Sometimes when you read something that is true and makes your head spin so much while looking for the April Fools disclaimer at the bottom which doesn’t come, you have to share it with others. This is one of those times. Risk Management Monitor lists three of the strangest man-man disasters.
Archive for October, 2010
The craziest disasters you will ever read about
Posted in Humour, Risk management, tagged disasters, Monitor, risk management on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fantasy football pool risk management
Posted in Humour, My Opinions, Office and culture, Sports, tagged BlackBerry, Facebook, fantasy football, Internet, technology, Twitter, wireless on October 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Risk Management Monitor addresses the concern about employees spending hours of company time researching and updating their fantasy football picks. Some argue that it’s disruptive – having fired employees or blocked access to certain websites from the company network – while others suggest it boosts morale. Riskczar believes that fantasy football is merely another workplace [...]
Social media risk management
Posted in Humour, Risk management, Thought Leadership, tagged Facebook, risk management, Terry Levine, Toronto, Twitter on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are tools like Facebook, Twitter and texting destroying good old-fashioned face-to-face communication? Have we stopped having beers with our friends because of these social tools? Is there a risk that one day we will only communicate this way? My brother Terry Levine notes in his post A Failure to Communicate: “While it may be true most of us [...]
Tigers could face extinction in just 12 years
Posted in Humour, Sports, tagged Tiger Woods on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world’s tiger population could soon be extinct because of poaching, shrinking habitats and the use of tiger parts in Eastern medicine, environmental experts warned Friday. World Wildlife spokeswoman Marie von Zeipel said the world’s biggest wild cat is one of the most threatened species and could face extinction within 12 years. [...]
the capital of washington is lower-case
Posted in Humour, My Opinions, tagged ee cummings, lower case, signs, upper case on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
THANKS GOVERNMENT OF THE USA! Oh perhaps, I should re-write that for those of you with aged eyes who cannot read all capital letters. thanks government of the usa. aCCording To THis story iN usa tOday, beCause oF a nEw federaL highwAy reguLation, comMuniTies nOw have to chaNge stReet sigNs fRom aLlcaps to a coMBination [...]
Failure to change your tires risk
Posted in My Opinions, Risk management, tagged Canadian Tire, Goodyear, Michelin, snow tires, tires, tyres on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the first little bits of snow falling north of Toronto last night, I was reminded that I need to get snow tires this year. Tires are one of those purchases we make grudgingly. You spend a lot of money on them so we hate having to change them. Haven’t we all asked: “C’mon, can’t [...]
Top 5 examples of why Taleb is nuts
Posted in Humour, My Opinions, Risk management, tagged Black Swan, Bloomberg, church, economics, Frank Miller, Markowitz, Merton Miller, Nobel prize, religeon, risk management, Sharpe, Taleb, Times on October 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Well maybe calling Taleb nuts is a strong word. Perhaps eccentric is better as ”nuts” may not be politically correct. But since Taleb is not politically correct at times, then let’s stick with nuts. Here are some quotes from Nassim Nicholas Taleb that proove my point, most of which can be found in this article called Nassim [...]
Porn risk management
Posted in My Opinions, Risk management, tagged porn, porn star tests positive hiv, pron, reputation risk, Toronto, Vivid, Wicked on October 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I found it fascinating to read about the shut down at two Hollywood porn studios after it was learned an adult star tested positive for HIV. I know you’re wondering what might this have to do with risk management? Put this event in the context of your business: two of the biggest studios just shut [...]
Bad logo risk
Posted in My Opinions, Risk management, tagged Gap, logo, PwC, reputation risk on October 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Gap got a lot of media (and blog) attention last week for introducing a new Helvetica font logo with a box in the upper right corner which was immediately met with negative public reaction. Some suggested it was designed by a child using PowerPoint. Harsh. While damage was slight, this event will be talked [...]
Free Public WiFi risk management
Posted in Humour, My Opinions, Risk management, tagged Internet, risk management, security, wifi on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, something that explains that link to “Free Public Wifi” that never works. “Hang out in airports, coffee shops, or other laptop-friendly spots for a while, and you’ll find “Free Public Wi-Fi.” It never gets you through to the actual web, because it’s actually a weird Windows XP quirk—one you shouldn’t connect to.” Click to [...]
