Thomas Otter

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More Shakespeare. This time on the software sales pitch.

November 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments

 
No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change:Thy pyramids built up with newer mightTo me are nothing novel, nothing strange;They are but dressings of a former sight.Our dates are brief, and therefore we admireWhat thou dost foist upon us that is old;And rather make them born to our desireThan think that we [...]

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Tags: software industry

Integration is like weather

October 31st, 2009 · No Comments

(photo via cc attribution licence. ms4jah thanks.
Most of my working career encouraged me to chant the mantra, “we are integrated.”  I have spent the last year or so thinking about integration in a more objective light. Integration for me has undergone a de-reification process.
I was doing a presentation about HR technology recently, and I [...]

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Tags: software design · software industry

Software and the Maginot Line

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

photo via wikipedia. thanks!
This weekend we did some camping, just across the border into France, and very close to part of Maginot Line. Next time I visit that area I’m going to take some time and actually visit a couple of Ouvrages, go inside and see the working railway and the logistics of [...]

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Tags: software industry