We, as humans, got the lead on the other monkeys in the tree by using (handheld) tools. This does not scale to well since we only have two hands. So now we make tools that we can tell what to do and then walk away. However, like learning how to use a tool, we also need to learn how to tell tools what to do. Enter Computational Thinking.
The best way to teach children Computational Thinking is to present them with an inspirational simulated world where they can pester toys until they get the hang of it. I guess Statistics is a simulated world, but i myself have never found it inspirational. Worlds like Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) and Robomind (www.robomind.com) are more to my liking (disclaimer, i am one of the culprits who made the latter).
Stability, Drivers, some Apps, Games. And yes, i practice OS-darwinism. Every year or so i switch my development machine back to linux, and see how long it survives. But it keeps using the Dodo as role model.
Looking at the speed of new developments by Google and Apple, i can not help but wonder how far we would have come since the Alto/Lisa had it not been for the stifling influence of first IBM and then Microsoft. OK, maybe the newbies stand on the shoulders of giants, but damn aren't they a couple of feisty dwarfs.
Well thank you very much for posting this link. A finger-jerking attack made me follow it, and now i found out the Netherlands tops all others in... 'malformations of male genital organs'... And the week only just started.
That problem is being addressed while we type. In your example, and in many grid applications, you know in advance where your communication partner is in a networking sense. You don't need a full blown packet forwarding ip network with 1M$ core routers. 'Just' use dynamically switched lambdas (lightpaths) and send your grid traffic directly to the destination. The good thing about this? Well, for a given required capacity, layer 3 hardware (think IP) is 10 time more expensive then layer 2 hardware (think ethernet), which is 10 times more expensive then layer 1 hardware (think lambda/fiber).
I didn't come up with this myself, just google for 'Netherlight' and 'SURFnet6' or click this: GLIF.
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We, as humans, got the lead on the other monkeys in the tree by using (handheld) tools. This does not scale to well since we only have two hands. So now we make tools that we can tell what to do and then walk away. However, like learning how to use a tool, we also need to learn how to tell tools what to do. Enter Computational Thinking. The best way to teach children Computational Thinking is to present them with an inspirational simulated world where they can pester toys until they get the hang of it. I guess Statistics is a simulated world, but i myself have never found it inspirational. Worlds like Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) and Robomind (www.robomind.com) are more to my liking (disclaimer, i am one of the culprits who made the latter).
Stability, Drivers, some Apps, Games. And yes, i practice OS-darwinism. Every year or so i switch my development machine back to linux, and see how long it survives. But it keeps using the Dodo as role model.
This signals the death of that part of Agile development
Looking at the speed of new developments by Google and Apple, i can not help but wonder how far we would have come since the Alto/Lisa had it not been for the stifling influence of first IBM and then Microsoft. OK, maybe the newbies stand on the shoulders of giants, but damn aren't they a couple of feisty dwarfs.
They killed of Brief ... now it is their turn to rot. not that i hold a grudge or anything ...
Well thank you very much for posting this link. A finger-jerking attack made me follow it, and now i found out the Netherlands tops all others in ... 'malformations of male genital organs' ... And the week only just started.
That problem is being addressed while we type. In your example, and in many grid applications, you know in advance where your communication partner is in a networking sense. You don't need a full blown packet forwarding ip network with 1M$ core routers. 'Just' use dynamically switched lambdas (lightpaths) and send your grid traffic directly to the destination. The good thing about this? Well, for a given required capacity, layer 3 hardware (think IP) is 10 time more expensive then layer 2 hardware (think ethernet), which is 10 times more expensive then layer 1 hardware (think lambda/fiber). I didn't come up with this myself, just google for 'Netherlight' and 'SURFnet6' or click this: GLIF.