business (9)

David F

Vulnerability Counting misses the point

In a summary report by a researcher from GFI Software, a security products company, we learned yesterday that the count of vulnerabilities discovered in 2014 was up over the previous year. Who wants pie? The counts of the vulnerabilities researchers have discovered in your software…

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David F

Tiny Innovations

Innovation. When we think of it we think of breakthroughs and new product categories. Millions made overnight or enormous dramatic failures of products that woulda been awesome but for the one fatal flaw.  Gee wouldn't this make a great movie?  Sure it would.  But the…

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David F

Verbing and Nouning

I work in a corporate environment that abuses English with the best of them.  I strive to keep my own language as straightforward and simple as possible, while still making myself understood among my colleagues.  It's a sad truth that some people simply cannot digest…

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David F

All the Liars

Someone I work with has a collection of "Leadership Principles" on the wall of her office.  Usually, these bulleted batches of business bromides are a mixed bag at best, but this one has an entry that really stands out for me: Get all the liars…

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