19 January 2003

2. PAUL MORLEY - rock journalist Being Boiled by the Human League I remember hearing 'Being Boiled' by the Human League about a quarter of a century ago - a mix up of glam Sheffield steel, Dali melt, Fausty distortion, Meek DIY sound effects, dinky Kraftwerk electronics and the deadest of pans (it advocated a ban on the cruel abuse of silk worms) and Johnny Rotten dismissed the group as 'trendy hippies'. I felt that this was the sound of the future, and hoped that by, say, the year 2003, songs like this were filling the charts. In some ways that prediction might be coming true. But not half as good as Empire State Human Paul. I want to be tall tall tall I want to be small small small ... 6:28:41 PM     Lets see what they might be 31 songs that changed my life. Arts: In a new collection of essays writer Nick Hornby reveals the 31 songs that have provided a soundtrack to his life. So we asked 31 music fans, including authors, musicians and artists what song is guaranteed to make their spine tingle [Guardian Unlimited] 6:26:58 PM     Moon Beautiful Hebridean moon about to break out from behind cloud cover. I want to do two things when I'm a pensioner ... buy big mutha decks and sound system and play Toots and Maytals records at Ness Hall just like Andrew our Engineer does now in Glasgow. And become an old astronomer looking at the Lewis skies ... 6:25:25 PM     Yikes Sun Posts Its Largest Quarterly Loss Ever. Sun Microsystems Inc., still reeling from the collapse of the Internet bubble and facing steep competitive pressures, said it lost $2.28 billion in the last quarter. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Technology] 5:34:22 PM     Yahoo Plans Big Expansion of Broadband. Buoyed by its growing sales and profits, Yahoo is planning to take its high-speed Internet access service nationwide. By Saul Hansell. [New York Times: Technology] 5:26:41 PM     Deal to bring broadband to NHS. Shorter waiting times and more efficient patient care are promised as the health service in the UK moves towards broadband. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 5:24:59 PM     Its a shame about Ray 5th busiest weblog today: 5.  Ray Ozzie's Weblog 346  Hey lets hear some more Ray. Your jet lag must have worn off by now! 5:09:55 PM     CROSSING THE CHASM Malky writes: Ref: Geoffrey Moore - Crossing the Chasm (2nd ed) - 1999 - Capstone  Publishing -  ISBN 1-84112-063-4 [Malky B Logs] and then lots more ... and I have three relatively undeveloped thoughts: (1) The bell-curve and the chasm that develops between product adoption by 'market visionaries' and 'market pragmatists' is probably fractal ie self-similar at all scales ie many wee chasms, some big chasms. Not sure what the implications of that are at the mo ... (2) Has Groove crossed the chasm? I would have thought at this point - not yet ... (3) The Netscape case and subsequent domination by Microsoft would have made an absolute blockbuster case-study for Moore. Mebbe I should be reading 'Inside the Tornado'? Our marketing job candidates seem to quote this one all the time. 5:04:40 PM     Light at the End of the Tunnel for Ideal Office Practice. Here are three new documents on Idealized Design of Clinical Office Practice. Each is well worth the time to read, study, and then implement the ideas and suggestions contained in them. Microsystems in Healthcare: The Essential Building Blocks of High Performing Systems (Exec. Summary for Health Care Leaders. (PDF file format) Clinical Microsystems Action Guide (PDF file format) Putting the Pieces Together--a complete primary care system redesign (PowerPoint file format) Be patient all three are large files and will take some time to down load. The first article is from Dartmouth, the second from Alaska Native Medical Center, an internationally recognized leader in implementation of these innovations.  Happy reading. What you learn will prove to be critically important to your business and your persoanl satisfaction with medicine. [Marc's Weblog] 4:54:10 PM

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