one of my favorites is the one on swearing, where he calls someone "...a pendulous-breasted mennonite wet nurse...". i still giggle when i think of that.
I see your point. I do think it would be cool if the avionics folks had some sort of testbed set up for mobile phone developers, etc. I mean, just because the phone folks are capable of moving as quickly as they do doesn't mean that they have no responsibility to ensure that their devices don't muck up systems that are already in place. I really think that the responsibility lies on both parties. Given that there are decades of avionic system documentation and error logs / fixes (presumably via IV&V or a similar mechanism) you'd think that the involved parties could slow down and communicate a little bit. Neither aircraft nor telephones are going away anytime soon, so at some point they need to work this out.
I think that it would be nice to see the makers of these ubiquitous and nearly free gadgets work together with the airlines as well... Frequently we hear how it's the airline's fault that these devices, many of which didn't even exist at the time the airline equiment was designed, are a-ok and that the responsibility for interference rests soley with the airline. I agree that the majority of it DOES rest with the airline, but can't these guys get together and figure out ways to play nicely?
I'm not sure that giving this type of scumbag millions of dollars to play with would prevent any future annoying web "functionality". Hell, it might be providing him R&D money to do develop ways to REALLY piss people off...
I think that another problem that small businesses have is that they don't understand basic marketing. The simple fact of life is that advertising is expensive and the web is a medium for, in many cases, just that - advertising. We become so innundated with it that we almost take it for granted, but if you have ever priced a professional photo shoot, copy creation, editing & layout then you know what I'm saying is true. The mom & pops largely have no idea what it takes to produce those cool ad slicks, tri-folded mailers, and hot-looking graphics that the pros are stuffing their mailboxes with because they're not pros.
I think that this carries over in a huge way into the realm of the web. They choke at what a pro wants to charge (and should charge, imho) to do a nice website, but that's just because they're still in DIY-land where everything is free.
I say that while DIY is nice, if you want to compete with the big boys you need to look at how they do it and understand WHY they do it that way...
Oh, I dunno. If the resultant tidal shifts eliminated Florida and California it could actually be pretty cool... Bill Hicks' "Arizona Bay" come true...
I wouldn't have to go near as far to watch frat guys get sunburned and drunk...
I am currently working on a software engineeering degree. I think that what you said about the mindset of an engineer being different than a "programmer" is true. Coding is only one facet of the process of software engineering.
My classes are in a NASA facility and the instructors work for the IV&V group there. Let me tell you, these folks have a TOTALLY different approach to writing and testing software than the folks at the company I work for. Not only a different ballpark but a different game altogether.
Coding is not engineering.
I disagree. Here's a link to Rudy Rucker's website. He wrote a cool (out of print) book called Spacetime Doughnuts that had, among other things, a bit about sockets in your head that you plugged into at night - the same sort of idea as the "Linking Hardware To Wetware" thing that ran today.
He also helped author 3 Autodesk products, taught mathematics and computer science at San Jose State University and wrote a framework for video game development.
True, some writers only write, but others have farther-reaching influence [Aasimov and Carl Sagan come to mind], and at any rate coming up with a concept is the first step in innovation.
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yeah, but we got a crack team of experts in washington working on that...
$150,000 a song? Wow! I hadn't realized how lucrative babysitting has gotten...
you don't wanna know what i'm using in my palm...
one of my favorites is the one on swearing, where he calls someone "...a pendulous-breasted mennonite wet nurse...". i still giggle when i think of that.
try them now, thank me later...
I see your point. I do think it would be cool if the avionics folks had some sort of testbed set up for mobile phone developers, etc. I mean, just because the phone folks are capable of moving as quickly as they do doesn't mean that they have no responsibility to ensure that their devices don't muck up systems that are already in place. I really think that the responsibility lies on both parties. Given that there are decades of avionic system documentation and error logs / fixes (presumably via IV&V or a similar mechanism) you'd think that the involved parties could slow down and communicate a little bit. Neither aircraft nor telephones are going away anytime soon, so at some point they need to work this out.
I think that it would be nice to see the makers of these ubiquitous and nearly free gadgets work together with the airlines as well... Frequently we hear how it's the airline's fault that these devices, many of which didn't even exist at the time the airline equiment was designed, are a-ok and that the responsibility for interference rests soley with the airline. I agree that the majority of it DOES rest with the airline, but can't these guys get together and figure out ways to play nicely?
i guess czar bennett was right, CRACK is dangerous... hmmm.
I can see the ad in People Magazine now: "Hair by Dali..."
There must not be enough oxygen in my cubicle.
I'm not sure that giving this type of scumbag millions of dollars to play with would prevent any future annoying web "functionality". Hell, it might be providing him R&D money to do develop ways to REALLY piss people off...
I think that this carries over in a huge way into the realm of the web. They choke at what a pro wants to charge (and should charge, imho) to do a nice website, but that's just because they're still in DIY-land where everything is free.
I say that while DIY is nice, if you want to compete with the big boys you need to look at how they do it and understand WHY they do it that way...
I wouldn't have to go near as far to watch frat guys get sunburned and drunk...
...or taken in by the comedy police and grilled, you know, put in the hotseat while we watch from ringside and... oh, nevermind.
Take that *zap*
and that *bzzzzt*
My classes are in a NASA facility and the instructors work for the IV&V group there. Let me tell you, these folks have a TOTALLY different approach to writing and testing software than the folks at the company I work for. Not only a different ballpark but a different game altogether. Coding is not engineering.
He also helped author 3 Autodesk products, taught mathematics and computer science at San Jose State University and wrote a framework for video game development.
True, some writers only write, but others have farther-reaching influence [Aasimov and Carl Sagan come to mind], and at any rate coming up with a concept is the first step in innovation.