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Computing needs a Grand Challenge. Sir Tony Hoare lays down the gauntlet By Lucy Sherriff . [The Register]

Parks plan mired by turf battle. The effort to establish a cohesive set of parks and buildings on the mile-long strip of land created by the submersion of the Central Artery — one of the most anticipated new urban spaces in any American city in a century — is faltering in the final stages because… Continue reading Parks plan mired by turf battle

Phoenix, new compiler technology underneath Longhorn. On Thursday morning Charles Torre and I interviewed Kang Su Gatlin, program manager on the Visual C++ team. This guy knows a lot about compilers. Translation: he knows a lot about the future of Windows. One thing that I took away from the interview is that Longhorn (next version… Continue reading Phoenix, new compiler technology underneath Longhorn

Knowledge competencies.  What skills and abilities are needed to make KM work? 1) Wrestle with the meaning of knowledge until you feel & understand it. 2) Walk your talk with knowledge practices, share, search, structure, make meaning, learn, seek connections, teach & collaborate. 3) Understand the dynamics of knowledge through participation and engagement, validation of… Continue reading Knowledge competencies

The W in Seattle. Last night, my wife surprised me with a night at the W in downtown Seattle as a late birthday present. The W is currently my favorite hotel by far. I spent a little time last night thinking about why. It's not because they have a “living room” rather than a lounge.… Continue reading The W in Seattle

The New Yorker.  Nice article on executive perks.  The conclusion is that companies with lots of perks for senior executives underperform.  This is excellent: The problem is not the cost of the perks themselves; at a ten-billion-dollar corporation, they’re hardly even a rounding error. It’s what they are symptomatic of. Perks and rigid management hierarchies… Continue reading The New Yorker

Terry Heaton: “The Federal Communications Commission yesterday took the first step towards reassigning frequencies to enable high-speed, wireless broadband in the US.” [Scripting News]

Sinus headaches often really migraines: study If you think you have a sinus headache, think again, according to an Arizona headache specialist. You may have a migraine. In a new study, almost nine out of 10 people who thought they had sinus headaches actually had migraines, according to Dr. Eric J. Eross, an associate consultant in… Continue reading Sinus headaches often really migraines: study

We've Got to Start Meeting Like This.  Earlier this week, Ron Tabachnick, a facilitator with RT Planning Strategies Inc. emailed me a message about his board meeting facilitation process. The outline offers some interesting ideas people at all levels could apply: Stage 1: Issues Participants air issues that could hinder setting goals and taking action… Continue reading We've Got to Start Meeting Like This

“Bad, Bad, BadMail”.  Bill Boswell's written about the new Microsoft Badmail script over at MCPMag, explaining what it can do, and how to use it.  [MS Exchange Blog]