Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Did I post this one already? Can’t believe I would’ve passed on it…
From Geeks are Sexy.
What’s really great about this sketch is it shows what’s motivating the other four people in the room. The narrative for success has already been written, the consultation with the expert is the formality added on to the end, as an afterthought. Dealing with details is a task relegated to the expert, nobody else is bothering with them.
By the end, Walter has learned his place: Reality is fine, but don’t screw around with the narrative.
Now what would have been even better, is if they tossed in a XINO who, out of incompetence, political expediency or just plain malice, gives the group the answer they want to hear about whether it’s possible to draw a straight line in the form of a kitten, parallel to six other straight lines that are red and not-red at the same time. Then of course they’d turn on Walter with something like “You call yourself an expert and yet you say it can’t be done, well Charlie over here found a way to get it done!” Or, at least he said he can, which is good enough. Certainly that’s all they wanted to hear. You haven’t long to wait to see this scenario play out, too.
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This is a bit like having a meeting with school administrators…
- Frank the Wanderer | 01/23/2015 @ 09:12I saw this a while back and loved it.
Anderson will eventually learn that the only important question is “Will Anderson get fired because he can’t make lines that are all perpendicular and red and not red?” If not, don’t sweat it. If so, his entire job becomes to shift blame, not produce a product.
- cloudbuster | 01/23/2015 @ 09:34Yep. That’s every single meeting in the life of a sales engineer.
- muttley | 01/23/2015 @ 10:00So….Dilbert then?
- CaptDMO | 01/23/2015 @ 15:33Say, what’s that word that Psychologists agreed to use describing folks who believe in stuff that simply isn’t there? (Henny Penny syndrome?)
What’s that word for “experts” never ending campaign on a “conversation” why it’s ALWAYS someone else’s fault they aren’t really “experts”
( Carly Fiorina syndrome?)
It has been said; “An expert is anyone more than fifty miles from home.”
- Open other end | 01/25/2015 @ 05:20