Charlie StrossDec 23
Psst: Microsoft's suicide note just dropped
https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza/115770620333626312
Show threadWeeGemDec 23
@cstross Jesus, when did using "North Star" for "target" become a thing?
Show threadanathemaDec 23
@WeeGem @cstross https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20151103-00/?p=91861
Microspeak: North star - The Old New Thing

Guiding principle.

The Old New Thing
Show threadWeeGemDec 23
@anathema @cstross Omg, as an IT professional I am shocked that I've not heard that before!
Show threadanathema
@WeeGem @cstross tbh I’ve never heard it used in any of the (UK) companies I’ve worked for, but I’ve managed to avoid the ones that try and copy the American tech culture for the most part
Dec 23 at 9:59pmWeb
Show threadJames KempDec 24

@anathema @WeeGem @cstross I first heard it in UK govt when before the 2010 election, although I think it came from Bill Crothers who had been a partner in Accenture before being recruited into the civil service.

Certainly been used for our digital work in the early 2010s when I was doing stuff with GDS.