Times are not easy. See Tom Foremski.
Programers Belief
A Visionary Boss
See Paul Murphy about
"[...] the inability to identify and correct the misinformation senior executives pick up from the media and then unconsciously rely on to override our carefully researched and thought through recommendations."
But there are a lot of executives with visions out there.
Thoughts On "What If The Internet Went Down"
What happened this week:
NetworkWorld asks "What if the Internet went down...and didn't come back up?" (seen through Techdirt) and Robert Scoble spent some day with Web 2.0 celebs in Davos.
One Day In A Bloggers Life - Part 1
Endangered Terms - Part 1: The Smartphone
One Year In A IT Project - Day 9
Dan Kusnetzkys post about purchasing decisions in organizations is a couple of days old but nevertheless worth reading.
The Small Geek Dictionary - Part 1: A Fork
Wikipedia writes:
"In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct piece of software."
See also ZDNet how Proprietary forks undermine open source’ purpose.
Etiquette
See Slashdot about Corporate Email Etiquette.
Social Duties
Duncan Riley on TechCrunch asks whether it is good or not to disclose your whole private life on Twitter et al.
One Year In A IT Project - Day 8
See also Slashdot about Tools For Understanding Code.
Bloggers, Unite!
"All wheels stand idle, when your strong arm wants to." (Literally translated battle cry of the German labour movement, see German Wikipedia)
Update: marlow_mcgraw has a much better translation (see comments):
"every single wheel stands still / if this is your strong arm's will"
Wii You Marry Me?
See Nick Carr about an essay of two Wharton professors:
"So," the authors write, "what drives modern marriage? We believe that the answer lies in a shift from the family as a forum for shared production, to shared consumption ... the key today is consumption complementarities - activities that are not only enjoyable, but are more enjoyable when shared with a spouse. We call this new model of sharing our lives 'hedonic marriage.' ... As consumption increases, so too will the demand to have someone with whom to share these pleasures."
Free As In Beer
Interesting discussion about open source and the recession from Adrian Kingsley-Hughes and Dana Blankenhorn.
And please don't ask me whether and how the cartoon is in any way related to this discussion!
Apple Fan Boys - Part 1
Lovestory
Friendship 2.0
Worth reading article from Tom Hodgkinson (seen through Nick Carr).
Bloggers Manifesto
Slashdot asks whether RIAA could just disappear.
After SCOs demise we (that's just me) have to act.
That's our (that's just me) manifesto:
We (that's just me) call on the RIAA and every evil in the world (major labels, patent lawyers, ...) to stay and do their duty. A world of angels needs no bloggers.
How Time Has Changed!
Great artice from Stephen Fry (seen through Nick Carr):
"My point is this: what an irony! For what is this much-trumpeted social networking but an escape back into that world of the closed online service of 15 or 20 years ago?"
Web 2.0 In Space - Part 1
Great post from Joe McKendrick about the dangers of Web 2.0. He quotes David Chapell:
"Some of those Web 2.0 applications will fail, with an important piece of the user interface just not showing up one day because one of the supporting feeds just isn’t there any more. The guy who mashed it up in the first place doesn’t work there anymore, and many will be scrambling to figure out who is supposed to fix it, and who to point the finger at."