Jinn of Quality and Risk (2002-Aug-27)

Jinn?

According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes.

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Travel, around the world. Sleep, less. Profit, more. Eat, deliciously. Find, a new home.

Bio?

Species: featherless biped, chocolate addict
Roots: born in Sweden — lived also in Switzerland, USA, UK — mixed up genes from Sweden, Norway, India, Germany
Languages: French, English, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Latin, Ada, Perl, Java, assembly languages, Pascal, C/C++, etc.
Roles: entrepreneur, programme manager, methodology lead, quality and risk manager, writer, director of technology, project lead, solutions architect — as well as gardener, factory worker, farmhand, supermarket cleaner, programmer, student, teacher, language lawyer, traveller, soldier, lecturer, software engineer, philosopher, consultant

2002-Aug-27

Hollywood vs Information technology

Herein lies the conflict between Hollywood and the technology industry in a nutshell. One sees content as the critical resource, and data networks as simply another mechanism to deliver it. The other sees connectivity as the essential factor, with movies being one of many resources that can travel along those connections. Hollywood sees a moral dimension in protecting its property and the creative works of its artists, as well as a nobility in bringing entertainment to the masses. The tech industry thinks bits are bits, and the only moral value that really matters is freedom. [Werblog]

One should add that the music industry is a vile bunch bent on exploiting artists and buying political "representatives" to preserve their privileges at the expense of all other people... not exactly an idealist or honest group.

Utilité des figures de rhétorique

Prolepse. Figure de rhétorique qui réfute une objection présumée. NDLGR : Un politicien qui ne la maîtrise pas est en bien mauvaise posture. [Les coups de langue de la grande rousse]

Rules of the Pub

"Passport to the Pub" is a guide to the psychology and etiquette of the British pub.

Before you can order at all, you must learn the correct bar-counter etiquette. You will notice that the bar counter of the pub is the only place in Britain in which anything is sold or served without the formation of a queue. Many visitors have observed that queuing is almost a national pastime for the British, who will automatically arrange themselves into an orderly line at bus stops, shop counters, ice-cream stalls, lifts, entrances, exits, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere for no apparent reason.

[via The Desktop Fishbowl]

Distributed development vs Quality of design

It's very frustrating doing any kind of design work, architectural or UI, with a dispersed group [...] There just isn't enough bandwidth to do good design when a team is geographically dispersed. I'm not saying it can't be done at all, but the results are vastly better when the entire team is physically in the same location. I'm convinced of this, and will never agree to do software development with a dispersed team. [Joel on Software]

Weblogs in a corporate environment

A weblog (K-Log) is a powerful publishing tool. It takes desktop publishing to a new level by adding instant one-to-many distribution, powerful organization (time-based and by individual), and connectivity (via blogrolls, subscription lists, and community features). [John Robb]

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