cb, ha ha! technology is real. however, it has other economic impacts, that don't go away - no matter how much we wish upon a star in wonderland. i love tech and use it every day. i've developed 3 functional and extremely useful databases for 3 different companies - and i didn't even know what amsaccess was prior to 1999.
i'm in the process of installing and configuring linux, samba, apache, postgre sql and php (and who knows what else!) in an attempt to develop a much needed suite of web based applications - all by myself. no way i could do this without the net. NO WAY.
even so, dollars still have to be created to grow the economy. if they aren't, then there was just a TRANSFER of wealth and a CREATION of wealth.
then again, one could always rig the numbers - it is much simpler. ask alan.com aka alan.bomb. his great market manipulation experiment exploded in his face and the piper is going to take many folks' financial kids. perhaps we will FINALLY learn the lesson that always eludes us...
tanstaafl - every bubble ends in disaster. in order to avoid disaster, avoid the bubble - even if giddy types bathe in the bubble, they almost all lose it and then some if given enough time...
ps - i can't believe you believe all the 6 sigma hype. sure, it works well in some instances - a small, small minority. most american managers spend too much time looking at their feet and not enough look at the horizon to set up a real continuous improvement program. that is why the hockey stick eoq shipment style is (was? ;-) in full effect.
what is the saying... 95% of managers say the right thing, 5% actually do it. that is why there is so much opportunity for me to come in and develop databases (information management).
i want my numbers and i don't care how you do it (even if it is bad for the company in the long run)... that is the norm. ci is the exception. i'd actually say 5% is a bit high. |
