“We always have to learn how to ‘sing the Lord’s song,’ the psalmist says, in whatever circumstances we are.”
Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, seeking out his flock by logging onto a virtual church, CNN.com, 12 May 2004
Month: May 2004
NO CONSULTANTS, NO GAIN
“If you throw a lot of money at IT but don’t change the process, you will spend a lot without any gain.”
Cisco CEO John Chambers, on how his routers go really well with a dozen warm bodies from Accenture, eWeek, 13 May 2004
WAIT UNTIL THEY DOWNLOAD THE ABU GHRAIB MOD
“We conform to the rules of engagement. If you shoot someone on your side, if you harm a civilian noncombatant, you end up in prison.”
Christian Buhl, lead programmer on the military recruitment tool America’s Army, on how the videogame reflects the realities of soldiering, News.com, 12 May 2004
ON THE INTERNET, NOBODY KNOWS YOUR MOVIE’S A DOG
“Voice, data, music — they have all been digitized, and people want to access this content. But it’s really just packets on a network. And on an IP network, packets all look the same.”
MCI CEO Michael Capellas, on the Internet’s ability to transmit limitless amounts of schlock, News.com, 11 May 2004
WE’D RATHER OUR VICTIMS COME TO US
“We do not sit in a conference room and say, ‘How about we go after small business?'”
eBay CEO Meg Whitman, on her company’s strategy for finding new sellers to shake down for fees, Wired News, 10 May 2004
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