The Chechen: What are you going to do with all your money?
The Joker: See, I'm a man of simple tastes. I like dynamite, and gunpowder...
[the Chechen watches, appalled, as Joker's thugs pour gasoline on his mountain of cash]
The Joker: And gasoline! Do you know what all of these things have in common? They're cheap!
One interesting point that stuck with me was that the Python evangelist sitting on that panel suggested learning JavaScript, by pointing out that it runs on something like a billion devices. It can even run on the back-end, using node.js -- watch near half-way through to see how it can even provide the same interactivity whether JavaScript is enabled or not, by converting client-side interactivity to server-side POSTs.
The cost of DSL service here hasn't gone up, but the speed and bandwidth haven't either.
Yeah. If the regulators had had their way we'd all have ISDN by now.
It seems storage and processor speed haven't been hobbled comparably; probably because of the carriers' monopoly control. Still, state-controlled telephone monopolies in some countries seem to be beating the US to date.
Perl 5.8 and above have native Unicode string and I/O support, per the first chapter of the most current rev of the Perl Cookbook, and you can use utf8 as well to write your scripts in Unicode.
employees — unable to sort through a pile of information fast enough — end up submitting work that's substandard
I'd think this is the human condition, at least since the invention of the printing press.
In addition, everybody has a level at which they can effectively cull information, and a level of work that individually and organizationally is considered 'standard'. Unless more information actually produces a lower quality of work than a smaller amount of information -- with the same distribution of relevance -- would.
It seems like this would boil down to prioritization more than anything else.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will be contacting both Airbus and Detective Comics shortly over infringement of the look and feel of our hull design.
If you screw up on military hardware, your ability to kill the enemy is reduced, but your ability to kill friendlies (the operators of the hardware, their wingmen/platoonmates/whatever, other technicians on the apron or in the laager) is enhanced. Just like in the "mecical" world.
Both of which are discussed in this story in the context of checklists, a pretty good read. Props also to the very apropos Idiocracy reference; I won't give away the joke as its one of the best ones in the movie:
from the no-wait-this-one-goes-in-your-mouth dept.
They are journalists, after all. I hope people are ready with their cameras to contribute to the wonderful collection of humanity that is first goatse before the surprise value is lost from reading about it in the press.
Now lets find 100 other people with the same positive outcome and figure out why acupuncture is working for all of you.
Or find some people who have had multiple doctors shrug their shoulders at, who have received reliable, repeatable relief from acupuncture, and just be grateful that there was something that provided a solution when western medicine failed them. Or you can present your argument to these people and see if it provides them relief.
I'm glad your life is better, but many of us are not happy having gaps in our knowledge and filling in the blank with "magic" or "it works".
Many people who have gotten relief would trade that kind of unhappiness for relief from the physical symptoms they experienced. It works well in some cases, and for those people, understanding why/how is not critical for relief.
If acupuncture works so well, understanding why/how is critical for having it turned into a mainstream treatment.
Go to China or Japan, try arguing that acupuncture is not a 'mainstream treatment', and see how far you get.
I heard about this a while back and am still puzzled as to how you isolate a space telescope from vibrations while its still somewhat within the atmosphere. Is there very little or no turbulence at its flight altitude?
Not only do I rate this series as one of my top 5 dramas made globally, I think it is as significant for nerds as Star Trek.
Seconded. My feeling on it is that 'every scene is a practical civics or organizational lesson'. One of the only pieces of media I've experienced that provided a solid foundation and rewritten my understanding of a topic. Don't miss it. See also one sociologist's experience watching episodes with gang members.
Cell phones play a key aspect of the story line over the 5 series from 2002 to 2008, and includes the formation of the Dept Home Land Security and the impact on the police team and how it helps there investigations(by season 3-4).
The progression from pagers to cell phones during those seasons and how the technology vs. law battle unfolds is pretty interesting.
Its a decent scripting language, has lots of handy built in functions, and is easy to pick up, especially for those of us who don't code everyday.
My experience leads me to back it strongly -- I've pressed it into production use to avoid learning a new API for a one-shot data conversion. Its scripting language/libraries fall short of being completely general-purpose, but were still fairly complete, and its flexibility really comes through when I've applied it to shorter automation projects as well as in a single startup script that implements a system-wide clipboard stack and adds hotkeys to various applications -- e.g., adding a Ctrl-q accelerator where it's missing on a per-application basis. Absolutely something to add to your toolbox.
But when you actually find that perfect software, it is a beautiful thing.
That would be Beyond Compare for me. Linux and Windows versions, runs off a flash drive, use your personal copy legally on any number of your systems, fluidly provides a vast range of comparison and merge-related functions, and threads smoothly. A joy to use.
Joel Spolsky has a method which ostensibly accommodates for consistent over- or under-estimating by any individual developer. It takes a couple release cycles to collect the necessary information, then tries to use that data to provide a likelihood that a product will ship by a given date.
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The Chechen: What are you going to do with all your money?
The Joker: See, I'm a man of simple tastes. I like dynamite, and gunpowder...
[the Chechen watches, appalled, as Joker's thugs pour gasoline on his mountain of cash]
The Joker: And gasoline! Do you know what all of these things have in common? They're cheap!
One interesting point that stuck with me was that the Python evangelist sitting on that panel suggested learning JavaScript, by pointing out that it runs on something like a billion devices. It can even run on the back-end, using node.js -- watch near half-way through to see how it can even provide the same interactivity whether JavaScript is enabled or not, by converting client-side interactivity to server-side POSTs.
The cost of DSL service here hasn't gone up, but the speed and bandwidth haven't either.
Yeah. If the regulators had had their way we'd all have ISDN by now.
It seems storage and processor speed haven't been hobbled comparably; probably because of the carriers' monopoly control. Still, state-controlled telephone monopolies in some countries seem to be beating the US to date.
Perl 5.8 and above have native Unicode string and I/O support, per the first chapter of the most current rev of the Perl Cookbook, and you can use utf8 as well to write your scripts in Unicode.
Maybe that's not a difference.
There's a lot of work to do, people get lazy, skip it, and submit things without properly checking everything
The way I think about it is that there's X work to do, Y time to do it in, Z amount of skills, and [A .. W] amount of information coming in. You can:
You could apply the 'Meh' principle to any of these.
employees — unable to sort through a pile of information fast enough — end up submitting work that's substandard
I'd think this is the human condition, at least since the invention of the printing press.
In addition, everybody has a level at which they can effectively cull information, and a level of work that individually and organizationally is considered 'standard'. Unless more information actually produces a lower quality of work than a smaller amount of information -- with the same distribution of relevance -- would.
It seems like this would boil down to prioritization more than anything else.
He gets his own command in the short-lived Flash series Starship Regulars.
would probably look something like this.
unless you can find a Bob Ross rerun on PBS
Or this classic episode, where he uses his inimitable style to reeducate a budding tagger.
then you need to go out and aggressively demand good manners.
Could you clarify this? It sounds kind of contradictory, my dear sir/madam.
We can finally solve the prison overcrowding issue they way they do it in the year 2000 AD (pdf, page 8).
There are more uses for money than spending it on crap.
Definitely -- take a cue from Dogbert, who was in that same situation some years ago.
Sincerely,
General Counsel
General Products
If you screw up on military hardware, your ability to kill the enemy is reduced, but your ability to kill friendlies (the operators of the hardware, their wingmen/platoonmates/whatever, other technicians on the apron or in the laager) is enhanced. Just like in the "mecical" world.
Both of which are discussed in this story in the context of checklists, a pretty good read. Props also to the very apropos Idiocracy reference; I won't give away the joke as its one of the best ones in the movie:
from the no-wait-this-one-goes-in-your-mouth dept.
They are journalists, after all. I hope people are ready with their cameras to contribute to the wonderful collection of humanity that is first goatse before the surprise value is lost from reading about it in the press.
Now lets find 100 other people with the same positive outcome and figure out why acupuncture is working for all of you.
Or find some people who have had multiple doctors shrug their shoulders at, who have received reliable, repeatable relief from acupuncture, and just be grateful that there was something that provided a solution when western medicine failed them. Or you can present your argument to these people and see if it provides them relief.
I'm glad your life is better, but many of us are not happy having gaps in our knowledge and filling in the blank with "magic" or "it works".
Many people who have gotten relief would trade that kind of unhappiness for relief from the physical symptoms they experienced. It works well in some cases, and for those people, understanding why/how is not critical for relief.
If acupuncture works so well, understanding why/how is critical for having it turned into a mainstream treatment.
Go to China or Japan, try arguing that acupuncture is not a 'mainstream treatment', and see how far you get.
I heard about this a while back and am still puzzled as to how you isolate a space telescope from vibrations while its still somewhat within the atmosphere. Is there very little or no turbulence at its flight altitude?
Not only do I rate this series as one of my top 5 dramas made globally, I think it is as significant for nerds as Star Trek.
Seconded. My feeling on it is that 'every scene is a practical civics or organizational lesson'. One of the only pieces of media I've experienced that provided a solid foundation and rewritten my understanding of a topic. Don't miss it. See also one sociologist's experience watching episodes with gang members.
Cell phones play a key aspect of the story line over the 5 series from 2002 to 2008, and includes the formation of the Dept Home Land Security and the impact on the police team and how it helps there investigations(by season 3-4).
The progression from pagers to cell phones during those seasons and how the technology vs. law battle unfolds is pretty interesting.
Its a decent scripting language, has lots of handy built in functions, and is easy to pick up, especially for those of us who don't code everyday.
My experience leads me to back it strongly -- I've pressed it into production use to avoid learning a new API for a one-shot data conversion. Its scripting language/libraries fall short of being completely general-purpose, but were still fairly complete, and its flexibility really comes through when I've applied it to shorter automation projects as well as in a single startup script that implements a system-wide clipboard stack and adds hotkeys to various applications -- e.g., adding a Ctrl-q accelerator where it's missing on a per-application basis. Absolutely something to add to your toolbox.
But when you actually find that perfect software, it is a beautiful thing.
That would be Beyond Compare for me. Linux and Windows versions, runs off a flash drive, use your personal copy legally on any number of your systems, fluidly provides a vast range of comparison and merge-related functions, and threads smoothly. A joy to use.
We now expect to be able to program a 3D FPS in Javascript and CSS.
So you're saying they've identified a platform for Duke Nukem Forever?
Joel Spolsky has a method which ostensibly accommodates for consistent over- or under-estimating by any individual developer. It takes a couple release cycles to collect the necessary information, then tries to use that data to provide a likelihood that a product will ship by a given date.
It almost sounds like Peter Watts' concepts are moving from his fiction into mainstream science. Well, I for one ...
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Too bad they don't mention this on the http://www.paypal.com/ page.
Mars would be shit-easy to terraform in comparison.
It even comes with a handy step-by-step manual. It's even got a little more of a human element than most technical documentation.