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If clichés can kill, these probably will

If you have sat through a technology-related PPT presentation lately, you’ll probably remember these well-flogged clichés: Pushing the envelope Paradigm shift 2.0 Ecosystem Solutions provider Step function Basis (e.g. on a daily ‘basis’). Disruptive Evangelise Leading edge Related posts:Now you know why PowerPoint is uselessTo be honest with you Technorati Tags: clichés PowerPoint presentation

Ron Paul for U.S. president!

The Republican Congressmen nailed it with this speech before the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 April 2006: What the Price of Gold Is Telling Us Related posts:Who to vote for as U.S. president?Who would you vote for as president? Technorati Tags: Ron Paul Congressman House of Representatives US president gold US dollars economy

Awkward sentence construction

A story on Hulu in FORTUNE magazine (“A New Way to Watch TV“, March 17) showed how an awkward sentence construction makes difficult reading. Quote:The drama surrounding Hulu’s launch heated up last August when NBC abruptly pulled its content off the Apple iTunes store – where NBC shows like The Office and 30 Rock had… Read More »