Actually there is a lot of science behind it. The problem is, that due to the school systems setup it's not taught. There really is a lot of science around it which I discovered in a college class and many talks with college profs.
Do we know enough to say who the designer is? To say it's ID, does one have to know the designer to say it's there?
Isn't it kind of arrogant of us to think we know so much. Does a fly know how a car runs? Could it be that the who and the how is just beyond us?
I would say we don't know much about evolution or ID. But, to presume one over the other and attack the other side is both wrong for anyone. And, I do believe both sides should be taught on their merits and their questions. I also believe that the real questions and issues should be brought out instead of covered up which happens all to often.
This is clearly attacking something he does not agree with. Would this not be flamebait?
Just because you don't agree with Intellegant Design does not mean it's not a theory with real merits. And to tie it to a God. Your on/. and you should have seen pleanty of sci fi movies where the intellegant design was alians. Mod the parent down.
I'll start by saying I am a christian so you know where I stand.
Intellegent design does not mean it was God who did it. Does not say who did it just that some intellegance did it. This is a viable theory. Don't attack it based on how religious organizations use the theory but on it's merits
In the same way evolution, based on the science, has many holes and flaws. I'm not saying it isn't true but as it is stated and follwed, there are many flaws. But, for all I know they could be flaws in our logic as people
In the end, my point is, Integgegant Design != God. It could be God, it could be alians, it could be somethign we havn't thought of.
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis... I would love to see that done on windows. Maybe find the problem itself rather than work around it and leave the faulires in there. Bad by design.
The the good old US of A they probubally could sue you for not using their stuff. They may not win but could you afford it? They have 50 billion in the bank. That can buy you a lot of lawyers, judges and politicians.
I agree with the respect level but I don't think it's towards the person doing the fixing or helping out. It's two fold. First, the very negative light Microsoft is always being put in kinds of makes some people negative using their products. Then, there is the fact that stuff breaks all the time and you get tired of seeing the same face come fix it. You are tired of seeing that face cause it means your stuff is broke again.
I believe that virtual pc does the job. So, it can be done and has been done. Although, porting of wine with hacks may not be the best way to accomplish the goal.
The same quality concepts can work for both. It just depends on how you implement them.
Where to add QA to linux
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There are 2 places to add QA to linux.
1) The first is really just a patch, but to QA the current code base and the new incoming code.
2) To add QA to the process of generating the code so that it is controlled enough the output is garunteded.
This would take quite a long time to get in place but in the end it would produce a much better and cleaner code base. This also would give ti respect from more professional organizations.
Proof it's a good thing for a company
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The Japanese have been all about quality for many years. Their cars are less expensive yet more reliable. They do things in general at a lower cost, that are more reliable and faster.
Not a bad biz model. In the car example they eve build the cars on US soil with these methods, so, it is something we can do and doesn't break out backs.
Money Rules it All
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A way to look at it is, there is a lump sum for a project. The amount of money (time is money) to produce a product. This amount is made up of base price for product plus rework (which is cost of poor quality). If you can minimize the cost of the rework you can either/or increase profits, cut costs (including time to get product out), improve the design as it is higher quality.
Good Quality Cuts down or out Testing
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If you have good quality you can cut down or completely out testing. Think of it like a math equation. Y = f(x). Y is the output and f(x) is the input. If you control the inputs with no variation then the output will always be the same so no need to test it. Honda has done this with engines. They save money because they don't test every engine. Yet, all their engines always work.
Six Sigma
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Six Sigma is one of the many quality processes out there that can apply to everything from design to manufacturing. The idea is to remove variation so that everything you do is always the same. Quite boring but effective.
This can apply to the way code is written and does in some companies.
So it looks like everyone is going to upgrade all of their software again, will software vendors be able to keep up with the support calls?
Yes, with more automation, more people on the other end (most likely in India) and more cost passed onto the customer. When I used to work we used to have a saying. "If it weren't for Microsoft, we would all be out of jobs"
The UK wants to be a world leader in nanotechnology, but they are bogging down the reports with reports on reports, and not providing funding. Looks like things will have to change if they want to reach their world-leadership goal!
This is a product of both boomer society and the fact that they don't want to make the wrong decision on such a big topic. So, they are trying to figure out every angle before they make hasty decisions. Granted, they may not be going about doing this the most productive way but there is good logic behind their thinking. To understand the risks before going down a path.
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Actually there is a lot of science behind it. The problem is, that due to the school systems setup it's not taught. There really is a lot of science around it which I discovered in a college class and many talks with college profs.
Do we know enough to say who the designer is? To say it's ID, does one have to know the designer to say it's there?
Isn't it kind of arrogant of us to think we know so much. Does a fly know how a car runs? Could it be that the who and the how is just beyond us?
I would say we don't know much about evolution or ID. But, to presume one over the other and attack the other side is both wrong for anyone. And, I do believe both sides should be taught on their merits and their questions. I also believe that the real questions and issues should be brought out instead of covered up which happens all to often.
This is moded up as interesting?
/. and you should have seen pleanty of sci fi movies where the intellegant design was alians. Mod the parent down.
This is clearly attacking something he does not agree with. Would this not be flamebait?
Just because you don't agree with Intellegant Design does not mean it's not a theory with real merits. And to tie it to a God. Your on
I'll start by saying I am a christian so you know where I stand.
Intellegent design does not mean it was God who did it. Does not say who did it just that some intellegance did it. This is a viable theory. Don't attack it based on how religious organizations use the theory but on it's merits
In the same way evolution, based on the science, has many holes and flaws. I'm not saying it isn't true but as it is stated and follwed, there are many flaws. But, for all I know they could be flaws in our logic as people
In the end, my point is, Integgegant Design != God. It could be God, it could be alians, it could be somethign we havn't thought of.
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis... I would love to see that done on windows. Maybe find the problem itself rather than work around it and leave the faulires in there. Bad by design.
They can't sue us for NOT using their shit.
The the good old US of A they probubally could sue you for not using their stuff. They may not win but could you afford it? They have 50 billion in the bank. That can buy you a lot of lawyers, judges and politicians.
If you don't think tiger is the most secure out of the box them what out of the box is more secure?
.. and openbsd doesn't count.
This is not the first app that NASA has open sourced, just the first one on sf.net. NASA has an OS website at
http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/
What other plane out there is big enough to hold all of the P-Ditty enturage for a flight.
I agree with the respect level but I don't think it's towards the person doing the fixing or helping out. It's two fold. First, the very negative light Microsoft is always being put in kinds of makes some people negative using their products. Then, there is the fact that stuff breaks all the time and you get tired of seeing the same face come fix it. You are tired of seeing that face cause it means your stuff is broke again.
I believe that virtual pc does the job. So, it can be done and has been done. Although, porting of wine with hacks may not be the best way to accomplish the goal.
Why walk next store or down to the pub to try to find them, when you could just ring them and be certain they're there?
Guess I just know my friends are always at home or the pub. Sometimes I forget not everyone has lazy drunk friends like I do.
Wouldn't the higher population density cause less phone calls to be made? Why call when you can walk next store or just find them down at the pub?
US Population - 295 Million
EU Population - 455 Million
Looking at the patent there is a bit of prior art to it. Apple can afford to fight this one so they prolly will.
It's sad that another patent with prior art has to be handled in the courts because of the USPO.
The actual patent is interesting to read. Click here to read it
ok, so there is obviously prior art for a portable music player.
Does that matter? Prolly not.
Yes, but how many mouse buttons will I get? Just one to do it all?
The same quality concepts can work for both. It just depends on how you implement them.
There are 2 places to add QA to linux.
1) The first is really just a patch, but to QA the current code base and the new incoming code.
2) To add QA to the process of generating the code so that it is controlled enough the output is garunteded.
This would take quite a long time to get in place but in the end it would produce a much better and cleaner code base. This also would give ti respect from more professional organizations.
The Japanese have been all about quality for many years. Their cars are less expensive yet more reliable. They do things in general at a lower cost, that are more reliable and faster.
Not a bad biz model. In the car example they eve build the cars on US soil with these methods, so, it is something we can do and doesn't break out backs.
A way to look at it is, there is a lump sum for a project. The amount of money (time is money) to produce a product. This amount is made up of base price for product plus rework (which is cost of poor quality). If you can minimize the cost of the rework you can either/or increase profits, cut costs (including time to get product out), improve the design as it is higher quality.
If you have good quality you can cut down or completely out testing. Think of it like a math equation. Y = f(x). Y is the output and f(x) is the input. If you control the inputs with no variation then the output will always be the same so no need to test it. Honda has done this with engines. They save money because they don't test every engine. Yet, all their engines always work.
Six Sigma is one of the many quality processes out there that can apply to everything from design to manufacturing. The idea is to remove variation so that everything you do is always the same. Quite boring but effective.
This can apply to the way code is written and does in some companies.
So it looks like everyone is going to upgrade all of their software again, will software vendors be able to keep up with the support calls?
Yes, with more automation, more people on the other end (most likely in India) and more cost passed onto the customer. When I used to work we used to have a saying. "If it weren't for Microsoft, we would all be out of jobs"
The UK wants to be a world leader in nanotechnology, but they are bogging down the reports with reports on reports, and not providing funding. Looks like things will have to change if they want to reach their world-leadership goal!
This is a product of both boomer society and the fact that they don't want to make the wrong decision on such a big topic. So, they are trying to figure out every angle before they make hasty decisions. Granted, they may not be going about doing this the most productive way but there is good logic behind their thinking. To understand the risks before going down a path.