Jinn of Quality and Risk (2002-Oct-01)


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According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes. or use my wishlist (at amazon.com) if you are in the mood for gifts.
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Species: featherless biped, chocolate addict
Roots: born in Sweden — lived also in Switzerland, USA, UK — mixed up genes from Sweden, Norway, India, Germany
Languages: French, English, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Latin, Ada, Perl, Java, assembly languages, Pascal, C/C++, etc.
Roles: programme manager, methodology lead, quality and risk manager, writer, director of technology, project lead, solutions architect — as well as gardener, factory worker, farmhand, supermarket cleaner, programmer, student, teacher, language lawyer, traveller, soldier, lecturer, software engineer, philosopher, consultant

2002-Sep-22 [this day]

Free online educational material

Fantastic news from the MIT. BBC News | Technology: The first group of [MIT] courses are set to be published on the internet on 30 September, including subjects like anthropology, biology, chemistry and computer science. ... Over the next 10 years, MIT will move all its existing coursework on to the internet. There will be no online degrees for sale.

Update: also of note is that Cornell offers some online lectures at CyberTower (stupid name, limited selection). [this item]

The business of the Rolling Stones

Fortune: Since 1989 alone--the beginning of the modern age of the Rolling Stones (more on that later)--the band has generated more than $1.5 billion in gross revenues. That total includes sales of records, song rights, merchandising, sponsorship money, and touring. How much money are they making through the Internet? [this item]

Nathan Hale

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. — attributed to Nathan Hale, american hero, executed at the age of 21 by the British on September 22nd, 1776 [this item]

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