a blog about information
While reading Thomas Homer-Dixon’s The Upside Of Down, [thanks! Kaliya] I was intrigued by his consideration of opensource in a chapter titled Catagenesis, which he defines as “the creative renewal of our technologies, institutions and societies in the aftermath of breakdown”. I quote sporadically from the chapter: Scientists have found that complex systems that are … Continue reading “Opensource, blogging and the Upside of Down”
As you would expect, I spent a lot of time with my wife and children over the Easter break. And then stayed up to watch the golf. When I wasn’t doing either of these things, I was catching up on my reading. Dan Farber’s True Nature Of Open Source post got me thinking. Go take … Continue reading “Random musings on opensource”
One has to be careful with the word “agile”. If you were an accountant, how would you feel if someone described you as agile? Other than in the pure physical sense, I guess. I digress. I’ve experienced a lot of pushback whenever I’ve seen agile techniques being used, perhaps even more pushback than I’ve seen … Continue reading “Where Agile meets Planning”
Found these in a completely different context (a discussion group about Prediction Markets); thought that they were wonderful descriptions of the “provisionality” of blogs. See what you think. Richard Feynman: In physics the truth is rarely perfectly clear, and that is certainly universally the case in human affairs. Hence, what is not surrounded by uncertainty … Continue reading “Some quotes I really liked”
Finally managed to give the blog its much-needed makeover. As with anything else in this blog, it’s “provisional”, a work-in-progress. I hope to get everything done by the end of February, as Confused celebrates being a year old. The glossary that some of you requested is nearly ready and will be available from next week. … Continue reading “Plus ca change….”