User: MHewis

at least not stackoverflow

On: India Blocks Code Sharing Websites On Anti-Terror Advisory

Now THAT wold be serious.

After using XP I prefer

On: Extreme Programming Refactored, Take 2

Scrum - http://www.controlchaos.com/

Take the good bits out of XP
* Rapid Development
* Fast releases
* Customer input
* Clear workload for developers

And removes some of the bad
* Obsession with daily releases
* Little chance for developers to put own issues or structure into product
* Pair programming

Re:purpose of keeping humans around?

On: The Science of the Matrix

The 'human power-plant' aspect of the film really bugged me. But thinking about the concept of the humans being used as huge CPU units and a lot of things fall into place

• Someone mentioned early that this model is nonsense due to the need to generate the Matrix itself requiring vast CPU - but what if the humans themselves are being used to do the Matrix generaton?
• If that is the case it would explain why the Agents ( while powerful ) have far less than godly powers within the matrix
• It would also explain the shear detail and complexity of interaction within the Matrix itself.
• Wonder if the Agents themselves are generated within the humans? Would explain the power of Neo at the end of the film against them
• Would also explain the skills importing system ( Neo's fighting for example ). In the Matrix the ability to tap low levels of the mind is used for Matrix generation and Machine work which in the real world is used for skills learning.

Such a shame this clear idea was overuled by the film producers.