Doors unlocking, that's one thing. Doors opening and engine not halting when ignition switched off, that's horrible design. Always, always keep physical means that override any other possible means to do things like opening doors and disabling engine. Person approving those designs should be shot and then sent to the Russian front. Stuff can go wrong mechanically, but why would you ever add yet another possible point of failure?
And now we come full circle, back to dead-reckoning systems, the future of navigation, which works in buildings, underwater, and underground as well as under a clear sky. The big difference is we now have (or almost have) highly precise inertial sensors that someone other than the military can afford.
Yes, Cat6 will be useful for a long time to come. But... conduit and/or good manifold access is a much higher priority. No matter what wiring you put in today, it won't be right for something you want in some future year.
Embed tubing in floors to support radiant heating from whatever source (solar, earth-source heat pump, basement fusion reactor...).
Conduit/guides in every wall to allow for easy installation later of whatever wiring/small diameter pipes might be wanted.
Structure built with security in mind... strong frames around exterior doors and windows, exterior doors that open outwards, upper windows not easily reachable from the ground, ground floor/basement windows with some structure (bars, or very narrow openings, perhaps), consider best locations for security cameras.
Metallic layer in exterior walls to thwart through-wall imaging devices.
Even if every room is heated/cooled without forced air, you'll still want a good ventilation system. Homes without that get stuffy.
What's for sure is that some of the most celebrated programmers (by management) leave a wake of defects and sloppy work and convince management to adopt horrible platforms.
Were there an even number? Then randomly distribute them among the mother and father. If an odd number, leave one frozen somewhere for eternity or until both parties agree on what to do with it.
They were issued a Swiss Army Knife when they really needed just a simple knife. A no-frills ereader such as a Nook Simple Touch would have been more appropriate, more reliable, and longer-lasting battery-wise. Need to do something else? Provide another device. You didn't replace all the cockpit instruments with one menu-based screen, because it would be stupid to do so. Likewise with the handheld device.
That out of the way, this: historically IBM produced low-defect software. The UIs were often clunky or even bizarre, but the stuff was stable and did as advertised. Meanwhile most newcomers (MS, for example) produced horribly buggy stuff. Not saying revising how they do things wouldn't help, but adopting what everyone else is doing is going to result in... what everyone else is producing. Not a worthwhile goal.
Yeah, seeing something about ESPN vs Verizon triggered a "why should I care, I hope they both go down in flames" knee jerk reaction. So if Verizon tries to do something that benefits customers as well as themselves, they get smacked for it. Hmmm.
Apparently most people have no idea about the appropriate use of high beams and auxiliary lights, manufacturers just keep making headlights brighter and more dazzling, and governments require them to be mounted higher rather than lower, resulting in oncoming drivers being blinded. In light of all this, automating the lighting systems could help, given that oncoming lighting is just getting worse every year.
Makes sense. If you're going into a field where your salary is suppressed and the fruits of your labor go to others with MBAs and no engineering prowess, then it had better be doing someone some good somewhere.
No doubt they don't pay much, but even migrant labor needs some jobs to migrate to. Seasonal employment just doesn't work when there isn't work within a thousand miles during some seasons. Arranging long distance transportation and lodging for families every couple of months is a serious challenge, particularly when migrant labor is used as cover for smuggling of people and contraband.
Suppose this wasn't accident. Suppose it was intentional. Obviously those who think they're targets sometimes keep hostages around to avoid being blown up. Suppose this was a message: "we'll blow you up regardless".
Just make fresh water pipes bigger and put the goods to be delivered inside sealed spheres and send them down the water pipes. A lock could be installed in every neighborhood for removal. This is obviously a one-way system.
The scale of that stuff is impressive. But it's the cheapest way they've found to do it. Rebooting the planet without fossil fuels would be very expensive, but absolutely doable. Use your imagination. Fossil fuel executives like to say the wind sometimes doesn't blow, which in most areas is true. But there are sites where the wind is very reliable which they conveniently ignore. Site your fab plant there, or put it next to a hydroelectric dam, or use tidal power. We certainly know how to store energy to counter intermittent sources, massive amounts of it, with iron age technology, but it's expensive. Pump water uphill and store it, pressurize a salt mine, store molten salts, etc etc. There's a lot of difference between saying "but that would require..." and just being a naysayer.
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Doors unlocking, that's one thing. Doors opening and engine not halting when ignition switched off, that's horrible design. Always, always keep physical means that override any other possible means to do things like opening doors and disabling engine. Person approving those designs should be shot and then sent to the Russian front. Stuff can go wrong mechanically, but why would you ever add yet another possible point of failure?
And now we come full circle, back to dead-reckoning systems, the future of navigation, which works in buildings, underwater, and underground as well as under a clear sky. The big difference is we now have (or almost have) highly precise inertial sensors that someone other than the military can afford.
Yep. "Make it cheap and bring it to market quickly." Durability? Who cares?
Sort of reminds me of what happened to Preston Tucker, just not quite to that extent yet.
What have you done that you're the most and least proud of (or does that count as two questions)?
Yes, Cat6 will be useful for a long time to come. But... conduit and/or good manifold access is a much higher priority. No matter what wiring you put in today, it won't be right for something you want in some future year.
Embed tubing in floors to support radiant heating from whatever source (solar, earth-source heat pump, basement fusion reactor...).
Conduit/guides in every wall to allow for easy installation later of whatever wiring/small diameter pipes might be wanted.
Structure built with security in mind... strong frames around exterior doors and windows, exterior doors that open outwards, upper windows not easily reachable from the ground, ground floor/basement windows with some structure (bars, or very narrow openings, perhaps), consider best locations for security cameras.
Metallic layer in exterior walls to thwart through-wall imaging devices.
Even if every room is heated/cooled without forced air, you'll still want a good ventilation system. Homes without that get stuffy.
What's for sure is that some of the most celebrated programmers (by management) leave a wake of defects and sloppy work and convince management to adopt horrible platforms.
Showing his true colors.
Oh, neither party is happy with that? Tough. That's what you get with a tie, and any time you have a contest, it can end in a tie.
Were there an even number? Then randomly distribute them among the mother and father. If an odd number, leave one frozen somewhere for eternity or until both parties agree on what to do with it.
They were issued a Swiss Army Knife when they really needed just a simple knife. A no-frills ereader such as a Nook Simple Touch would have been more appropriate, more reliable, and longer-lasting battery-wise. Need to do something else? Provide another device. You didn't replace all the cockpit instruments with one menu-based screen, because it would be stupid to do so. Likewise with the handheld device.
I haven't paid much attention lately to IBM.
That out of the way, this: historically IBM produced low-defect software. The UIs were often clunky or even bizarre, but the stuff was stable and did as advertised. Meanwhile most newcomers (MS, for example) produced horribly buggy stuff. Not saying revising how they do things wouldn't help, but adopting what everyone else is doing is going to result in... what everyone else is producing. Not a worthwhile goal.
Yeah, seeing something about ESPN vs Verizon triggered a "why should I care, I hope they both go down in flames" knee jerk reaction. So if Verizon tries to do something that benefits customers as well as themselves, they get smacked for it. Hmmm.
Apparently most people have no idea about the appropriate use of high beams and auxiliary lights, manufacturers just keep making headlights brighter and more dazzling, and governments require them to be mounted higher rather than lower, resulting in oncoming drivers being blinded. In light of all this, automating the lighting systems could help, given that oncoming lighting is just getting worse every year.
Makes sense. If you're going into a field where your salary is suppressed and the fruits of your labor go to others with MBAs and no engineering prowess, then it had better be doing someone some good somewhere.
Especially in Texas
Yep, Gene Simmons, your bullet is ready.
...has already thought about this.
No doubt they don't pay much, but even migrant labor needs some jobs to migrate to. Seasonal employment just doesn't work when there isn't work within a thousand miles during some seasons. Arranging long distance transportation and lodging for families every couple of months is a serious challenge, particularly when migrant labor is used as cover for smuggling of people and contraband.
Suppose this wasn't accident. Suppose it was intentional. Obviously those who think they're targets sometimes keep hostages around to avoid being blown up. Suppose this was a message: "we'll blow you up regardless".
In different pipes, presumably!
Just make fresh water pipes bigger and put the goods to be delivered inside sealed spheres and send them down the water pipes. A lock could be installed in every neighborhood for removal. This is obviously a one-way system.
The scale of that stuff is impressive. But it's the cheapest way they've found to do it. Rebooting the planet without fossil fuels would be very expensive, but absolutely doable. Use your imagination. Fossil fuel executives like to say the wind sometimes doesn't blow, which in most areas is true. But there are sites where the wind is very reliable which they conveniently ignore. Site your fab plant there, or put it next to a hydroelectric dam, or use tidal power. We certainly know how to store energy to counter intermittent sources, massive amounts of it, with iron age technology, but it's expensive. Pump water uphill and store it, pressurize a salt mine, store molten salts, etc etc. There's a lot of difference between saying "but that would require..." and just being a naysayer.
So you just ignored the first part about wind generators?