People will attempt to perform all kinds of additional activities while driving. I've seen folks reading paperback books, eating cereal (from a large bowl), applying makeup, and even shave--all while "driving."
The question isn't whether it's a valuable or meaningful metric, but rather, can they make money from it (otherwise why would they patent it)? Maybe it'll end up as part of some application lifecycle tool that they hope to foist on the marketplace (profit!).
Patents aside, it definitely seems like an ineffective metric. A large percentage of my work consists of measuring progress and defects in the software development lifecycle. Before I even consider measuring something, I ask myself, "What problem am I trying to solve?" From reading TFA, it seems like IBM found a metric that was easy to collect/calculate, and is trying to reverse-engineer it into a process or in this case, a patent.
And after you hear, "Let's think outside the box, get our ducks in a row, and give 110% and synergize to come up with a game plan," you'll want to drive a rusty nail through your eardrum.
If he was indeed asleep (as TFA implies), then that could account for his (amazing) lack of injuries. Sort of how like drunk drivers are rarely injured due to their enhanced state of "relaxation."
The same goes for credit cards. Buyers love them but I've met very few business people who don't have complaints about MasterCard, Visa, etc. They don't have much option though: buyers rarely work in their stores with real cash, everyone wants to use the plastic cards and checks are just too insecure to accept.
Merchants almost always get the short end of the stick with credit cards (and PayPal, too). The credit card processors favor the buyers/card holders, and the merchant can lose the sale, the merchandise, and an additional charge-back fee. We switched processing companies a year ago, and the new one is much better about detecting fraud. The only problem is that the new company won't deal with non-US billing addresses, so we have to rely on PayPal for those customers.
This irks me to no end. My inbox is filled with this type of stuff. Sure, it's sometimes more convenient to take shortcuts, but if you're sending correspondence that you want taken seriously, it's probably wise to actually spell out words and capitalize accordingly.
The best thing you can do is prefill a form with something like:
1. What are the steps to reproduce the problem?
a.
b.
c.
2. What happened?
3. What did you expect to happen?
4. Are there any workarounds to the problem?
This is definitely a good start. Simple templates are easy for non-developers to understand, and will help capture the users' impressions of what happened (which may differ radically compared to a developer).
There are bug tracking tools available that will capture the users' actions minutes/seconds before the error occurred, but that's probably overkill for use outside of a/the development group/environment.
The British film industry did that too; the original 'Wicker Man' negatives are believed to be buried under the M4 motorway as a lot of old film cans were apparently thrown in there as landfill.
Can we replace a few of those canisters with Nicolas Cage?
???? I do not get it. I understand that bashing RIM is "a la mode" these days, but I think it is an overkill. Any device can be hacked when it is locally accessible. Any. There is no architecture that can withstand an attack if it can be performed while having physical access to the system. It is just a question of time and tools. And for many consumer devices it is just not practical - not too many people are interested in jailbreaking Panasonic microwaves.
The quality of the architecture is determined how hard is to break into someone's device while having some kind of remote access to it - user-driven or from the network.
Regarding jailbreaking microwaves, I'm sure there's someone out there that wants to pwn a Stouffer's frozen dinner with their 1337 skillz.
Brick-and-mortar bookstores want you to meander around in hopes that you'll see other things that catch your eye. Same with grocery store layouts. They know you're more prone to browsing when you're shopping in a brick/mortar environment, and they don't want to make it quick/easy to find exactly--and only--what you need. Yes, some frustrated people will bail w/o buying anything, but plenty of others will walk out with a bag/cart full of stuff when all they wanted was a Pepsi (and they wouldn't give it to me).
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Then issues the following message, "Based on your cart's contents, you're probably high. Can I recommend Visine, too? It's located in Aisle Seven."
Knitting. Yes, I have seen it (sitting up high on a bicycle, while I pass cars and vice-versa).
That takes the cake.
People will attempt to perform all kinds of additional activities while driving. I've seen folks reading paperback books, eating cereal (from a large bowl), applying makeup, and even shave--all while "driving."
... you'll be able to trade in the collectibles for rootkit'd CDs.
...they could combine it with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note
At the record company meeting
On their hands - a dead star
And oh, the plans they weave
And oh, the sickening greed
Paint A Vulgar Picture -- The Smiths
Thats like blaming rape victim for not putting out.
And they should invest in some new machinery.
I was going to post the same thing. "She was dressed slutty!"
1. Sell tons of smart phones.
2. Discover that the infrastructure is overtaxed.
3. Blame the customers.
4. Profit?!?!?!
http://randommization.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/electrical-outlet-art.jpg
Let the motherf*cker burn!
See: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/crazy.html
The question isn't whether it's a valuable or meaningful metric, but rather, can they make money from it (otherwise why would they patent it)? Maybe it'll end up as part of some application lifecycle tool that they hope to foist on the marketplace (profit!).
Patents aside, it definitely seems like an ineffective metric. A large percentage of my work consists of measuring progress and defects in the software development lifecycle. Before I even consider measuring something, I ask myself, "What problem am I trying to solve?" From reading TFA, it seems like IBM found a metric that was easy to collect/calculate, and is trying to reverse-engineer it into a process or in this case, a patent.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/ (Jacob's Ladder).
... to see a picture of Larry King.
http://qkme.me/35vpka
And after you hear, "Let's think outside the box, get our ducks in a row, and give 110% and synergize to come up with a game plan," you'll want to drive a rusty nail through your eardrum.
If he was indeed asleep (as TFA implies), then that could account for his (amazing) lack of injuries. Sort of how like drunk drivers are rarely injured due to their enhanced state of "relaxation."
The same goes for credit cards. Buyers love them but I've met very few business people who don't have complaints about MasterCard, Visa, etc. They don't have much option though: buyers rarely work in their stores with real cash, everyone wants to use the plastic cards and checks are just too insecure to accept.
Merchants almost always get the short end of the stick with credit cards (and PayPal, too). The credit card processors favor the buyers/card holders, and the merchant can lose the sale, the merchandise, and an additional charge-back fee. We switched processing companies a year ago, and the new one is much better about detecting fraud. The only problem is that the new company won't deal with non-US billing addresses, so we have to rely on PayPal for those customers.
Cuz that one guy has a buddy who's an expert in violins...
Or moar ppl frm teh txting gener8on.
This irks me to no end. My inbox is filled with this type of stuff. Sure, it's sometimes more convenient to take shortcuts, but if you're sending correspondence that you want taken seriously, it's probably wise to actually spell out words and capitalize accordingly.
Kim Jong II: A/S/L?
Madeline Albright: LOL WUT?!?!
The best thing you can do is prefill a form with something like:
1. What are the steps to reproduce the problem? a. b. c. 2. What happened? 3. What did you expect to happen? 4. Are there any workarounds to the problem?
This is definitely a good start. Simple templates are easy for non-developers to understand, and will help capture the users' impressions of what happened (which may differ radically compared to a developer). There are bug tracking tools available that will capture the users' actions minutes/seconds before the error occurred, but that's probably overkill for use outside of a/the development group/environment.
The British film industry did that too; the original 'Wicker Man' negatives are believed to be buried under the M4 motorway as a lot of old film cans were apparently thrown in there as landfill.
Can we replace a few of those canisters with Nicolas Cage?
... really an accident, or merely a publicity stunt.
???? I do not get it. I understand that bashing RIM is "a la mode" these days, but I think it is an overkill. Any device can be hacked when it is locally accessible. Any. There is no architecture that can withstand an attack if it can be performed while having physical access to the system. It is just a question of time and tools. And for many consumer devices it is just not practical - not too many people are interested in jailbreaking Panasonic microwaves.
The quality of the architecture is determined how hard is to break into someone's device while having some kind of remote access to it - user-driven or from the network.
Regarding jailbreaking microwaves, I'm sure there's someone out there that wants to pwn a Stouffer's frozen dinner with their 1337 skillz.
Brick-and-mortar bookstores want you to meander around in hopes that you'll see other things that catch your eye. Same with grocery store layouts. They know you're more prone to browsing when you're shopping in a brick/mortar environment, and they don't want to make it quick/easy to find exactly--and only--what you need. Yes, some frustrated people will bail w/o buying anything, but plenty of others will walk out with a bag/cart full of stuff when all they wanted was a Pepsi (and they wouldn't give it to me).
Nice guys finish last.
And the hero always peeks.
http://www.stylinonline.com/t-shirt-big-bang-theory-hero-peeks.html