Do you code like you drive?
Jacqui Coosner
2022-08-04
Do you code the way you drive? Is there a correlation between impatient drivers and impatient coders? Or maybe the reverse is true.
Other Thoughts
One size fits none – and some updated statistics
Jacqui Coosner
2022-07-27
Catch-22: a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. An update on some statistics Since our first virtual course in March 2020, I’ve included this question in the online course evaluation form: "Do you prefer virtual or classroom training?" I
My Quick Attempt at South African Futurology
Jacqui Coosner
2022-06-23
A light-hearted look at how the future prediction of computer implants in humans might look in South Africa.
Will a virtual influencer change your mind?
Jacqui Coosner
2022-06-09
A light-hearted look at the concept of a virtual influencer and what real would mean in that context.
Your 8 second misinformation campaign
Jacqui Coosner
2022-06-02
We are living in the age of misinformation. We are more vulnerable to wrong information than ever before. And we might be spreading it without even knowing it. I share 2 examples.
The robocall blunder
Jacqui Coosner
2022-05-26
We all hate robocalls. But still some legitimate companies use them for non-marketing purposes. Is this a design mistake?
When IoT needs therapy
Jacqui Coosner
2022-05-05
I had started writing a more serious post about programming when I came across this story. Maybe you’ve heard it already. But in case you missed it at the time (as I did), it’s a wonderful and true story from the world of IoT. Some buzzwords are real You’ve heard
How to feed a blind duck (or: why Google doesn’t have the answer)
Jacqui Coosner
2022-04-14
Excogitate: to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully. Last year I managed to include zombies and cows in my weekly post. Today it’s ducks!
Pick a meme that matters
Jacqui Coosner
2022-04-06
Aphorism: a pithy observation which contains a general truth. There is no simple definition of the term "meme". But we are all used to image macro memes – a picture with some message. Usually, but not necessarily, witty. We seem to have reached a stalemate with Covid. All those ideas
Who is your pinch hitter?
Jacqui Coosner
2022-03-31
A pinch hitter is a person who does another’s work, especially in an emergency.
We use knowledge management tools to make it possible for a pinch hitter to pick up from us, but is that enough? Do the answers to last year’s survey still apply?