a blog about information
As most of you know, I was born and raised in Calcutta; I spent my first 23 years there, fifteen of them being educated by the Jesuits. Calcutta, where, from 1977 to 2010, there was a “democratically elected communist government”. And the Jesuits, with their focus on promoting social justice. Between the two, they made … Continue reading “Thinking lazily about wealth, its creation and distribution”
…. And it’s only the giving/that makes you/what you are Jethro Tull, Wond’ring Aloud (Ian Anderson). From the album Aqualung [Note: this is a continuation from my post a couple of days ago, linked to here. I began that post with the first line of the song, it is only fitting that I begin this … Continue reading “More Wond’ring Aloud”
[Note: This is a follow-up to my earlier post on Curation in the Enterprise, and seeks to develop some of the themes introduced there.] First, a quick recap. Machines can filter. Only humans can curate. When a human curates, she does three things. She selects something (or things) from a larger group. She organises those … Continue reading “Curation and the enterprise: part 2”
Image above courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. I’ve never been worried about information overload, tending to treat it as a problem of consumption rather than one of production or availability: you don’t have to listen to everything, read everything, watch everything. As a result, when, some years ago, I … Continue reading “On firehoses and filters: Part 1”
This is one of my more provisional posts; in it I bare my thoughts somewhat more vulnerably than I am normally wont to do, because it is about an important subject. I’ve been thinking about it for some time now, which means it is a long post. It’s rambling and woolly because it is provisional. … Continue reading “Just freewheeling about buying and selling”