Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know

Very good.

intuition is compressed expertise

dont expect software to solve all your problems

founded on mutual trust

gossip = knowledge networks updating themselves

"well stolen is half done" - proverb

a good story is often the best way to convey meaningful knowledge

cant share knowledge if there is no common language
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1578513014/qid=1086040641/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-0920314-4494445

Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

Big ideas:

Explore possible selves

Craft and execute "identity experiments"

Create "small wins" that keep momentum going

Survive the rocky period between career identities

Connect with role models and mentors who can ease the transition

Make time for reflection?without missing out on windows of opportunity

Decide when to abandon the old path in order to follow the new

Arrange new events into a coherent story of who we are becoming.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591394139/qid=1086020845/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-3188938-8156663?v=glance&s=books

Love It, Dont Leave It

A little cheezy but suprisingly practical. Big message is take charge of your career -- dont just leave if you are unhappy. Often you can change within your current company. Also included is a brief section on when to know when you have to go.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1400046831/qid=1085673965/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-3188938-8156663?v=glance&s=books

Life On Venus?

The existence of life on the planets oven-hot surface is unimaginable.
But microbes could survive and reproduce, experts say, floating in the thick, cloudy atmosphere, protected by a sunscreen of sulphur compounds.
Scientists have even submitted a proposal for a Nasa space mission to sample the clouds and attempt to return any presumed Venusians to Earth.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3746583.stm

Size Of Universe Measured

The universe is at least 156 billion light-years wide.
In the new study, researchers examined primordial radiation imprinted on the cosmos. Among their conclusions is that it is less likely that there is some crazy cosmic "hall of mirrors" that would cause one object to be visible in two locations. And theyve ruled out the idea that we could peer deep into space and time and see our own planet in its youth.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040524.html

Sam Roberts: The Inhuman Condition

Really good disk. Good guitar pop & kick ass lyrics.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70405211201032961&sql=A2e861vj4zzxa

Leadership From Within

Id give this book a B. Interesting section on figuring out what kind of leader you are and focusing on your intrinsic values and goals, but nothing truly fab.
Some good big ideas:

The wrong decision is better than no decision

If you dont make a decision, youll waste time thinking about it

Stay focused

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0773762698/qid=1085155307/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-8839459-2352833?v=glance&s=books

Principle Centered Leadership

Not a bad audio book, but I expected more. Big ideas:

Build a high performance, high-trust culture;

Identify desired results and unify your teams to achieve those results;

Renew your leadership role and gain a better understanding of its impact on your organization.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671792806//qid=1084978238/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-8839459-2352833?v=glance&s=books&vi=reviews

St Germain: Mezzotinto

Not a bad cd. Its a re-release of a 2004 EP. Very good chillout music. Not as good as Tourist or Boulevard but still pretty good.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040405180909133055&sql=A8baxlfheacqo

What The CEO Wants You To Know

I didnt get much out of this book.
"What the CEO wants you to know is a good get back to the basics that matter for the business executive. For any employee this book is a good view in what top management should be considering and how you can impact the companys top and bottom line (the book also covers what these terms mean)."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0609608398/qid=1084816417/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-8839459-2352833?v=glance&s=books

Classical Budo

Simple but flexible review of the transition from training for survival (bujutsu) to training for self-perfection (budo). Good stuff.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0834802341/qid=1084732502/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1__i1_xgl14/002-3514907-4324832?v=glance&s=books

ESA About To Declare Life On Mars?

"Speculation is that already methane is a rather strong indicator life is probably present today on Mars. Just simply based on methane. ...Formaldehyde is destroyed in the Martian atmosphere within 7.5 hours. There is no way that formaldehyde can exist and remain for a long time in the Martian atmosphere. If (formaldehyde) confirmed, possibly life on Mars today, yes." - Vittorio Formisano, Ph.D., Physicist
http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=707&category=Science

A Home Test for Parallel Universes

When you think of a parallel universe, do you think of a universe, or a world, similar to ours but different in some fundamental quality. Bill Clinton, for instance, is a happily celibate priest. Or George W. Bush delights his fellow Mensa members, at parties, with his verbal games. Or, perhaps, you only have a science-fiction quality vagueness to what you think of a parallel universe: pointed ears, warp-drive through worm holes, and form fitting Lycra body suits on a thin, well-groomed crew. A parallel universe, it may surprise you to learn, is actually detectable in your own home, office, or almost anywhere indoors. All that?s required is a red laser pointer, a pin, and a piece of paper.
http://www.allsci.com/parallel.html

Crypto Experts Search For The Holy Grail

Experts from Bletchley Park are trying to crack a 250-year-old code rumoured to point the way to the Holy Grail. Specialists from the Buckinghamshire code-breaking centre hope to decipher words etched on a garden ornament at Shugborough in Staffordshire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/3703191.stm

GTA 4 Screencaps Online

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/gta4/screenindex_6097570.html

More Curve Videos Online!

Superblaster, Coast Is Clear, and Missing Link.
http://www.curve.co.uk/movieindex.html

In The Age Of The Smart Machine

Zuboff asserts that the computer is paving the way for a redistribution of authority in the workplace. Geared to managers and information-systems experts, her findings, though ponderously written, will be of value to those who want to get the most knowledge and power from computerization.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465032117/qid%3D990751110/102-3394161-3320161

Classical Bujutsu

Lightweight but suprisingly comprehensive review of the classical bujutsu (martial arts) of Japan. Includes an interesting review of the differences between bujutsu and budo (martial ways).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0834802333/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-3394161-3320161?v=glance&s=books&st=*

The Cheat Commandos

http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatcommando.html

First Possible Pic Of Extrasolar Planet

The subtle detections involved using a trick developed by other researchers. After taking the first image of a white dwarf and its surroundings, Hubble was rolled slightly in space and a second image was made. By comparing the two images, scattered light created by instrument imperfections can be removed, Debes explained. That way the star is reduced more closely to a point-like source. Remaining nearby points of light then emerge as either dim orbiting companions or background objects.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040510.html

NASA: Antimatter Drives

The Phase I project was very successful. Our system analysis indicates that a 10mg instrument payload could be sent to 250 AU in 10 years using 30 milligrams of anti-hydrogen. This amount of antimatter is clearly within the product _on potential of the US within the next 40 years using currently accepted accelerator technologies. In addition, preliminary calculations also indicate that this architecture could enable a similar probe to be sent to the next star, Alpha Centaur, in 40 years using grams of antimatter. Previous investigations by JPL had concluded that _lograms of antimatter would be needed for an interstellar mission.
http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/abstract/850Howe.html

The Cheating Culture

Interesting, but also obvious. People are cheating more because:

Theres less to lose

Theres more to gain

The gap between haves and have-nots is widening.

... all because of the 80s boom.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0151010188/qid=1083620440/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-6057925-2666242?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Digital Gunfire

The best streaming station Ive found. Excellent for coding.Industrial/electronica.
http://www.digitalgunfire.com