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I completed a research paper on the knowledge management aspects of software industrialisation last year.

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I strongly believe that democracy is not the optimum way of choosing a government. No – I do not have a viable alternative, but the evidence suggests that there should be a better way of determining who is fit to govern.

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Ever since, I have imagined that I would live forever. One day the technology would arrive to let me go far far beyond three score and whatever. One day I would not be mortal, one day I will hold the universe in the palm of my virtual hand.

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Looking for Charda van Schalkwyk! Where have you disappeared to ?

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Based on the responses to a recent blog post, I have some observations on the way South Africans seem to view a tertiary education.

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The promise of the “new media” seems unfulfilled. Here we are, in the future, and the realisation of high-tech’s potential hardly lives up to my expectations – where are the flying wings, where are the holidays on the Moon ?

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In consideration of changes in career focus – what does it mean to me ? Has it already happened ? What are the possibilities ? Hard skills vs soft skills. Where next ?

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Another perspective on the September 2008 financial crisis: we have been utterly swindled. Not for the first time.

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Considering the commoditisation/commoditization of experience in the world of the zipless fuck.

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During a recent meeting, discussing the design and architecture of an upcoming product, we drifted into a brainstorming session with a great many big ideas floating around (the best kind of meeting!). The conversation led me to an insight into why Twitter and similar micro-blogging platforms should be used by everyone.
First – let’s take a [...]

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