Category: Social
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I Need People to Work Overtime
Management Myth 15: I Need People to Work Overtime:
When a manager wants people to work overtime, to feel invested in an organization, what’s the real issue behind the words? It might be that the manager wants people to have the same sense of investment in the organization as the manager does.… Continued
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What Coke Contains
The Vons grocery store two miles from my home in Los Angeles, California sells 12 cans of Coca-Cola for $6.59 — 54 cents each. The tool chain that created this simple product is incomprehensibly complex
Well written – hope he writes more like that.
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Generation GitHub: Why We’re All in Open Source Now
The GitHub Generation: Why We’re All in Open Source Now:
GitHub was intended to be an open software collaboration platform, but it’s become a platform for much, much more than code. It’s now being used by artists, builders, home owners, everyone in between, entire companies … and cities.… Continued
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History and Future of Ultima RPGs
Shroud of the Avatar is Richard Garriott’s spiritual successor to Ultima:
Massively multiplayer online games are dead. Long live meaningful multiplayer online games. Richard Garriott, the man who helped popularize traditional MMOs and practically invented the role-playing gaming genre, is hoping to create a new sort of MMO, one focusing more on meaningful connections and less on massive in-game headcounts.… Continued
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Algorithmic Rape Jokes in the Library of Babel
Algorithmic Rape Jokes in the Library of Babel:
When heralding the age of mass customization and the rise of rapid prototyping it is easy to get enthusiastic. Even when talking about what could go wrong, people typically stop at “but a lot of amateurs will generate bad early attempts”.… Continued
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The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational
The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational:
The human brain is capable of 1016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence. But that doesn’t mean our brains don’t have major limitations.… Continued
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Auditors Criticise Without Value Addition
Auditors Criticise Without Value Addition:
The reputation comes from doing post mortems, writing long reports on deficiencies and criticizing the work of business teams. No one likes a critic and especially not those who do not do any value addition.… Continued
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Are these the world’s most innovative big data companies?
Are these the world’s most innovative big data companies?:
Fast Company, the American business-minded glossy magazine, has published the latest version of its “Most Innovative Companies” franchise, and there’s a breakout section for what it calls “big data companies.”… Continued
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Accounting and Auditing in Ancient India
Accounting and Auditing in Ancient India:
Professionals want to know the origin of their profession, the work done in olden times and the level of knowledge. I thought of sharing with you the history of Indian accounting and auditing profession. I discovered in Kautilya’s Arthshastra that it existed in ancient India in 4th century BC.… Continued