နိုင်ငံရေး စီးပွားရေး အတ္တဘီလူးများကို RIT ကျောင်းသားဟောင်းတစုက သနားကြင်နာစွာ သတိပေးလိုက်တဲ့ ကဗျာသရုပ်ဖေါ် တစ်ခုပါ။
Here is a clear and kind reminder to “every politically and economically greedy giant-headed monster” from a group of alumni of Rangoon Institute of Technology, Myanmar.
Arthur Samuel (IBM) was not a renowned Checkers player, but he developed a system (algorithm and data base) to play against human opponents (with rising level of competence). His program remembered “bad” moves and “good” moves. Over time, the program was able to beat a reasonably good Checkers player.
It was one of the early projects for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Computer Chess
Chess Programs
Deep Blue was developed by IBM to compete against Gary Kasparov, World Champion in Chess.
Chess has many more possible moves than Checkers, but IBM hired three Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) graduates who developed Deep Thought (Computer Chess Champion that outplayed other chess programs). One graduate designed and implemented a special chip capable of fast multi-level pruning. The other two, who are knowledgeable in Chess, helped with the software (e.g. database of games and strategies).
Computer History Museum (CHM) had an exhibit on the evolution of Computer Chess and a panel discussion including AI experts and Computer Chess Pioneers.
Go Programs
The complexity of “Go” — which surpasses that of Chess — challenged AI researchers (e.g. Deep / Machine Learning) to develop “Go” systems capable of beating experienced human players.
I joined Toastmasters International over a decade to hone my Public Speaking and Leadership skills.
I completed DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster). I also volunteered as Club Ambassador.
I was a member of five Toastmasters Clubs (not concurrently). Although all clubs follow the general guidelines, they tweak the meeting agenda.
My last club was founded by Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs. It is special in one aspect. It holds a mini “Pitch Practice” on the first meeting of every month and a full Pitch Practice on the middle month of every quarter. One has to state the problem, solution, the differentiators and finally ask for cooperation or funding (as appropriate). All in two minutes or less.
There were no Toastmasters clubs in Myanmar. There have been TEDx talks for three years or so.
In our younger days, there was a Rotary Club which had a public speaking component.
In a previous year, three women set the record by placing First, Second and Third in the “World Championship of Public Speaking”. It has been a decade since there was a woman Champion. The runner-up was from China. The winner and third place winner were from the USA.
In the past few years, the winners were from Asia and the Middle East.
Listening and evaluation are important in communications.
During our High School days, we had a visiting Brother. He told a story and asked us to repeat the tongue twister.
“A city, which was plagued with pickpockets, asked someone to tackle the problem. The problem went away. How and Why?
When he saw a pickpocket pick the pocket of a man he picked the pocket of the pickpocket and put the pickings in the pocket of the man whose pocket the pickpocket had picked. “
Uzin Aung Chaw (Victor, C69) added :
When he saw the pickpocket picked the pocket, he picked the pocket of the pickpocket and repocket the pickings into the pocket whose pocket was picked by the pickpocket.
Ashin Pannagavesaka wrote :
The very first one I ever learnt was: She sells seashells on the seashore! Another one from our primary school days was: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. So, if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled 🌶 peppers, where is the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?
Dr. Nyunt Wai commented that Message should be more important than Messenger (e.g. media, format).
Keynote speakers also emphasize on the importance of Message. What is the key take away from the Keynote Speech? Videos, slides, humor … are entertaining, but without a memorable idea to act upon, a speech is usually not memorable.
Story Telling is powerful, informative, aspiring, educational, entertaining …
Books, movies, music, arts, history, archaeology, … leverage the art of Story Telling.
Thanks to my Thin Sayas, Myin Sayas and Kyar Sayas for helping me learn and develop the art of Story Telling.
Verse from a popular song: “Hna yauk hte nay gin de“
U Ba Kyi
Translation by the late Sayagyi U Ba Kyi [Institute of Education]:
Darling Only two we will live dear On the high crest Of the Mount Everest And the Sahara Desert Driest without water To the North Pole May be freezing cold Where the sun will never never grow With all my heart and soul Only two darling We will go
Saya translated the verse while invigilating.
Dr. Maung Maung Kha
Saya Dr. Maung Maung Kha used to accompany Saya U Ba Kyi’s vocals with his violin at the functions (mostly at Rangoon University Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin”)
Artist
Saya is an internationally renowned artist.
He took sabbath before drawing paintings for “Illustrated History of Buddhism” written by Mahagandayone Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa.
