I've wondered this myself. I expect that it has something to do with the fact that "the rich" have historically had large properties with large lawns, and figure that maybe even peons can similar enjoyment out of the postage stamp of land that they live on.
Yeah, absolutely, that tilt-rotor stuff was just hard to do. And the F16 was a dog for a while. Fwiw, I don't remember too many complaints about the F15 (besides its cost, ofc).
Software was critical to both of these. It's just that I look around at the quality of complex software and sometimes I despair.
Lets see: - They've spent $6 Billion - They have yet to produce a viable product - They are years behind schedule, and - Previews suggest that they have wildly oversold their technology.
Are we sure they aren't *already* a defense contractor?
Ha! I think the key takeaway is the final statements: "You give them a requirement that you don't really expect them to meet and they turn in something that doesn't really meet the requirement but looks like it does. That's how you prepare them for the real world."
Yep. This is how 50-75% of business managers manage. Is academia similar? I imagine so, (enter your own MBA joke here).
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Ha! That headline was just begging for a comment like yours. I know some people who'd have to be dipped in it.
Thanks, I got my Internet Laff(tm) for the day!
Actually, my 2nd. XKCD made my day with a Stanislav Petrov panel.
I've wondered this myself. I expect that it has something to do with the fact that "the rich" have historically had large properties with large lawns, and figure that maybe even peons can similar enjoyment out of the postage stamp of land that they live on.
Turtles are what robot mowers will kill in the United States. Lots of turtles.
It's robot mowers, all the way down.
How much woodchuck would a lawnmower chuck, if a lawnmower could chuck woodchuck?
Congrats, you win the internet today!
I got a dog. A big dog that loved to chase deer.
...especially with the speed boost from the wrist rocket.
,,,and finally just shot at it.
heh. Don't bring a blade to a gun fight, right?
You laugh, but it already exists. And it's coming for you...
http://www.newsbeast.gr/files/...
Ha! Read the first line as "replaced my lawn with grave!"
That'll keep the neighborhood kids off!
This reminds me of the Parable of the Blind Algorithms and the Elephant.
Yeah, they blew one of them up and made lot's of little junks floatin' around up there.
It's anonymous cowards, all the way down.
Call it a "nuclear picket" if you'd like. I suspect that if a carrier disappears, somebody's cities will be at serious risk.
Yeah, absolutely, that tilt-rotor stuff was just hard to do. And the F16 was a dog for a while. Fwiw, I don't remember too many complaints about the F15 (besides its cost, ofc).
Software was critical to both of these. It's just that I look around at the quality of complex software and sometimes I despair.
Lets see:
- They've spent $6 Billion
- They have yet to produce a viable product
- They are years behind schedule, and
- Previews suggest that they have wildly oversold their technology.
Are we sure they aren't *already* a defense contractor?
Ha!
Hey, our local Lockheed-Martin rep! Good to meet you. I like your cargo planes, too.
You're not going to get anything deeper until we get AI that can pass the Turing test.
Maybe, but there are an awful lot of people running around nowadays that couldn't pass the Turing test.
Even dogs are more similar to humans than octopi.
They clearly need to try LSD next.
You'll just get gray...all the colors will cancel out.
And 8 slices...just right!
Too. Bad. There. Is. No. Font. To. Fix. People. Who. Write. Like. This.
This guy discovered tepid water! News at 11.
"Trojan: Rome wasn't built in a day, but it will feel that way."
And the serif enhances the pleasure. As George Carlin said, "It's not how long you make it, but how you make it long!"
Communications major, weren't you?
Ha! I think the key takeaway is the final statements: "You give them a requirement that you don't really expect them to meet and they turn in something that doesn't really meet the requirement but looks like it does. That's how you prepare them for the real world."
Yep. This is how 50-75% of business managers manage. Is academia similar? I imagine so, (enter your own MBA joke here).