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Off topic: The facade of objectivity

Off topic: The facade of objectivityGood post Larry!I think that what makes blogs so interesting is the fact that they're more like a conversation than anything else, and over repeated conversations you get to build up a picture of the person you are speaking to. Like you said, you generally...

Tags: Blogging, Off Topic, facade, objectivity

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

Off topic: The facade of objectivity

This Wired-TechCrunch war is interesting for the media wonks out there, but larger question is this: Does objectivity exists? Does it even matter? Here's the short version. The Washington Post inks a syndication deal with TechCrunch. Wired notes that it's odd that the Post picks up a...

Tags: Disclosure, TechCrunch, Wired Inc., Objectivity, Blogger, Post, Personality, Blogging, Business Ethics, Construction, Internet, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-14

Consulting objectivity

Consulting objectivityOn the other handThere is a difference between showing a preference for a particular set of ideas and showing enthusiasm for a product. The former is something that you can presumably justify rationally. The latter seems like joining the cheerleaders for a particular IT company and there are enough...

Tags: Thin clients, Operating systems, UNIX, client architecture, Murph, new library, objectivity, thin client, consulting

Discussion threads 2007-08-30

"Independence and Objectivity are a Lot Like Virginity"

Brian Sommer always posts thoughtful, insightful articles on his Services Safari blog, and today is no exception. His piece entitled, Which Consultants are a Waste of Money, really gets to the heart of the matter. Heres an abbreviated version of Brians guidelines to help you evaluate your own consultants. See...

Tags: Vendor relationships, Consulting

Blog posts 2007-07-12

Windows vs Linux security report card redux

Windows vs Linux security report card reduxWow That 3.2 Billion M$ Spends... ;)on viral marketing sure buys a lot of F.U.D.sicles for the "Monkey Man" to suck on! I guess you help by spreading all the Joy of F.U.D. around with the guy in this Blog with 8 eyes? hehe...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, SECURITY, Objectivity, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, operating system, secure, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

Topix.net adds blogs - is it news?

Topix.net adds blogs - is it news?And that's better?"Over the past few years, the traditional journalistic principle of objectivity has slowly but surely been eroding away."So your answer to that is to "embrace it"? Rather than try to increase the level of objectivity in journalism, we should just forget anbout...

Tags: Blogging, objectivity, Topix.net, blog

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

Additional Resources

Kerry-Boxer bill gets out of the (first) box

Another day...Another train wreck of enviro-ignorance and puffery from Harry. Happy Friday!MeshIt's called reconciliation. When Differing House and Senate bills are passed and a single bill must be decided on.Thankfully many Americans are waking up and the majority now oppose destructive and foolish "cap and trade" legislation. Many House Democrats...

Tags: Kerry-Boxer

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

The Open College Textbook Act of 2009

ProfsWhat will the profs who force everyone to buy the latest edition of their own $125 textbook do now?Probably still the same thing.RE: The Open College Textbook Act of 2009You do know that this act will severely curtail the research that could lead to new curricula and textbooks?Why? It's because...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, textbook, Open College Textbook Act

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Is keeping big media alive good for the future of journalism?

All old media companies need to die off...They are too constrained reliving memories of past glory to change in any meaningful way. What we need are modern 21st century media companies who understand the digital world. If Amazon, Google, or Facebook were to start new media companies, you can bet...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, media, media company, big media, First Amendment

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

New York Times memo: We're "not a newspaper company"

Adding my opinion."Finally, our most valuable news organization gets it. This is very encouraging for the future of quality journalism, imho."I neither believe it's our most valuable nor it is quality, imho.If they are just now figuring this out, it might be too little-too late for them. They cannot...

Tags: INTERNET, MSM, quality journalism, New York Times Co.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

(Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins)

despair?Are MS in despair?..Linux has better hardware support than windows.They forgot wine too. This disgusts me. The day Gates comes near me and holds out his hand expecting me to shake it is the day I rip it off.Keep in mindThat the users that these best buy employees will be...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., wine, Microsoft Corp., Best Buy Linux, Best Buy Linux assassin, assassin

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Vindications: ah, the week that was

Well you realy dont do yourself any favours.any moments of clarity you may have are lost in the sea of anti "wintel" blog rage. Maybe if you were more objective and took comments less personal then you may find life better. na, ah doesn't does I?Find me...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-29

Microsoft pitches Windows Mobile to iPhone developers

Microsoft pitches Windows Mobile to iPhone developersThanks for the linkIt is very useful resource. The good part about the "evil PR people" ;) is that article was properly edited and also filled with useful links. Developers are not very good writers and they sometimes get stuck on some technical details...

Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile, Apple iPhone, iPhone Developers, public relations

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Teams in the (Troubled) Cloud

Teams in the Troubled CloudI too have noticed this increase in self inerestI am a 15 year veteran of software engineering 30 years in engineering in other fields. I owe my value to two things. The help I have received from others and the research I did on my own.I...

Tags: Team management, Leadership, team

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Apple can't seriously be "very happy" with AT&T relationship

Apple can't seriously be "very happy" with AT&T relationshipAT$T BLOWSI just bought a new Blackberry Tour. I want an iPhone badly, but I will NEVER go and beg AT$T to bend me over as they do to the others who are too dumb to see that AT$T can do whatever...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Journalism ... and other inappropriate relationships

Journalism ... and other inappropriate relationshipsEssenceI find my self agreeing with the logic of your argument ... but disagreeing about the essence.Some of your lamentation appears to be about journalism in a traditional newspaper. A dying medium - so move on. There is still room for journalism in other forms...

Tags: Blogging, feedback feature, inappropriate relationship

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on facts

Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on factsHmmmYes, heavy on propaganda, however just a comment on CSS3. Just because most browsers are passing the ACID3 test, doesn't mean that that's the "standard". As far as I know CSS3 is still under drafting so features and...

Tags: Web browsers, IEPro, Microsoft Corp., IE8

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Bing's search boost continues, but will the gains hold?

Bing's search boost continues, but will the gains hold?All I can say isThis only bodes well for consumers. No matter which search you use, any search page gaining tracktion over another only forces the ones losing tracktion to do thngs better, or fall to obscurity.I normally use Google myself,...

Tags: Wiki, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Worse and worse

Worse and worseNot Unusual. And No Problem.Oh wait. Someone has a political agenda out here.Tip of the Iceberg, to coin a phraseIts much worse than anyone thinks. I spent 3 months researching an article on all the latest science and each one of 8 new (2-3 years) developments indicates it...

Tags: Kozmcrae

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credible

Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credibleSorry Chris... an effort to do something is better than no effort. ntntNo, but it sure makes the Thetans angry.]:)Scientology - shrugIt's better to keep 'm exposed as warped 'personality-tests' doing whackos.RE: Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credibleChris, I agree with...

Tags: Wiki, Scientology, Wikipedia, Banning Scientology

Discussion threads 2009-05-29