The goal is to always be able to push to production. Have a continuous integration and test system that allows you to have confidence that you can always push the latest build to production. Automate as much of your testing as possible so your build and test process can produce something that a human test team actually has to work hard to break.
Parent hit the nail on the head. The above comment is the key to a successful agile development environment. Investing in a robust, automated test suite that runs daily on any code that developers check in will allow you to release about as frequently as you want.
The thing had to fire several explosive bolts during the decent phase, and presumably some small chunks of debris were scattered over a very large area. My guess is that this is something related to the decent phase.
The Ars Technica article states that Apollo missions had the same protections against engine failure, and that two of the Apollo missions actually suffered engine losses and still completed the mission. So, maybe there's precedent?
Meg just announced the turn-around will take until "2016", so Meg plans to stick around for a few years, and if nothing else, this will be good for Meg and her purse.
She's a billionaire, and is the 913th richest person on the planet. I don't think she's in it for money. It's probably more of a hobby. Maybe that's a good thing?
Do you have any large regrets? Were there any technical decisions you would have made differently that still get under your skin when you think about them? Did you make any decisions that changed the course of a product line or something, only to think "Wow, I totally could have done that much better!" ?
...I wants it. A phone like that could be my "laptop", and I'd continue to use my workstation at home for gaming and other big-time number crunching computery stuff. This new processor (and Medfield) are get ever closer to that. I bet (erm, hope) I will be able to buy one by this time next year.
Ever watched someone die of cancer? You might change the tune of your somewhat crazy rant if you had. The article states that "Up to 50% of males and 70% of females died prematurely" showing "2-3 times more large tumors than the control group" - which is somewhat disconcerting. If those numbers translate to what will be observed in the human population (which they probably won't, as this study was done with the upper bound tolerated limits in food, although consistent with what could be found in the food chain), then guaranteeing food for people now with the promise of a horrible premature death later doesn't sound like a good compromise.
Yeah, true, although it's been my experience that you can probably "Choose any two point five":-). Live within the constraints of your system and requirements, I suppose.
As a "Designer" myself, I put things together at the proverbial 30k foot level, but rely on my programming team to land the plane, not crash it.
I thought about this, and I disagree on many points. I agree that anyone can probably write code. However, the set of programmers that can write good code, efficient code, or maintainable code is much smaller. I've seen examples of both. And contrary to your opinion, efficiency does matter. A majority of the computers and devices in the world are embedded, or live in constraints based on cost (meaning crappy CPU, memory constraints, and such) and so efficiency matters. Also, are you writing back-end database stuff? If you execute 10 million queries on your database when 2 million would do, you might have just added hours of processing overhead (and a helluva lot more complexity). Maintainability matters as well. If you write a bunch of spaghetti crap (or code that's inefficient and more complicated than necessary) that needs to stay around and function for several years, good luck. You'll end up swamped in defects or other headaches.
The full implications are worse than that. We are headed towards technological singularity. While I would like to believe this will usher in a new era of prosperity and achievement, consider the kind of sociopathic fevered egos who always wind up running things. Now imagine them even more "effective" (at doing what they have always done) than ever.
Open source it or pirate it. You're probably right... in all likelihood, corporations will tie this tech down and bleed the masses for every last cent for access. Pirates and hackers will be the saviors of humanity after the singularity, and they're always one step ahead.
...you can't reason with the irrational, so I doubt his point will sink in. If anything, it will likely cause them to react in anger... "It's an attack on OUR BELIEFS!", and they'll dig their heels in a little deeper.
Is anyone else having a Mars lander party? It's like a geek sporting event, a virtual Super Bowl of space exploration. I'm having a bunch of friends over for a BBQ, beer, and then the main event - Curiosity vs. Mars - who will win?! Anyone betting on Mars is officially uninvited:-)
Okay, atmospheric gas math, third grade style! First, what gasses is the atmosphere composed of?
Nitrogen - about 78%, followed by Oxygen - about 21%, and then other gasses - under 1%
Quick quiz - are Nitrogen or Oxygen greenhouse gasses? If you answered "NO", you're right! Okay, that leaves us with less than 1% of the atmosphere that is partly composed of greenhouse gasses. Let's ignore the nitrogen and oxygen for now, and focus only on that remaining 1% of atmosphere that contains actual greenhouse gasses. So, what's that 1% composed of? Well...
Argon - about 94%, followed by Carbon Dioxide - roughly 4%, then Neon - 0.2%, Helium - 0.05%
...and so on... Anyway. Quick quiz! Which one of the above gasses from that 1% is actually a greenhouse gas? If you said "Carbon Dioxide", you win! That means only 0.0004% of the atmosphere is actually C02, and that's the highest concentration greenhouse gas we have! Yay!
And, finally... bonus question! How much has the industrial revolution increased the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere? If you said 37%, you win again! If you really think increasing the primary greenhouse gas by 37% in only a hundred-or-so years isn't going screw with temperatures, you probably have your head shoved pretty far up... somewhere. Was this too hard to follow? Should I try and dumb it down a little more next time?
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Click on the "President Now Cast" link right next to it. That's the chances if the election were held today.
Your comment is quite interesting to think about.
Hmmm. Windows 8 RT just doesn't interest me. I don't even think I'll even give these a glance until the x86 version arrives.
LOL - I'm in my low 30's. I thought the thing was hilarious, but I almost felt bad for Ryan being slapped around so much :). Take your meds.
I watched most of it, and the entire time I kept thinking that Joe Biden should stop beating up on that poor kid sitting next to him.
The goal is to always be able to push to production. Have a continuous integration and test system that allows you to have confidence that you can always push the latest build to production. Automate as much of your testing as possible so your build and test process can produce something that a human test team actually has to work hard to break.
Parent hit the nail on the head. The above comment is the key to a successful agile development environment. Investing in a robust, automated test suite that runs daily on any code that developers check in will allow you to release about as frequently as you want.
The point is that society can't work that way. Everyone pays in some money so that services can be available when people need them.
Yep, that. Taxes buy civilization.
The thing had to fire several explosive bolts during the decent phase, and presumably some small chunks of debris were scattered over a very large area. My guess is that this is something related to the decent phase.
The Ars Technica article states that Apollo missions had the same protections against engine failure, and that two of the Apollo missions actually suffered engine losses and still completed the mission. So, maybe there's precedent?
Meg just announced the turn-around will take until "2016", so Meg plans to stick around for a few years, and if nothing else, this will be good for Meg and her purse.
She's a billionaire, and is the 913th richest person on the planet. I don't think she's in it for money. It's probably more of a hobby. Maybe that's a good thing?
Do you have any large regrets? Were there any technical decisions you would have made differently that still get under your skin when you think about them? Did you make any decisions that changed the course of a product line or something, only to think "Wow, I totally could have done that much better!" ?
...I wants it. A phone like that could be my "laptop", and I'd continue to use my workstation at home for gaming and other big-time number crunching computery stuff. This new processor (and Medfield) are get ever closer to that. I bet (erm, hope) I will be able to buy one by this time next year.
Ever watched someone die of cancer? You might change the tune of your somewhat crazy rant if you had. The article states that "Up to 50% of males and 70% of females died prematurely" showing "2-3 times more large tumors than the control group" - which is somewhat disconcerting. If those numbers translate to what will be observed in the human population (which they probably won't, as this study was done with the upper bound tolerated limits in food, although consistent with what could be found in the food chain), then guaranteeing food for people now with the promise of a horrible premature death later doesn't sound like a good compromise.
Yeah, true, although it's been my experience that you can probably "Choose any two point five" :-). Live within the constraints of your system and requirements, I suppose.
As a "Designer" myself, I put things together at the proverbial 30k foot level, but rely on my programming team to land the plane, not crash it.
I thought about this, and I disagree on many points. I agree that anyone can probably write code. However, the set of programmers that can write good code, efficient code, or maintainable code is much smaller. I've seen examples of both. And contrary to your opinion, efficiency does matter. A majority of the computers and devices in the world are embedded, or live in constraints based on cost (meaning crappy CPU, memory constraints, and such) and so efficiency matters. Also, are you writing back-end database stuff? If you execute 10 million queries on your database when 2 million would do, you might have just added hours of processing overhead (and a helluva lot more complexity). Maintainability matters as well. If you write a bunch of spaghetti crap (or code that's inefficient and more complicated than necessary) that needs to stay around and function for several years, good luck. You'll end up swamped in defects or other headaches.
If Apple Can Copy Braun Then Why Can't Samsung Copy Apple?
Successful Troll was successful. :)
Where are the lawyers from Samsung when you need them?
At a courthouse, filing a lawsuit as I type this, that will seek an injunction barring the import of the new iPhone 5?
The full implications are worse than that. We are headed towards technological singularity. While I would like to believe this will usher in a new era of prosperity and achievement, consider the kind of sociopathic fevered egos who always wind up running things. Now imagine them even more "effective" (at doing what they have always done) than ever.
Open source it or pirate it. You're probably right... in all likelihood, corporations will tie this tech down and bleed the masses for every last cent for access. Pirates and hackers will be the saviors of humanity after the singularity, and they're always one step ahead.
...you can't reason with the irrational, so I doubt his point will sink in. If anything, it will likely cause them to react in anger ... "It's an attack on OUR BELIEFS!", and they'll dig their heels in a little deeper.
I bet that's actually how democracies crumble. A bunch of religious cranks electing religious crank leaders will only turn in to a theocracy.
Woosh.
Is anyone else having a Mars lander party? It's like a geek sporting event, a virtual Super Bowl of space exploration. I'm having a bunch of friends over for a BBQ, beer, and then the main event - Curiosity vs. Mars - who will win?! Anyone betting on Mars is officially uninvited :-)
...hiring adults. The behavior you're worried about sounds like the kind of crap you'd get from high school kids or college freshman.
Okay, atmospheric gas math, third grade style! First, what gasses is the atmosphere composed of?
...and so on... Anyway. Quick quiz! Which one of the above gasses from that 1% is actually a greenhouse gas? If you said "Carbon Dioxide", you win! That means only 0.0004% of the atmosphere is actually C02, and that's the highest concentration greenhouse gas we have! Yay!
Nitrogen - about 78%, followed by Oxygen - about 21%, and then other gasses - under 1%
Quick quiz - are Nitrogen or Oxygen greenhouse gasses? If you answered "NO", you're right! Okay, that leaves us with less than 1% of the atmosphere that is partly composed of greenhouse gasses. Let's ignore the nitrogen and oxygen for now, and focus only on that remaining 1% of atmosphere that contains actual greenhouse gasses. So, what's that 1% composed of? Well...
Argon - about 94%, followed by Carbon Dioxide - roughly 4%, then Neon - 0.2%, Helium - 0.05%
And, finally... bonus question! How much has the industrial revolution increased the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere? If you said 37%, you win again! If you really think increasing the primary greenhouse gas by 37% in only a hundred-or-so years isn't going screw with temperatures, you probably have your head shoved pretty far up... somewhere. Was this too hard to follow? Should I try and dumb it down a little more next time?