On September 2nd, I’ll be speaking at a meeting of the Denver IEEE Reliability Society. It will be held at 5:30 pm in the Seagate Building in Longmont (CO), on Nelson Road between 75th Rd and Airport Rd. Here’s my abstract of the talk: INSIDE-OUT: Organizations too often treat software reliability as an ‘after the […]
Earlier this year, I was quite excited. Both the annual World Science Fiction Convention and the Democratic National Convention were coming to Denver (Sandra and I live in Parker, just outside of Denver) in the month of August. It would be a great two-fer! As it turns out, I have been in Colorado for maybe […]
My latest Baseline column is now up: Last week, I talked about some of the reasons why large organizations often reject the best solutions for a troubled IT project: fear, pride, budget, and the ever-present internal politics. This week, as promised, I will talk about what it takes to champion the right solution. I can’t […]
I have a new Baseline column up on the tendency of large organizations to reject the best solutions for a troubled IT project: The consultants, usually with the help of the employees in the trenches, would use their time, effort, and expertise to analyze the system under development or in production. They would arrive at […]
Yes, quantum entanglement is real, producing faster-than-light interactions at a distance: After performing multiple tests on two entangled photons, physicists have yet again found that the photons seem to be communicating faster than the speed of light – at least 100,000 times faster. The researchers hope that their results might encourage theorists to come up […]
OK, this is one of the most remarkable video I’ve watched in some time, on several levels. It’s funny; it’s politically relevant; the two characters are actually quite good at martial choreography; and it even has special effects: Be warned that it’s a bit long (9 minutes), but worth watching. Hat tip to Ace of […]
Hey, Barack Obama has his own salute! Unlike his failed “presidential seal”, this Obama salute hasn’t been pushed (directly at least) by the Obama campaign, but rather by an LA-based “creative agency”. Of course, that may simply be to ensure plausible deniability when this is mocked as heartily as the presidential seal was. Now’s a […]
I’m currently reading (and enjoying) Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb; his concepts inspired my latest Baseline column, which talks about the risks that follow a successful IT project: But sometimes with projects that really shouldn’t succeed—that are attempting too much, too fast, with too many risks—enough things go right, particularly along the critical paths, […]
It’s a sad commentary that the best political ad I’ve seen so far — with the most sensible energy policy — stars Paris Hilton: See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.com See more funny videos at Funny or Die The scary part is that she sounds more intelligent than […]
P. J. O’Rourke once observed that Republicans were the party who preached that big government didn’t work and — when elected into power — set about to diligently prove it. Given the gutless, self-serving, and unethical behavior of the Republicans in Congress over the past 8 years, I’d say P. J. nailed it pretty well. […]
