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Correlation vs. Causation

Published on 2 Jun 2006 at 12:00 pm. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business.

Why is it so poorly understood that correlation does not imply causality?

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Just Whistle?

Published on 1 Jun 2006 at 12:06 pm. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Pure Geek, Main Stream Media.

Are dolphins really using names?

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Career Networking - no quotes

Published on 18 Apr 2006 at 12:29 am. 2 Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Manifest Masquerade, Principal Acronyms Only, Business and Corporation Related, Networking Technology.

In regard to Ringo’s post of 3 April…..

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Career Networking

Published on 3 Apr 2006 at 12:27 pm. 1 Comment.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Manifest Masquerade, Principal Acronyms Only.

In technical and engineering disciplines, in fact, “Career Networking” is probably as good a system as could be constructed to screen out qualified candidates.

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EU to Admit Linux

Published on 20 Mar 2006 at 9:37 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Uncategorized, The Cargo Cults of Business, Technopolitical, Business and Corporation Related, Pure Geek, Information Technology, Open Source Software, Legal, Law, and Courts, Government: Federal, State and Local, Economics and the Economy, Public Relations and Marketing.

EU Votes to Admit Linux; Surprises Pundits

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Guarding the Guardians

Published on 10 Mar 2006 at 12:14 pm. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Blogosphere.

Is the Press still protecting us?

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A Hacker’s Eye View of Disruptive Computing Technologies

Published on 8 Mar 2006 at 10:00 am. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Thanks for Playing, Winners and Losers, Technopolitical, Business and Corporation Related, Networking Technology, Information Technology, Open Source Software, Economics and the Economy.

An excursion into where the computer industry has been and where it’s headed in terms of disruptive technologies, with some new perspectives on product trifectas and the primal driver of computing architecture

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SOLD! : Legendary Apple Pascal poster for sale on eBay

Published on 5 Jan 2006 at 11:00 pm. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Apple Computer and Macintosh Related.

My very own print of the legendary poster is up for sale on eBay

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The Power to Create… Energy

Published on 18 Dec 2005 at 8:47 am. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Thanks for Playing, Main Stream Media.

I think the writer would like us to believe that the energy is somehow being extracted from the ether rather than the traffic stream.

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How to chase away a customer

Published on 23 Nov 2005 at 8:33 am. No Comments.
Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Service With A Smirk, Business and Corporation Related, Branding and Values.

For some mysterious reason many companies seem to prefer to do business by telephone, rather than electronically. While I can’t understand that, what really puzzles me is when those same companies offer interaction through their websites… or at least appear to do so.

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