Author Archives: peteralderliesten
Addictions and separating channels
The main difference between man and animal often is considered to be consciousness. An addiction can be described as a persistent use of drugs despite substantial harm and adverse consequences, especially the loss of consciousness and thus our ‘humanness’ . … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence and Freedom
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) generally is based on Deep Learning, where a decision-making process is divided up into numerous small little steps leading to a certain likelihood of an outcome. Often, these steps become too complex for a regular person … Continue reading
Big Tech: publishers or search engines?
There are two controversies currently playing up with respect to the role of the ‘Big Tech’ at this time. The first one is about whether Google should pay royalties on the articles shown via their technology. In France apparently Google … Continue reading
Simpler Systems Integration
The general practice of working with Requirements from Clients and a Scope Of Work from a Supplier, trickling down throughout the chain of Client – System Integrator – Supplier – Sub-supplier might be ready for simplification, saving all parties (so … Continue reading
Be Brief, Be Gone
There are libraries full of self-help books about professional-improvement, showing how one should behave to get ahead. This blog produces a shortcut on how to assess the generic contribution of oneself but also of other people. The most basic indication … Continue reading
How does an Android user learn how to make a screenshot with an Iphone?
Or: about User Interfaces and loss of useability Background When we started using computer programs, complete educational programs were established to convey the knowledge of using FORTRAN, COBOL etc. In these trainings both the functionalities for the user and how … Continue reading
The difference between Strategy and Tactics in practice
While there often is a lot of ego involved in determining which individuals are supposed to act on an operational, tactical or strategic level in an organization, it makes sense to develop more objective measures and assist in determining who … Continue reading
How do we obtain a sufficient number of immigrants?
Introduction The political ‘discourse’ on political refugees overshadows and blocks unemotional (not to use the word ‘rational’) thinking on a topic that is closely related but significantly different, that of economic migration. In discussions on refugees I hear many a … Continue reading
Process and Procedure
Introduction In daily business life I sometimes observe a frequent passivity and helplessness by managers who exclaim: “There is nothing one can do about it” often referring to the action or signature needed from an obstructing party and tremendous bureaucracy … Continue reading
Speed Limits
Introduction Current communication knowledge dictates that because of the short attention span of the average reader a blog should be ‘front loading’ to enlarge the time spent on the piece. That fits with the current apparent ‘shallowing‘ of idea exchange: … Continue reading
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