Bring Your Own A-Z
The #BYO craze has taken the world by storm and now infiltrates every sector of out lives. Here is a partial list, in alpha-order, of various bring your owns. BYO Apple: For the teacher in your life, the princess you'd like to put to sleep or to keep the doctor away for a day. BYO Beer: The original classic, college style. And BYO Booze for when you're out of college and got a little cash. BYO Candy: With Halloween approaching this could see a surge over the next 30 days. BYO Device: Or danger, destruction, demolition, detonator or any other dastardly 'D' word to represent risk. BYO Everything: When Internet of Things takes over our lives. Chocolate Chips have a whole new meaning. BYO Food: The newest Potluck Parties. BYO Game: Actually sitting at a table playing the physical versions of Monopoly, Life, Candy Land, Scrabble, or any other favorite. BYO Hacker: Bodyguards in the 21st Century. BYO Intelligence: Actually using your brain to figure out something...or when AI robots take over the world. BYO Jump Drive: A whistleblower's favorite. BYO Kittens: For making that irresistible, can't-stop-watching, almost viral video. BYO Litigation: The new term for Small Claims Court. BYO Money: What Cash with be called 10 years from now. BYO N: BYO's maximum amount. As far as BYOingly possible. BYO OMG: The Surprise Party. BYO Presents: What you take to the BYO OMG. BYO Quarrel: The updated version of an older brother's favorite 'Stop Hitting Yourself.' BYO Raven: Quoth he. BYO Sushi: The new 'Gone Fishing' Bumper sticker. BYO Time: It's all relative anyway. BYO Utopia: Happiness comes from within. BYO Vacation: The latest Griswold adventure this time with a Hybrid LTD Country Squire. BYO Warnings: Wouldn't be cool if everyone had to announce the hazards of interacting with them? BYO X: Half of a Tic-Tac-Toe game or how Hawaiians greet each other. BYO Yawn: What you did right now when you read this entry. BYO Zombie: Pretty much anyone walking around fully engaged with their BYOD. Well that was fun. C'mon play along - it's easy and works with almost any word! ps Related: How Terms Have Changed over Time BYOD Injuries BYOD–The Hottest Trend or Just the Hottest Term Is BYO Already D? Will BYOL Cripple BYOD? Freedom vs. Control The Prosecution Calls Your Smartphone to the Stand Technorati Tags: byod,mobile,smartphone,lists,humor,fun,byo,silva,human,society,mam,mdm Connect with Peter: Connect with F5:
Novell Shoots at the Cloud and Scores
It’s been described on Twitter as “reading like a Greek tragedy” but then again, Novell’s interpretive reading of one of Hoff’s cloud security posts was describe in similar terms, so at least I’m in good company. Novell deserves kudos for this humorous set of “interpretive” readings of a variety of cloud-focused blogs, including some of their own. Direct link below if you prefer. "Get Your SaaS Off My Cloud" by Lori MacVittie from Novell, Inc. on Vimeo.
