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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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2007 Jun 02 - Sat
Tag Line, Found on GrokLaw
Simulation engineers do it with models virtually every day!
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2007 Mar 22 - Thu
Junk is stuff you throw away. Stuff is junk you keep.
Seen on GrokLaw.
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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
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