Life in a city is inherently chaotic – granted, there are laws which govern how everything behaves and, given enough information, it would be possible to simulate every possible scenario and discern what’s happening from the quanta in an electron which composes a polymer in the plastic seat your ass is parked in to the [...]
I can’t look away.
A former Navy man describes (with a certain amount of insubordinate glee) a singular commonality of treatment in relations between officers and enlisted men: At any time and for pretty much any reason, you could challenge anyone else and he would have to explain what he was doing. Makes perfect sense – if no one [...]
via Hip Hop and Politics What can I say? I like this guy’s message. Do the math and you’ll see – the man is right. Being an uneducated, thugged-out, crack-smoking gangsta does not equate to participation in the lifestyles of the rich and notorious… but just try telling that to the stoned kids practicing their [...]
Published (615) – This will be 616 and one full month from the last published “Insomnia” post Drafts (124) – Not catching up on the posts which have been on ice since … oldest dates to August of 2009 Not quite time to write this blog’s epitaph – most of my efforts have been directed [...]
Automation does not remove humans but tends to redefine their roles: operators become concerned with maintenance, repair and higher level supervisory control and decision making. Sociological and memetic organisms supplant individual consciousness. Operators relegated to central control roomsCase in Point: 1977 NYC Blackout Indirect Information Operator followed prescribed procedures But electrical system was brought to [...]
Each choice of material or shape has a cost and a benefit. The genetic algorithm finds hundreds of good designs. Adaptation comes nearly for free: When the cost or benefit of a component changes, Qualls enters it, and reruns the genetic algorithm. No tears and no prejudice. – Natural Computing at Dr. Dobb’sBy Dennis Shasha [...]
What of pandemics?Scares help to sell the vaccine -Sick society. Apparently the fine balance between scarcity as a marketing tactic and surplus as a result of a poor distribution has left public health departments with an H1N1 vaccine surplus… so now the ads are suggesting a vaccination (or a re-up for those ever-sickly tykes) – [...]
Interview questions span the intractable, the thoughtless, and the inane – test some skills to find out if a candidate can do the job… the interview only tests patience and personality. Human Resources Drone versus The Operator How would you move Mt. Fuji? Subcontract fissible material disposal to a third-rate Ukrainian outfit after bribing officials [...]
