Comments for Francesco's Weblog http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com "Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Visual Explanations by A day with Tufte « Francesco's Weblog http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/visual-explanations/#comment-611 A day with Tufte « Francesco's Weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:32:55 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/visual-explanations/#comment-611 [...] read Tufte’s books few years ago (Beatiful Evidence and Visual Explanations) and since then I was curious to attend one of his classes. When I found out it was coming in [...] [...] read Tufte’s books few years ago (Beatiful Evidence and Visual Explanations) and since then I was curious to attend one of his classes. When I found out it was coming in [...]

]]> Comment on Getting to the core by SIP? « Francesco's Weblog http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/getting-to-the-core/#comment-608 SIP? « Francesco's Weblog Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:39:01 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=326#comment-608 [...] Operations. First hour and half we played with a simulation of manufacturing company (very like the Beer Game I’ve cited few posts ago) and then we commented the results in terms of plant sizing, order management and lead time of [...] [...] Operations. First hour and half we played with a simulation of manufacturing company (very like the Beer Game I’ve cited few posts ago) and then we commented the results in terms of plant sizing, order management and lead time of [...]

]]> Comment on On start-ups and MBAs by Randy Zwitch http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/on-start-ups-and-mbas/#comment-605 Randy Zwitch Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:31:02 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-605 You make a great point about the need to "get your hands dirty" if you are going to start a business, especially in the tech world. When you look at the successful companies like Microsoft and Dell (started in a garage), or sites like Napster in the late '90s and Facebook today (coded in dorm rooms I believe) all started with someone taking the initiative themselves. Only after the idea was proven by the founders did VC come around. You make a great point about the need to “get your hands dirty” if you are going to start a business, especially in the tech world. When you look at the successful companies like Microsoft and Dell (started in a garage), or sites like Napster in the late ’90s and Facebook today (coded in dorm rooms I believe) all started with someone taking the initiative themselves. Only after the idea was proven by the founders did VC come around.

]]> Comment on Old habits… by zisar http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/old-habits/#comment-599 zisar Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:13:40 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-599 nuuuuuuu ... tristezza ... ti inscatoli pure te !!!!! :) nuuuuuuu … tristezza … ti inscatoli pure te !!!!!

:)

]]> Comment on Old habits… by jannessinho http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/old-habits/#comment-597 jannessinho Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:16:18 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-597 No more Red Baron my friend...I don't have the oven anymore and the microwave option is really crappy. Only delivery pizza now. The baby carrots are still a must! One question: are you sure you got tuna? From the picture it looks more like tuna soup... No more Red Baron my friend…I don’t have the oven anymore and the microwave option is really crappy. Only delivery pizza now. The baby carrots are still a must!
One question: are you sure you got tuna? From the picture it looks more like tuna soup…

]]> Comment on What better way to know a place… by Francesco http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/what-better-way-to-know-a-place/#comment-595 Francesco Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:59:20 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=313#comment-595 Yeah, but the jet lag effect has already vanished... next pictures I'll take will more likely be at sunset! P.S. N5800 seems to take fair pictures, I have just installed ST but I haven't got the chance to use it yet. I need some more time to load it with music, podcast, etc... so to be my definitive gadget! ;-) Yeah, but the jet lag effect has already vanished… next pictures I’ll take will more likely be at sunset!

P.S. N5800 seems to take fair pictures, I have just installed ST but I haven’t got the chance to use it yet. I need some more time to load it with music, podcast, etc… so to be my definitive gadget! ;-)

]]> Comment on What better way to know a place… by Marco Fabbri http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/what-better-way-to-know-a-place/#comment-594 Marco Fabbri Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:12:21 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=313#comment-594 Congratulations for the beginning of this new adventure, to quote http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/you-arent-crazy-youre-just-an-entrepreneur-pamela-slim "Everything is changing, and that’s okay" ;) . Very nice way to "get a grasp of the territory", running FTW. The camera on the Nokia 5800 looks good (nice the GPS metadata), did you start using Sports Tracker? Congratulations for the beginning of this new adventure, to quote http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/you-arent-crazy-youre-just-an-entrepreneur-pamela-slim “Everything is changing, and that’s okay” ;) .

Very nice way to “get a grasp of the territory”, running FTW.

The camera on the Nokia 5800 looks good (nice the GPS metadata), did you start using Sports Tracker?

]]> Comment on The Black Swan by Francesco http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/the-black-swan/#comment-591 Francesco Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:52:47 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=302#comment-591 Yeah, actually Popper is cited throughout the book... one of the few philosophers respected by NNT! :-) Yeah, actually Popper is cited throughout the book… one of the few philosophers respected by NNT! :-)

]]> Comment on The Black Swan by Marco Fabbri http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/the-black-swan/#comment-590 Marco Fabbri Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:59:56 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=302#comment-590 Well, you got me interested, especially regarding the more "constructive" final part, so I'm gonna take a deeper investigation (after the Edge article) and read the book :) The concept of the antilibrary (great!) and the "what we don’t know is as important as what we do know" made me remember a quote from Karl Popper: "We know nothing — that is the first point. Therefore we should be very modest — that is the second. That we should not claim to know when we do not know — that is the third." Well, you got me interested, especially regarding the more “constructive” final part, so I’m gonna take a deeper investigation (after the Edge article) and read the book :)
The concept of the antilibrary (great!) and the “what we don’t know is as important as what we do know” made me remember a quote from Karl Popper:
“We know nothing
— that is the first point.
Therefore we should be very modest
— that is the second.
That we should not claim to know when we do not know
— that is the third.”

]]> Comment on Taste of India by archanaccp http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/taste-of-india/#comment-583 archanaccp Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:18:48 +0000 http://francescobaldisserri.wordpress.com/?p=291#comment-583 good try...there is lot more to Indian cuisine... best of luck to your next try... Archana good try…there is lot more to Indian cuisine…

best of luck to your next try…

Archana

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