From the article:
"Microsoft is finding it harder and harder to develop products that compel people to migrate,"
and that is exactly the reason. They just could not come up with a new feature set for Office every two or three year and, damn, I could understand this - I do not have enough imagination either.
Isn't this a great problem of software buiseness as a whole - there are only limited number of general task to be solved for general customer and after some stage existing solutions are good enough for most of the people? No need for anything new for general customers?
Well, on the other hand, closes of the last century is more or less as good as contemporary ones, but haute couture and designers are still there...
Wait for new spring collection from Gates!
Crio
So are you saying that NASA gave a dishonest assessment of the risk of total failure?
Do you mean to suggest that back in their offices, they came up with a calculation of risk that was much higher, but they then fudged it to make it sound better?
Exactly. Read the memoires of Richard Feynman (yes, famous physicist), who was member of investigation body.
Yes!
I agree, the books are excellent. (Well, at least first and second).
Great epic which cover all current discussion, IMO. I fullheartedly recommend it to everyone SF fan.
What is really amaising, author goes deep into complex problems of different fields of science (physics, geology, biology, biochemistry, social sciencies) and I had found no point where I could catch him on something ridiculous. Extremly rare case for SF.
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Generally, the slower you are moving the smaller amount of energy you spend per kilometer. As most efficient kind of transportation I suggest solar cars:)
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From the article: "Microsoft is finding it harder and harder to develop products that compel people to migrate," and that is exactly the reason. They just could not come up with a new feature set for Office every two or three year and, damn, I could understand this - I do not have enough imagination either. Isn't this a great problem of software buiseness as a whole - there are only limited number of general task to be solved for general customer and after some stage existing solutions are good enough for most of the people? No need for anything new for general customers? Well, on the other hand, closes of the last century is more or less as good as contemporary ones, but haute couture and designers are still there... Wait for new spring collection from Gates! Crio
Could you provide a link?
so, cut your next letter in stone.
I guess, it works both ways.
one must have "an external body" which would provide gain for players. All (well, most) examples here consider entertainment as a gain and from this point of view all games for kids are non-zero sum.
If you would like your kids to play _really_ non-zero sum game you will have to supervise it, to play role of this external body, like teacher did in this example. Unfortunately, most of the games for kids were invented to keep them busy with themselves and their parents free, so it is unlikely you will find any games of this kind on the market.
This figure, 1:100000, was born by NASA management without real consultation with engineers, who did real job. Read the book yourself, it is certainly worthwhile. (if I remember correctly it is part of the What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character)
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Yes! I agree, the books are excellent. (Well, at least first and second). Great epic which cover all current discussion, IMO. I fullheartedly recommend it to everyone SF fan. What is really amaising, author goes deep into complex problems of different fields of science (physics, geology, biology, biochemistry, social sciencies) and I had found no point where I could catch him on something ridiculous. Extremly rare case for SF. No SIG
Generally, the slower you are moving the smaller amount of energy you spend per kilometer. As most efficient kind of transportation I suggest solar cars :)