Top Stories published by Desiderium Sciendi in 2015

Notes from Work Rules by Laszlo Bock

I’ve recently finished reading this book by SVP of People Operations at Google Laszlo Bock. It covers a lot of interesting areas including hiring, performance management, etc.


Can Google’s “No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA” be used to weed out internet trolls?

You may have seen Google’s new No CPATCHA reCAPTCHA system already — if not it looks like this:

It replaces the old CAPTCHA system that has long frustrated web users. CAPTCHAs are…


After the Obergefell decision is the constitutional door open for Polyamory?

With the great news of the successful outcome of Obergefell v. Hodges paving the way for gay marriage across the entire USA some folks have already been begun to discuss how the outcome will build on…


Can the mind be used as a metaphor for government?

Friedrich Schelling coined the term the unconscious mind in the 18th century . To quote wikipedia:

The unconscious mind consists of the processes in the mind that occur automatically and are not available to…

Unofficial Cabinet Office blogging code

Via a tweet from the inestimable Tom Watson. My additions in brackets.

1) Blog as yourself
2) Own your own content : “The content of this blog is my own and does not reflect the opinions of my employer”
3) Be nice
4) Keep Secrets
5) No…

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