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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Facebook Manners
Hilarity ensues. I said we’d adapt… And I guess we have already It looks like it’s turning out to be privacy week – tomorrow I’ll finish up with the second half of Playing Hookey.
Playing hookey – Part I
From the BBC – a woman fired because she was caught facebooking while claiming to be too sick for work. Playing hookey is not a new thing; it’s just easier to get caught. But there is a new thing at … Continue reading
Schneier on audit
I like to read Bruce Schneier’s stuff; he writes in English. He has a gift for making technical material non-technical. This little piece gives me hope. We’re familiar with social audit; we call it “manners”. Break a taboo, and prepare … Continue reading
Living in Contentment.
We all love to strive for excellence. But honestly, most of the time… it’s not gonna happen. Now, often people get angry when I say this. “Don’t say that,” they chide. “Excellence is achievable… you need to motivate yourself!” It’s … Continue reading
Transformation
This is the second piece inspired out of a course on prayer that I’ve been taking. The first is here. “If nothing changes, things stay the same.” (I love tautologies; they’re so true. This is my favorite flavour of Einstein’s … Continue reading
Heavily Qualified Proverbs
Every proverb has a truer, more heavily qualified version. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree… assuming no cliff-edge and/or mininal overhang. A penny saved is a penny earned… neglecting the pennyworth of experience gained in the earning of … Continue reading
A tale of two Football Coaches
George Burley (Scotland) – “I had to set an example” Fabio Cappello (England) – Hailed by his goaltender One bans two players from the squad for life, the other forces his squad to stay at the dinner table until everyone … Continue reading
The Right to Write Right.
…must be protected. Right? Extra! Extra! A linguist slams the canonical college compendium of grammar and style advice. Read all about it. Everyone knows that there are corners of their native language that cannot be explained. (Ok, ok… English speakers … Continue reading
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