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Community Comment: Part 44 - Ask clarifying counter-questions when experts provide different answers to the same question

* Why do experts sometimes provide different answers to the same question? * If answers don't align due to differing scenarios, the same question isn't being answered * In other words, multiple questions are being answered rather than just one * Before moving forward, ask clarifying counter-questions in return

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Community Comment: Part 43 - "Future proofing" is similar to "predicting" because nothing is certain

* The future is a known unknown that contains risks * Risks can be mitigated through scenario planning * "Future proofing" is similar to "predicting" because nothing is certain * Planning over plans, yes, but lack of strategy can be a risk in itself

Community Post: Part 7 - Regardless of method, time isn't being saved if a comparable amount of time is being spent on rework

* How much time do you think you are saving each week by using AI? * In one survey, executives and staff demonstrated differing perspectives * What does "saving" time actually mean when it's not qualified with a definition? * Time isn't being saved if a comparable amount

Blog Note: Part 8 - Blog post categories consolidation (cont.)

Blog post categories have been further consolidated as follows. Goals: further simplify and deprecate. architecture ==> architecture & software architecture & software blog note book reading list book review book review solicited case study community conference consulting data entrepreneurship healthcare software leadership media query media query quoted pro bono process

Blog Note: Part 7 - Free paywall added for subset of posts

Of the total current count of 505 published posts, I've recently modified 184 to be behind a free paywall that solely requires an email address to be considered a member. I have no plans to ever charge a fee to read members-only posts. The sole reason I'

9 years of running in Altra shoes

An article that I came across a few weeks ago entitled "The running brand growing 35% with almost zero name recognition in the US is outpacing HOKA and On" was admittedly the nudge I needed to finally write the one you're reading now. I've

Community Comment: Part 43 - M&A technical due diligence starting point

* Initial technical due diligence guidance offered to fellow acquisition entrepreneur * Caveat: I don't suggest software heavy business acquisitions for non-technical buyers * As a starting point, it's important to get code access, and understand integrations and hosting / environments * When quickly evolving third-party products like AI are involved,

Past Book Review (June 13, 2010): "IBM and the Holocaust"

New book review for IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation, by Edwin Black, Dialog Press, 2008: As a consultant, I often hear complaints from others in the workforce about IBM's WebSphere product line, but the objects of

Media Query Source: Part 58 - Database Trends & Applications (US digital magazine); Data experts and leaders for opinions on transforming data & analytics in the cloud

* Database Trends & Applications (US digital magazine) * Data experts and leaders for opinions on transforming data & analytics in the cloud * Public clouds support all data and analytics functions * Considerations include use cases, construction & administration The query responses I provided to Database Trends & Applications on August 27, 2025:

Community Post: Part 6 - GPTZero can't be relied upon to determine human or AI authorship

* I've been quoted 25 times by various publications since 2016 * A platform I started using in 2025 provides a "Check for AI" option * GPTZero increasingly considers my replies to be AI generated * Apparently, my English is too perfect to be human