Heh. Yeah. Six Sigma (as applied, read "Cult of Statistical Analysis") is a stack of really effective tools blunted by inexperienced users. Shoving these fairly complicated methodologies down the throats of unwilling workers and customers. It works like gangbusters on the factory floor - it don't work for coding.
This is the first cool thing I have seen out of actual GE research for a long time. I was a GE employee for 4 years. It seemed from the inside that they would rather have GE Capital aquire the interesting technology- then figure out a way to Six-Sigma and Shigijutsu it to the point where they lose a shit-load of money on it. Medical notwithstanding, the old GE ain't what it used to be.
Researchers would not disclose the German boy's identity but said he was born to a somewhat muscular mother, a 24-year-old former professional sprinter. Her brother and three other close male relatives all were unusually strong, with one of them a construction worker able to unload heavy curbstones by hand.
In the mother, one copy of the gene is mutated and the other is normal; the boy has two mutated copies. One almost definitely came from his father, but no information about him has been disclosed. The mutation is very rare in people.
I hate to sound the banjo alarm, but I suspect the easiest way for these genes to double up in the bairn would be in a case of incest.
An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: "Many... attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed" (Henry Fawcett).
lust n.
1. Intense or unrestrained sexual craving.
2.
1. An overwhelming desire or craving: a lust for power.
2. Intense eagerness or enthusiasm: a lust for life.
3. Obsolete. Pleasure; relish.
Desire tr.v. desired, desiring, desires
1. To wish or long for; want.
2. To express a wish for; request.
n.
1. A wish or longing.
2. A request or petition.
3. The object of longing: My greatest desire is to go back home.
4. Sexual appetite; passion.
[Middle English desiren, from Old French desirer, from Latin dsderre : d-, de- + sdus, sder-, star.]desirer n.
Synonyms: desire, covet, crave, want, wish
These verbs mean to have a strong longing for: desire peace; coveted the new convertible; craving fame and fortune; wanted a drink of water; got all she wished.
I think in this case you are confusing Greed with Desire. Paul Allen already has the Fuck You Money. He and his cronies Desired a space plane. If they make jack off the actual spaceflights it'll be a nice surprize. The spin-offs from the materials and design patents will make some acual money, but the real payoff is doing it.
Now go put your Reardon Metal cuffs back on. I'll be in to deal out your spanky later.
Word. As RAM and disk get cheaper and cheaper, the OSX method of just statically compiling apps and stickig them in their own folder makes more and more sense. Even "small" well-thought-out systems like OpenBSD have similar problems. I just installed 3.5 on my workstation and, while I am having fewer troubles than before, am still running on to library incompatabilites.
Addressing a fundamental shift in the landscape of technology, a significant shift in the trajectory of basic technology. The rate of performance enhancement is becoming impacted as holistic design. You have to have a means by which you proactively and holistically address that extraordinary event. I am hoping that people really understand the sort of discontinuity we are talking about the capability for the chip to physically morph, one can easily envision the system autonomically issuing a command moving off to an entirely different plane.
I was once part of an ill-fated theatre group, that had the misfortune of having a director with a Bachelors degree in Folklore from (yes) harvard.
He was remarkably like the owner of the Android's Dungeon, except drunker and more into the Dead.
He actually used the word "tripsidaisical" in a conversation with some financers. They were charmed until he pulled a beer from his coat pocket and opened it during the 10:00 am meeting.
David X. Cohen, Batchelors in Math, Harvard; Masters ComSci, Berzerkeley Ken Keeler, PhD in Applied Math and Masters in EE Bill Odenkirk, PhD in Inorganic Chem Jeff Westbrook PhD in ComSci J. Stewart Burns, Batchelors in Math, Harvard; Masters in Math Berkeley
Perhaps a bit more hard-sciency than the PolSci asshats that populate the average Think Tank.
1. Describe the components of an operating system, besides the central
component, the kernel.
The Klaspil, the Frammistat and the Peramulator (sometimes called the "Virtual McGuggehupphe Valve). The Kaspil formats tuples for processing by the Frammistat, tuples are sorted, tagged and valued by the Perambulator.
2. What do programmers usually develop first, the compiler or the kernel?
Acne. Lots, usually.
3. Does this sequence impact the OS at all?
Probably
4. What's more complicated, the kernel or the compiler?
Girls
5. Why does operating system development take as long as it does?
Why is a duck?
What are the three key things in operating system development that take the
longest to perfect?
Obsolecense, threading and nice icons.
6. Do you need operating systems familiarity to write a kernel? Yes /
no? Elaborate please.
Yes. No.
7. In your opinion, why aren't there more operating systems on the
market?
The thing that really makes me laugh is that the last slashdot article featuring SCO getting an award for FUDdism also has some nice comments about JBoss.
Slashdot Mirror
Didn't his great-nephew John Percival Hackworth invent those cool mediatronic chopsticks? Small world.
I read that "Sprays Hot Ale".
I didn't know whether to be interested or grossed out. Maybe "Pees Mulled Wine" would be better.
Heh. Yeah. Six Sigma (as applied, read "Cult of Statistical Analysis") is a stack of really effective tools blunted by inexperienced users. Shoving these fairly complicated methodologies down the throats of unwilling workers and customers. It works like gangbusters on the factory floor - it don't work for coding.
This is the first cool thing I have seen out of actual GE research for a long time. I was a GE employee for 4 years. It seemed from the inside that they would rather have GE Capital aquire the interesting technology- then figure out a way to Six-Sigma and Shigijutsu it to the point where they lose a shit-load of money on it. Medical notwithstanding, the old GE ain't what it used to be.
I believe you are correct.
The reported rarity of the gene in humans is what makes me suspect inbreeding.
I hate to sound the banjo alarm, but I suspect the easiest way for these genes to double up in the bairn would be in a case of incest.
Eep. Wonder if they are recessive?greed
n.
An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: "Many... attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed" (Henry Fawcett).
lust
n.
1. Intense or unrestrained sexual craving.
2.
1. An overwhelming desire or craving: a lust for power.
2. Intense eagerness or enthusiasm: a lust for life.
3. Obsolete. Pleasure; relish.
Desire
tr.v. desired, desiring, desires
1. To wish or long for; want.
2. To express a wish for; request.
n.
1. A wish or longing.
2. A request or petition.
3. The object of longing: My greatest desire is to go back home.
4. Sexual appetite; passion.
[Middle English desiren, from Old French desirer, from Latin dsderre : d-, de- + sdus, sder-, star.]desirer n.
Synonyms: desire, covet, crave, want, wish
These verbs mean to have a strong longing for: desire peace; coveted the new convertible; craving fame and fortune; wanted a drink of water; got all she wished.
I think in this case you are confusing Greed with Desire. Paul Allen already has the Fuck You Money. He and his cronies Desired a space plane. If they make jack off the actual spaceflights it'll be a nice surprize. The spin-offs from the materials and design patents will make some acual money, but the real payoff is doing it.
Now go put your Reardon Metal cuffs back on. I'll be in to deal out your spanky later.
Wha? They actually tested the "Brown Note" weapon? I thought that was just an urban legend. Do you have links?
Mirror? The server appears to have gone teats-up.
Would that there were a "Send to Pun Purgatory" moderator choice.
Shame on you.
Word. As RAM and disk get cheaper and cheaper, the OSX method of just statically compiling apps and stickig them in their own folder makes more and more sense. Even "small" well-thought-out systems like OpenBSD have similar problems. I just installed 3.5 on my workstation and, while I am having fewer troubles than before, am still running on to library incompatabilites.
Why are my pants all tight now?
I vish to use a protractor on your steelth wessels!
Addressing a fundamental shift in the landscape of technology, a significant shift in the trajectory of basic technology. The rate of performance enhancement is becoming impacted as holistic design. You have to have a means by which you proactively and holistically address that extraordinary event. I am hoping that people really understand the sort of discontinuity we are talking about the capability for the chip to physically morph, one can easily envision the system autonomically issuing a command moving off to an entirely different plane.
The world is full of incredibly bright people.
This American Magazine article was mentioned in the NYT piece. I can't find it anywhere! Does anyone have a copy or an excerpt?
Batchelor: portmanteu word signifying an unmarried mainframe coder.
I was once part of an ill-fated theatre group, that had the misfortune of having a director with a Bachelors degree in Folklore from (yes) harvard.
He was remarkably like the owner of the Android's Dungeon, except drunker and more into the Dead.
He actually used the word "tripsidaisical" in a conversation with some financers. They were charmed until he pulled a beer from his coat pocket and opened it during the 10:00 am meeting.
The highly intelligent, prog-rock trio or the pill-scarfing Bloat-O-Pundit?
...aaaand I'm a choad and totally missed your joke. Glad I could post that in the blinding fog of my unearned self-regard.
RTFA, please.
David X. Cohen, Batchelors in Math, Harvard; Masters ComSci, Berzerkeley
Ken Keeler, PhD in Applied Math and Masters in EE
Bill Odenkirk, PhD in Inorganic Chem
Jeff Westbrook PhD in ComSci
J. Stewart Burns, Batchelors in Math, Harvard; Masters in Math Berkeley
Perhaps a bit more hard-sciency than the PolSci asshats that populate the average Think Tank.
Because we, as the intellectual vangard of the revolution, are all quite aware that viruses with large nads are quite resource-hungry.
1. Describe the components of an operating system, besides the central component, the kernel.
The Klaspil, the Frammistat and the Peramulator (sometimes called the "Virtual McGuggehupphe Valve). The Kaspil formats tuples for processing by the Frammistat, tuples are sorted, tagged and valued by the Perambulator.
2. What do programmers usually develop first, the compiler or the kernel?
Acne. Lots, usually.
3. Does this sequence impact the OS at all?
Probably
4. What's more complicated, the kernel or the compiler?
Girls
5. Why does operating system development take as long as it does?
Why is a duck?
What are the three key things in operating system development that take the longest to perfect?
Obsolecense, threading and nice icons.
6. Do you need operating systems familiarity to write a kernel? Yes / no? Elaborate please.
Yes. No.
7. In your opinion, why aren't there more operating systems on the market?
Terrorism.
Just so you know: I did it, it works. It shuts down. It restarts. It is the only use of Flash that I will condone. :-)
Ya da da da da da da
Secret Smurf!
Astroturf!
The thing that really makes me laugh is that the last slashdot article featuring SCO getting an award for FUDdism also has some nice comments about JBoss.
Don't be evil, please.