Category Archives: Misc

Business Rules Excellence Awards

Posted on March 29, 2018 by

Do you have an interesting Business Rules Use Case?  Submit it for the opportunity to win a highly prestigious award and publication in the next book on BR to be published within 12 months following the Awards Ceremony at BBC-2018. The Business Rules Excellence … Continue reading →

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Peter Voss’s New Endeavour

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

A well-known AI expert Peter Voss just started a new business with this vision: “Imagine a super-smart Alexa/ Siri/ Google Assistant-like app or device that actually remembers what you told it previously; can hold lengthy conversations; can interact with other assistants, … Continue reading →

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Questioning “Best Practices”

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

Scott Ambler, one of the initiators of the agile approach to software development, wrote an article that questions the term “Best Practice”: A very popular term within the IT community is “best practice”. It’s a wonderful marketing term, how could … Continue reading →

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The Walls Have Ears

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Here is a quote from a Gizmodo’s article “The House That Spied on Me“: “In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a “smart home.” I connected as many of my appliances and belongings as I could … Continue reading →

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The Rules of Happiness

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

Silvie Spreeuwenberg: “Most people are happy most of the time but do not think, write down or analyse all the good things that make them happy every day. Our tendency is to stress, analyse and act based on negative events. … Continue reading →

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How Bitcoin Actually Works

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

Bitcoin price quickly passed $5,000, $11,000, and $17,000 (today) milestones. This 25 mins video explains how Bitcoin actually works.

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Software Development and Age

Posted on November 30, 2017 by

Quora published an interesting answer to the question “Is software development really a dead-end job after age 35-40?“: “NO, software development is most certainly not a dead end job! It is a great job. Does it get tougher to get … Continue reading →

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