Thoughts Made WordsTodd Hoff's Weblog.The Microsoft Dysfunction- March 26, 2006 The Microsoft Dysfunction Mini-Microsoft's "Vista and MS are really screwed up" thread at http:minimsft.blogspot.com200603vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html is just fascinating. Few of us who have worked in Dilbert's world can't find something to relate to in this post's rain storm of comments. This is my favorite class of comment though: Just suck it up, make the best of it and stop pointing fingers and get your job done! ... Stand up and fucking do something about the...http://radio.weblogs.com/0103955/2006/03/26.html#a216 Web2.0 is Ping Pong for the Id- It's Not Journalism- March 20, 2006 Web2.0 is Ping Pong for the Id - It's Not JournalismDave Winer (http:www.scripting.com20060320.htmlsaveTheMerc) talks about Dan Gilmore's (http:bayosphere.comnode1855) plan to save the San Jose Mercury News using Web2.0 style citizen journalism. My post here is an example of why I don't think that will work. I have many thoughts on this subject that I would love to develop, unpack, and express well and wittily. But I won't.I have to make ready for work so I simply don't have time. I'll just...http://radio.weblogs.com/0103955/2006/03/20.html#a215 Lynch Mobs are the Wisdom of Crowds Too- March 18, 2006 Lynch Mobs are the Wisdom of Crowds TooI sniffed the blogsphere and smelled a thought that might be friend or foe.From http:bokardo.comarchivesthe-one-crucial-idea-of-web-20 : If there is one idea that encapsulates what Web 2.0 is about, one idea that wasn&146;t a factor before but is a factor now, it&146;s the idea of leveraging the network to uncover the Wisdom of Crowds. Before we get too hypnotized by our shiny google like toys, we should remember: Lynch Mobs are the Wisdom.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103955/2006/03/18.html#a214 Does Art as a Hammer Inflict Defensive Wounds as it Kills- March 8, 2006 Does Art as a Hammer Inflict Defensive Wounds as it KillsI watched the Oscar acceptance speech for the movie Crash. The person accepting the reward, shockingly, said something interesting. He said: art is not a mirror, it's a hammer.And like in so many TV shows these days, a vision drilled its way into my head. The immediate overwhelming image plunged into my mind was of a giant hammer slamming towards my head and me thrusting my arms up to block the attack. Just before my death, the last thing.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103955/2006/03/08.html#a211 |