/tags/phb/ Recent bookmarks tagged #phb Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:54 +0000 http://recycledknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-phbs-stupid.html "Scott Adams is not only a manager now, he has always been one by training: he was an economics major, not any kind of scientist or engineer, and he got an MBA before he worked with his first geek. He is extraordinarily observant (especially for an MBA, I add snarkily) and he actually does grasp how geeks think, but despite appearances he basically sees them from the outside. When I discovered this, the shock was so great that I started to see him as an outsider mocking my culture rather than an insider mocking its excesses (though to be sure Dilbert is harder on suits than on nerds), and I lost interest in the strip completely."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #dilbert #geeks #management #nerds #phb</p> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:47:45 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12611 dilbert geeks management nerds phb http://strange.corante.com/2008/12/15/20-signs-you-dont-want-that-internal-social-media-project "I just nearly burst my appendix laughing at Chris Applegate’s 20 signs you don’t want that social media project. I am thus inspired to write my own list of tips that, perhaps, one doesn’t really want that internal social media project after all."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #blog #business #corporate #funny #intranet #phb #socialmedia #wikis</p> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:45:02 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:11814 blog business corporate funny intranet phb socialmedia wikis