Tuesday 20 May 2003

question: Why do companies fail to learn from their mistakes? answer: With so much riding on success, you would think that companies would be better at learning. Amazingly, it seems as if they fight tooth and nail against learning, often with disastrous results. The reasons, however, make a lot of sense. And once you understand the reasons, you just might be able to make a difference. If not, at least you can feel self-righteous when the insanity starts. [elearningpost] 12:36:55 PM

A £4m "electronic zoo" devoted to keeping records of the world's extinct and endangered species goes online. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 12:25:01 PM

An explorer from Devon becomes the first person to reach the North Pole from Canada, travelling solo without supply drops. [BBC News] 9:09:38 AM

The director whose controversial "go ahead, puree the goldfish" art happening pissed off animal rights activists is once again a free man: Judge Preben Bagger ruled Monday that Meyer did not have to pay the fine because the fish were killed "instantly" and "humanely." (...) During the two-day trial, a zoologist and a representative of blender manufacturer Moulinex said the fish likely died within a second after the blender started. It was not known who turned the blenders on. Link to Salon article, Link to previous BoingBoing post, Discuss, (Thanks, RCB!) [Boing Boing] 9:07:45 AM

Introducing WWWW. In the last weeks I've been posting here and there about topics, aggregators, K-collector and other assorted stuff. Maybe it's the case to recap and try to explain a little bit better what we are up to. Here we go [Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] Paolo gives a good account of what k-collector is all about. [Curiouser and curiouser!] 12:17:20 AM

Digital inclusion recognition for charities. [VoluntaryNews] 12:14:55 AM