Posted in Misc on Aug 12th, 2008
I know people on either side of the conflict in Georgia. It’s one reason I have paid extra attention to the latest conflict there, but not the only one.
The changing nature of the “information war” that accompanies conflict now is always worth watching. With olympic opening ceremonies subject to a little digital tweaking, and photoshopped [...]
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Posted in Misc on Nov 7th, 2007
Michio Kaku’s exciting Visions of the Future raises some important questions. A war between techno haves and have nots is one possible prospect.
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Posted in Misc on Oct 17th, 2007
Earlier this year I was told in all seriousness by one of our MBA course visiting lecturers that
The meaning of mangement is the management of meaning
I say in all seriousness because the absurdity of this proposition was unchallenged, except by people repeating it afterwards with a smirk. Of course, on one level it’s a reasonable [...]
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