Friday, November 11, 2011

Smart boards give meat-heads means to embarrass themselves

No doubt many of you have seen a new member on many of ESPNs commentary sets. The smart board has gin the former sporting greats that ESPN employs a means to add value without having to think too much. This new paradigm reminds me of one of my favorite Dilbert comics:

As a systems architect, I have ran into the above scenario more times that I care to admit.

The jocks at ESPN can now use pictures to replace any semblance of writing and preparation they may have had to do in the past. To be fair, when the boards are used to diagram plays and tape review/telestration, it is very cool and adds value to the conversation. But when they use it to replace dialogue and actual research, it shows.

Where smart-boards really belong are in classrooms:

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