Tag: light relief
If I Ruled The World
I got to thinking that maybe it would be a good idea if I took over the World. Not because I’m an aggressive megalomaniac or an evil genius or anything like that; just as a hobby. I mean, everyone needs a hobby don’t they? I’ve tried various sports, a few arty things and even certain online [...]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WOULD BLOW OUR MINDS.
And article by Donnie Rust. In whatever way we get there, artificial intelligence or a self-aware machine will be one of the major achievements of science because it will genuinely blow our minds. I would like to begin with a statement, “Artificial intelligence will first be developed for games before it’s developed for anything else”. [...]
The Answer
by Rob James Jeez, isn’t the world a miserable place at the moment. There’s a global economic crisis going on, rising unemployment, rising water levels and shrinking ice caps, extremes of weather with people dying in the heat in America whilst people in Russia drown in floods, the Middle East continues to fight wars [...]
What Happened next
by Jim Blythe Last month I wrote about an upcoming announcement for a major restructure in the office where I… well, not exactly work, but I do like to pop in there most weekdays. You remember? I did it in an informal and witty style and you chuckled to yourself whilst munching on a [...]
My Impotent Rage
THE IMPOTENT RAGE OF THE MODERN DAY BUSINESS PERSONALITY If there is no place for rage in modern day society then why do I want to go all Samuel L Jackson on your ass? I’ve always wanted to be a super hero. It’s why I became a journalist for an internationally recognized and much loved [...]
Under Pressure
Under Pressure by Jim Blythe I am writing this article on a train on my way to a meeting in a state of panic and confusion. The reason for this is that due to one of those strange things that sometimes happens to writers, I now have very little time to get this done. I [...]
Big Corporation Sickness
Big Corporation Sickness by Rob James I realise I could never be trusted to run a big corporation, ok. I want to clear that up right now. I’m irresponsible, lazy, frequently rude and always late for meetings. I don’t often pay attention when I’m in meetings and I say stupid things if I think they’ll [...]
Whoops-a-daisy!
So Aviva, the global insurance giants, managed to send an email sacking 1,300 staff in error (1). Not a clever thing to do and certainly got great publicity but, at the end of the day, human error on the part of one person for which the corporation as a whole can’t really be blamed. [...]
Socialising a New Model
Communication is, or so I’m told, important. By and large, I’d agree with that; communication and thumbs have made us the dominant species on the planet. Communication allows us to share thought and ideas, thumbs allow us to pick things up and flick elastic bands at one another. They’re both marvellous things. From an organisational [...]
WHY HISTORY WILL HAVE THE WRONG IDEA ABOUT US
According to the FBI, in July 9th this year 350 000 computers around the world will stop working creating a lottery win where the prize is a lot of screaming and frantic key punching. Combine that with the Mayan prediction of the world coming to a dramatic end on December 21st and this year is [...]
