33 month ago
kayodeok : How to Manage Geeks - Tech people are uppity by definition: A lot of them would like to have been astronauts. They enjoy the limelight. In a power relationship with management, they have more in common with pro basketball players than they do with average workers
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34 month ago
kayodeok : This is the Google side of your brain - If we are the sum total of our knowledge and experiences, then the Internet is a collection of other people's knowledge and experiences. And Google - so ubiquitous that it has become its own verb - allows us to tap into that collection.
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Wired News: Even Geeks Need a Breather - When tech burnout hits, you might just need a break
deusx : Wired News: Even Geeks Need a Breather - ""
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39 month ago
kayodeok : Driven to distraction by technology - The typical office worker is interrupted every three minutes by a phone call, e-mail, instant message or other distraction. The problem is that it takes about eight uninterrupted minutes for our brains to get into a really creative state
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40 month ago
kayodeok : A Tool to Wake Up Wi-Fi Zombies - Computers are fabulous at connecting people over a long distance, but they can become a wall between people who are sitting right next to each other
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42 month ago
kayodeok : Internet slang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Wikipedia's entry on Internet Slangs: "Internet slang consists of slang that users of the Internet have developed and utilized. Many of its terms originated with the purpose of saving keystrokes"
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42 month ago
kayodeok : 'Infomania' worse than marijuana - Workers distracted by email and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers
Jeremy Zawodny : 'Infomania' worse than marijuana - 'Infomania' worse than marijuana: "Those who are constantly breaking away from tasks to react to email or text messages suffer similar effects on the mind as losing a night's sleep..."
jimray : 'Infomania' worse than marijuana - New work strategy: wake and bake, but don't answer e-mail. Sure to be a success!
plasticbag : 50% of people answer their e-mails immediately they receive them?! Who are these people!? - Let's just say that if I did this I probably wouldn't have 22,000 unread things in my mailbox creeping me out...
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42 month ago
kayodeok : Human firewalls are a must - There is no point spending millions on security if employees can be persuaded to divulge log-in details, says the infamous hacker, who has plenty of examples of just how pointless it can be
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43 month ago
kayodeok : Why can't you pay attention anymore? - A psychiatrist's opinion on Attention Deficit Trait (ADT): "All of that data flying at you by e-mail, instant message, cell phone, voice mail and BlackBerry--it could actually be making you dumber"
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kayodeok : Bad Data Fouls Background Checks - Recent security breaches at ChoicePoint and Seisint have raised awareness about data brokering and the role that these companies play in identity theft. But the breaches have brought little attention to another problem with data brokering that can cause j
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