lesbian.” This incident highlights the need to respect #privacy and avoid #assumptions.
— Giovanni never publicly #identified as #LGBTQ+, though her work inspired #queer #communities.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Outing #Allies #Representation #Culture #RoleModels #BlackMastodon
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When I Accidentally #Outed #NikkiGiovanni
As a #fan of Giovanni, I admired her #brilliance and #activism. But a #misstep caused #backlash—labeling her an “#out #lesbian.” This incident highlights the need to respect #privacy and avoid #assumptions.
— Giovanni never publicly #identified as #LGBTQ+, though her work inspired #queer #communities.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Outing #Allies #Representation #Culture #RoleModels #BlackMastodon
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Clash of Hunters: A Wasp and a Waiting Spider in Nature’s Arena
#macro #insectphotography #insects #insect #nature #naturephotography #macrophotography #insectsofinstagram #world #photography #perfection #of #wildlife #naturelovers #our #captures #butterfly #insectlovers #wildlifephotography #entomology #macroworld #photooftheday #bugs #bug #brilliance #macrophoto #insectworld #macroinsect #insectphoto #flowers
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Tiny Predator: White Spider on Purple Bloom
#macro #insectphotography #insects #insect #nature #naturephotography #macrophotography #insectsofinstagram #world #photography #perfection #of #wildlife #naturelovers #our #captures #butterfly #insectlovers #wildlifephotography #entomology #macroworld #photooftheday #bugs #bug #brilliance #macrophoto #insectworld #macroinsect #insectphoto #flowers
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Insect on Yellow: The Hoverfly and the Flower
Not the sharpest one, but good enough to publish
#macro #insectphotography #insects #insect #nature #naturephotography #macrophotography #insectsofinstagram #world #photography #perfection #of #wildlife #naturelovers #our #captures #butterfly #insectlovers #wildlifephotography #entomology #macroworld #photooftheday #bugs #bug #brilliance #macrophoto #insectworld #macroinsect #insectphoto #flowers
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Wasp's Floral Feast
#macro #insectphotography #insects #insect #nature #naturephotography #macrophotography #insectsofinstagram #world #photography #perfection #of #wildlife #naturelovers #our #captures #butterfly #insectlovers #wildlifephotography #entomology #macroworld #photooftheday #bugs #bug #brilliance #macrophoto #insectworld #macroinsect #insectphoto #flowers
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Insect Interaction: A Close-Up
#macro #insectphotography #insects #insect #nature #naturephotography #macrophotography #insectsofinstagram #world #photography #perfection #of #wildlife #naturelovers #our #captures #butterfly #insectlovers #wildlifephotography #entomology #macroworld #photooftheday #bugs #bug #brilliance #macrophoto #insectworld #macroinsect #insectphoto #flowers
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I am quoting a quote of a quote of a quote, because I miss reading Dave Barry. (I also miss reading about his Emergency Backup Dog Ernest.)
#Honesty in #Humor #Beauty in human #Emotion
Barry also said:
"The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes." -Jack Huberman (2007) from the book, "The Quotable Atheist"#TooTrue #SoTrue #Comedy #Brilliance (2/2)
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#RichardAyoade #criticised for #supporting #Antitrans #Extremist #GrahamLinehan and ‘#brilliance’ of his new #book
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #TERFS #Conservatives #Extremism #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #TERFIsland
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/14/richard-ayoade-graham-linehan-book/