[Journey into Cyberworld] Yes, I've made improvement to being a better blogger!

By being able to link two blogs of mine, I consider a better blogger. Since I do not know much about programming, so this little trick that I can do now giving more options of designing how to send information to various blogs (specialized) and having one a the master/umbrella of all others for me is enaugh to justify my claim of improvement, making me a better blogger.

See more progress on: Be a better blogger

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Posted by Rio Menajang to Journey into Cyberworld at 5/19/2005 04:01:37 AM

[Journey into Cyberworld] This one of my entry on "43 Things"

Can you think of 43 things you want to do or accomplish in life. It does not have to be big. And that is the problem with me, I am shy or embaressed to write down the little thing I like to do, so I have to think hard of littel things that I like or want to do. But that small realization has brought me a big happiness, yes I can be happy with little everyday little things.

So if one day you feel meaningless and do not know if life means anything to you or you do not mean anything in life, try to find this site http://www.43things.com and list those little and big thing you want to achieve in live. And the little and easy things can be done immidiately and you will feel a little joy, but it is joy nevertheless.

See more progress on: Be a better blogger

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Posted by Rio Menajang to Journey into Cyberworld at 5/19/2005 03:54:31 AM

[Journey into Cyberworld] Sekali lagi mencoba email - blog1 - email - blog2

Ini merupakan percobaan kedua, setelah percobaan
pertama tidak berhasil. Meang ada kesalahan yang telah
dilakukan, setelah melakukan perbaikan, apakah akan
berjalan sesuai rencana?

Kita lihat.

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Posted by Rio Menajang to Journey into Cyberworld at 5/19/2005 03:39:47 AM

Fwd: [Journey into Cyberworld] Mencoba rangkaian email - blog1 - email blog2

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rio Menajang <xxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com>
Date: May 19, 2005 3:42 AM
Subject: [Journey into Cyberworld] Mencoba rangkaian email - blog1 - email blog2
To: xxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com

Ini cuma hanya sekadar percobaan untuk mengetahui
rangkaian email ke blog yang di teruskan ke email lain
dan terus sampai ke blog yang lain. Entah bisa entah tidak.

Ini Percobaan Lagi saja

Posting ini merupakan percobaan untuk memanfaatkan rangkaian gmail dengan blogger, karena blog ini dan yang satu lagi (Kelana Maya) mustinya bisa terangkai dengan memanfaatkan fasilitas Gmail. Sekarang aku perlahan lahan mau mencoba, entah apa juga sih jadinya.

Mengapa Ini Jadi begini?

Sungguh iseng membuat ini, tidak ada lagi pekerjaan lain. Iseng banget
sih? Memang iseng kok. Jadi ini memang tidak tahu juga kenapa jadi
begini, tidak semua musti berlangsung dengan suatu alasan.

Sudah berkali, aku mendengar apa yang memang aku ingin dengar walau
kemudian ternyata sesungguhnya bukan itu yang dikatakan orang.
Kemampuan untuk mendengarkan dengan sungguh-sungguh dan bukan hanya
mendengar apa yang ingin kita dengarkan. Kita secara tidak sadar lebih
senang menipu diri kita, atau membiarkan diri kita tertipu, dari pada
mendengarkan hal yang tidak kita senangi.

Seharian ini aku bekerja keras, mencoba mempersiapkan modul pelatihan
"manajemen pelayanan publik yang responsif dan akuntabel: implementasi
janji pemilu". Itu pelatihan yang akan diselenggarakan minggu depan di
Solo dengan peserta dari 10 daerah untuk mencoba memperkenalkan
manajemen pelayanan publik yang tidak semata-mata mengulang-ulang apa
yang telah dilakukan tetapi yang mampu terus memperbaiki diri. Hal ini
dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan data dan informasi, kerenya menjadikan
manajemen publik yang berdasarkan fakta atau fact based public policy.

Dari berbagai pertemuan dengan para pejabat daerah memang mengherankan
bahwa birokrasi yang maha besar di Indonesia ini, bisa terus berjalan
dengan "mulus" sementara di lapangan banyak orang yang sesungguhnya
tidak mengetahui apa yang sedang mereka kerjakan. Hal ini nampak dari
ketidakmampuan untuk memperbaiki pekerjaan sehari-hari. Berbagai
tinjauan yang dilakukan, dan berbagai program yang dilaksanakan secara
keseluruhan tidak berhasil meningkatkan secara berarti kualitas
pelayanan publik dan kualitas kehidupan rakyat.

Apakah ini berarti aku yang kurang memahami dinamika birokrasi dan
masyarakat pada umumnya? Atau memang ini adalah peluang untuk
berkontribusi bagi kemajuan bangsa dengan memberikan masukan,
menerjemahkan berbagai modul pelatihan dan manajemen yang secara
internasional tersedia untuk ditiru dan mengaplikasikannya di
daerah-daerah yang tidak tersentuh oleh berbagai program yang besar
dan hebat-hebat itu.

Romantis juga ya.

Dari blog setengah resminya microsoft, gak ada hubungan dengan kerjaan sih tapi yang begini ini - sisi manusiawi blog yang jelas dibayari perusahaan - ternyata menjadi perhatian banyak orang. Suara orang, bukan mesin korporasi, ternyata masih penting.

Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger: "I love Maryam

My wife, Maryam, reads my blog in between doing webcasts for MSDN. She read my latest post, turned to me while I was getting dressed and said 'a little self centered are we?'

Oh.

Then, without missing a beat, she says 'how come there's always someone in one of my webcasts that knows you?'

I love my wife. Tears me down and builds me up all in 10 seconds."

Perencanaan dan Evaluasi On Line: Innovation Network

Kalau kita mau membuat perencanaan dan evaluasi agar pekerjaan kita bisa lebih baik (efektif dan efisien serta sesuai dengan yang dimaksudkan) maka situs ini sangat membantu. Aku sangat takjub melihat dan mencoba situs ini. Mungkin untuk orang Indonesia kendala terbesar adalah bahasa Inggris yang digunakan situs ini.

Kita perlu mendaftar dulu secara gratis, lalu mengisi segala informasi tentang organisasi kita dan semua program yang sedang dijalankan dan juga yang sedang direncanakan. Tetapi justru proses belajar dari situs ini rasanya lebih dari bahkan pelatihan maupun workshop yang berminggu-minggu.

Di sarankan untuk tidak bekerja sendiri, kita bisa mengundang beberapa kolega atau kawan kerja kita, sehingga bisa saling melengkapi dan saling mengajari.

Dahsyat lah ini.

Innovation Network: "What is Point K?
Point K Learning Center is a new online destination at www.innonet.org, featuring practical tools and resources for nonprofit planning, evaluation, and action. Point K gives nonprofits the know-how to conduct evaluation."

Thirty - Eight Ways to Win an Argument, by Schopenhauer

Kiat-kiat memenangkan argumen dalam perdebatan, mungkin penting untuk debat calon Kapala Daerah saat debat antar calon menjadi kenyataan. Seluruhnya ada 38 strategi dalam artikel ini.

schopeng.
htm: Thirty - Eight Ways to Win an Argument, by Schopenhauer: "11 If the opponent grants you the truth of some of your premises, refrain from asking him or her to agree to your conclusion.
Later, introduce your conclusions as a settled and admitted fact.
Your opponent and others in attendance may come to believe that your conclusion was admitted."

Financial Managemenr for Book Publishers in developing economies

Mau bikin penerbitan, atau membenahi manajemen keuangannya? Ini petunjuk manajemen keuangan untuk penerbit buku.

Financial Managemenr for Book Publishers in developing economies: "Chris Conolly-Smith:
Financial Management for Book Publishers in Developing Market Economies"

Free On-Line Business and Management Development Program

Mau ilmu nya MBA gratis? Walau tanpa titel tetapi semua yang kecakapan elementer ada tersedia.

Free On-Line Business and Management Development Program: "This complete, free, 'nuts and bolts' development program can be implemented:

* By professional and service organizations to promptly provide a business and management development program in their locale. (This program can be adopted 'as is' or modified. Guidelines are included herein for carrying out the program.)
* As a free, self-paced program for entrepreneurs, leaders and managers.
* As a free, self-paced program for trainers and developers to better understand basic systems and concepts in business. (In conjunction with this program, trainers and developers would also benefit from understanding the competencies needed to effectively consult to businesses, including by working from preferred business-oriented outcomes. The list at the following site may be very useful: Knowledge and Skills Necessary for Competence in Organization Development.)"

Contoh blog komunitas

Kita di Indonesia sedang belajar tentang radio komunitas, versi blog komunitas ini contohnya. Agak menjadi perhatian karena didirikan oleh pemilik atau orang di belakang koran Washington Post.

Welcome to Backfence.com: "Welcome to Backfence. We’re now live in our first two communities. Come on in, take a look around, and join the conversation."

Free On-Line Nonprofit Organization and Management Development Program

Free On-Line Nonprofit Organization and Management Development Program: "This complete, free, nonprofit organization development program can be implemented:

* By service organizations to promptly provide a nonprofit and management development program in their locale -- this program can be adopted 'as is' or modified (guidelines are included herein for carrying out the program in a very low-cost, straightforward fashion)
* As a free, self-paced program for nonprofit entrepreneurs, leaders and managers
* As a free, self-paced program for consultants and volunteers to increase their understanding of nonprofit organizations and activities

Note that this program is non-degree-granting. However, service organizations that adopt this program to provide it in their locale may choose to include evaluation and certification for learners and, if so, guidelines for these activities are included herein, as well."

Learn in Freedom! Education Reform, Home-Schooling Resources

Link untuk pendidikan dari rumah, buat yang tidak percaya bahwa pendidikan sekolah itu memadai. Kalau mengikuti situs ini bahkan tidak lagi perlu sekolah, tapi kalaupun kita tidak berani atau tidak bisa menjalankan penuh fungsi pendidikan anak, banyak gagasan untuk melengkapi subyek yang kita rasa kurang mendapat perhatian di sekolah.

Learn in Freedom! Education Reform, Home-Schooling Resources: "This site is about learning in freedom, taking responsibility for your own learning. It shows you how to use your own initiative in learning, so you can use schools and teachers just when they are helpful to you, and voluntarily chosen by you. There's a specific page on this site to show you how to get started in learning in freedom, and there are plenty of other pages on this site about other subjects. To find a specific page on this Web site, you can keep on reading for more links from this home page, which links to the main pages on this site, or you can use the site map or the search links on the bottom of every page (and on the top of most pages) to help you find what you are looking for. Besides internal links, there are links to more than 1,000 other Web sites on this site's more than forty page"

Communications Projects Planning Guide: Basic Universal Questions

Sebelum kita mulai dengan proyek penerbitan artikel berikut telah mengumpulkan sejumlah pertanyaan yang bisa menuntun kita untuk melakukan perencanaan, tentu ini bukan untuk penulisan fiksi tapi lebih pada tulisan yang non-fiksi.

Communications Projects Planning Guide: Basic Universal Questions: "Answering these basic questions before you start your project is the most important step in the process. Think of it as having good drawings for a house you are going to build. A clear vision of what you want your project to be and achieve is essential to its success."

Temannya yang berikut ini juga musti di baca deh:

"Creative Services provides full-service publications planning and production. When you work with us you will be assigned a project manager who will guide you through the entire process and coordinate the efforts of all parties involved. Your project manager is a professional editor and can help you shape your message. Project management services are provided free of charge."
http://ur.rutgers.edu/editdesign/pubsplanner.shtml

Coba posting lewat email .... Fwd: [iluni_fisip_ui] Selingan saja yah... Psikotes Cinta ... dari Friendster

Mencoba lagi forward dari email yang lain, ini aslinya dari milis juga sih.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Masmimar Mangiang <xxxxxxxx@cbn.net.id>
Date: May 11, 2005 3:23 AM
Subject: Re: [iluni_fisip_ui] Selingan saja yah... Psikotes Cinta ...
dari Friendster
To: Setiowati Hoetomo <xxxxxxxx@centrin.net.id>, henny prihartadi
<xxxxxx@jakarta.oilfield.slb.com>, rondang simatupang
<xxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com>, tutuk eka primastuti <xxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com>,
rio menajang <xxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com>

Aduuuuuuuh ...
Untung saya di nomor 3 ya.
Kalau Henny? Ketahuan deh kelainan Tyo.
He he he ...

MM

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From: "Setiowati Hoetomo" <t.hoetomo@centrin.net.id>
To: xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fw: [iluni_fisip_ui] Selingan saja yah... Psikotes Cinta ...
dari Friendster
Date: Tue, May 10, 2005, 15:29

Haa.... ha.....

Gue iseng ngisi Psikotes Cinta yang dikirim Rio ke ke milis ILUNI FISIP UI.
Tahu nggak apa jawaban gue?

1. angka 1 (gue nggak tahu maksud ini apa ya?)
2. angka 9 (sama yang ini buant ngecoh kali ye?)
3. Mimar
4. Henny
5. Rondang
6. Tutuk
7. Rio
8. Air dan Api
9. When I'm Falling Love
10. This Masquerade
11. My Funny Valentine

Jadi rupanya berdasarkan psikotesnya Rio....

> 1.. Anda harus memberitahu ke orang
> yang anda
> tulis di No. 7 tentang psikotest ini.

Lha... wong yang ngasih tahu aja Rio ke gue...

> 2.. Orang yang anda tulis di No.3 adalah
> orang
> yang kamu cintai.
Oh... bang MM memang cintaku itu hanya untukmu koq!

> 3.. Orang yang anda tulis di No.7 adalah
> orang
> yang kamu suka, tetapi bertepuk sebelah
> tangan.

Rio kamu sih sukanya tepuk pakai sebelah tangan kalo tepuk pakai 2
tangan dong jadi kita bisa main tepok setan. :))


> 4.. Orang yang anda tulis di No.4 adalah
> orang
> yang anda rasa paling penting bagi anda.
Untung yang gue tulis Henny bukan Kruwel :)

> 5.. Orang yang anda tulis di No.5 adalah
> orang
> yang paling mengerti tentang anda.
Rondang apakah kau mengerti diriku?

> 6.. Orang yang anda tulis di No. 6 adalah
> orang
> yang membawa keberuntungan pada
> anda.

Tuk, tadi malem mimpi apa? kali aja mimpi lo kalo gue pasang di togel
bisa dapet untung he..he... :)

> 7.. Lagu yang anda tulis di no. 8 adalah
> lagu yang
> ditujukan untuk orang No.3
Kayaknya ini emang cocok nih sebagai lagu gue dan MM. Seperti NAIF
bilang "Mengapa kita saling membenci... Awalnya kita saling memberi
..." he..he... :)
Tapi liriknya harus diganti. Mengapa kita saling mencela... Awalnya
kita saling mencela juga.... he..he...

> 8.. Lagu yang anda tulis di no.9 adalah
> lagu yang
> ditujukan untuk orangNo.7
When I'm Falling Love buat Rio... boleh juga tuh! Jangan ketahuan
Paula ya, Ri... hi...hi.. :)

> 9.. Lagu yang anda tulis di no.10 adalah
> lagu yang
> melukiskan apa yang ada di hati anda.

This Masquerade lagu yang melukiskan hati gue... tukang tepu kalee
yeeee.... Padahal nama gue bukan Tuti lho... tapi Tyo. .... Onta! :)
> 10.. Terakhir, lagu yang anda tulis di
> No.11 adalah
> lagu yang melukiskan hidup anda.

Gue kan emang Funny Valentine ya... cocok dah.. ha..ha... :)




>
> BAGAIMANA APAKAH CUKUP
> JITU ??????
> Anda harus mengirimkan email ini ke 10
> orang dalam waktu 1 jam. Dengan begitu,
> permohonan anda akan dikabulkan.
> Kalau anda
> tidak mengirimkannya, niscaya
> permohonan anda
> akan terjadi yang sebaliknya
>
>

Fwd: Re: [Swara_Maharddhika] To Na Krit juga (nyoba forward dr email lain)

Mau coba dari email lain dan untuk forward nih.

--- Ferial Fahmi wrote:
> To: Swara_Maharddhika@yahoogroups.com
> From: Ferial Fahmi
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 20:45:51 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Swara_Maharddhika] To Na Krit juga
>
> Na....
> kapan main kerumah....
> salam
>
>
> F
> --- "Elmo S. Hillyawan" <xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hai Nakrit,
> > Ini gue juga mau bantuin kirim e-mail. He he he
> > Spesial buat NAKRIT...
> > Apa kabar Nana???? Terahir ketemu di Hero BArito
> ya.
> > Okey Na, gw doain semoga Nana & Jade baik2 , sehat
> &
> > hepi selalu ya.Amin
> > Bye Nana.....
> > dari: Elmo
> >

Wow, mudahnya posting lewat email!!!!

Untuk pengguna Blogger, ternyata mudah sekali posting lewat email!!!!

1. Masuk ke dashboard:
2. pilih "setting"
3. pada "mail to blogger address" ada "username_kamu.<isi yang ini
lebih dari 4 huruf>@blogger .com
4. catat alamat email ini selengkapnya.
5. jangan lupa klik "save changes"

**********

Untuk memposting lewat email:
1. buat email yang ditujukan pada alamat "mail to blogger"-mu
2. subyek pada email akan menjadi "judul" posting-mu
3. ketik posting yang kamu kehendaki
4. untuk mencegah tambahan email (pesan sponsor dan macam2 itu) pada
akhir emailmu ketikan "# e n d" tanpa tanda kutip dan spasi. #end

Mencoba posting dari email

Sedang mencoba teknik untuk posting dengan mengirimkan email. Kalau
berhasil kemungkinan bagus juga sih untuk bisa mengirimkan atau
posting dari warnet yang lelet tanpa perlu membuka dashboard blogger.
Ini juga musti aku jajagi lebih jauh lagi pengembangkan
pemanfaatannya.

Sampai di sini dulu, karena aku ingin melihat hasilnya segera.

Cellphone overuse leads to premature aging? - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Dari Engadget: hasil penelitian menunjukan penggunaan HP yang berlebihan mempercepat proses penuaan.

Cellphone overuse leads to premature aging? - Engadget - www.engadget.com: "Scientists at Cairo University found the short and micro wave exposure causes damage to human cells — particularly red blood cells and their enzymes. The 15-year study found that, over time, those who work and dwell in areas of high electromagnetic and electric fields suffered affected liver enzymes, glands, muscles, hormone balance, heart and bone marrow, and basically exhibited health problems associated with old age. They advised the public to limit their usage of mobiles whenever possible, and advised re-setting international safe limits for exposure with use of microwaves and related technologies. Doesn’t scare us, mind you — we’ve been employing the trademarked Engadget tin foil hat technique since the late 80’s, when it began as a mere fashion trend. Who knew it could help preserve our youthful good looks?"

Resource guide - Creating a business plan

Kayanya kalau untuk contekan bikin business plan ini ok juga nih.

Resource guide - Creating a business plan: "The essence of a business plan is this: finding out where you’re going and how you’ll get there. This sounds very simple but putting together the plan is rarely easy. This Internet resource guide is designed to aid you in your search for a plan. It is for the use of entrepreneurs looking to start a business, established businesses that are seeking to define their direction and even for the non-profit organization that is seeking outside funding. Also included in this guide is a section for people doing business in Maine.

Keep in mind through the hard work of planning, that people who write down their goal’s accomplish them better than 90% of the time; those who don’t, less than half the time. "

How to Search for MP3s using Google - Automated!

Kalau mau cari MP3 dengan google klik saja di link ini dan isi, voila!
How to Search for MP3s using Google - Automated!: "Type in the name of an artist or song here, and then click search. All of the various parameters will be automatically added for you."

Blogaholics

Wah situs ini mungkin menarik untuk dibaca lagi kapan-kapan. Yang pasti kalau kau sudah jadi seperti definisi di bawah ini parah bener yah.

Blogaholics: "You know you're a blogaholic when you jump up from your favourite show during the commercials to get back to your blogging."

Perlu untuk search engine

Dikutip penuh dari problogger
----------------------------

» Where to Put Keywords on your Blog: ProBlogger: "Where to Put Keywords on your Blog

Getting your blog ranked highly in Search Engines can be a complicated task - so can sifting through all the theories being espoused by SEO ‘experts’. Everyone has their theory. As a result I like it when people put together simple well thought out lists that even a non technical person like myself can get his head around at the end of a hard week’s blogging.

SEO and Online marketing have put together a helpful list of 8 places to put your keywords in your blog if you want the Search Engines to look favorably upon you. Being smart about using keywords (the words you want people to find your blog with in Search Engines) - is generally accepted as important factor in SEO.

Here’s the list (each point is expanded upon in their post):

1. Use Your Keywords in Text Links for ALL Links - Inbound and Outbound.
2. Use Your Keywords in the Page’s Title Tag.
3. Put Your Keyword in Your Description Tag.
4. Place Your Keywords in a Keywords Tag.
5. Make Sure You Use Your Keyword in Your Heading Tags.
6. Put Your Keywords in Bold Text in Several Places on the Page.
7. Use Your Keyword in Text Early - and Often.
8. Use Your Keywords in Alt Tags."

Bulletin Board Friendster lagi .....

Wah mulai enak nih mengumpulkan tulisan dari Friendster, maunya sih di taruh di FS juga tapi tidak bisa tuh.

Bulletin Board: "Tes Psikotest Cinta......
[Percaya ngga percaya gue kena junk
juga...;P]

Message: Guys.....u must try this....this is
really cool...tapi
kalian bener2 jangan ngeliat
jawabannya di
bawah ya...loe ikutin aja instruksi2nya,
dijamin
deh bakal kaget loe liat hasilnya, gue aja
masih
terheran2 dan geleng2 kepala......tapi
mikirnya
jangan lama2, apa yang ada di hati loe
aja
tapi bukan berarti asal2an
loooohh.....enjoy....

Psikotest ini diambil dari email internet,
diterjemahkan oleh orang tersebut dari
bahasa
asalnya Japanese. Anda akan
menemukan hasil
yang sangat mengejutkan. Orang yang
memikirkan
game ini, konon sesudah membaca mail
ini,
harapannya dapat terkabul. Pasti anda
akan
terkejut melihat hasilnya.!!!
Cuma janji dulu, JANGAN MEMBACA
JAWABAN
DIBAWAHNYA TERLEBIH DAHULU.
ISI DULU INSTRUKSI YANG DIMINTA.
BACA SATU PARAGRAF DEMI SATU
PARAGRAF.
Pertama-tama siapkan bolpen dan kertas.
Waktu memilih nama, anda harus
memilih orang
yang anda kenal. Jangan terlalu banyak
mikir,
tulislah apa yang ada di kepala anda.

INGAT : Maju satu paragraf per paragraf.
Kalau anda membaca kelanjutannya,
Permohonan
anda tidak akan terkabul.
1.. Pertama-tama tulis angka 1 sampai
sebelas di
kertas anda secara vertikal (atas ke bawah)

2.. Tulis angka yang paling kamu senang
(antara1-
11) disebelah angka No.1 dan 2

3.. Tulis 2 nama orang (lawan jenis) yang
kamu
kenal, masing-masing di No.3 dan No.7

4.. Tulis 3 nama orang yang kamu kenal
di No.4, 5,
dan 6. Disini kamu boleh menulis nama
orang di
keluarga, teman, kenalan. Siapapun OK.
Cuma
harus yang kamu kenal

5.. Di no.8, 9, 10 dan 11 kamu tulis nama
judul
lagu yang berbeda-beda

6.. Terakhir, tulis kamu punya
permohonan.(Kamu
minta permohonan)




























NAH......... dibawah ini ada jawaban dari
psikotest-
nya mudah-mudahan cocok jawabannya.
1.. Anda harus memberit"

Dari Friendster ...bagus juga lho

Aku sudah dalam usia untuk berpikir seperti si ayah, bahkan lebih tua sih biar gaji atau penghasilan gak sama.

Bulletin Board: "Seperti biasa Rudi, Kepala Cabang di sebuah
perusahaan swasta terkemuka di Jakarta, tiba di
rumahnya pada pukul 9 malam.
Tidak seperti biasanya,
Imron, putra pertamanya yang baru duduk di kelas
tiga SD yang membukakan pintu. Ia nampaknya
sudah menunggu cukup lama.

'Kok, belum tidur?' sapa Rudi sambil mencium
anaknya. Biasanya, Imron memang sudah lelap
ketika ia pulang dan baru terjaga ketika ia akan
berangkat ke kantor pagi hari.

Sambil membuntuti sang ayah menuju ruang
keluarga, Imron menjawab, 'Aku
nunggu Ayah pulang. Sebab aku mau tanya berapa
sih gaji Ayah?'

'Lho, tumben, kok nanya gaji Ayah? Mau minta
uang lagi, ya?'
'Ah, enggak. Pengen tahu aja.'

'Oke. Kamu boleh hitung sendiri. Setiap hari Ayah
bekerja sekitar 10 jam dan dibayar Rp 400.000,-.
Dan setiap bulan rata-rata dihitung 22 hari kerja.
Sabtu dan minggu libur, kadang sabtu Ayah masih
lembur. Jadi, gaji Ayah dalam satu bulan berapa,
hayo?'

Imron berlari mengambil kertas dan pensilnya dari
meja belajar, sementara ayahnya melepas sepatu
dan menyalakan televisi.
Ketika Rudi beranjak menuju kamar untuk berganti
pakaian, Imron berlari mengikutinya. 'Kalau satu
hari ayah dibayar Rp 400.000,- untuk 10 jam,
berarti satu jam ayah digaji Rp 40.000,- dong,'
katanya.

'Wah, pinter kamu. Sudah, sekarang cuci kaki,
bobok,'perintah Rudi.Tetapi Imron tak beranjak.

Sambil menyaksikan ayahnya berganti pakaian,
Imron kembali bertanya, 'Ayah, aku boleh pinjam
uang Rp.5.000,- nggak?'

'Sudah, nggak usah macam-macam lagi. Buat apa
minta uang malam-malam begini?
Ayah capek. Dan mau mandi dulu. Tidurlah.
'Tapi, Ayah...' Kesabaran Rudi habis. 'Ayah
bilang tidur!' hardiknya mengejutkan Imron. Anak
kecil itu pun berbalik menuju kamarnya.

Usai mandi, Rudi nampak menyesali hardikannya.
Ia pun menengok Imron di kamar tidurnya.
Anak kesayangannya itu belum tidur. Imron
didapatinya sedang terisak-isak pelan sambil
memegang"

Action research resources

catatan lagi.

Action research resources: "This is the “front page” of a substantial action research site. The links below will take you to some of the other parts of the site, and some of its associated resources"

Rancang bangun usaha saat ini: The Business of Design

Buat catatan tentang rancang bangun usaha.

The Business of Design: "And that, Martin claims, means traditional organizations must reinvent themselves to perform more like design shops. In this new world, there are fewer fixed, permanent assignments. Instead, work flows from project to project, and people organize their lives around their projects, just as in a design shop. Accenture, for example, is more efficient in part because it's a project-based organization -- it doesn't staff up for things that aren't projects, and it doesn't allow projects to become permanent.

Design-influenced companies also understand their customers at a profound level and mobilize around that insight. The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts' detailed study of customers led it to conclude that it could win by offering first-class service, and so it invested enormously in recruitment and training. The chain visualized the desired outcome -- 'make people feel great' -- and reinvented itself to deliver an exceptional 'user' experience.

Organizations that embrace a design-based strategy also employ the practice of rapid prototyping. Whereas conventional companies won't bring a product to market until it's 'just right,' the design shop is unafraid to move when the product is unfinished but 'good enough.' Designers learn by doing: They identify weaknesses and make midflight corrections along the way.

Design's powerful impact on business strategy will require a whole new way of thinking. Martin asserts that traditional companies 'reward two types of logic: inductive (proving that something actually operates) and deductive (proving that something must be).' Designers combine inductive and deductive reasoning to create a fresh approach -- abductive thinking -- which Martin defines as 'suggesting that something may be and reaching out to explore it.' Instead of acting on what's certain, designers bet on what's probable. Companies such as Apple act like design shops by saying, 'If everything must be proven, we'll never make the likes of "

Identifying the Problem

Tahapan untuk melakukan analisis kebijakan - identifikasi masalah:


Identifying the Problem: "PROBLEM DEFINITION

The first thing the policy analyst must do is to ask:
1) Does a problem exist?
2) Can anything be done about it?
3) Does the client have the power?

If the answers are no, then there is no point in doing a policy analysis.


Pitfalls in public policy problem definition:
1) accepting the client's definition of the problem
2) looking only for the simple and obvious
3) thinking that any and all problems need a public solution
4) confusing the need for short- versus long-term solutions
5) confusing the values of individuals versus collectivities


Don't Need Public Policies Do Need Public Policies
Individual problems Social problems
Widespread problems Serious problems
Relative problems Absolute problems

DEVELOPING PROBLEM STATEMENTS

In developing problem statements:
1) think about the problem
2) delineate the boundaries of the problem
3) develop a fact base
4) list goals and objectives for policy solutions
5) identify the policy envelope (key players)
6) develop preliminary costs and benefits
7) review the problem statement

BACK-OF-THE-ENVELOPE CALCULATIONS
One of the first things a policy analyst will do is to try to get a handle on the possible dimensions of the problem and potential solutions. The analyst may ask,

1) How many people are we talking about?
2) What is the likely cost per unit of service?
3) How much of the target population can we serve?
4) How much do we have available to spend?
5) Will more staff be needed?
6) Will this impact the budget/tax rate?
7) What are the trends in this area?
8) What will happen if we do nothing?

For example, try to estimate these parameters if half the children in the state are not receiving the required immunizations before beginning school. Start with the number of children in the state up to age 5. Which immunization"

Social Impact Games :: Entertaining Games with Non-Entertainment Goals

Catatan daftar games yang punya isi serius

Social Impact Games :: Entertaining Games with Non-Entertainment Goals: "A Note on 'Public Policy Games'

Type: Public Policy

Note: These are games designed to educate the public (or some element thereof) on some aspect of policy, to help them better understand and fulfill their role as citizens in a democracy. See also the Woodrow Wilson International Center initiative at Serious Games
"

Mapping the Neighbourhood

Buat catatan, memetakan lingkungan/kawasan tempat tinggal dari India.

Mapping the Neighbourhood: "Mapping the Neighbourhood is an initiative of Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The project conceptualized as an alternative learning experience, has attempted to move from a ‘strategy-structure-systems’ approach to a ‘purpose-people-process’ approach through the use of ICT and community maps in the learning process.

The programme has aimed to install a new kind of imparting education on the aspects of neighbourhood level development that is based on participatory learning and collection of relevant information of the locality. The essential part of this system is that it works with school students as the ‘tenets of change’ and representatives of their community Hence, essentially it is participatory in its execution and scientific in its methods. The maps prepared through community-friendly-technology by the community, in this case the school children, forms the basis of decision-making for the community (community –based planning) and can be fed into the ongoing planning and development process "

Development Project Design and Planning using Logical Framework Approach (LFA)

Perlu buat catatan deh

Development Project Design and Planning using Logical Framework Approach (LFA): "The Logical Framework Approach consists of a number of modules or steps which lead to the final module called 'Project Planning Matrix' (PPM). The PPM, which should not normally be more than three or four pages shows exactly what the project proposes to do, how the project will determine whether the objectives were successfully achieved, and what risks are involved.

The sequence of steps is:

* Stakeholder Analysis
* Problem Analysis
* Alternatives Analysis
* Objectives Analysis
* Development of Project Planning Matrix (PPM)

The Project Planning Matrix (PPM) rolls out the hierarchy of objectives with Objectively Verifiable Indicators for each Objective, Means of Verification and Important Assumptions and External Factors.

In the PPM, the hierarchy of objectives appears from highest level to lowest level as follows:

* Goal
* Purpose
* Project Output"

Microsoft dan politik

Mungkin menarik bagi mahasiswa ilmu politik yang sedang mempelajari hubungan antara perusahaan (besar) dengan politik, atau secara lebih umum bertemunya ranah politik dan ranah bisnis.

Artikel terkutip, adalah kalrifikasi dari CEO Microsoft (MS) yang menjelaskan posisi MS dalam agenda legisltif atau bermacam RUU yang sedang berproses di parlemen. Memang bukan manifesto yang dibuat khusus tetapi lebih merupakan reaksi atas pemberitaan bahwa MS tidak mendukung RUU anti-diskriminasi (atas homo, lesbian, dan kelompok minoritas lain).

Dalam artikel yang ditulis oleh CEO MS sendiri dan disebarluaskan oleh blog 'resmi' (MS punya pegawai yang kerjanya adalah khusus untuk memblog), penjelasan yang diberikan secara sederhana adalah bahwa RUU anti-diskriminasi tidak merupakan prioritas bagi MS, dan MS tidak pernah menyatakan dukungan atau pun tentangannya terhadap RUU tersebut. Tetapi juga bahwa secara pribadi sang CEO menegaskan sikapnya bahwa selama dia menjabat tidak akan ada aturan atau keputusan yang diskriminatif dan anti pluralis.

Aspek lain yang sesunguhnya menarik adalah ini merupakan suatu pengakuan bahwa perusahaan besar secara terbuka akan mempengaruhi proses legislasi terutama yang menyangkut kepentingan mereka. Secara teoritis artinya bahwa dalam prakteknya tidak ada pemisahan negara dan pasar. Aktor2 pasar akan selalu berusaha dengan memanfaatkan segala sumberdaya yang dimilikinya untuk mendapatkan kebijakan publik yang menguntungkan posisi perusahaan. Dalam posisi ini tentu kepentingan publik tidak menjadi pertimbangan.

Sehingga menjadi pertanyaan adalah siapa yang mewakili kepentingan publik? "Publik" yang tidak terorganisasi dan harus menghadapi berbagai masalah pada saat yang sama dengan sumber daya yang terbatas, dan kerap dengan perbedaan agenda di antara mereka sendiri tentu tidak akan berdaya untuk mempertahankan kepentingannya, apa lagi untuk memajukan posisi tawarnya kala harus berhadapan dengan kepentingan kelompok usaha.

Sehingga memang menjadi penting peran para aktifis, yakni orang-orang "gila" yang melawan kepentingan "korporasi" untuk membela dan memperjuangkan kepentingan publik. Alternatifnya adalah bahwa suatu kehidupan yang diatur semata oleh kepentingan pemilik modal dan kelas manajer yang sepenuhnya menhamba pada kepentingan material.

Steve Ballmer's email about anti-discrimination bill: "On February 1, two Microsoft employees testified before a House Committee in support of the bill. These employees were speaking as private citizens, not as representatives of the corporate position, but there was considerable confusion about whether they were speaking on behalf of Microsoft.

Following this hearing, a local religious leader named Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who has a number of Microsoft employees in his congregation, approached the company, seeking clarification of whether the two employees were representing Microsoft's official position. He also sought a variety of other things, such as firing of the two employees and a public statement by Microsoft that the bill was not necessary.

After careful review, Brad Smith informed Rev. Hutcherson that there was no basis for firing the two employees over the misunderstanding over their testimony, but did agree that we should clarify the ambiguity over the employee testimony. Brad also made it clear that while the company was not taking a position on HB 1515, the company remains strongly committed to its internal policies supporting anti-discrimination and industry-leading benefits for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees.

I understand that many employees may disagree with the company's decision to tighten the focus of our agenda for this year's legislative session in Olympia. But I want every employee to understand that the decision to take a neutral stance on this bill was taken before the Session began based on a desire to focus our legislative efforts, not in reaction to any outside pressure.

I have done a lot of thinking and soul-searching over the past 24 hours on this subject, and I want to share with you my thoughts on how a company like Microsoft should deal with these kinds of issues."

Left/Right Brain: bedah pikir

Kerap dibedakannya antara otak kanan dan otak kiri, ini pandangan yang berbeda kali yah.

The TrueTalk Blog: Left/Right; Think/Blink; Exploit/Explore; Calculate/Meditate: "I spent a lot of time in the 70s reading existential and phenomenological philosophy while studying psychology at Duquesne University (we were an odd bunch). A good many of those hours were spent reading the work Martin Heidegger. Very interesting thinking; very difficult going. One little book, Discourse on Thinking, was particularly interesting, and difficult.

In it, Heidegger makes a distinction between calculative and meditative thinking. The former is our typical 'right brain' oriented approach, in which we view the world as objects to be analyzed and manipulated.

Meditative thinking is a more difficult and cryptic enterprise. It requires patience (not 'waiting for' exactly, since that puts us into a mindset that is anticipatively anxious and very close to calculative), and a lingering persistence; the courage to 'dwell' in the presence of the world. Heidegger called this releasement towards things and openness to the mystery. It is 'focused' on the transcendent; a way of getting to the invisible side of the visible."

UU Kebebasan Menyatakan Pendapat hilang sudah?

Apakah ini artinya bahwa unjuk rasa kembali membutuhkan ijin dan bukan pemberitahuan?

Cetak Berita: "Aksi Demo di Bundaran HI Dihalau Polisi

Koalisi Gerakan, yang berniat berdemonstrasi di Bundaran Hotel Indonesia, Kamis (21/4), batal berdemo karena dihalau polisi. Alasannya mereka tak punya izin.

Sekitar 15 orang dari Masyarakat Sipil yang terdiri dari Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia (FPSI), Koalisi Anti Utang (KAU), Front Perjuangan Pemuda Indonesia (FPPI), LS ADI, dan Serikat Buruh Jakarta, itu membawa poster, perangkat drum kecil, gitar dan tampah yang akan digunakan untuk melakukan 'happening art'.

Namun, sebelum aksi itu dimulai mereka dihalau polisi untuk membubarkan diri. Waktu ditanya surat izin unjuk rasa, para pendemo tak mampu menjawab karena koordinator aksi belum hadir.

Setelah hampir setengah jam bernegosiasi dengan polisi akhirnya mereka digiring membubarkan diri. Namun, setelah itu dari depan Plaza Indonesia, koordinator dan beberapa rekan mereka tiba dan melakukan orasi sekitar lima menit. Aksi itu juga langsung dihalau polisi sehingga mereka tak sempat mempertunjukkan 'happening art' yang dipersiapkan.

Beberapa poster yang dibawa berbunyi protes masalah impor pangan dan meminta pembatalan utang secara total tanpa syarat untuk Indonesia dan negara selatan lainnya. Demonstrasi ditujukan untuk merespons KTT Asia Afrika yang sedang berlangsung di Jakarta 22-24 April. (Ant/Prim)"

Perlu untuk di baca: Slashdot | The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia: A Memoir

Slashdot | The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia: A Memoir: "An impassioned debate has been raging, particularly since about the summer of 2004, about the merits of Wikipedia and the future of free online encyclopedias. This discussion has not benefitted by much detailed, accurate consideration of the origins of Wikipedia and of its parent project, Nupedia. But it seems to me that those origins are very important -- crucial, even -- to forming a proper judgment of the current state and best future direction of free encyclopedias.

Wikipedia as it stands is a fantastic project; it has produced enormous amounts of content, thousands of excellent articles, and now, after just four years, is getting high-profile, international recognition as a new way of obtaining at least a rough and ready idea about very many topics. Its surprising success may be attributed, briefly, to its free, open, and collaborative nature.

This has been my attitude toward Wikipedia practically since its founding. But a few months ago I wrote an article critical of certain aspects of the Wikipedia project, 'Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism', which occasioned much debate. I have also been quoted, as co-founder of Wikipedia, in many recent news articles about the project, making various other critical remarks. I am afraid I am getting an undeserved reputation as someone who is opposed to everything Wikipedia stands for. This is completely incorrect. In fact, I am one of Wikipedia's strongest supporters. I am partly responsible for bringing it into the world (as I will explain), and I still love it and want only the best for it. But if a better job can be done, a better job should be done. Wikipedia has shown fantastic potential, and it is open content--and so if the project has problems (or features) which will keep it from being the maximally authoritative, broad, and deep reference that I believe could exist, I firmly believe that the world has the right to, "

The Blogger's Primer [Content]

Kalau mau serius memikirkan untuk punya blog yang tidak sekedar sebagai diary mungkin artikel ini prelu untuk di baca.

The Blogger's Primer [Content]: "For many, blogs are a part of life. You might keep your own blog or choose to visit several other blogs through your daily reading. You may even sit back and think, 'Gee, I'd like to blog but I just don't think I'd be any good at it.' This article aims to give you a good jumping-off point from which you can successfully launch yourself into the blogosphere.

A blog is not a technology, a technique, or a cool trick. A blog is form of content site; what's important is the information it presents, and the ways in which that content meets the readers' needs.

Burgeoning bloggers need to consider first the areas on which they'll blog, and which audience or reader the blog be suited to. The next consideration is to ensure that your blog can be easily found by readers, through search. The technology behind the blog, and the platform on which its based, is the final part of the equation.

Given such a content-centric order of priorities, this article will take a slightly unorthodox approach. First, we'll briefly explore the concept of the blogging: what it is, and why people do it. We'll then discuss readership, and how your blog content can be used to attract and retain a targeted readership. Once that's done, we'll look a little more closely at one of the key means of attracting readers: search. I'll explain a few of the techniques that can ensure your blog is crawled and indexed by the search engines. Lastly, we'll discuss the question of blogging platforms. There's a wide range of blog software on the market, but hopefully this discussion should help you choose a tool that suits your needs"

Ekuator | The Ultimate Indonesian Online Book Resource

Kerap melihat dengan kaca mata nalar, sadar sepenuhnya bahwa ada masalah dan dimensi lain yang perlu dikenali untuk dapat mengerti kehidupan. Mengerti mungkin bukan istilah yang tepat, karena mengerti menempatkan kita di luar kenyataan yang kita kenali. Aku tidak bisa menemukan kata untuk menggambarkan situasu atau suasana di mana aku menjadi bagian dari suatu kenyataan, menghilangkan batas antara obyektif dan subyektif.

Pemahaman di tambah empathi tetapi lebih jauh lagi menyatu dengan alam semesta, yang kita ketahui dan tidak, yang kita rasakan dan tidak. Menhilangkan batas antara iya dan tidak, menghuilangkan batas antara ada dan tiada, menghilangkan semuanya, berada di luar dan di dalam segalanya. Menyatu dengan semua dan segala.

Ekuator | The Ultimate Indonesian Online Book Resource: "Buku ini memotret kisah pertobatan para nabi, orang-orang saleh, dan orang-orang yang tersadarkan dari lembah dosa. Inilah buku yang ditulis karena rasa rindu yang mendalam kepada kisah-kisah mereka. Juga karena sukacita terhadap kondisi-kondisi mereka serta sebagai suri teladan di dalam tobat; kembalinya mereka ke pangkuan Allah SWT dengan segala ketulusan. Buku ini dibingkiskan untuk orang yang bertekad kuat untuk bertobat, bagi siapa pun yang berpikir untuk bertobat, dan siapa pun juga yang berusaha berpaling dari tobat."

Allen's Blog: Commandment #9: Be Like Goldilocks

Allen's Blog: Commandment #9: Be Like Goldilocks: "In summary, as you develop your business ideas, and begin to think through your investment pitch to the VC’s, remember the following; it’ll help:

* Having too many competitors is always bad. If you have too many, consider another startup idea, painful as that is.

* Having too few competitors is usually bad. If you have too few, consider whether the market’s that interesting.

* Having some competitors is good. It validates the market opportunity. BUT, know who the competiors are and understand their weaknesses AS WELL AS their strengths. VC’s are most impressed by entrepreneurs who know who their competitors are and know a lot about them -- and have a healthy respect for them."

Kompetisi dan Venture capital adalah judul tulisan ini, pelajaran yang menarik adalah tentang kapan kita masuk ke dalam suatu usaha. Adalah terlambat kalau kita masuk dalam suatu usaha saat sudah banyak orang melakukan hal serupa, tetapi adalah juga tidak baik untuk melakukan sesuatu saat belum ada yang melakukannya sehingga tidak ada kompetisi, yang terbaik adalah pada saat ada beberapa orang yang sudah melakukannya tapi belum terlalu banyak.

Bagaimana menerapkan pemikiran ini juga dalam program non komersial merupakan tantangan tersendiri.

Membuat keputusan ada ilmunya - bukan ngelmu

Nemu di internet aja. Tapi ini penting juga sih bagaimana kita bisa membuat keputusan dengan baik, dan tidak dilakukan hanya secara intuitif tetapi dengan cara yang ilmiah. Terlepas dari berbagai keterbatasan dan kritik atasnya, hal ini lebih baik dari pada mengandalkan ramalan bintang.

Overcoming Serious Indecisiveness: " In the decision-making modeling process we must investigate the effects of presenting different decision alternatives retrospectively; that is, 'as if' you have implemented your strategy. The decision has already been made under a different course of actions. The key to a good decision is reflection before action, therefore, the sequence of steps in the above decision-making modeling process must be considered in reverse order. For example, the output (which is the result of our action) must be considered first. The following are the decision-making sequential steps with some possible loops:

1. Value and the Objective: Consider the full range of objectives to be fulfilled and the values implicated by your action.

2. Set of Actions: Thoroughly consider a wide range of possible alternative courses of action. The above decision-making process includes the study of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision-maker. Therefore making a decision implies that there are alternative choices to be considered, and in such a case we want not only to identify as many of these alternatives as possible but to choose the one that best fits with our goals, desires, lifestyle, values, and so on.

3. Evaluate the Consequences: Carefully weigh whatever you know about the costs and risks of negative as well as positive consequences that could flow from each alternative.

4. Gathering Information: Intensively search for new information relevant to further evaluation of the alternatives. Information can be classified as explicit and tacit forms. The explicit information can be explained in structured form, while tacit information is inconsistent and fuzzy to explain. Decision-making process must include the reduction of uncertainty and doubt about the uncontrollable inputs. This can be achieved by gathering reliable information. Although the uncertainty cannot be eliminated in most c"

Slashdot | Mapping the Mind --- Know Thyself --- kenalilah dirimu

Wah ini mustinya menarik yah ... mengenali prosesor yang ada dalam diri manusia, dengan mencoba juga menguraikan operating system berikut berbagai aplikasi yang berkerja di sana.


Slashdot | Mapping the Mind: "''Gnothi seauton' was the precept inscribed in gold letter upon the temple of the Oracle of Delphi. The authorship of this famous maxim was ascribed to every great Greek philosopher, from Pythagoras to Socrates. According to Juvenal, this precept descended from heaven. It is immensely strange, then, that most people, including you, my dear reader, never really make the effort to 'know thyself.' The number of misconceptions, superstitions and myths that we spread about ourselves is indeed astonishing. Fortunately for you, someone else has already taken the time to understand you and present the results in entertaining, easily digestible, but at the same time scientifically rigorous format. Let me introduce Mapping the Mind by Rita Carter, an illustrated user manual to the software that runs inside our skulls -- the human mind.'"

Bumi+Manusia+(1980)

Bumi+Manusia+(1980)
Originally uploaded by Rio Menajang.

Buku ini telah merubah cara aku memandang dunia dan kehidupan. Baik ceritanya maupun cerita tentang kehidupan penulisnya, Pramudya Ananta Toer. Merupakan bagian pertama dari tetralogi (4 buku serangkaian), buku ini bercerita tentang tokoh pergerakan kemerdekaan Indonesia.

Membaca buku ini saat aku sedang belajar ilmu politik di FISIP UI, memang memberi banyak pemahaman tentang bagaimana dunia ini. Keterkaitan antara hal-hal subyektif dan obyektif, yang mikro dan yang makro, jagad cilik dan jagad raya kata orang jawa. Segala keterbatasan dan keleluasaan manusia untuk mengerti perjalanan sejarah dan memilih bagaimana dia akan bersikap atas semua hal yang terjadi disekitarnya.

Dulu aku membeli beberap eksemplar buku ini, yang beredar resmi tidak terlalu lama dan segera dilarang orang penguasa pada saat itu. Alam yang represif dan ketakutan akan komunisme sebagai cara untuk terus mempertahankan kehadiran tentara dalam setiap aspek kehidupan Indonesia telah merebut kesempatan orang membaca buku ini dengan meluas. Banyak buku yang aku beli ini aku berikan pada teman-teman dekatku, mungkin dengan harapan mereka bisa mengerti apa yang aku pikirkan dan mengapa aku bersikap seperti apa yang menjadi sikapku.

editorsweblog.org: Bloggers vs. Journalists: enough already!

editorsweblog.org: Bloggers vs. Journalists: enough already!

Mainan sedehana di rumah mengajar sains

Science Toys: "Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles."

Situs ini memang dalam bahasa Inggris tetapi baik untuk membuat proyek bersama, bapak/ibu dengan anak-anak agar mereka lebih akrab dengan beberapa prinsip ilmu pengetahuan.

Seminar "bullets" to ballots"

Seminar "bullets" to ballots"
Posted by: riomenajang.

Untuk memasukan Foto ini dari Buzznet ke Blog(ger), kita tinggal mengklik "BLOGTHIS" (pas di atas 'comment'). Setelah itu pada saat pertama kita perlu mengisi informasi tentang 'blog kita' di atas 'Body' setelah kita sampai di layar baru (informasi tentang URL dan password). Untuk selanjutnya sih tinggal klik "POST NOW" setelah selesai membuat tulisan yang kita inginkan muncul dalam blog kita.

Jadi memang tidak susah ya. Layout dan beberapa hal lain bisa juga di 'customize'.

Computer System Security: A Primer

Computer System Security: A Primer: "Computer system security attacks are one of the most urgent problems facing IT professionals today. Security threats challenge administrators to protect their systems without hindering client access. This article provides an overview of current security threats, including the motivations and methods of attackers, the vulnerabilities they exploit, and the defenses administrators employ."

Artikel yang bagus kali yah untuk mengenal keamanan sistem, buat catatan yang akan di baca lagi kemudian.

Sarah was sick

Sarah was sick
Posted by: riomenajang.

Menggali foto lama, dapet yang pas Sarah sakit ada di Buzznet - salah satu tempat menyimpan foto gratis di internet. Nah ini percobaan untuk memposting dari buzznet ke blogspot.

Mencoba dari HP ..trus ke PC dengan Picasa dan Helo kirim ke Blogger.
Posted by Hello

Dari Hp ......
Posted by Hello

Buttercouple.com - kecocokan pasangan dari pilihan orang banyak

Sepertinya situs ini menarik, aku nanti mau mencobanya sih. Kira-kira kalau gak salah tangkap kita menguplload foto kita & pasangan kita. Berdasarkan itu member lain akan mem'vote' apakah kita pasangan yang serasi. Untuk mendukung jalannya komunitas ini tentu kita juga musti melihat foto pasangan-pasangan lain dan memvote juga ya.

Buttercouple.com - Who's in your league?

People or systems? - diskusi pakar marketing

Seth's Blog: People or systems?: "People or systems?

Chris Garrett says I'm wrong about the Westin. That they should fix their systems, not their people.

I can't think of one world class service organization (whether it's someone selling million dollar computers to corporations or Starbucks) that has figured out how to replace great people with great systems.

The best organizations have principles and guidelines and even, yes, scripts. But time and again, they fall back to, 'Use your best judgment' or 'Do what's right for the customer' or 'Make something magical happen' or 'Ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.'

When a hotel chain empowers a maid to spend up to $500 to make it right (using her own discretion), that's not a system, that's trusting great people to do the right thing.

The problems with systems?
1. if you rely on them too much, your people stop trying, and your hiring people realize they don't have to get such great people.
2. sooner or later, it's going to get copied by the competition. It's a lot easier to copy a system than it is to get great people.

JetBlue is first and foremost about the people Amy Curtis hired and trained. The systems allow the great people to do great work.

Yes, if you can automate it in a way that increases satisfaction, do it right away. Use an ATM system instead of the front desk at the hotel. Use an automated wake up call system. But then put the money you save into wonderful people at the concierge desk."


+++++++

"Sticking to the script

Seth points out where scripts fall down in his recent blog.

He says it would be better to have staff that think for themselves. I actually see it as a problem with the script, not the staff.

See, what would you prefer? A hotel where all the staff "wing it", improvising everything from what they say at the front desk to the selection of breakfast foods?

In service industries quality and consistency are paramount. I would rather have great procedures and top quality training and ok staff than brilliantly creative staff and ok procedures.

A hotel is a system, the only way you can manage and tune that system is if every part of it works as it should. That means sticking to the script.

Fix the system not the staff."
http://www.chrisg.org/Blog/PermaLink,guid,5fe93295-6ba4-4dbd-840c-36c49c62403b.aspx
Chris Garrett's Internet Marketing Blog

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Seth's Blog: Adventures in travel
"Adventures in travel

Staying at The Westin Hotel in Florida to give a speech today. The staff here is very scripted, doing things because they were told to, not because it comes naturally. My favorite example: When you ask for a wake up call in the morning, they automatically respond, "Would you like a follow up call fifteen minutes later?" I said no. They asked me the same question when I called an hour later to change the time. Same no answer from me.

So this morning, as is usual when I travel, I woke up an hour earlier than I wanted to. Before going to work out, I called to cancel my wake up so the ringing phone wouldn't bother the neighbors. The receptionist then asked, "Would you like me to cancel the follow up call as well?"

Obviously, there's no reason on earth that someone who is already awake and is cancelling their wakeup call would still want to be reminded of the call fifteen minutes later. Especially if they didn't ask for the reminder call in the first place. But there it is in the script, so it's an error that's repeated over and over.

I know it's more difficult, but hiring people who can think for themselves is usually a better long run strategy than scripting every conversation. If that's the plan, it's probably better to get an automated system. And not just at a hotel in Florida..."
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/adventures_in_t.html

Free e-books

Link ke list koleksi buku elektronik gratis, yang tersedia di internet.

Free e-books

Saat santai di antara bincang serius

P1010245
Originally uploaded by Rio Menajang.

Biar santai tapi tetap pembicaraannya serius, sekitar politik dan demokrasi. Ini pas makan siang sementara kita membicarakan persiapan strategic planning.

Bagaimana bisa mengefektifkan peran masyarakat dalam bernegara dan maslah yang seperti itu memang pekerjaan kita. Misalnya bagaiman kita bisa memiliki pemerintahan yang efektif, yakni pemerintahan yang bisa menjalankan pesan konstitusi, amanat rakyat, dan semua yang bagus dalam ukuran sekarang seperti good governance, dan sebagainya.

Saat santai di antara bincang serius

P1010245
Originally uploaded by Rio Menajang.

Biar santai tapi tetap pembicaraannya serius, sekitar politik dan demokrasi. Ini pas makan siang sementara kita membicarakan persiapan strategic planning.

Bagaimana bisa mengefektifkan peran masyarakat dalam bernegara dan maslah yang seperti itu memang pekerjaan kita. Misalnya bagaiman kita bisa memiliki pemerintahan yang efektif, yakni pemerintahan yang bisa menjalankan pesan konstitusi, amanat rakyat, dan semua yang bagus dalam ukuran sekarang seperti good governance, dan sebagainya.

Tak perlu mengarang alasan, ada yang tersedia: The Metaverse Excuse-O-Mat

Kalau kita musti berkelit, terkadang capek juga musti mengarang alasan, nah situs ini bisa membuatkan alasan untuk kita. Jadi perlu bisa bahasa Inggris sih, tingal menterjemahkannya. Hati-hati untuk yang tidak cocok dengen kebudayaan Indonesia. Tapi sekedar sebagai sumber inspirasi tidak ada salahnya, mungkin untuk yang mau menulis cerita barangkali, di blognya. Ini kan jadi sumber inspirasi plot cerita.

Itu di atas juga alasan, untuk mencantumkan mesin pembohong tanpa mau disebut sebagai pembohong. Hahahahahahhahaha

The Metaverse Excuse-O-Mat: "Things go wrong-- which is awfully annoying of them-- and then comes the really difficult thing: explaining what happened. What do you do when the old excuses (my dog ate it, it's in the mail, mistakes were made) have been used once too often? Why, you come to Metaverse for one of 3.6 million different convincing, ready-made excuses!"

43 Things: mendaftar berbagai keinginan kita dan belajar dari orang dg keinginan serupa

Situs ini yang memberi kita tempat untuk menuliskan mimpi dan keinginan kita, dalam satu daftar yang bisa diikuti orang sejagad (dalam bahasa Inggris telah saya coba. Cukup menarik untuk belajar tahu tentang keinginan banyak orang. Juga kita bisa belajar tentang keinginan orang yangmungkin kita miliki juga, tentang berbagai aspek dan upaya yang mereka lakukan. Serta menarik vonis masing-masing yang sudah menjalani "worth doing" atau "not worth doing".

43 Things

Catatan Aris � AKSI PRIHATIN TERHADAP SKEMA BISNIS ANNE AHIRA, sepenuhny

Catatan Aris � AKSI PRIHATIN TERHADAP SKEMA BISNIS ANNE AHIRA, sepenuhny

Harian Analisa Onlineubli

Harian Analisa Online!

Keliru, Polisi Beri SIM kepada Masyarakat

Serangan, (Analisa)

Menteri Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara (Menpan) Taufik Effendi menyatakan, pihak kepolisian yang adalah aparatur negara, selama ini telah bertindak keliru dengan memberikan surat ijin mengemudi (SIM) kepada masyarakat.

"Polisi kan aparatur negara, sebagai aparatur negara, polisi berkewajiban melayani masyarakat. Dengan kata lain, masyarakat adalah 'bosnya' polisi. Sekarang, apa jadinya kalau si pelayan malah mengeluarkan ijin berupa SIM untuk 'bosnya' sendiri," katanya di Pulau Serangan, Denpasar, Rabu.

Ketika melakukan penghijauan tanaman bakau (mangrove) di lahan kritis Pantai Serangan, Menpan menyebutkan, seharusnya, polisi tidak lagi mengeluarkan SIM kepada masyarakat, melainkan cukup dengan surat keterangan mengemudi.

Dengan surat keterangan mengemudi, menunjukkan bahwa seseorang warga masyarakat yang diberi surat itu adalah manusia yang benar-benar telah mampu mengemudikan kendaraan bermotor dengan baik, ucapnya.

Demikian juga dengan istilah ijin ekspor dan ijin-ijin yang lain yang dikeluarkan aparatur negara kepada masyarakat, adalah sangat tidak tepat.

Dengan perkataan memberi ijin, menunjuk pada sesuatu kekuasaan dari aparatur negara atas masyarakat, yang sesungguhnya adalah "bosnya" sendiri.

"Selain menunjuk kekuasaan, juga mengedepankan wewenang. Ini sikap yang sombong sekali dan arogan," katanya, dengan nada keras.

Sehubungan itu, berbagai hal yang menyangkut pemberian ijin kepada "bos", harus dapat diganti dengan surat keterangan dan sejenisnya.

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Gawat nih kalau MENPAN gak ngerti tentang pelayanan publik, gak ngerti tentang siapa itu publik, dan tidak mengerti logika perijinan!!!!!!!!

Policy Studies Organization

Policy Studies Organization: "WELCOME TO THE POLICY STUDIES ORGANIZATION!

The Policy Studies Organization includes more than 800 universities and institutions in its membership as well as individuals in more than 80 countries. From its headquarters in an historic house near Dupont Circle in Washington, once the home of the families of President James Garfield and the labor leader Samuel Gompers, the society organizes conferences, seminars, the publication of journals and books, and an increasing Internet presence."

Lagi-lagi ini catatan perjalan untuk keperluan pekerjaan, pas perlu mempelajari dan mengembangkan policy study.

: "Tips: Categorize Blogger Posts"

Wow, kalo perlu bikin kategori di blogger nah ke sini nih petunjuknya deh (dalam bahasa linggis ya). dapetnya dari blogfam

Blog baru lagi dari frienster

My Blog: "Perkenalan dengan Blog Baru-nya Rio

Setelah sekian lama melihat di berbagai milis bahwa Friendster menawarkan blog pada anggotanya baru sekarang aku lihat tawaran itu di halaman Friendsterku. Jadi mulailah aku menuliskan blog ini, kesekian dari percobaan untuk memelihara berbagai blog. Rasanya sekarang ini aku sudah perlu untuk menetapkan apa fokus dari masing-masing blog itu, dan mungkin melihat mana yang akan aku tutup."

The Architecture of Modern Political Power

The Architecture of Modern Political Power: "Returning to Eden
How an ancient religious myth became a modern political movement
Preface"

Perlu untuk bacaan.

The democratic control of armed forces

The democratic control of armed forces: "THE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES"

Ini perlu untuk catatan..... peace and security ... civil military relation

Democracy and Participation Project

Democracy and Participation Project: "Political Organisations and the Internet: Towards A Theoretical Framework for Analysis"

Makalah perlu untuk catatan.

John Battelle's Searchblog: Queryster Does Searchx

John Battelle's Searchblog: Queryster Does Searchx: "Google may have killed GoogleX, but the idea sparked the fellow behind Queryster to hack up Searchx, which puts most of the majors on a Mac OSX like icon menu. 'I hope Apple and Google don't sue me,' he said in an email to me. Me too!"

Dari link sini perlu untuk ke multi-search engine!!!

Rahasia bikin E-Newsletter (perusahaan) yang sukses

Search engine optimization and Online marketing: The 4 Secrets to an Effective E-Newsletter: "The 4 Secrets to an Effective E-Newsletter

1.

Make it Useful. With a business to business newsletter in particular, it's difficult to get any traction with readers if you don't give them some kind of actionable 'aha' with every issue you send. They are barraged with emails, and eager to click the delete button as often as possible.

Your goal therefore, is to give them pause. To make them live in fear that if they delete your newsletter, they will miss some insight that would have made a significant impact on their success. Useful information rises to the top of the pile, and when your newsletter is on top, you need not worry about how big the pile is.
2.

Make it Interesting. I don't know who started the rumor that significant and profitable businesses must also be serious and boring, but it seems to have caught on nonetheless. That's good news for you and me. Because with all the dry as dust E-Newsletters out there, all trying to sound like the front page of the Wall Street Journal, we can make our newsletters shine with little effort.

Personal anecdotes, conversational language and the occasional joke here and there will keep your readers involved long enough for them to hear the 'real' information you're trying to give them. They probably won't read it just because it's interesting, but they certainly won't read it if it's not.
3.

Make it Simple. An effective newsletter isn't a doctoral thesis; it's not even a case study. It's what I like to call, 'a nugget.' One insight or tip or concept that your readers can take in, understand, and hopefully remember long enough to put into practice. If you give me too much information (even if it's good), I'm likely to stockpile your newsletters until I delete them in one, 'I'll never get around to reading these old ones anyway' frenzy. Give your readers so"

Memang kutipan di atas itu untuk komunikasi perusahaan, tapi buat blog yang tidak menjadi media ekspresi dan kreasi (yang rumusnya beda kali ya) dan bertujuan untuk mengkomunikasikan hal-hal tertentu maka petunjuk di atas pantas untuk diperhatikan.

Pertama, harus ada yang bermanfaat bagi pengguna atau tamu; ke dua, harus menarik yakni membutuhkan keahlian "copywriting" agar terlihat/terbaca menarik; ke tiga, sederhana karena ini bukan tesis doktor; ke empat, bikin otentik yaitu ada kepribadian unik sesuai citra perusahaan.

Paul Wolofowitz: Calon Presiden Bank Dunia Pernah Dubes di Indoensia

Bush selects Iraq war architect to be new head of World Bank - World - Times Online: "There is Republican pressure to reform the World Bank so that it becomes more of a facilitator for private-sector involvement and less of a direct intervener.

Mr Wolfowitz’s girlfriend, Shaha Ali Riza, works at the World Bank. Ms Riza, who was born in Tunis and grew up in Saudi Arabia, is an ardent proponent of spreading democratic rights throughout the Arabic world. Her low-key presence in Mr Wolfowitz’s life surprises critics, who assert that he masterminds a Zionist conspiracy from the Pentagon.

PAUL WOLFOWITZ
# Born 1943 in New York, the son of a mathematician

# Maths degree from Cornell. PhD in political science from the University of Chicago. Taught at Yale

# Divorced, with two daughters and a son

# 1986-89: US Ambassador to Indonesia

# 1989-93: Deputy Secretary for Defence in President Bush Sr’s Administration. Wanted to depose Saddam Hussein after first Gulf War

# March 2001- : Deputy Secretary of Defence. Champion of missile defence. Leading proponent of Iraq war"

Bagian yang aku tebalkan di atas itu sih rasanya benar, karena kan memang ideologi konservatif itu selalu memilih mekanisme pasar sebagai obat mujarab untuk segala persoalan. Mungkin kalau situasi pasar negara berkembang sudah baik tanpa ada distorsi pasar atau market failure persoalannya tidaklah gawat. Tetapi mengingat betapa pasar di Indonesia lebih merupakan kumpulan rampok ketimbang kumpulan pengusaha, strategi pembangunan yang mendasarkan diri pada kekuatan pasar adalah resep bunuh diri.

Terlebih kalau kita memperhitungkan bahwa sesungguhnya ini adalah kepentingan nasional (national interest) Amerika Serikat, yang akan terjadi adalah pembukaan pasar besar-besaran untuk memfasilitasi masuknya modal asing terutama modal AS. Untuk Indonesia yang tidak menarik daya saing industri manufaktur dan jasanya, maka korban utama adalah sektor ekstraksi Sumber Daya Alam.

Kembali pada pribadi Wolfowitch yang sangat mengenal Indonesia dan menurut artikel lain mendapat wangsit untuk bekerja pada sektor pembangunan ini saat berkunjung ke Aceh untuk Tsunami, apakah hal ini berarti kita mendapat perhatian ekstra dan kemana arahnya. Dikhawatirkan semangat Paul untuk membuka pasar justru lebih besar ke Indonesia, yang berarti membuka eksploitasi SDA yang tersisa dengan mekanisme pasar. Kerja keras dibutuhkan untuk bersiap lagi pada satu lagi front baru yang berubah.

New Scientist 13 things that do not make sense - Features

New Scientist 13 things that do not make sense - Features

Artikel New Scientist ini menarik dan perlu di baca, menguraikan hal-hal yang tidak terjawab secara ilmiah menurut penulis saat ini.

Antara lain:
* Efek plasebo, "This is the placebo effect: somehow, sometimes, a whole lot of nothing can be very powerful. "
* Masalah horizon, berkaitan dengan kosmos
* "ultra-energetic cosmos rays
dan seterusnya, dan seterusnya.

Feld Thoughts: The Torturous World of Powerpoint

Kutipan panjang di bawah adalah untuk mereka yang mau membuat usaha baru, aslinya ini untuk presentasi ke venture capital (modal ventura) tetapi bisa juga untuk ke bank.

Feld Thoughts: The Torturous World of Powerpoint: "Several years ago, Chris Wand (one of the guys that works with me at Mobius Venture Capital) put together a list of questions that a pitch to a VC should address. The world would be a better place if all entreprenuers could automagically incorporate this outline into their pitches - at least to me.

Following are the questions to address.

1) WHAT IS YOUR VISION?
- What is your big vision?
- What problem are you solving and for whom?
- Where do you want to be in the future?

2) WHAT IS YOUR MARKET OPPORTUNITY AND HOW BIG IS IT?
- How big is the market opportunity you are pursuing and how fast is it growing?
- How established (or nascent) is the market?
- Do you have a credible claim on being one of the top two or three players in the market?

3) DESCRIBE YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE
- What is your product/service?
- How does it solve your customer’s problem?
- What is unique about your product/service?

4) WHO IS YOUR CUSTOMER?
- Who are your existing customers?
- Who is your target customer?
- What defines an 'ideal' customer prospect?
- Who actually writes you the check?
- Use specific customer examples where possible.

5) WHAT IS YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION?
- What is your value proposition to the customer?
- What kind of ROI can your customer expect by using buying your product/service?
- What pain are you eliminating?
- Are you selling vitamins, aspirin or antibiotics? (I.e. a luxury, a nice-to-have, or a need-to-have)

6) HOW ARE YOU SELLING?
- What does the sales process look like and how long is the sales cycle?
- How will you reach the target customer? What does it cost to 'acquire' a customer?
- What is your sales, marketing and distribution strategy?
- What is the current sales pipeline?

7) HOW DO YOU ACQUIRE CUSTOMERS?
- What is your cost to acquire a customer?
- How will this acquisition cost change over time and why?
- What is the lifetime value of a customer?

"

PostSecret: Kamu punya rahasia juga?

PostSecret

Gila bener nih, kalau orang dikasih kartu pos, gakpake nama diminta untuk mengirimkan rahasia-rahasia pribadinya. Serem bener bacanya, juga ada yang lucu.

Rasanya, bagaimana kita bereaksi setelah melihat beragam rahasia orang lain banyak menyadarkan kita tentang diri kita sendiri. Dan mungkin mendorong kita untuk mengakui rahasia-rahasia yang kita simpan bahkan di alam bawah sadar. Aku bisa bilang begitu karena itu terjadi pada diriku. Tapi pasti aku gak cukup berani untuk mengungkapnya.

Jadi inilah rahasiaku (salah satunya):
AKU PUNYA RAHASIA BANYAK SEKALI

Folksonomy dan folksong

O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2005: "As Louis Armstrong said, 'Folk music is music by folks.' Similarly, folksonomy is organization by folks. The term, coined by Thomas Vander Wal, described the shared classification of a large body of material, often using simple tags in a flat namespace.

Folksonomy assumes you can get value from such shared classification without binding guidelines for how the material is classified, or professional standards for limiting who the classifiers are. Anyone who has ever taken Intro to Library Science can see why folksonomies are unworkable, which makes it all the more curious that they are working in places like del.icio.us, Flickr, and Wikipedia."

Gak penting apa yang dibicarakan dalam situs yang di link, eh penting juga dong ya. Tetapi yang pertama aku ingat emang pas jaman remaja, aku ikutan juga tuh kelompok "folksong" yang ngetrend banget saat itu. Apa itu alasannya sekarang aku seeing jadi pengen ikutan sama segala yang "folksonomy" begini yah??!!

Waktu jaman folksong kita ngumpul beneran dan nyanyiin lagu2 rakyat juga lagu2 yang enak2 deh. Sekarang itu gak ada hubungan sama ngumpul2 secara fisik, tetapi untuk menggolongkan item tertentu di internet yang kita mau ingat. Kalau kebetulan kita menggunakan istilah yang sama untuk "tag" kita mungkin kita menggunaannya untuk hal yang berbeda, tapi yah begitulah folksonomy. Mungkin, mungkin lho kemudian kita terdorong untuk saling mengenal lebih dekat. Tapi itu tidaklah merupakan suatu kepastian, bisa saja kita tetap tidak perduli satu sama lain.

Tetapi karena begitu besar jumlah orang yang tersambung dalam internet, kemungkinan yang sangat kecil pun secara matematis akan membuat kita mendapat beberapa teman dari internet lewat folksonomy semacam ini. Memang alam virtual bisa jadi sekedar pelantar pertemanan di alam nyata.

Sudah coba Flickr (Photo sharing), delicious (bookmarks sharing), dan wikipedia (ensiklopedia massa)? Ini semua bentuk demokratisasi kali yah. Wah bisa panjang nih tulisannya tapi lain kali dulu deh.

The Image Quiz (2)

The Image Quiz: "Your bonus prize for a quick answer is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi:
'Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it'"

Betul lagi menebak "asia" ......
Lagi-lagi kutipan hadiah menebak benarnya, sangat mengena pada diriku. Saat ini aku sedang menimbang untuk melakukan beberapa hal yang bisa dipandang kecil, remeh, tak berguna; lagi-lagi kutipan Gandhi di atas mengingatkan diriku bahwa walau yang aku kerjakan tidak berarti tetapi yang penting adalah aku berbuat sesuatu.

Pada tataran yang lebih dalam (atau lebih tinggi?) kembali pada persoalan yang obyektif dan subyektif. Bukan apa arti obyektif, terkait pada luas semesta, tetapi arti subyektif bagi kita sendiri. Bukannya mau egois, justru sebaliknya kita mengenali betapa tidak berari diri kita sendiri ini di alam raya. Kita tidak lebih dari debu di antariksa secara obyektif. Tetapi apa yang ada dalam diri kita, pikiran, perasaan, dan keinginan yang mendasari tindakan kita, sumbangan kita pada alam raya dan kehidupan semuanya ada dalam kendali kita. Hal itu yang seharusnya menjadi ukuran nilai tindakan dan sumbangan kita pada kehidupan, di situ kita mendapatkan makna.

The Image Quiz

The Image Quiz: "Your bonus prize for a quick answer is a quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes:
'What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us'"

Ada permainan baru di internet, kita melihat serangkaian gambar dan menebak apa tema gambar2 itu, aku berhasil menebak "sepeda". Permainan iseng ini enak juga untuk mengisi waktu luang dan juga untuk mengistirahatkan otak yang lelah memikirkan pekerjaan yang serius. Memang tidak dengan menghentikan kerja otak, tetapi mengalihkan kerjanya pada hal lain; dengan demikian kita bisa kembali kreatif melihat persoalan kita lepas dari kejenuhan.

Untuk jawaban yang benar kita mendapat hadiah, aku dapat kutipan diatas. Untuk hari ini kutipan itu sangat mengena pada diriku, karena pas sedang memikirkan tentang rencana kerja (bahkan rencana hidup) ke depan. Kutipan itu menyadarkan aku lagi bahwa masa lalu dan masa kini adalah masalah kecil, yang penting adalah apa yang ada dalam hati dan pikiran kita dari saat ke saat, setiap saat.

How To Detect Bias In News Media

How To Detect Bias In News Media: "How To Detect Bias In News Media
Media have tremendous power in setting cultural guidelines and in shaping political discourse. It is essential that news media, along with other institutions, are challenged to be fair and accurate. The first step in challenging biased news coverage is documenting bias. Here are some questions to ask yourself about newspaper, TV and radio news."

Bagaimana mengawasi media, bagaimana menjalankan "media watch" yang baik? Artikel dan organisasi ini merupakan bentuk pengawasan oleh masyarakat terhadap kinerja media. Tidak hanya berteriak, tetapi mendasarkan diri terhadap data yang dikumpulkan, dari suatu penerbitan tentang suatu isu yang dipublikasikan misalnya kita bisa mengetahui bias suatu pemberitaan, tidak memenuhi prinsip liputan berimbang. Juga dengan memperhatikan keberagaman personalia suatu penerbitan di bandingkan dengan keberagaman masyarakat/komunitas di mana kelompok berita itu hidup juga merupakan masalah.

Sudut pandang pemberitaan merupakan pokok bahasan lain pula, juga mencoba untuk mencari penerapan standar ganda dalam peliputan dan penulisan berita. Dan beberapa hal penting lain tergambar di situs ini.

MedlinePlus: Interactive Health Tutorials

MedlinePlus: Interactive Health Tutorials: "Interactive Health Tutorials

The tutorials listed below are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial."

Kalau perlu informasi tentang kesehatan dan pengobatan, situs ini sepertinya lengkap banget dan mudah untuk diikuti.

SBDC: Management

SBDC: Management: "A clearly defined Management Structure is just as important as a skilled and proficient Management Team.

Commercial lenders and private investors have recently experienced the devastating financial consequences of uncertain/undefined leadership. Learn to identify and communicate your company's key-positions and the qualifications of the people who should be in them. The SF SBDC's Management Consultants help streamline and cross-train the personnel who keep your business going."

Just a note to read later.

Be Careful What You Believe In || kuro5hin.org

Be Careful What You Believe In || kuro5hin.org: "Beliefs are powerful, because they are not only the basis for our decisions, but also filters through which we view the world. We are constantly bombarded with huge volumes of information from our senses. Our eyes take in a full 120 degree sweep, much of this at a very high resolution, our ears are constantly responding to sounds, our sense of smell always probing the air around us for food or threats. The vast majority of this torrent of information is effectively ignored. Based on the information we get from the senses, we form a model of the world and it is this model, which forms the basis for our decisions. Absolute truth is out there, but in our heads everything is to a greater or lesser extent an interpretation. For any set of sensory data more than one interpretation is possible, and it is our beliefs, implicit and explicit, which we use to decide between the interpretations available."

Kelihatannya ini penting buat nanti dibaca deh ya.

Masih tentang gtd --- exigesis

gtd exigesis - - introduction

Masih tentang GTD lagi, yang ini rada lengkap dari bukunya sih kelihatannya. Ini aku catet untuk di baca lebih lanjut.

PeterCooper.co.uk: Ta-da List Bookmarklets

PeterCooper.co.uk: Ta-da List Bookmarklets: "If you're a Tadalist user, you might find these bookmarklets useful. To use them, right click the links and bookmark them. Then go in and edit 'petercooper' to your own tadalist username, and change 8833 to one of your list's IDs. To find that out, go to your main tadalist page, hover over a list, and use the number in the URL."

Catatan aja perlu juga untuk komputer yang di rumah sih. Ta-da List adalah list sederhana yang dapat kita gunakan untuk mencatat hal-hal yang perlu kita kerjakan (to do list). Nah, pada situs ini ada "marklet" yang memudahkan kita untuk mencantumkan sesuatu pada list kita. Marklet adalah tombol sederhana yang menjalankan suatu program. Pada komputer kantor misalnya aku taruh marklet ini di tool bar, sehingga kalau saat membaca sesuatu di internet aku teringat tentang sesuatu yang harus aku kerjakan dengan mudah aku bisa melakukannya.

MineZone Wiki - MVance.GettingThingsDone

MineZone Wiki - MVance.GettingThingsDone

Ini salah satu metoda manajemen waktu (yang beberapa waktu terakhir ini "ngetrend"), ini catatan aja untuk selanjutnya perlu kembali dipelajari dan menjadikannya pola manajemen yang baku.


Link lain lagi untuk hal ini


Link lain lagi untuk hal ini(2)

Search juga dengan Google "GTD"

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Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 6 Tahun 2005

Tempointeraktif.com - Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 6 Tahun 2005

Buat yang perlu PP 6/2005 tentang Pemilihan, Pengesahan Pengangkatan, dan Pemberhentian Kepala Daerah dan Wakil Kepala Daerah ini dari Tempo Interaktif.

Membuat think-tank, bukan septic tank

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks: Introduction: "Think tanks are one of the main policy actors in democratic societies. Think tanks could be regarded as the intellectual and knowledge-based 'soft infrastructure' of the policy community, assuring a pluralistic, open and accountable process of policy analysis, research, decision-making and evaluation."

Lagi mengumpulkan bahan untuk tulisan tentang "think-tank", ini artikel dari Jepang, terkait dengan salah satu index yang kelihatan paling lengkap di dunia mengenai keberadaan think-tank. Bagaimana mengembangkan lembaga sejenis di Indonesia dengan kinerja yang baik serta reputasi internasional yang memadai.

Nah mencari jalan pengembangan lembaga seperti ini merupakan kegiatanku pada beberapa hari mendatang.

"Think tanks have definitely become one of the fundamental factors in policy process in democratic societies. As shown in the table, policy institutes were constantly established in Asia and Western Europe in the latter half of the century. By contrast, in Eastern Europe, the number of think tanks increased from 1980s, and particularly in the 1990s. Many well-known US institutes, such as the Brookings Institution (1916) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1914), date their origin to the beginning of last century, but the US policy community as a whole, as the number of establishment increased, considerably expanded after the 1970s. In the 1960s, the term "think tank" was used for contract research organizations, such as the Rand Corporation, but the meaning was expanded to take in public policy research institutes by the 1970s. The year 1970 could be regarded as the turning point for think tanks on both sides of the Pacific Ocean."
http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/idx1/intro.html

"The characteristics of think tanks are diverse and they differ extensively in their organizational status, stated missions, funding source, number of staff (Figure 2), research style, output and operation. Although many institutes in the world have learned from traditional US institutes, they have developed their own styles and frameworks suitable to dealing with the policy process and government system within their own countries." link

"Analyzing network types, Raymond J. Struyk, a senior fellow of the Urban Institute, has identified eight management tasks for think tank networks to ensure successful operation. They are: 1) inspiration, organization, initial funding; 2) balancing consultation with their objectives; 3) ensuring funding; 4) maintain "structured informality"; 5) membership determination; 6) agenda determination; 7) motivating participation in network activities; and 8) promoting coherence. It is hard work to successfully manage think tank networks, given that managers have to balance several competing interests, and it is therefore anticipation that networks will generate both advantages and disadvantages. Their endeavors will certainly make some networks cutting edge leaders, which will provide guidelines for policy network operation.

With the increasing understanding of the key issues for think tanks- transparency, diversification and pluralism - the concept of networks will become more influential. These networks will not only be global, but also potentially regional, domestic and local. Networks are loose structures of cooperation, debate and information exchange, but are relatively independent of the policymaking powers. They do not severely restrict their participants or members. Freedom in networks will ensure transparency and diversity, and knowledge and opinions are essential to promoting policy debates. Network alliances will help to increase the degree of pluralism.

Informal networks will be able to support the accumulation of policy knowledge in the formal policy arena. As mentioned above, many global public policy networks have emerged over the last decade, and they aim to fill in gaps in the formal policy process. The formal process requires the involvement many actors including international organizations, lengthy discussions, numerous participants and tremendous efforts to achieve decision-making. This is because a variety of actors with completely different backgrounds participate, and absolute leadership is not acceptable in the international community.

Face-to-face discussion is sometimes more effective and constructive, supported by everyday discussion or communication by e-mail. 'Network' does not only indicate virtual or Internet-based groups. Certainly, recent advancements in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) will provide more chances for people and researchers to exchange ideas without lengthy flights or costly travel expenses. However, these ICT networks are tools to establish people's policy networks. Knowledge will not be generated by ICT networks, but by networks of people. " link

List lain think tank.

Internet: Think Tanks & Research Institutes
http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/political/links/think.htm

Google Search untuk think-tank

Wuih, repot nih kayanya, baca gak ada habisnya deh.

hipergate :. Free Open Source CRM Groupware Intranet and Content Manager Solutions

hipergate :. Free Open Source CRM Groupware Intranet and Content Manager Solutions

Catatan tentang program (gratis/opensource) yang mungkin bisa dipakai nih.

: "The Internet is dying, says Lawrence Lessig, a law professor with a cult following amongst technophiles.

Lessig is mobilizing against the FCC's relaxation of media controls which will leave most of the United States' professional media outlets in the hands of a tiny number of owners. In FCC chairman Michael Powell's vision, Old Man Potter can own every newspaper, radio station and TV channel in Pottersville."

Wow, masak sih? Tapi kalau bacaa uraian dalam artikel ini hal ini menjadi suatu hal yang mungkin. Kalau internet dilepaskan sepenuhnya pada mekanisme pasar, sehingga dimungkinkan seseorang, atau suatu perusahaan, mengendalikan keseluruhan pengoperasian internet dari semenjak backbone, content, juga pada pengendalian model logis serta berbagai lapisan lain hal ini (matinya internet) bukanlah suatu kemustahilan.

Friendster - Affiliate Program

Friendster - Affiliate Program

Apa juga ini? Kalau lihat di sebelah kiri (agak ke bawah) ada logo friendster, nah dari situ kalau di klik maka akan langsung masuk untuk terdaftar jadi friendsterku. Iseng amat pasang beginian? Lah, kan mencoba apa saja lah yang tersedia atau ketemu di alam maya kan.

Bagaimana juga kita mau tahu kalau gak pernah nyobainnya kan. Ya, enggak, ya enggak? Ho oh aja deh.