Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
My “Leaving IT” post has received some attention; the trackback on Misbeaving.net was picked up by Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer and made it on Computerworld’s blog. Although I found quite interesting my obsession in reading my name quoted by others (think John Milton|Al Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate: “Vanity! definitely my favorite sin”), I would...
As all cops know, there is something exceptionally relieving in telling the truth. Lying takes a big effort; expressing who we are and how we really feel is the satisfying path of least resistance. This is all good, but the impulse to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth creates some...
After 5 years, a few weeks ago I decided I had enough of IT; it was time to quit. The same week I moved from IT to the Marketing department of my company, other two women who have managed me at various times did the same. It seems that we are not alone: Roy...
Can-do-no-matter-what attitude and selective deafness to bad news (or Cassandra Syndrome) can make you temporarily happy, but in the long run it won't keep you alive....
Yesterday Caterina Fake posted a commentary on Misbehaving.net about the effort women need to make to succeed in high-tech . I am sure high-tech executive women need to work really hard to get were they are. But I also see a lot of (really talented) women working twice as hard just...
Today I had lunch with Amber, a Business System Analyst who works as a contractor for my company. I met her at PhillyCHI, the local chapter of the ACM Computer-Human Interactions special interest group. She is such a smart wise young woman. I am in total awe of young people who are thoughtful and...