IT is easy.  Comedy is hard.

Watch the video of GeekLeaders.com editor, Paul Glen, performing standup comedy at the Hollywood Improv.  (He's keeping his day job..whatever that is.) 

Did you know that astrology is now an approved course in many universities worldwide? So it is now possible to get degree holders in astrology similar to other courses like MBA, MS, PhD, etc. Now businessmen will be able to hire astrologers in their organizations, and this is no laughing matter for rationalists. This is because astrology is more accurate than business predictions and forecasts. The probability of a traditional business prediction, market analysis or profit forecast coming true is only about 15% to 20%, whereas an astrological prediction can be as accurate as 70% to 100% and can be predicted years and even decades in advance.  So just have a look at how a candidate with an astrological background can be of use in any organization.

Ever wonder what's on the mind of your CTO?  Perhaps this is it.

When the geeks at NCR in Australia threatened to go on strike, it was a move that could have paralyzed ATMs, supermarket cash registers and airplane check-in. This underlines the fact that IT has become so central to almost all corporations, that any disruption may cost a lot of time and money, which again means that keeping the geeks happy at work is an absolute requirement for a modern business. Happy geeks are effective geeks.

A while back, I was walking through the shopping area in downtown Los Angeles on Broadway, one of the busiest marketing streets in Southern California.  Unlike the suburban malls, this is where old-time buildings with storefronts line the downtown streets and people carrying overfilled shopping bags shuffle by the open shops that have music blaring to attract attention.  And then there are the street vendors selling foods, magazines, and religions.  There are even street entertainers, and some clowns who make balloon sculpture animals for the children.