Comments on: Are you an IT-empower worker or an old school worker? http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/ Computer Scientist and Open Scholar: Databases, Information Retrieval, Business Intelligence. Fri, 18 May 2012 05:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Lemire http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/comment-page-1/#comment-2154 Daniel Lemire Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:04:50 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/#comment-2154 Harold: I don't work in my basement, though I will one day soon... new kid coming soon.... Harold: I don’t work in my basement, though I will one day soon… new kid coming soon….

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Harold Jarche Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:29:24 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/#comment-2153 I like your additional questions - my responses are similar, but I'm no longer in the basement ;-) I like your additional questions – my responses are similar, but I’m no longer in the basement ;-)

]]> By: Fred http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Fred Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:55:48 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/#comment-2151 Hello Daniel, It's just a little reaction on this assertion: "My blog is one of my key knowledge management tools." Have you ever read this article: http://www.roell.net/publikationen/distributedkm.shtml It's one of the best I read about Blogs as Knowledge Management Tool. I think it worth the reading. I personally like it because it’s the article that incited me to blog. Since then, I only discovered the virtues of blogging ;) Salutations, Fred Hello Daniel,

It’s just a little reaction on this assertion:

“My blog is one of my key knowledge management tools.”

Have you ever read this article: http://www.roell.net/publikationen/distributedkm.shtml

It’s one of the best I read about Blogs as Knowledge Management Tool. I think it worth the reading. I personally like it because it’s the article that incited me to blog. Since then, I only discovered the virtues of blogging ;)

Salutations,

Fred

]]> By: Seb http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/comment-page-1/#comment-2150 Seb Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:42:42 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/#comment-2150 Didier, it would be sad indeed if we spent all our time writing and very little reading. (Actually, I think some academics are in that unfortunate situation.) Daniel, I think the difference between yourself and "old school workers" may not show so much in the workload (which always seems to expand to take up all available space regardless of productivity) as in your ability to make better-informed choices as to what's worth pursuing and to take on more ambitious challenges. Didier, it would be sad indeed if we spent all our time writing and very little reading. (Actually, I think some academics are in that unfortunate situation.)

Daniel, I think the difference between yourself and “old school workers” may not show so much in the workload (which always seems to expand to take up all available space regardless of productivity) as in your ability to make better-informed choices as to what’s worth pursuing and to take on more ambitious challenges.

]]> By: didier http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 didier Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:58:58 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/#comment-2148 I try to keep the number of feeds I read under 100. Beyond that, I just can't justify spending more than 2 hours reading stuff. I've recently read something about blog-induced ADD (http://techdirt.com/articles/20050328/1051222_F.shtml), so I'm wondering if you're suffering from that ;) . It's funny how most of the time is spent reading stuff. I read somewhere that the blog-world is made of more readers than writers and I find that to be more and more accurate. I try to keep the number of feeds I read under 100. Beyond that, I just can’t justify spending more than 2 hours reading stuff. I’ve recently read something about blog-induced ADD (http://techdirt.com/articles/20050328/1051222_F.shtml), so I’m wondering if you’re suffering from that ;) .

It’s funny how most of the time is spent reading stuff. I read somewhere that the blog-world is made of more readers than writers and I find that to be more and more accurate.

]]> By: Marshall http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Marshall Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:22:03 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2005/03/29/are-you-an-it-empower-worker-or-an-old-school-worker/#comment-2147 I presume you know about new developments in your field more rapidly and consistantly than old-schoolers (especially if you read RSS feeds) You have greater flexibility of choices amongst contacts to ask for help or perspective. You are probably a person in your wide community that others can look to for K-resources. You are obviously more excited about sharing than hording, thus making you a fundamentally different actor in the field. But I bet you've still got far more to read than you possibly can get through. Perhaps it's a blessing, like too much good food to eat or to many friends who seek your company? It's probably inevitable. I'm going to blog an entry about dealing with RSS feed overload (when I get a chance, ha ha). But concrete advantages of one being one kind of worker instead of the other seems both obvious and impossible. It feels like another world, doesn't it? I presume you know about new developments in your field more rapidly and consistantly than old-schoolers (especially if you read RSS feeds)
You have greater flexibility of choices amongst contacts to ask for help or perspective.
You are probably a person in your wide community that others can look to for K-resources. You are obviously more excited about sharing than hording, thus making you a fundamentally different actor in the field.

But I bet you’ve still got far more to read than you possibly can get through. Perhaps it’s a blessing, like too much good food to eat or to many friends who seek your company? It’s probably inevitable. I’m going to blog an entry about dealing with RSS feed overload (when I get a chance, ha ha).

But concrete advantages of one being one kind of worker instead of the other seems both obvious and impossible. It feels like another world, doesn’t it?

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