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Giving 103% at work

I’m sure you have all been to those business meetings where the boss extorts, oops, exhorts employees to strive to achieve 101% of the target. Well, let’s one-up the situation (two, if you do the math). Here’s a formula that might prove helpful in delivering 103% results: What makes life 100%? If: A B C… Read More »

A little bit of give and tech

Excerpts from Bill Gates’ speech at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose when he received the museum’s James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“The Way We Give“, FORTUNE magazine, 22 January 2007): “In 1997, I went to South Africa to dedicate a… Read More »

Transitional pains

I’ve just ported my blog over to the new version of Blogger. Overall, the migration has been seamless but some of the HTML codes and text alignment seemed out of place. The last week or so has been spent fixing related issues. If you still spot any broken links or such, feel free to drop… Read More »

So you thought USB dildo is the ultimate?

Well, here’s something for the guys: A USB pole dancer! According to supplier Boystuff.co.uk, this 8in bikini-clad homunculus will gyrate flirtatiously to “bring a smile and some festive cheer to both the home and office with her cheeky dance routine”. Related posts:The wonders of USBUSB to the rescue of smokers Technorati Tags: USB pole dancer… Read More »

Leading by “example”

Can you imagine working in the following company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit 29 have been accused of spousal abuse21 have been named defendants in lawsuits19 have been accused of writing bad checks… Read More »

USB to the rescue of smokers

Smokers alert! If you want to sneak a puff and remain politically correct in office, here’s something to take care of the irritating second-hand smoke. According to the product’s Japanese supplier, opening the USB ashtray will trigger a fan that sucks the smoke from your cigarette through an absorbing filter. Naturally, any fumes you breathe… Read More »