Monthly Archives: September 2005

Embrace the Swarm

Posted on September 16, 2005 by Bill

This is the beginnings of part 1 of the Kevin Kelly New Rules of the New Economy review series.  I introduced it here. If you’d like to take a quick read of Kevin Kelly’s Embrace the Swarm chapter, an online … Continue reading →

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Broadband Deployment and the Airline Industry

Posted on September 16, 2005 by Bill

The airline industry is in turmoil as further exemplified by the bankruptcy filings by Delta and Northwest Airlines. American Airlines has lessened their bleeding, but I believe they are still losing ground. I haven’t researched the facts, so I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Small Team / Company Argument

Posted on September 14, 2005 by Bill

Oh boy, this is going to be trouble. But since my readership is small, they’ll never know my tiny blog weighed in on such a “heavy” subject. Such is the subject of the virtues of small companies. I’m referencing the … Continue reading →

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5 Blades!

Posted on September 14, 2005 by Bill

I didn’t think it could be done, but they’ve found a way to add a fifth blade.  Take a look at the Gillette Fusion.  I didn’t happen to read if it vibrates, though.

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Subversion vs. ClearCase

Posted on September 14, 2005 by Bill

And now back to technology.  Nokia has a deep investment in ClearCase as their configuration management tool.  Trouble is, its slow, does not support remote access (well, at least), and requires a full-time administrator for each deployment.  Its also quite … Continue reading →

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New Rules for the New Economy — 7 Years Later

Posted on September 14, 2005 by Bill

I read Kevin Kelly’s book New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World practically when it came out in October of 1998. It was an inspiring read back then in a world that was immigrating … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Behavior…

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Bill

Nothing entertains me more than bathroom behaviour gone awry.  This post is for the men since those bathrooms are the only ones I have experience with. Would someone please explain the following odd behaviors to me? Washing your hands before … Continue reading →

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If Pei Wei were a website…

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Bill

…it would be perfect (in my opinion). Many of the weblogs that I read daily discuss how easy websites are to use.  And I’ve read many books on the subject as well.  To me, its almost an art form to … Continue reading →

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Music Tie-Ins with Hurrican Katrina

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Bill

I guess I’m the only one who didn’t see anyone else relate Hurricane Katrina with the precosiously named 80′s band Katrina and the Waves. Not too take this too far, but as I was readying for my jog yesterday, I … Continue reading →

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What was Samuel L. Jackson reading?

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Bill

At the risk of tending toward a gossip columnist, I’m going to do just that. As previously mentioned many entries ago, we flew from Dallas to Oahu on American Airlines on August 26th. We were lucky to sit first class … Continue reading →

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