Thursday, December 19, 2002

The Mercury News Margaret Steen: Be realistic about shifting to biotech. "If you do decide to go back to school, consider what area of biotech will make the best use of the skills you already have. For example, bioinformatics -- the intersection of biology and computer science -- needs people with a background in computer science who also understand biology enough to help companies handle the data that their research generates. If you find an area where you can build on your previous experience, rather than trying to start from scratch, you'll have a better chance o [snowdeal.org > {bio,medical}informatics] 9:37:45 AM    trackback []     Articulate []

National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council - December 2002 Conference. The presentations and papers presented at the NECCC's recent conference are now available. Included is the Identity Management white paper (PDF) that I referenced a few days ago. A good friend has also pointed me at a 2001 paper -- Anonymity and Encryption in Internet Commerce -- written by the white paper's lead author, Daniel J. Greenwood, Director of the MIT eCommerce Architecture Program. [Scott Loftesness] 9:34:45 AM    trackback []     Articulate []

Thomas Friedman: Blair for President. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman writes a great column this morning titled Blair for President. Connect with people's gut concerns and they'll go anywhere with you — without asking for the details. Don't connect, and you'll never be able to show people enough details to get them to follow. The exact same principle applies to leadership in a company setting. [Scott Loftesness] 9:32:47 AM    trackback []     Articulate []

Gerhard Fischer and emerging forms of collaboration. Sebastian Fiedler writes about Gerhard Fischer and his recent article Beyond Couch Potatoes. I also found an interesting short presentation by Fischer and others called New Forms of Collaborations: Learning Webs, Intensional Networks, Social Navigation, Recommender Systems, which starts off from the perspective of Ivan Illitch on education. [Seb's Open Research] 9:30:58 AM    trackback []     Articulate []

Idea sharing sites. Should Exist. ShouldExist is a site about stuff that stuff that really should exist. It is an Idea Exchange. Like Global Ideas Bank, but more focused on technical things. [Ming's Metalogue] Eric Hanson started this worthwhile initiative. Based on the Scoop engine originally developed for kuro5hin, people vote and the best ideas make it to the front page. Discussion ensues. See other online innovation sharing communities. [Seb's Open Research] 9:29:51 AM    trackback []     Articulate []