Singularity: Is the brain too complex to model?
We'd been through eight hours of lectures at the Singularity Summit, talks about the future of man-machine interfaces, anti-aging technology,…
Supporting Work in the Information Economy
The nature of work has changed for a great portion of the workforce. In the so-called "information economy" what we…
Apple in the BI Space?
Earlier today, Lizette Chapman at Fast Company wrote about Apple's $46 billion in cash reserves. Investors are asking the company to…
Posterous DOS attack. Someone should write the story
I have a blog on Posterous, a very interesting and agile Web service. Just now I received an apologetic email…
Why Amazon and Apple Will Not Kill Each Other
When Farhad Manjoo is not battling angry tweeters over his allegedly racist Slate article on "blacktags," he is writing interesting material about…
Change Management and Data Governance
Years ago, I worked for a large company that spent time and effort on change management. It has been popular…