Mindwaste

The tumblelog of Gingerskhan.

Gingerskhan lives and evolves in the mind of a software/web developer.

May 04

“ Productivity levels are higher. People are healthier. People are happier. The world is a better place as a result of what happened here with information technology.

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Silicon Valley’s place as a centre of innovation and a major force in the global economy is waning according to Tom Siebel, hi-tech veteran and founder of Siebel Systems.

Are people actually more productive, healthier and happier through using information technology? I’m not so sure about that Tom.

Silicon Valley crown up for grabs - BBC News

Apr 18

“ Anyone with a strong soul or a fat wallet turns his ringer off for good and cultivates private gardens that keep the hectic Web far away.

— Let Them Eat Tweets - Why Twitter Is a Trap

Mar 26

“ In this business, a two-fold speedup (of nearly anything) buys you 18 months in Moore time; then you’re back where you started.

— Twice-as-fast isn’t good enough

Mar 23

“ I couldn’t understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn’t flying as much. Before, I’d sit on a plane and pull out a computer and start writing a speech or whatever. And on most planes, there are no plugs, so I’d open up my computer and wrote until the battery died. Because I had this pressure of knowing the battery would die, I wrote monumental amounts in short periods of time.

— On the Road - No Destination Flying Has Its Appeal - NYTimes.com

“ The aggressive culture of obsolescence and upgrades has already created well-documented fatigue for users of cell phones laden with cameras and other advanced features.

— Within the Product of No Product

Mar 21

Wise Words - Change

Do what you’ve always done and you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.

Mar 20

Wise Words - Passionate Living

Do something that you have passion for.
Do everything that you have passion for.

You decide.

Mar 18

Dirt from every state

Mar 06

“ Like dying, everyone reads alone.

— In Defense of Readers A List Apart Articles

Mar 04

“ The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you.

— Keep Your Identity Small - Paul Graham.