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Analyzed to Death

Something that occurred to me when I first learned enough about programming was to set up a stock market monitoring application so that I could gamble in the world’s most ludicrous casino.

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Outcome and Intent

It's easy to confuse outcome with intent. However, when an outcome is problematic, the processes required to resolve it are quite different where intent is the issue than where it is not.

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ServerShima - Unit I

File server meltdowns don’t force evacuations, but the pathetic chain of dropped recovery options creates the same embarrassment.

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Jobsite Media Players

Anyone interested in robots is more or less interested in batteries by definition, except for those that like internal combustion engines.

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What Is It You’re Trying To DO?

Employment, for a lot of people, is a social experience.

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Google Fusion Tables

Anyone tried Google Fusion Tables?

Looks like an interesting data visualization tool.

http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home/

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Geometric Expansions

Moore’s Law hasn’t been forgotten.

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Who Needs That vs I Need That

I can buy solar panels for 78 cents a watt, and laminates (which aren’t framed) for 48 cents a watt if I’m willing to live with some ‘cosmetic defects’.

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"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

- Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Chapter 1, first line
Russian mystic & novelist (1828 - 1910)

Successful teams are also alike, while failing teams come in infinite variety.

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Haystacks

In the real world, objects have different colors depending on the time of day, time of year, and any number of other environment effects.