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Random things I’m reading this weekend

Sea CowboysYanko Design – Really cool products

Social Software removes crap from the Enterprise – Sam Lawrence: “People are sick of the muck, the build up of silos, files, and complexity. They just want to have the important conversations.”

High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace – “They’re a motley mix: American, British, Swedish, Panamanian. Each has a specialty — deep-sea diving, computer modeling, underwater welding, big-engine repair. And then there’s Habib, the guy who regularly helicopters onto the deck of a sinking ship, greets whatever crew is left, and takes command of the stricken vessel.”

Photo: Rich Habib, Senior Salvage Master, Titan Salvage
Credit: Andrew Hetherington
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