February 24, 2006

Productivity threatened

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog

Let me introduce you to the guy in this picture, who has become a serious threat to my productivity lately. He is my alter ego, a Mage in World of Warcraft. This is an example of a MMOG, that... ›››

Category: Miscellany

The impact of technology

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog

Hugh's fallen in love with his new tablet PC and it shows. Trackback URL: http://www.johnniemoore.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/1258 Comment... ›››

Category: Miscellany

February 16, 2006

The pitfalls of craftsmanship

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog

There's an nteresting - and somewhat depressing - article in the Guardian by Richard Sennett: Out with the old. It casts another light on the problem Douglas Rushkoff identified, mentioned in my recent post. The consultant embodies the new... ›››

Category: Innovation | Miscellany | craftsmanship | richard sennett | uselessness

February 09, 2006

Performance appraisal

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog

How's this for a bit of er... 360 degree appraisal? Staff at a Vancouver coffee house give their boss some useful feedback. Spotted by AdPulp via Darren Barefoot via Beyond Robson's Vancouver Blog. Technorati tags: blenz vancouver appraisal human+resources... ›››

Category: Miscellany | appraisal | blenz | human resources | vancouver

January 03, 2006

Bonkers

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog

That's how I'd describe the policy of Coldplay's label, which is blocking use of their latest CD, according BoingBoing:Here are some gems: 'This CD can't be burnt onto a CD or hard disc, nor can it be converted to... ›››

Category: Miscellany

January 01, 2006

Not trusting experts

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog

Thomas de Zengotita recommends this book: Expert Political Judgment : How Good is It? How Can We Know? Zengotita writesThe answer is shocking at first, but makes perfect sense on further reflection. It seems that experts (not only in... ›››

Category: Miscellany

December 29, 2005

Optimism

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Spotted last week at the Nike store in Melbourne: this optimistic team strip for the Socceroos going to the 2006 World Cup.... ›››

Category: Miscellany

December 08, 2005

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Inherent qualities

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James Cherkoff and I were in the pub yesterday, celebrating a recent success... to say nothing of marking the birth of his first born, daughter Maggie. James makes me laugh because he seems to take such life changing events... ›››

Category: Miscellany

December 02, 2005

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Introversion

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Nice post by Sue Pelletier on culutural biases against introverts. As one of these, I identified with her comment: Being a hard-core introvert myself, I tend to get pretty drained from the stuff so many planners seem to thrive... ›››

Category: Miscellany

December 01, 2005

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Introversion

- Johnnie Moore's Weblog (feed)

Copyright (c) 2005, Johnnie Moore Nice post by Sue Pelletier on culutural biases against introverts. As one of these, I identified with her comment: Being a hard-core introvert myself, I tend to get pretty drained from the stuff so... ›››

Category: Miscellany

November 29, 2005

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Ideas have a life of their own

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Copyright (c) 2005, Johnnie Moore My friend Steve Moore was chatting to me today about how football fans marked the death of George Best at games over the weekend. Manchester City (the local rival to Best's former club Manchester... ›››

Category: Miscellany