Yesterday Laurence talked about the challenges that a multitude of interfaces can present a solution builder, specifically in the context of ECM, and today Billy added his thoughts. While both posts seem to be focused more on visual interfaces (UI) than non-visual interfaces, the concerns raised apply to interfaces in general.
Here are my thoughts:
I very [...]
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From “Lessons from the Anti-Mentor” (via my folks):
People are essentially reliable; therefore, their actions should be understood with that consistency in mind (e.g. always generous, always selfish, always doing, always (just) talking, etc.). Trust your instincts here.
“You spend too much time at work to spend it around people you don’t like or trust. If you’re [...]
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Although I’m not a fan of Digg, I nevertheless appreciate the following quote (originally in Business 2.0 magazine and more recently referenced in ComputerWorld) from Jay Adelson, Digg’s CEO: “A lot of companies are afraid to touch their original technology, to reconsider the premise on which they started the business. But when you stop doing that, [...]
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From: Craig RandallSent: 5/30/2007 7:45:19 PMNewsgroups: jetbrains.omniamea.eap, jetbrains.omea.reader, jetbrains.omea.pro, jetbrains.omea.devSubject: When will the source finally become open for Omea?
Omea Team-
Many months ago Jetbrains announced that Omea was going open source. However, to date the source is still entirely closed. There has been very little explanation about the lack of follow-through (timely or otherwise) concerning progress [...]
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I recently came across the following quote from Abraham Lincoln: “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.“
Considering how the passing of the sun, for example, causes a tree’s shadow to change shape (and finally disappear), the President’s statement gives [...]
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