Monthly Archives: November 2003

ADVICE WANTED

Posted on November 15, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Two questions that I’m sure fellow Salon bloggers and other readers can help me with: Where do you buy music online? I used to be a CDNow user, but since they were bought out last year the selection has dropped … Continue reading →

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IF THE SHOE WERE ON THE OTHER FOOT…

Posted on November 14, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Suppose that some time in late 2000, Russian and Chinese leaders, with the covert support of some other national leaders, were convinced that the US election results had been materially altered by a small right-wing clique, and that as a … Continue reading →

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DRUCKER ON INNOVATION

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I‘m a big fan of Peter Drucker, and his book Innovation & Entrepreneurship remains in my opinion the definitive work on business innovation. Following is my synopsis of the innovation process he espouses. Let’s look at an example. The banks … Continue reading →

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IF I COULD TALK TO THE ANIMALS

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Dave Pollard

From ‘That Damn Bird‘ in Edge, an interview with Dr. Irene Pepperberg of Brandeis University. There are some things that the birds do that, colloquially speaking, “just blow us away.” We were training Alex [a grey parrot] to sound out … Continue reading →

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REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN

Posted on November 11, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Today is Remembrance Day in much of the world — Veterans’ Day in the US. It is a day to remember those that gave their lives to protect the personal freedoms that are the crucial, fragile membrane between our world … Continue reading →

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THE BUSINESS CASE FOR PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT

Posted on November 10, 2003 by Dave Pollard

In a recent post I argued that IT and Knowledge Management (KM) should merge into a combined TechKnowledgy department that would, in addition to the traditional responsibilities for managing the financial, HR and sales systems and technical hardware of the … Continue reading →

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GOOD STUFF FROM THE MOTHER SHIP

Posted on November 9, 2003 by Dave Pollard

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IT’S NOT FUNNY

Posted on November 9, 2003 by Dave Pollard

A new short video, The Meatrix, shows the horror and devastation of factory farms, and what you can do to fight this corporatist scourge. Please watch it — it doesn’t explot the situation or show gruesome pictures, it just presents … Continue reading →

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