Stress - This news is from my previous group at Microsoft, and this is speculation about my current group. Both groups are excellent, but both are very different. In an internal, product-oriented group, you have to argue ferociously with everyone to make sure the right thing happens. At least, this is what […]
Hailstorm? - Dave Winer slams hailstorm today, and Meta Group has a fairly level-headed discussion of challenges to hailstorm as well. These are good comments, and I hope people at Microsoft incorporate this advice when we actually get around to deciding what hailstorm really is. (joke, for the humor-impaired)
Hierarchy of Trust - Dan Gillmor bemoans the fact that the Internet has lots of anonymous people who spread misinformation. But maybe he is judging too harshly, though. For example, I have suspected Dan of spreading misinformation at times, and I do not blame the Internet or even him for that. The […]
Rationalize - One of the oft-cited reasons for working at Microsoft is that “you get to work with lots of smart people.” From my experience, it is true: for an organization of this size, the density of hyper-creative and smart people is unmatched. If you ever get tired of always having to be […]
India Sneezes - Madhu Menon discusses the rather cold way that CNET India fired their entire staff this week. This was the same day that I remarked on the strange way that CNET USA ran a sort of emotional dirge for employees laid-off at San Jose Mercury News. Maybe Jai Singh ran this […]