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Cast a vote and give me a reason to visit Boston in June

Keri Pearlson, a long time friend and colleague, and I have proposed a session for the Enterprise 2.0 conference scheduled for this June in Boston. Your votes could help determine whether our session makes the cut. We’d both greatly appreciate it if you’d go take a look at our pitch and give it a thumbs [...]

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Merry Christmas to you all

We’re opening presents now but with the magic of Wordpress this will post while we’re otherwise engaged. We hope you are also otherwise engaged with family and friends.

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Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus

Who doesn’t love Handel at Christmas? Here’s a clip of the Hallelujah chorus as performed by monks who’ve taken a vow of silence yet found a way to celebrate the season.
The video quality is a bit rough, but it captures the essence:

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Smart engineers

XKCD strikes again. Food for thought wrapped in a laugh. Something for you to ponder on a Monday morning.

Spinal Tap Amps Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Eight years now at McGee’s Musings

Today makes eight years I’ve been posting here.
This is one component in a continually evolving collection of tools and practices that constitute my work practices. I’ve been thinking about how best to understand that constellation of tools and practices and about ways to make the path smoother for those who may be earlier in [...]

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Never underestimate the power of a good story

From my friend and fellow blogger at FASTforward, Rob Patterson.
 

via youtube.com
What more can I say?
Posted via web from Rob’s posterous
Never underestimate the power of a good story Robert Paterson Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:05:18 GMT

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Geek And Poke: Gartner Hype Cycle Version 2.0

This was making the rounds at the end of the summer. I figure it will end up in a presentation or two.

via geekandpoke.typepad.com
Oh, so funny!
Geek And Poke: Gartner Hype Cycle Version 2.0 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:38:27 GMT

Of course, it’s always easy to poke fun at [...]

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If only the real world were a musical

Wouldn’t the world truly be a better place if it did work like a musical? Who doesn’t appreciate a crowd breaking into spontaneous song and dance? Hat tip to Judy Breck of Smart Mobs for point this out.

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Hell explained by a Chemistry Student

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. Hat tip to Annabelle Mark who is a constant source of this type of material
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
The answer by one student was so ‘profound’ that the professor shared it with colleagues, via [...]

The Joys of Windows Vista

I’m just now on the tail end of dealing with accumulated bitrot in my Windows Vista tablet PC that is my primary computing environment. Most of it has gone smoothly, although the process can be tedious. Why you should need to reinstall the OS at periodic intervals remains a mystery to me.
Most of my [...]

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