Borgification

Being in Computer Science and a geek in the early 90s, I am by default a huge fan of Star Treks, Next Generation. I came across this word "Borgification" in Steve Hodson's WinExtra blog today in regards to Social Thing. Love the word! On Organic Design, I found the definition of the word -

Borgification is the assimilation of established external resources and organisational aspects into the network's holistic system of organisation. It extends the unified network into other foreign "legacy" informational environments...

Is "Borgification" such a horrible thing? I think it suffice to say that Borgification alone can be quite boring. And the biggest problem with it is the lack of freedom to pursue individualism. The desire to pursue perfection while incorporating/assimilating established external resources, however, is not such a bad thing. Taking what someone else already researched/established, making it your own, and improving upon it. Isn't that how the Japanese has taken a strong lead in the electronics and auto industry?

Speaking of the Borg, we spotted Q in Mike Binder's Reign Over Me. John de Lancie's portrayal of Q in Star Trek was absolutely marvelous!