December 2010
11 posts
Big Picture - Afghanistan, December, 2010
All the pictures are great. I was struck by those: Quite a different view of the reality of war than that pictured in most movies. Imagine being under the threat of IEDs, suicide bombers and rogue soldiers 24/7, being forced to carry your gun with you for lunch, knowing you might be attacked at any time… The fate of the afghan population is terrible as well, stuck between...
Communication about Downtime: way to go Skype!
I’m really impressed by the way Skype handled communications around their massive outage of last week. They promptly communicated about it through a variety of channels (website, blogs, twitter), provided regular updates, acted fast to solve a complex problem and then went on to publish a rather detailed post-mortem post that I encourage you to read:...
Article: What Yahoo’s Situation Can Teach Sales...
What both of these quotes have in common is they describe a company that didn’t let people do their jobs. Yahoo acquired a number of successful companies, with a track record of success and buried them in micro-management, bureaucracy and administration. They didn’t leave them to do their jobs. This is the lesson to sales leaders and everyone else at that matter. Hire good people and let them...
Article: Thinking Out Loud: What's Driving...
Great article by John Battelle on why Groupon might just be Google’s fiercest competitor to date. I pretty much agree with his analysis wholeheartedly.http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/12/thinking_out_loud_whats_driving_groupon.php Posted via email from Guillaume Lerouge’s blog | Comment »
I can't believe my eyes
Who would ever dare sleeping under such precarious conditions? I know I never would. Unbelievable… Posted via email from Guillaume Lerouge’s blog | Comment »
So true...
From http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2010/12/poor-geeks.html Posted via email from Guillaume Lerouge’s blog | Comment »
Freakin' Flying Robots - Another video
Download now or watch on posterous IMG_0358.MOV (2023 KB) They keep rolling! Posted via email from Guillaume Lerouge’s blog | Comment »
Freakin' Flying Robots!!
No comment needed: See and download the full gallery on posterous Download now or watch on posterous image.mov (6831 KB) Posted via email from Guillaume Lerouge’s blog | Comment »
Big Picture - Pearl Harbor Pics
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/12/pearl_harbor_69_years_ago_toda.htmlImpressive pictures. Posted via email from Guillaume Lerouge’s blog | Comment »
My bet on what's next for Apple server offering
So, Apple is killing the Xserve:http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/228200320/apple-killing-xserve-server-line-asking-clients-to-consider-mac-pro-mac-mini.htm The news of Xserve death doesn’t seem to affect its customers too much though:http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20024209-260.html Existing Xserve customers have been complaining a lot, but they mostly accepted the idea and decided to...
They should have used a wiki...
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