For Google to have DNS running through them, they have an even broader set of information at their fingertips. With it, they should be able to give you even better search results. The bad news is that to do this, they need to know more about you.
Regardless if you feel this is OK or not, the speed and reliability of their DNS servers is paramount. I've been tracking it for a few days, and the live information is available here:
http://www.pulsewise.com/blog/?p=70
She was smart, well spoken, and made solid decisions for the *long run*, not knee-jerk decisions, that are typical of CEOs of public companies. She made hard decisions that will keep HP going for a long time to come. Long-term thinking is a rare comodity in an increasingly A.D.D. world.
The next time someone jumps all over a CEO on Slashdot for making rash decisions driven by "what the stock market needs this week", I hope they think back to Carly's reign at HP and see the difference.
While a good question is posed, I the answer it easy to see. Just think back a few years, when the current thinking said "If you want it coded right, use assembler". Soon C came into fashion, and then a host of "higher level" languages. If an interpreter fits the bill, they'll go there, albeit a bit cautiously. When programmers are forced to do more and more, in each piece of code, they'll seek the clearest path to that goal.
Sure, teach them basic grammar and (please) basic punctuation, but most importantly - "Voice". Voice will teach them how to make dry, technical documents easier to read, not to mention giving them a style which makes the act of writing more interesting.
As long as we're on the subject, to fix a pet peeve of mine, please teach them how a paragraph is used. A little "Reader Centric" focus will go a long way.
Thanks for the effort of teaching them. In the long run, we're all better off for your help !
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For Google to have DNS running through them, they have an even broader set of information at their fingertips. With it, they should be able to give you even better search results. The bad news is that to do this, they need to know more about you. Regardless if you feel this is OK or not, the speed and reliability of their DNS servers is paramount. I've been tracking it for a few days, and the live information is available here: http://www.pulsewise.com/blog/?p=70
She was smart, well spoken, and made solid decisions for the *long run*, not knee-jerk decisions, that are typical of CEOs of public companies. She made hard decisions that will keep HP going for a long time to come. Long-term thinking is a rare comodity in an increasingly A.D.D. world. The next time someone jumps all over a CEO on Slashdot for making rash decisions driven by "what the stock market needs this week", I hope they think back to Carly's reign at HP and see the difference.
While a good question is posed, I the answer it easy to see. Just think back a few years, when the current thinking said "If you want it coded right, use assembler". Soon C came into fashion, and then a host of "higher level" languages. If an interpreter fits the bill, they'll go there, albeit a bit cautiously. When programmers are forced to do more and more, in each piece of code, they'll seek the clearest path to that goal.
Sure, teach them basic grammar and (please) basic punctuation, but most importantly - "Voice". Voice will teach them how to make dry, technical documents easier to read, not to mention giving them a style which makes the act of writing more interesting.
As long as we're on the subject, to fix a pet peeve of mine, please teach them how a paragraph is used. A little "Reader Centric" focus will go a long way.
Thanks for the effort of teaching them. In the long run, we're all better off for your help !