In case you were wondering about 🖇️that last post, 🖇️ I just dispatched this on Substack, which links back.
Thinking about performance.
🎥 Find Me Falling, 2024 - ★★★
Cute - ish … without Harry, wouldn’t have bothered. Been a while since I’d seen him … anywhere. Hallmark anyone?
What Is A High-performing System?
I thought I would ask ChatGPT 4o
A “High-performing System” refers to a well-organized and efficient framework or setup that consistently delivers optimal results. This concept can apply to various contexts, such as organizations, technology infrastructures, or even processes. Key characteristics of a high-performing system include:
- Efficiency: Resources, including time, energy, and materials, are used effectively, minimizing waste and maximizing output.
- Integration: Components or subsystems work together seamlessly, ensuring smooth operations and coordination.
- Reliability: The system consistently performs well under various conditions, maintaining a high standard of quality and dependability.
- Scalability: It can adapt to increasing demands or changing circumstances without a significant drop in performance.
- Innovation: The system incorporates the latest technologies and methodologies, staying ahead of the curve in its field.
- Adaptability: It can respond and adjust to new challenges, changes in the environment, or shifts in requirements quickly and effectively.
- Sustainability: The system maintains its performance over the long term, often incorporating eco-friendly or resource-conscious practices.
In essence, a high-performing system is about creating and maintaining a setup that maximizes productivity, efficiency, and quality, while being adaptable and sustainable.
In New Zealand I run my phone on SparkNZ, who sent me an email that included this line;
It looks like the device you’re using relies on 3G for some functions, so it’s important you use our device checker to confirm whether you need to replace your device to stay connected.
As far as I know, the only function 3G has on my phone is when there isn’t a 4G network - which is surely a Spark issue, not a phone issue?
Or am I missing something?
If I am not - doesn’t this seem a bit scammy? …
OOHH OOHH - you need to upgrade your phone in case it stops working …. here’s a link to do that.
🎥 2 Guns, 2013 - ★★★½
An older one. Couple o’ great action stars .. one of them a great actor .. but somehow the movie wasn’t great. Not bad, but not great.
🪦 Bob - I only just realized. I hadn’t seen the news - but it does explain why my YouTube feed was full of some of your classics. Thank you. I have laughed with you for years. So did my Mum and Dad. You were THAT good.
I have no idea why I hadn’t seen this already - I mean - it is 6 years old. But now I have - I am sharing.
🔗 📼 Ray Dalio - Radical Transparency and Algorithmic Decision-making
It just occurred to me that ‘Eno’ is ‘Neo’ is the …
anyone else suddenly being asked by LinkedIN to verify themselves with a Govt ID?
If you want any proof that facts no longer matter ….
Since April based on the rumor of one man, shares rose 73%.
Those same shares dropped 8% over night on the facts that revenue only grew 2%, profit dropped 45%, a second quarter of reduced deliveries of product, missed Wall Street Forecasts of the FOURTH quarter and delivery of that very rumor is delayed.
🪦 A force of nature. A musician’s musician. A great ride and a phenomenal catalogue. You gave us you .. and everyone else. Farewell John and thank you.
Ganapathy Kumar has 2 Billion Views on Unsplash .. that’s billion … with a ‘B’.
Kier Starmer opened last week’s European Political Community Meeting. He talked for a little over 10 minutes and a full 25% of that speech was devoted to the exact problem we are working on at The Future Found. I think this clip might find itself on the new site we are currently building.
That’s my Alibi .. and I’m sticking to it.
Uplighting seemed to be a speciality of the establishment.
The beer is in the room next door, love the delivery mechanism.
For your tasting pleasure.
Noting that Google have taken it upon themselves to destroy even more of the internet.
They know no bounds do they?
Galen Leather has a new notebook … very nice looking ..
I had nearly 100 podcasts in my queue … so purge time - again. Down to four and at the same time unfollowed a number of streams - mainly ‘tech’ ones where the host(s) are wandering off topic into subject areas that they clearly do not understand. #LifeIsToShort
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I find a lot of Andrew Hickey’s observations quite insightful. Like this one ….
