2007 Oct 30 - Tue

Make It Seem To Work

"Sometimes it's much cheaper and easier to make people think that something works rather than actually make it work. After all, the result is, in all important aspects, the same." -- Douglas Adams

This reminds me of a building engineer, who, when complained to by staff that they were cold and wanted their own thermostat, put a thermostat on the wall. No one had asked that it be connected to anything, and no one complained after that.

2007 Oct 26 - Fri

Bliss

What is better than eternal bliss? Nothing. But a slice of bread is better than nothing. So a slice of bread is better than eternal bliss.

2007 Oct 03 - Wed

Life, Judgement and Experience

The Tired Architect talks about second systems, and refers to one of my favorite books: The Mythical Man Month by Frederick Brooks.

Anyway, The Tired Architect has a good quote:

As they say, good judgement comes from experience, and experience from bad judgement. It makes you a better architect, like how pain makes you appreciate health better.

2007 Aug 11 - Sat

John H. Holland

Programs that learn, changing the course of calculation as the model accumulates experience, are rare after almost half a century of endeavor. We still have little theory to guide us and few implementations. . John H. Holland

2007 Jun 02 - Sat

Tag Line, Found on GrokLaw

Simulation engineers do it with models virtually every day!

2007 Mar 22 - Thu

Junk is stuff you throw away. Stuff is junk you keep.

Seen on GrokLaw.

2007 Feb 14 - Wed

Tag Line, by Tom Robbins

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.
-- Tom Robbins