October 14, 2005

Help Wanted: Must be willing to go by a number

In a strange synchronicity, it turns out that the new 007 has been selected to take over Pierce Brosnan's license to kill. At the same time, the real MI6 is apparently looking for more numbers: An overview of operational careers in the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). While this hardly ranks in humour value to a full-page ad I once saw in The Economist, place by the CIA, looking for operational talent accustomed to and comfortable with "ambiguity," still pretty funny.

Just to make this an identity post, think about the nature of personna, identity, credential, etc. in this -- admittedly unusual -- case.

Posted by Grayson at October 14, 2005 08:02 AM