IT Quote of the Day – Einstein
I like Information Age quotations. I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week. I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time.
Here is my quote of the day:
“A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.”
Albert Einstein
You can learn more about our quote source at Wikipedia.
So how do you think that this relates to Information Technology? How do you think that it could be important to Information Technology Professionals?
Do you like quotations? Do you collect them, too? What did you think of when you read this one? Do you agree or disagree with it? Please comment below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for March 11, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image credit: mlahanas.de Physics Department
Quote Source: brainyquote.com
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“Friending” is not the same as “befriending”–
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largely to blame, says Michael Bugeja, author of INTERPERSONAL DIVIDE
(Oxford University Press, 2005).
Many people have a swarm of friends on Facebook, but do they ever call?
“Friending” is not the same as “befriending”–being a friend–Bugeja
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Thanks, Edgar, for this insight. I guess that every new information technology trend comes with its own vocabulary and buzz words.
Strange that we chose friending to refer to the act of making connections online.
I appreciate the readership and comments. Thank you.
-Scott