Bunch of links again
After the jump some links I collected in the last days...
Jobs, for all of his virtues, clings to the Great Man Theory of Leadership - a CEO-centric model of executive power that is outmoded, unsustainable, and, for most of us mere mortals, ineffective in a world of non-stop change. A Wired magazine cover story from last year made the point well. The article begins with a memorable anecdote - the CEO, in search of a space in the company's crowded parking lot, regularly leaves his Mercedes in a handicapped space, sometimes taking up two spaces. The pattern became so noticeable that employees, according to the article, put notes on his windshield that read, Park Different.
"Jobs' fabled attitude toward parking", writer Leander Kahney says, "reflects his approach to business: For him, the regular rules do not apply." That means shrouding his company in secrecy; treating his employees to tyrannical outbursts; and refusing basic accommodations that would make beautifully designed products more customer-friendly. (As one wise-guy blogger commented, in decidedly bad taste: "I can't believe Steve Jobs's liver is replaceable but the battery in my iPhone is not."
- The glass balcony on the Sears Tower in Chicago... on 103rd floor! (I hope to visit it this summer and have the guts to watch under my feet :) ) [picture by ROLMan]
- A great animation by my friends at Extraneo (who will perform later this week in Florence): Fiction Pyongyang - demolition S how - Ryugyong North Korea
- Homer! [ original picture here, modified by Paul the Wine Guy ]
- 100 things to know if you're going to Italy (specifically targeted at Americans)
- The Glastonbury 2009 Music Festival (sort of the Woodstock in the Old World :) [ pictures by The Big Picture ]
- In answer of the french Hadopi Law some hackers unveil the HADOPI router: cracks nearby WiFi and makes your traffic traceable to your neighbors
