The computer programs are just the end-product of a project. It is the project, its management and its design that failed. No programming method or language nor skills are going to fix a poor project. This is one of many large project failures, exacerbated by an absence of management action when it was time to drop it and get the fundamentals right.
I agree with your perspective. The only really big hiccups I recall where prototypes were talked about in the popular press as the next big thing were "silicon was too slow and was going to be replaced by GaAs by the mid 80's" and "Bubble Memory".
Some things also take longer than expected to become economical. I saw Vertical Density recording in floppy diskettes at a Hitachi exhibition in Tokyo in 1983. IIRC, they had >3MB in 3.5in and >8MB in 5.25in. I can't remmeber if there were hard drives there or not.
Didn't Larry set up that Globex corporation? With its own community full of spirit. Lots of happy people. Pity it didn't last. But at least the Denver Broncos got a new owner out of it.
I was/am going through a bit of rough patch on a number of fronts. I happened to have bought The New Science of Happiness Issue a while before. The key ingredient that jumped out at me was "gratitude". Relearning that was one of the keys to turning my situation around.
Exactly. I grew up when Radio was around and had matured as a technology. Something my Grandfather was excited about, technically, as it was something new in his day. Everyone made crystal sets and there was a very strong amateur interest in the technology. Sure there are still Ham enthusiasts, but they are not generally in their twenties or even thirties. When I was in my twenties, there was a lot of interest in building ones own computer, with a significant activity in home-grown monitors and interpreters. Now we've moved on. Again people are still doing that, but it is not something a lot of geeks/techs do. The most exciting thing about my first LUG meeting was the atmosphere of discovery and invention that was happening, continuing those earlier traditions.
Our lecturer in Maths last year would ask 3-6 questions per lecture. Every question he would wait until he got an answer. There were some long, uncomfortable silences in the class at times. I would sometimes blurt out something that was sometimes half-right and that would generally allow him to continue and explain it completely.
I found it easier to teach Emacs than vi to my then-12 yo son as there is no "beep-mode/non-beep mode" that you get with vanilla vi. He always used it in a window manager so he had access to the X menu without having to use the key short-cuts. 8 years on, his mind has been poisoned by nano;-). He was probably mocked by some evil vim users.
The main issue with sea ice melting is the albedo decreases, further accelerating a postive-feedback runaway effect with warmer oceans. The risk then is that Density-driven polar currents stop, shutting down the current global circulation. Civilisation has been dependent upon stable weather. Climate change means that geographical reasons for building cities where they are will change. Look at the debate over rebuilding New Orleans for an indicator of how stongly we humans feel about our cities and their current locations.
I recall the "Baby Duck Syndrome", which I use conversationally on a semi-regular basis, appeared in a Doctor Dobbs Journal Issue. It even had a picture of a duckling on the cover. Must have been around 1983.
Granted, corrupt government leads to national poverty. However, lack of resources or lack of control of resources also limits wealth generation, especially during the "nation building phase". This has a big bearing on national wealth. How a country uses the resulting wealth is of course important. At the turn of the 20th Century, Australia and Argentina both had similarly world-leading standards-of-living. This was from both mineral and agricultural production. One country has had stable government, the other, not so consistently stable.
A new country like Timor Leste is "behind the eight-ball" as most of its premium resources (sandalwood and marble) have been mined. It is now reliant on Australia modifying mineral rights arrangements to allow access to oil and gas royalties, which are being developed by foreign (Aust/British) interests (disclosure: I am a Woodside Petroleum shareholder).
I am not an expert, but that never stopped a Slashdotter posting before;-). Yellowstone, IIRC, is thought to be hotspot activity ie a rising mantle plume, packed full of low-viscosity short-chained silicates. The Cordillera runs along the Rockies/Andes and is formed by the subducting Pacific plate, melting continental crust and forming rising molten crust, packeed full of sticky long-chain silicates and volatiles. Different composition and different behaviour. There will be some molten crust melted by the Yellowstone mantle plume which adds to the explosive potential as well as the water near the surface adding to the volatile content of the melt.
Which.doc format?
Most of the formats are unique and cannot be read unless you have the latest word mangler from MS. There is no standard set in stone you can rely on.
Nooo. Chicken Park was a waste of my $1 rental and the 12 minutes and twenty seconds I endured before turning off the tape player and sitting with my head buried in my hands. I was even moved to post a review on IMDB.
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Ah so it *is* just the products thet makes a network secure. Thanks.
The computer programs are just the end-product of a project. It is the project, its management and its design that failed. No programming method or language nor skills are going to fix a poor project. This is one of many large project failures, exacerbated by an absence of management action when it was time to drop it and get the fundamentals right.
Off Topic? Did the moderator lose his funny bone? Does the moderator know who John Titor is? Humor related to the story is never off-topic.
Flamebait? From where will this post lure flames?
No. But it does come with Albatross.
I agree with your perspective. The only really big hiccups I recall where prototypes were talked about in the popular press as the next big thing were "silicon was too slow and was going to be replaced by GaAs by the mid 80's" and "Bubble Memory".
Some things also take longer than expected to become economical. I saw Vertical Density recording in floppy diskettes at a Hitachi exhibition in Tokyo in 1983. IIRC, they had >3MB in 3.5in and >8MB in 5.25in. I can't remmeber if there were hard drives there or not.
Didn't Larry set up that Globex corporation? With its own community full of spirit. Lots of happy people. Pity it didn't last. But at least the Denver Broncos got a new owner out of it.
Only trouble is, one has to be at least a US citizen to get one. I agree that he qualifies on all the other criteria.
Note to self, Make a few hundred million and set up an "International Macarthur Grant" equivalent.
I was/am going through a bit of rough patch on a number of fronts. I happened to have bought The New Science of Happiness Issue a while before. The key ingredient that jumped out at me was "gratitude". Relearning that was one of the keys to turning my situation around.
Dork Tower by John Kovalic is my must-read webcomic experience. I want my comics to be comical and John makes me laugh on a regular basis.
Exactly. I grew up when Radio was around and had matured as a technology. Something my Grandfather was excited about, technically, as it was something new in his day. Everyone made crystal sets and there was a very strong amateur interest in the technology. Sure there are still Ham enthusiasts, but they are not generally in their twenties or even thirties. When I was in my twenties, there was a lot of interest in building ones own computer, with a significant activity in home-grown monitors and interpreters. Now we've moved on. Again people are still doing that, but it is not something a lot of geeks/techs do. The most exciting thing about my first LUG meeting was the atmosphere of discovery and invention that was happening, continuing those earlier traditions.
It does seem to be a little precious doesn't it.
Our lecturer in Maths last year would ask 3-6 questions per lecture. Every question he would wait until he got an answer. There were some long, uncomfortable silences in the class at times. I would sometimes blurt out something that was sometimes half-right and that would generally allow him to continue and explain it completely.
I found it easier to teach Emacs than vi to my then-12 yo son as there is no "beep-mode/non-beep mode" that you get with vanilla vi. He always used it in a window manager so he had access to the X menu without having to use the key short-cuts. 8 years on, his mind has been poisoned by nano ;-). He was probably mocked by some evil vim users.
The main issue with sea ice melting is the albedo decreases, further accelerating a postive-feedback runaway effect with warmer oceans. The risk then is that Density-driven polar currents stop, shutting down the current global circulation. Civilisation has been dependent upon stable weather. Climate change means that geographical reasons for building cities where they are will change. Look at the debate over rebuilding New Orleans for an indicator of how stongly we humans feel about our cities and their current locations.
And pictures of the carpet burns and interviews with witnesses. No it is nowhere near April.
I recall the "Baby Duck Syndrome", which I use conversationally on a semi-regular basis, appeared in a Doctor Dobbs Journal Issue. It even had a picture of a duckling on the cover. Must have been around 1983.
A new country like Timor Leste is "behind the eight-ball" as most of its premium resources (sandalwood and marble) have been mined. It is now reliant on Australia modifying mineral rights arrangements to allow access to oil and gas royalties, which are being developed by foreign (Aust/British) interests (disclosure: I am a Woodside Petroleum shareholder).
So you've read Darwin's works then. Which parts were you refering to?
I am not an expert, but that never stopped a Slashdotter posting before ;-). Yellowstone, IIRC, is thought to be hotspot activity ie a rising mantle plume, packed full of low-viscosity short-chained silicates. The Cordillera runs along the Rockies/Andes and is formed by the subducting Pacific plate, melting continental crust and forming rising molten crust, packeed full of sticky long-chain silicates and volatiles. Different composition and different behaviour. There will be some molten crust melted by the Yellowstone mantle plume which adds to the explosive potential as well as the water near the surface adding to the volatile content of the melt.
For instance, a lot of people used to watch Star Trek. Yoyos, pet rocks, WoW...
Where?
Larry Wall
Which .doc format?
Most of the formats are unique and cannot be read unless you have the latest word mangler from MS. There is no standard set in stone you can rely on.
Nooo. Chicken Park was a waste of my $1 rental and the 12 minutes and twenty seconds I endured before turning off the tape player and sitting with my head buried in my hands. I was even moved to post a review on IMDB.
Good question. Lucky he posted Anony ...Oh wait.