The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work.
– Miikka Ryokas computer science student quoted in the NY Times.
Hat tip: John Winsor
The underground will never work
A nice example of terrible prediction.
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Pointless, again
Grant and Tom both dispute this article by Lance Ulanoff: MySpace, Second Life, and Twitter Are Doomed. Ulanoff begins: Don’t get too attached to MySpace.
YouTube and the end of the world as we know it
I guess that “It will lead to chaos” counts as a high-energy varitation of “it will never work” which means this item becomes my second
It’ll never work
Inspired by a post by Earl Mardle I’ve added a new category to this blog, It’ll Never Work. I’ll use it to flag stories about
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Citizens of facilitation
Applying ideas of fellow citizenship in training and facilitation
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John Ptak
I was very sad to learn that John Ptak the husband of my friend Patti Digh, has been struck with cancer. Patti’s response to this, as to so many of
8 September 2012
Chris Corrigan on gossip…
He’s a smart guy that Chris Corrigan. I loved his observation a propos Fast Company blogging on gossip: When I am working with organizations who complain that they have communication
21 January 2004
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