Just devoured the Two Second Advantage by Kevin Maney and Vivek Ranadive. The book underscores the Gladwellish merits of spontaneity, and touches upon a theory that predictive abilities can, have and will translate to better, timely decisions. The book, however, doesn’t do justice to Maney’s research and merely is a teaser to the depth of innovation that Vivek has. What it does, though, is make the reader aware that such an advantage exists, and that it can be exploited to make the difference between success and failure. The dimension that I think is very unique in this is something that TIBCO has always been comfortable with: speed. It’s not just about how to get to where the puck is going to be; it’s about getting there in time. Tee-minus-two seconds, figuratively.
Book review of The Two-Second Advantage by Kevin Maney and Vivek Ranadive
In Reviews on December 30, 2011 at 5:58 amBeing Dutch – part 1
In Sporadic on December 17, 2011 at 5:24 amDear Diary,
Today, I have decided to take a big step towards being Dutch, and that is to learn how to pronounce the Dutch word “gracht” correctly. Without scaring three people and spitting on twelve, that is. Yes, dear diary, twelve. Makes us wonder, don’t you think, if they dope because they speak that way, or if they speak that way because they dope? I mean, flem and saliva ooze out of the orifice in the face when you pronounce the word a lot more than when you have pneumonia. Yes, Pneumonia. Which … reminds me of something.
You know, dear diary, the word “gracht” is rather deep. Literally. Sixteen feet three inches, to be precise. It means “canal”, and if you drop your wedding ring into it while on a walk with the lady, you will forever live with two metrics for the rest of your life. The depth, as I mentioned above, and the temperature of the water in mid-January. While we went for treatment, the doctor said he had never seen testicles take so long to defrost.
