We use this phrase all the time...it's part of typical project scope...it's something we provide a facility for other people to do.
However, to what extent do we think about this phrase in terms of ourselves?
Research...what have we tried to discover lately? something really different...
Development...what have we learned lately? what skill have we picked up lately?
More importantly, is this part of a specifc plan? with a budget? a schedule?
Big Pharma companies have entire portions of their companies dedicated to this issue...with the biggest budgets, best facilties, etc...they know how important R+D is to their future...
more on this topic is available from tompeters.com, specifcally the re-imagine book
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Friday, May 06, 2005
Eats, Shoots & Leaves...
I have just finished reading "Eats, Shoots & Leaves"...
My daughter was reading this book for her English Literature class, and I picked it up...I try to read something out of most of the books the kids are using for school...No one in their class wanted to read "Withering-ly Dull Heights" or something along those lines.
What a great book!!!... I found it really funny, which is a bit peculiar considering it is a book about punctuation. It is very well written and the author has a great sense of humor. It is also very comprehensive...more than I thought I ever needed to know, but it is a fun read which move along at a good pace.
The main site for the book is here Feel free to stop by and test your puncutation skills...
On the serious side, a lot of our work consists of writing, which does not always come so easily for a lot of us...even if you strugle with the content, at least get the puncuation right!!!
I found out I use too many ellipses...which, by the way, are the 3 dot things I'm always sticking at the end of each thought...forgive me, Lynne Truss...I'm also a firm believer in the Oxford comma...boy, the stuff you didn't know!
In case you missed it, the punch line for the book is on the back of the dust jacket...it's about a panda...think about it, you'll get it...
My daughter was reading this book for her English Literature class, and I picked it up...I try to read something out of most of the books the kids are using for school...No one in their class wanted to read "Withering-ly Dull Heights" or something along those lines.
What a great book!!!... I found it really funny, which is a bit peculiar considering it is a book about punctuation. It is very well written and the author has a great sense of humor. It is also very comprehensive...more than I thought I ever needed to know, but it is a fun read which move along at a good pace.
The main site for the book is here Feel free to stop by and test your puncutation skills...
On the serious side, a lot of our work consists of writing, which does not always come so easily for a lot of us...even if you strugle with the content, at least get the puncuation right!!!
I found out I use too many ellipses...which, by the way, are the 3 dot things I'm always sticking at the end of each thought...forgive me, Lynne Truss...I'm also a firm believer in the Oxford comma...boy, the stuff you didn't know!
In case you missed it, the punch line for the book is on the back of the dust jacket...it's about a panda...think about it, you'll get it...
The God Particle...
I have just finished reading "The God Particle"
What a great book!!! It is by Leon Lederman who is a very witty physicist...more about Mr. Lederman can be found here in a wikipedia and here
The sub-title is "If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question?" just in case you want something to think about late at night.
I have always been interested in physics...and in particular (great pun, huh?) quantum mechanics/ particle physics...hey, we all need a hobby, right?
Anyway, this is a very well-written, well-presented history of the evolution of our knowledge of the really small particles and such that make up our world...I found this portion of the book fascinating from both a scientific and historical viewpoint ...on top of that, it's funny!
I am actually re-reading the entire book to re-visit the portions that are not as accessible as others...after all, it's about particle physics...
The disappointment of the next big Supercollider project being cancelled leaves the book end on a down note...
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it if this field (another good one...) interests you.
What a great book!!! It is by Leon Lederman who is a very witty physicist...more about Mr. Lederman can be found here in a wikipedia and here
The sub-title is "If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question?" just in case you want something to think about late at night.
I have always been interested in physics...and in particular (great pun, huh?) quantum mechanics/ particle physics...hey, we all need a hobby, right?
Anyway, this is a very well-written, well-presented history of the evolution of our knowledge of the really small particles and such that make up our world...I found this portion of the book fascinating from both a scientific and historical viewpoint ...on top of that, it's funny!
I am actually re-reading the entire book to re-visit the portions that are not as accessible as others...after all, it's about particle physics...
The disappointment of the next big Supercollider project being cancelled leaves the book end on a down note...
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it if this field (another good one...) interests you.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
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