Tuesday, August 16, 2005

TLCmagic Policy -- Admin Scale


ADMIN SCALE a sequence (and relative seniority) of subjects relating to organization.

Goal – Fun – Having a Good Time

Purpose – Play – Working with Others

Policy – Love – Being Friendly, Helpful, and Professional
Being More Than Fair



Plan – Make a Life of Freedom & Responsibility
See Bob Metcalfe's interview “30 years of Ethernet gains”
Standards Compliant, Interoperable, backwards compatible

A. Our Family Life
See Clay Shirky's ”A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy” -- you cannot completely separate technical and social issues -- Members are different than users -- The core group has rights that trump individual rights in some situations
1. Eat–Gather–Shop and Prep Food
2. Exercise–Hunt–Do Cleaning and Laundry
3. Rest–Farm/Ranch—Recreate Ourselves

B. Computer Network Installation, Support, and Optimization
See Tim O'Reilly's “The Open Source Paradigm Shift”
The commoditization of software
Network-enabled collaboration
Software customizability (software as a service)
1. Computers
2. Networks and Servers
3. Website/WebLog Design & Hosting

C. Marketing Website/WebLog Design and Hosting
See Clay Shirky's “Situated Software” --tools for very particular needs, situated in the community that uses them.
1. Public Contact – Cheers Marketing – Office on the Corner on the Square
2. Public Service – Face To Face Analysis / Proposal – Services, Rates, Terms, Procedures – Building, Selling, & Warranting Computers
3. Field Control – Signoff – Free Choice



Ideal Scene -- Give And Take

Statistic – Income

Valuable Final Product -- Joy




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