The Moorhill Monitor
* Volume
9 / Issue 3 / Date 3rd Quarter 2000 *
In this
Issue:
[God Will Not
Ask]
[Human Behavior is Driven]
[The Revised ISO 9000 Process Model]
[Thought
Provokers]
[New Links]
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1. God
Will Not Ask!
T
O P 1 0
T H I N G S G O D
W O N ' T A S K
1.
God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask
how
many people you drove who didn't have transportation.
2.
God won't ask the square footage of your house, but
will
ask how many people you welcomed into your home.
3.
God won't ask about your social status, but will ask
what
kind of class you displayed.
4.
God won't ask how many material possessions you had,
but
will ask if they dictated your life.
5.
God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will
ask
if you compromised your character to obtain that salary.
6.
God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will
ask
if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones.
7.
God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will
ask
what you did to help others.
8.
God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask
how
many people to whom you were a true friend.
9.
God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but
will
ask what you did to protect the rights of others.
10.
God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will
ask
how you treated your neighbors.
Source:
Anonymous, 06/00.
2. Human Behavior is
Driven!
Human behavior is driven by unconscious desires not
easily accessible to the conscious mind. The software industry is shaped by
inside developments not easily visible to the public.
Want to know where we're headed in 1999 and beyond? Pay attention to these
five forces. They are the key factors influencing software developers -- whose
decisions determine what new software you'll use -- plus where and when you'll
get it.
True distributed computing. Sun's Jini and Microsoft's Millennium are the
latest attempts to reach the holy grail of distributed, object-oriented
computing. In the short term, they represent an easy way to connect tiny
devices to the Internet. In the long term, they portend applications
constructed by mixing and matching small modules scattered around the network.
Click for more.
Implications: Choose which standard to support. Rebuild software as a series
of self-identifying objects. Netsourcing. I call this idea
"Weblications." Click for more. Others call it
"netsourcing" -- as in outsourcing key services via the Internet.
Watch for AOL, Netcenter, MSN and the other portals to move heavily into
services. So will corporate sites eager to attract customers.
Implications: Rethink and rearchitect software to make it available over the
Internet. Private-label your Internet services to major portals.
The new verticals. Until now, makers of specialized, industry-specific
applications have been limited by geography and manpower. With the rise of
Weblications, they can now sell to anyone, anywhere. Plus, new Web standards
such as XML let their systems interact with each other and connect into an
end-to-end ecommerce solution. Click for more.
Implications: Propagate narrow specialty programs to a wider audience. Do
specialized versions of broad applications.
Open source. Giving away the source code of your application so customers can
freely modify it. Unlikely to affect shrink-wrap software. Quite likely to
affect makers of operating systems, databases and programming environments.
Implications: Forces Sun, Microsoft, SAP and others to consider opening all or
part of their proprietary products.
Electronic software distribution. Retail software sales are shifting to the
Internet, especially sales to major corporations. High-speed Internet
connections now make downloads faster. Internet services now let you know when
it's time to upgrade. And utilities now make downloading easier and more
reliable. Click for more. Only the lack of standards stands in the way. Click
for more.
Implications: Corporate buyers will be first on board because of their fast
connections. As more home users get fast access, consumers will join in.
Traditional retailers are in jeopardy.
Source: Networking, 02/00.
3. The Revised ISO
Process Model!
ISO9001:2000 the final draft (FDIS) is scheduled to be
released in September!
Source: DIS 9001:2000, 08/00.
4. Thought
Provokers!
The word "nerd" first appeared in "If I
Ran the Zoo" by Dr. Seuss in 1951.
A full grown bear can run as fast as a horse.
90% of household dust is composed of human skin.
The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
Humans are the only animals that blush (or need to, according to Mark Twain).
The wingspan of a Boeing 747 jet is longer than the Wright Brother's first
flight.
It's physically impossible to get sick while you're laughing.
Mickey Mouse's ears are always turned to the front, no matter which direction
his head is pointing.
Some people are genetically predisposed to hate the taste of cabbage.
The first product to have a UPC barcode on its packaging was Wrigley's gum.
"Graffito" is the singular of "graffiti".
Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each
other on July 4, 1826 (Adams' last words were "Thomas Jefferson still
surv . . .")
In English, "four" is the only digit that has the same number of
letters as its value.
The phrase "convicted felon" is redundant. No one is a felon until
he's been convicted.
Cucumbers are the only food that cockroaches won't eat.
Oak trees do not have acorns until they are 50 years old or older.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enable it to see all four feet at
all times.
The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the
English language.
Pierre, South Dakota is the only example of a state and capital in the US that
doesn't share any letters.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
The most stolen books from public libraries, in order:
1. The Bible
2. The Koran
3. The Police Entrance Examination Guide
A golf ball has 360 dimples.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
England is smaller geographically than New England.
In a deck of cards, the King of hearts is the only King without a moustache.
Country stars Loretta Lynn & Crystal Gayle are sisters.
Giraffes are unable to cough or swim.
A ten-gallon hat holds three-quarters of a gallon.
Source: FYI, 04/00.
5. New Links!
We
have added new links to; Adobe Acrobat Reader, WinZip, Netscape, and
Internet Explorer.
Plus a few "personal" favorites!
Please visit the "Resources" page and see the vast array of new and
existing links. If you need information and cannot find it on our site please
let us know and we will go and find it!
Do not forget our downloadable pages as well!
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