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You ain’t seen nothing yet

January 10th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Four pillars , visualisation

Visualisation tools are going to become more and more important over time, as we struggle with problems like “information overload”, problems that have been with us so long they’ve become cliches.
Statistics are made to lie. The lies stick because Innumeracy is rife. Despite everything that John Allen Paulos has done. And Powerpoint, usually bad Powerpoint, [...]

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Musing about opensource: The threat is stronger than the move

January 10th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Innovation, Opensource, Retarded hippie, Software

What do you do when you’re told to take it very easy, when you’re told to make “slow” a polysyllabic word? If you’re me, and you also have a deep-seated protestant work ethic in you, you struggle. Big time.
Well, that’s what I did for a little while last month, struggling to get past the denial [...]

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