Aside – Indeterminate measurements and false hope

I’d like to suggest that we should specify that “percentage complete” estimates – be they progress bars or sliders or…

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Questions about “big data”

I’ve been watching the “big data” discussion happen in a variety of circles, with a slightly cynical concern that this…

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Where RIM went wrong

(Quick note: I posted this on my personal blog – insufficient coffees thus far this morning, and decided to repost…

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Taming dragons

So, I was having a conversation with someone via Twitter yesterday that started with me getting on a high horse…

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Should POETS day be special?

You all know about POETS day, don’t you? It’s a great acronym: P-ss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday It’s a pretty…

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Vendors without a message

There was another flurry of conversation this week about another IT convention with some booths featuring scantily clad girls to…

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How indispensable is your company?

A wise man once said in a meeting: If you want to see how indispensable you are, stick your finger…

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This is wrong

In “Distribute.IT reveals shared server data loss – News – iTnews Mobile Edition” (June 21, 2011), we’re told: Distribute.IT has…

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International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Tuesday May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, otherwise known as IDAHO. I am proud of my…

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Where’s the “It gets better” storage industry video?

If you’re not aware of the “It gets better campaign”, one of the best videos to familiarise yourself with it…

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