But if the mistake is very costly; if it leads to the destruction of the shuttle and the deaths of all aboard, how do you propose to "fix" that?
This question does not give proper credit to the role of testing. If, in the course of testing the system, it is revealed that the system has costly failures that could possibly lead to the destruction of a shuttle, then those failures should be fixed.
During testing, which I agree is a large portion of the work involved in making a large system (and perhaps the portion of work that was not properly completed), engineers should have a very pessimistic focus. However, during the design of a system, the focus should be on success.
I have found, in about 25 years of work in software engineering, that a reliable system has to be designed to be reliable from the start; reliability cannot just be added later, like putting a hat on a horse.
I agree with you. However, I contend that one can design a reliable system with a focus on success.
I didn't say failures should not be considered. Rather, that they should not be the focus. Focusing on failure begets failure. The driving force should be success.
You seem to characterize my statement as suggesting we do away with testing.
"I have owned 3 ATI video cards in my life, and never again will I do that."
I don't think it is fair to compare your experience with ATI in the context of your (who knows what it looked like) pc to a console, which sells in a standard configuration on the order of 10 million units.
ATI has done a great job for Nintendo, who it seems is having trouble. Given this speculation, it seems that Microsoft just played strong business to get the video chips at a cheap price. ATI was worried that they had a losing partner and were therefore willing to accept the cheaper price.
ATI will do a fine job for Microsoft. I just wouldn't be suprised if ATI agreed to a price that was so low it will make them struggle to maintain cash flow -- a problem that Microsoft could certainly help ATI solve.
The legal boundaries should be based on the technical boundaries. I would suggest making the codebase that uses the framework do so in a loadable library like way.
It is easy to see that individuals own cars and the state owns the road.
So where is the good system that follows good software development processes and implements cryptography correctly? Certainly such a system is worth the experts in the field investing in it.
It sounds like we assigned the implementation of America's voting system to the members of the short bus.
I think there is an old chinese proverb that says if you want to walk in a straight line, fall off the left, then fall off the right.
... sometimes solutions that are incomplete and do not cover all cases are superior and preferable to a "perfect" solution.
You can have a bad result with an incomplete solution. You can have a bad result with a "perfect" seeking solution. It is understanding what should be incomplete that makes a proper solution. This ensures a happy customer that is willing to grow with you. Unfortunately, like the proverb, this likely requires falling off both extremes more than once.
So, in closing, it's easy for companies to operate internationally, there isn't much of a "process growth" involved. Our original article poster doesn't really have a problem, he just doesn't know where to go to order his equipment. When he inquired at the wrong place to see if he could purchase, whomever he communicated with was unaware of where to direct an international customer and misinformed him that international customers are not desired.
I don't think it is easy for companies to operate internationally. A transnational organization must deal with many new and constantly changing problems that are foreign to a local organization.
While it is true that the submitter of the original question should use the storefronts in his or her local market, to suggest they are simple to construct and already have been is erroneous.
There is a serious "process growth" required for the businesses growing to operate transnationally, the governments which these transnational businesses must interact with regularly, and the customers patronizing these transnational businesses.
If the decision making process is done correctly, I do not believe it requires multiple versions. Public or Private -- both are people. People make decisions. Let's promote and allow people to make good ones.
It is designed for kids with numerous topics to explore. It is well done with many many graphics and easy-to-follow breakdowns. It includes many fun topics like the fly-through of the brain:
The many gracious Dr. Maths respond to questions of all shapes and sizes. You will be impressed with the clever ways they answer questions, from how to understand 2 - 9 to proofs for struggling C.S. students.
Best of luck with your pursuit. It sounds like a great one;)
I just watched a program on CNBC about Peter F. Drucker entitled, An Intellectual Journey, on Christmas Eve. It was very interesting and led me to start reading some of his essays/articles about the Knowledge Worker and the emerging Knowledge Society.
He speaks of the Knowledge Worker as continually learning, with a completely different mind-set from the Industrial Worker. This worker has formal education, but not formal education alone. The worker must have a specialization.
He wrote back in 1993, that the "generalists" -- I think this to mean those who simply have formal education -- are "coming to be seen as dilettantes rather than educated people." I think we are approaching the point in time where what was once considered specialized knowledge (telecommunications or programming) is quickly becoming too general for the mediocre manager, which we have plenty of in America, to allocate effectively.
I think the right attitude, which is up to each to discover -- ideally through good role models, coupled with effective specialization is a requirement of the society we now live in.
is realizing what they should have spent their money on
is beginning to wonder if they really need the item they received from the large corporation.
a Constituant:
is feeling broke
is realizing what they could have spent their money on
is beginning to wonder if they really need the nothingness they received from the large government.
a Technical Support Representative:
has talked to so many people... they all blend together
has no idea what the persons problem really is
is making ~ $30,000/year (???)
a U.S. House Representative:
has talked to so many people... they all blend together
has no idea what the persons problem really is
is making ~ $133,600/year
Just pay tech. support representatives $133,600 a year and consumers will tolerate the problems from the large corporation! Heck, if they are good enough, they won't even have to give them a product before long.
The following indexes provide the Media with exemptions from FEC (campaign finance) law:
11 CFR 100.7(b)(2)
11 CFR 100.8(b)(2)
2 USC 431(9)(B)(i)
Wouldn't it be great if your favorite media company encoded the "required" track of a DVD with political propaganda? That way, we could pay for a strict 2 party system all the while being exempt from campaign finance laws!
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During testing, which I agree is a large portion of the work involved in making a large system (and perhaps the portion of work that was not properly completed), engineers should have a very pessimistic focus. However, during the design of a system, the focus should be on success. I agree with you. However, I contend that one can design a reliable system with a focus on success.
Granted, failures are inevitable.
I didn't say failures should not be considered. Rather, that they should not be the focus. Focusing on failure begets failure. The driving force should be success.
You seem to characterize my statement as suggesting we do away with testing.
There are 74 million families in America.p s2002/tabF1-all.pdf
-- http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/c
Assuming a phone number represents a family, 41 million families (55%) explicitly stated that they don't want to be called.
Should there not be an "I-Want-To-Be-Called-List" instead?
3 out of 10 eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 44 vote.
-- http://www.fec.gov/pages/98demog/98demog.htm
Individuals should not focus on failure during design. Failure should be minimized afterwards.
Focusing on failure during design makes me recall a commonly stated quote I learned in my CS program: Focus on doing your best. If you made a mistake, fix it.
3 out of 10 eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 44 vote.
-- http://www.fec.gov/pages/98demog/98demog.ht
I don't think it is fair to compare your experience with ATI in the context of your (who knows what it looked like) pc to a console, which sells in a standard configuration on the order of 10 million units.
ATI has done a great job for Nintendo, who it seems is having trouble. Given this speculation, it seems that Microsoft just played strong business to get the video chips at a cheap price. ATI was worried that they had a losing partner and were therefore willing to accept the cheaper price.
ATI will do a fine job for Microsoft. I just wouldn't be suprised if ATI agreed to a price that was so low it will make them struggle to maintain cash flow -- a problem that Microsoft could certainly help ATI solve.
The legal boundaries should be based on the technical boundaries. I would suggest making the codebase that uses the framework do so in a loadable library like way.
It is easy to see that individuals own cars and the state owns the road.
So where is the good system that follows good software development processes and implements cryptography correctly? Certainly such a system is worth the experts in the field investing in it.
It sounds like we assigned the implementation of America's voting system to the members of the short bus.
You can have a bad result with an incomplete solution. You can have a bad result with a "perfect" seeking solution. It is understanding what should be incomplete that makes a proper solution. This ensures a happy customer that is willing to grow with you. Unfortunately, like the proverb, this likely requires falling off both extremes more than once.
I don't think it is easy for companies to operate internationally. A transnational organization must deal with many new and constantly changing problems that are foreign to a local organization.
While it is true that the submitter of the original question should use the storefronts in his or her local market, to suggest they are simple to construct and already have been is erroneous.
There is a serious "process growth" required for the businesses growing to operate transnationally, the governments which these transnational businesses must interact with regularly, and the customers patronizing these transnational businesses.
If the decision making process is done correctly, I do not believe it requires multiple versions. Public or Private -- both are people. People make decisions. Let's promote and allow people to make good ones.
You can find a great site about Neuroscience provided by Dr. Eric Chudler of the University of Washington.
f ly.html
;)
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html
It is designed for kids with numerous topics to explore. It is well done with many many graphics and easy-to-follow breakdowns. It includes many fun topics like the fly-through of the brain:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/brain
The Dr. Math website provided by Drexel University is a great site for mathematics of interest to all ages:
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
The many gracious Dr. Maths respond to questions of all shapes and sizes. You will be impressed with the clever ways they answer questions, from how to understand 2 - 9 to proofs for struggling C.S. students.
Best of luck with your pursuit. It sounds like a great one
I just watched a program on CNBC about Peter F. Drucker entitled, An Intellectual Journey, on Christmas Eve. It was very interesting and led me to start reading some of his essays/articles about the Knowledge Worker and the emerging Knowledge Society.
He speaks of the Knowledge Worker as continually learning, with a completely different mind-set from the Industrial Worker. This worker has formal education, but not formal education alone. The worker must have a specialization.
He wrote back in 1993, that the "generalists" -- I think this to mean those who simply have formal education -- are "coming to be seen as dilettantes rather than educated people." I think we are approaching the point in time where what was once considered specialized knowledge (telecommunications or programming) is quickly becoming too general for the mediocre manager, which we have plenty of in America, to allocate effectively.
I think the right attitude, which is up to each to discover -- ideally through good role models, coupled with effective specialization is a requirement of the society we now live in.
a Constituant:
a Technical Support Representative:
a U.S. House Representative:
Just pay tech. support representatives $133,600 a year and consumers will tolerate the problems from the large corporation! Heck, if they are good enough, they won't even have to give them a product before long.
Our government has proven that strict rules alone will work ;)
Upon returning from China, Gnutella developers have begun contemplating ...
- 11 CFR 100.7(b)(2)
- 11 CFR 100.8(b)(2)
- 2 USC 431(9)(B)(i)
Wouldn't it be great if your favorite media company encoded the "required" track of a DVD with political propaganda? That way, we could pay for a strict 2 party system all the while being exempt from campaign finance laws!