“there are 327 words in Inuit for Sarah Palin’

I love the Web. I love Twitter. I love the way elections are becoming sources of entertainment. Take a look at this: Little known fact Palin Now that is viral.

Musing about Blazinge Fellows

Can’t afford to go to Burning Man? Don’t have a ticket? Not your cup of tea? Worry not, help is at hand. [Thanks to Mary Harrington, the Chief Community Officer at School of Everything, who brought this to my attention via Twitter]. It’s not every day you come across a Chaucerian blog; I’d seen it … Continue reading “Musing about Blazinge Fellows”

…musing about leadership…

I’ve been lazing all week, thinking about as little as possible, spending time with my wife and children, spending time with close friends, spending time with myself. And in that spending of time, a phrase I read somewhere came back to me: Leadership is about taking the risk of managing meaning There’s only a finite … Continue reading “…musing about leadership…”

The nouns shape the verb

Earlier today, Hugh Macleod tweeted “Funny how Dell is so heavily tied to the GAMING industry, yet as a company it could use a much greater sense of “PLAY”. “Playfulness” etc. He then took the conversation over to his blog, where an interesting commentary ensued, which I shall not try and summarise. For some reason … Continue reading “The nouns shape the verb”

Double-decker patent disappears from moon

A week or so ago, I learnt that Dell had filed a patent on “cloud computing.” Today, Sam Johnston informs me that Dell’s Notice of Allowance for Cloud Computing has been cancelled. [Thanks, Sam!]. Incidentally, Sam is worth reading. I “discovered” him while digging around on cloud computing issues, and, serendipitously, found that he has … Continue reading “Double-decker patent disappears from moon”