Fusaro tested the shoe on several competitive sprinters in London and hopes to refine it for the 2016 Olympic Games
It's not much of a citation but apparently he did SOME kind of testing, though it's not clear what kind of testing was performed
Sure beats handing a pair to Dave Barry and watching him pull a hamstring out of the gate.
I certainly think Fusaro is on to something -- watching footballers break their metatarsals with the junk shoes they are currently wearing should be giving some priority, too.
"which meant you ended up with a bunch of conformists who wouldn't take a risk, "
You have no idea how accurate this statement is. I worked for GM in the early 90's and managers got promoted for mantaining the status quo. Anyone who innovated or made waves ws marginalized. Can't believe it's still the same old story 20 years later!
Ross Perot said the same thing.
I also know they thrived on paper. Great stacks of it. I've had to work with EDS people on a couple of things and could not believe the amount of stupid, useless documentation involved in the least little project. I swear they must have regiments who do nothing but compose documents. ISO 9001 never meant that level of crap.
I always wondered what kind of effect zero gravity would have on animals with certain traits;
Will spiderwebs look the same? Does a fish swim differently in a floating body of water? Will a bird adapt to floating without wind? Will ants be able to place scent trails in mid air?
> Smart, smart move by GM, who I do not often credit with making many.
Don't forget the history here. GM used to own EDS, and it pretty much functioned as their internal IT org.
And I had many friends look them over, even going so far as to interview, just to test the waters. They'd pay high, but you had to shave all facial hair off and dress exactly as their code dictated. After a probationary period they cut those they didn't see fitting in - which meant you ended up with a bunch of conformists who wouldn't take a risk, by pointing out something may not have been a good idea or there was a weakness in a plan somewhere. Good ol' Ross Perot - run a company like the army.
So if his other shoe had a printer... then he could receive faxes! brilliant!
Alas, the Samsung Intergalactic 10.1 shoe isn't allowed to be sold in the United States because Apple is pretty sure it would infringe upon supposed intellectual rights, should it decide to sell a similar shoe.
My biggest gripe with GM was how my car, once 25 miles over the Power Train Warranty was abandoned by the automaker when a headbolt broke. Why did it break? You couldn't reve the engine past 5,000 rpm! They're attitude was 'Normal Wear and Tear' that was at 30,025 miles. I'm still irked about it. I hope they are a lot smarter automaker by now, you are only as good as how well you stand behind your product - and if it's got problems you fix them, you do not run away from them!
Quicker response from people who actually work for the same orgainzation
Dedicated staff rather than whoever is free at the moment
Familiarity with how your business operates
Longer term institutional memory
Which taken together provide long term cost savings, mostly because you are investing in your own resources.
At least you are less likely to be training someone who will be working for your competitor on his next project.
Smart, smart move by GM, who I do not often credit with making many. As a victim of outsourcing a couple times, I've seen how outsourcers operate - bring in the Crash team, of sharp, smart people, who gradually are rotated out to the next Crash site, while rotating in people with little to no experience who spend their days peering over the shoulders of others trying to figure out what they are supposed to be doing (and once they have it figured out to some degree, they leave their employer for a wage they can actually live on.)
It's coming soon to the U.S. Don't think they want this sort of thing to happen to Texas schoolbooks.
Texas, Kansas and perhaps another few states. Radical fundamentalism isn't just for Muslims and it's no stranger to setting progress back throughout history.
OK, the moons I saw around Jupiter were going around the Earth, too.
I'd like to see a science fiction story with a probe landing on Venus and finding evidence of a nuclear weapons accident destroying what used to be a planet covered by forests.
More likely to find highways choked with derelict SUVs
It's over 6,000 different games, many of which have never been opened. No one has enough free time to play them all, so the collecting itself becomes its own reward.
Considering the quality of some I've seen that list should be pared down considerably to those which are actually playable, rather than some poorly thought out crud (or poorly executed port) which you wouldn't want for free, even if the time spent playing it didn't subtract from your lifespan.
Most addictive game I played on Amiga was Ralph Reed's BattleMech. Must have spent over 1,000 hours on that game alone.
Most regretable was Ultima V, which some idiot bypassed the keyboard API and wrote his own keyboard polling routines, which worked like $#!% on the Amiga 2000 - I think my profanity laced phone call to support had a lot to do with that lack of successor, but considering I have a game I heavily anticipated and paid a lot for, I think I was justified.
seriously, though, this could not have happened to a 'better' company. hope apple has a major headache from this. I'd buy a ticket to the event if one is ever sold.
yes, the more evil you are, the more we cheer as you get burned by the very weapons you use to attack others.
Karma is as karma does. Apple have indeed earned this, but don't be too surprised if it works out in Apple's favor. Voice recognition and commands could easily have considerable Prior Art to lean on, though winning any suit in this case could dilute Apple's patent portfolio, too.
I have the following patents:Answers: #8,704,338,654 Answers which require thought: #8,704,338,655 Answers which are correct: #8,704,338,656 Dumb silence: #8,704,338,657
He may have ten times as much money as she does, but she's not exactly coming from poverty street herself. I believe she was valued at twenty five million.
If she was smart she took every cent she had and moved it to a bank account with only her name on it and her family as beneficiaries, should anything unfortunate happen.
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It's been a slow news Summer.
Unless you have a thick enough skin to get involved in the US election campaigns, which are like droning, dull soap opera.
Come to think about it .. that's probably why Higgs-Boson was so exciting - it's a diversion from the horror or the rest of the news.
Higgs-Boson Party at my house! Beer! Party hats! Quantum Physics! Whooo!
From one of TFA:
Fusaro tested the shoe on several competitive sprinters in London and hopes to refine it for the 2016 Olympic Games
It's not much of a citation but apparently he did SOME kind of testing, though it's not clear what kind of testing was performed
Sure beats handing a pair to Dave Barry and watching him pull a hamstring out of the gate.
I certainly think Fusaro is on to something -- watching footballers break their metatarsals with the junk shoes they are currently wearing should be giving some priority, too.
iGalosh or iBoot
I told you we would find them!
Usually crashing into the walls around the clinic I went for MRI scans.
The clinic had landscaped brush around the building to keep birds for hitting the walls and windows.
"which meant you ended up with a bunch of conformists who wouldn't take a risk, "
You have no idea how accurate this statement is. I worked for GM in the early 90's and managers got promoted for mantaining the status quo. Anyone who innovated or made waves ws marginalized. Can't believe it's still the same old story 20 years later!
Ross Perot said the same thing.
I also know they thrived on paper. Great stacks of it. I've had to work with EDS people on a couple of things and could not believe the amount of stupid, useless documentation involved in the least little project. I swear they must have regiments who do nothing but compose documents. ISO 9001 never meant that level of crap.
I always wondered what kind of effect zero gravity would have on animals with certain traits;
Will spiderwebs look the same?
Does a fish swim differently in a floating body of water?
Will a bird adapt to floating without wind?
Will ants be able to place scent trails in mid air?
The list goes on.
I am in awe.
You clearly should be working at NASA.
a one way ticket, I trust?
didn't read it? the worms got a round trip ticket!!! Even Richard "Call Me Lord British" Garriott had to pay millions of zorkmids for the privilege.
Could this have implications for understanding how human physiology adapts to space?
Sure, it could. Anything could.
In particular .. uh .. humans with worms.
> Smart, smart move by GM, who I do not often credit with making many.
Don't forget the history here. GM used to own EDS, and it pretty much functioned as their internal IT org.
And I had many friends look them over, even going so far as to interview, just to test the waters. They'd pay high, but you had to shave all facial hair off and dress exactly as their code dictated. After a probationary period they cut those they didn't see fitting in - which meant you ended up with a bunch of conformists who wouldn't take a risk, by pointing out something may not have been a good idea or there was a weakness in a plan somewhere. Good ol' Ross Perot - run a company like the army.
So if his other shoe had a printer ... then he could receive faxes! brilliant!
Alas, the Samsung Intergalactic 10.1 shoe isn't allowed to be sold in the United States because Apple is pretty sure it would infringe upon supposed intellectual rights, should it decide to sell a similar shoe.
Usain Bolt could put on quite a shoe with those running shows.
Shoe would scare the soles out his competitors...
and eat more poo. Not sure that's really what I'd call much of a benefit.
My biggest gripe with GM was how my car, once 25 miles over the Power Train Warranty was abandoned by the automaker when a headbolt broke. Why did it break? You couldn't reve the engine past 5,000 rpm! They're attitude was 'Normal Wear and Tear' that was at 30,025 miles. I'm still irked about it. I hope they are a lot smarter automaker by now, you are only as good as how well you stand behind your product - and if it's got problems you fix them, you do not run away from them!
In-house staff provide a number of advantages:
Quicker response from people who actually work for the same orgainzation
Dedicated staff rather than whoever is free at the moment
Familiarity with how your business operates
Longer term institutional memory
Which taken together provide long term cost savings, mostly because you are investing in your own resources.
At least you are less likely to be training someone who will be working for your competitor on his next project.
Smart, smart move by GM, who I do not often credit with making many. As a victim of outsourcing a couple times, I've seen how outsourcers operate - bring in the Crash team, of sharp, smart people, who gradually are rotated out to the next Crash site, while rotating in people with little to no experience who spend their days peering over the shoulders of others trying to figure out what they are supposed to be doing (and once they have it figured out to some degree, they leave their employer for a wage they can actually live on.)
It's coming soon to the U.S. Don't think they want this sort of thing to happen to Texas schoolbooks.
Texas, Kansas and perhaps another few states. Radical fundamentalism isn't just for Muslims and it's no stranger to setting progress back throughout history.
OK, the moons I saw around Jupiter were going around the Earth, too.
Rather a shame the way people can't respect one faith from another.
I'd like to see a science fiction story with a probe landing on Venus and finding evidence of a nuclear weapons accident destroying what used to be a planet covered by forests.
More likely to find highways choked with derelict SUVs
It's over 6,000 different games, many of which have never been opened. No one has enough free time to play them all, so the collecting itself becomes its own reward.
Considering the quality of some I've seen that list should be pared down considerably to those which are actually playable, rather than some poorly thought out crud (or poorly executed port) which you wouldn't want for free, even if the time spent playing it didn't subtract from your lifespan.
Where are the Amiga games?
Most addictive game I played on Amiga was Ralph Reed's BattleMech. Must have spent over 1,000 hours on that game alone.
Most regretable was Ultima V, which some idiot bypassed the keyboard API and wrote his own keyboard polling routines, which worked like $#!% on the Amiga 2000 - I think my profanity laced phone call to support had a lot to do with that lack of successor, but considering I have a game I heavily anticipated and paid a lot for, I think I was justified.
Tell me about it. The platform I loved the most was the C64. Of course, the Amiga has some rockin' games, too.
another device for science fiction. Can't even recall the number (high) of books and short fiction where this device has figured in somewhere.
but they are cool enough.
It would be interesting to get one, but not by paying UK prices.
but an hour later, they'll just want even more!
seriously, though, this could not have happened to a 'better' company. hope apple has a major headache from this. I'd buy a ticket to the event if one is ever sold.
yes, the more evil you are, the more we cheer as you get burned by the very weapons you use to attack others.
Karma is as karma does. Apple have indeed earned this, but don't be too surprised if it works out in Apple's favor. Voice recognition and commands could easily have considerable Prior Art to lean on, though winning any suit in this case could dilute Apple's patent portfolio, too.
I have the following patents:Answers: #8,704,338,654
Answers which require thought: #8,704,338,655
Answers which are correct: #8,704,338,656
Dumb silence: #8,704,338,657
Do I look fat with this electron?
No, but you might want to shed a few Higgs-Bosons.
He may have ten times as much money as she does, but she's not exactly coming from poverty street herself. I believe she was valued at twenty five million.
If she was smart she took every cent she had and moved it to a bank account with only her name on it and her family as beneficiaries, should anything unfortunate happen.
Sounds all rather mideval in some ways...