tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8280646599057239417..comments2024-03-28T15:19:44.563-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: PowerPoint claims another victim - and, perhaps, costs US lives!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61675764504455617372010-08-31T08:04:19.501-05:002010-08-31T08:04:19.501-05:00I'm appalled by the unprofessional conduct of ...I'm appalled by the unprofessional conduct of this senior officer, as are my active-duty colleagues. A response from one of my colonels: "It's Reservists like him that damage the reputations of those doing their jobs with honor. I can't imagine he didn't know that he'd be removed. Probably part of his bigger plan which makes it all the worse."<br />Whether his point about is relevant, true, or trivial is beside the point (and I tend to agree with him on the merits), he chose his action with certain knowledge of the results. He deserves his smackdown.<br /><br />Leatherneck<br />WhetherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5739294044822691212010-08-30T19:12:29.966-05:002010-08-30T19:12:29.966-05:00Power tends to corrupt.
PowerPoint corrupts absolu...Power tends to corrupt.<br />PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.<br />Anon, <br />DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4122059162840879112010-08-30T07:59:44.578-05:002010-08-30T07:59:44.578-05:00The worse I saw was a briefing by a FBI special ag...The worse I saw was a briefing by a FBI special agent of the attacks on 9/11 sent to classical music for a Counter Terrorism training.<br /><br />My ex Navy Captain boss was known as the Font Nazi. The data was much less important than font type and size.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89071156740169800812010-08-30T07:41:03.972-05:002010-08-30T07:41:03.972-05:00One of my screen savers is the cartoon about "...One of my screen savers is the cartoon about "every time you make a PowerPoint, Edward Tufte kills a kitten." I dislike Power Point except as a way to show images in class a la a slide projector. As you say, it has a tendency to replace thought with "ooh, cool background! Nifty whooshing text! Shiny!" Grrrrrrrrrr.<br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80907965934875746872010-08-30T02:26:16.046-05:002010-08-30T02:26:16.046-05:00I got back from an assignment with a Brigade Headq...I got back from an assignment with a Brigade Headquarters deployed to Iraq in April. The observations by the COL made concerning Powerpoint briefings pretty much sums up what I saw.Bill N.noreply@blogger.com