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Just when you thought it was safe to venture back into the blogsphere, I eventually retrieved the ID and password for this blog.  Not that previous efforts hadn’t been made, of course.  But life being what it is (ie busy), it slipped down the “To-Do” list … to about #132.  Which probably goes to show that The Fickle Finger of Fate has a greater influence in life than might be first credited.

Which brings me to browsing vs searching; researching, reading and surfing.  Younger readers are more likely to select books which are prominantly displayed, whilst older and more dedicated readers target specific tomes.  With researching, it is self-evident that the naive will cut-and-paste from the first reference that comes to hand; a more refined and committed researcher will analyse, synthesise, examine, reject and pass through many higher order skills before reaching the presentation phase.

Meanwhile, with surfing the ‘net, the joys of unearthing hitherto unimagined treasures via the browser remain unfettered for young and old(er) alike.  As long as there’s enough bandwidth and one gives up sleep. 

Now here’s a curly one to ponder … what to do if you and a colleague have identical roles in different sub-parts of the same organization - but!  “one of you” is doing twice the work for half the salary.  Ask for more pay? Do less work?  Change workplaces for somewhere more equitable, but a huge increase in travelling time and inconvenience? Sigh.  Open for comment.

On this morning’s commuter train, a Generation Xer was spotted wearing a Guevara t-shirt.  Which gave much food for thought for the walk from the station to The Office.
 Possibly many would disagree, but it seems that those who murder people for being rich are no better than those who exploit people for being poor.