January 26, 2005

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… at this.

Blink ! didja get it ?

Thinking out loud (segments coming together whilst in the shower):

Chaotic information flows seek out forms of sense …

Purpose, frames, context and the points where and, means by which, information is exchanged are what empattern the flows.

I was thinking about where the fundamental assumptions and structural elements of a chaordic organization come together … just thinking.

“The Army and Department of Defense have aggressively investigated all credible allegations of detainee abuse and held individuals accountable,” said Lt. Col. Gerard Healy, an Army spokesman.

Sure they have.

Documents contain descriptions of severe detainee mistreatment beyond Abu Ghraib.

By John Hendren

Times Staff Writer

January 25, 2005

WASHINGTON — Pentagon documents released Monday disclosed that Iraqi prisoners had lodged dozens of abuse complaints against U.S. and Iraqi personnel who guarded them at a little-known palace in Baghdad converted to a U.S. prison. Among the allegations was that guards had sodomized a disabled man and killed his brother, whose dying body was tossed into a cell, atop his sister.

…via the Whiskey Bar

A Two-Way Flow

Conversation used to be optional. Now it’s mandatory. Tom Limoncelli:

http://www.everythingsysadmin.com/, co-author of The Practice of

System Administration:

http://www.everythingsysadmin.com/aboutbook.html, and Director of IT

Services at Cibernet Corp:

http://www.cibernet.com/., says, “When I’m on the phone with a vendor,

I usually am surfing his competitor’s Web site while talking with

him”. His point, however, is not about kicking tires. It’s about a

better kind of leverage. “In this networked market”, he adds, “There

are no secrets–only relationships.”

- from Doc Searls’ latest Suitwatch

… of power and authority, based on trust, credibility, knowledge and a focus on results,

enabled by interconnected people and technology.