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1171.
by digikata 15y ago
The path you mention exists, but not every program is fast tracked - nor should they all be. If you go too fast and mess up, soldiers can die. If you go too slow and mess up, same result. I get frustrated too at too-slow, too-big companies
1172.
by digikata 15y ago
I'm no military historian, but there are terrible failure stories for products pushed out before they're ready to the frontlines too. Beauacracy is a waste, but some of those steps seen as wasteful in the DoD procurement process are "scar t
1173.
by digikata 15y ago
At that point you'll have one. Now try to make it it work through extreme weather - hot, cold, pouring rain, etc. Now make it reliable to shock so you aren't fixing thing every 50 miles or so. Ok, write the reference manuals so that 18yr o
1174.
by digikata 15y ago
I think that Nokia's problem was they tried to redesign their software stack 3-4 times, never waiting long enough to get a mature enough product with real feedback before ripping things up and starting again. The worst case was the latest s
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by digikata 15y ago
Exactly, I don't think anyone would look at Hulu for either the technology or the brand recognition. It's only value would seem to be the content; and that must come up for periodic renegotiation. That must really cut into Hulu's long term
1176.
by digikata 15y ago
This fits my feeling that one aspect of the disparity is that tech personnel in So Cal startups aren't offered as good a compensation terms, that lowers the population willing to take the startup risk because the potential payoff is general
1177.
by digikata 15y ago
I just want to buy channels from a few primary vendors, not individually evaluate pricing, delivery, terms and conditions from multiple vendors. There's a cost for carrying more vendors - look at complex manufacturing operations that tend t
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by digikata 15y ago
I like comment #11 ( http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110715/0221... ). The comment doesn't exactly prove anything, but I've always suspected that all the infrastructure required to support complex product offerings with p
1179.
by digikata 15y ago
The thing about medical insurance in the US is that you really don't know if the policy you have is reasonable for major medical events. Everyday stuff yes, but until that rare major event happens, and you actually try to exercise what you
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by digikata 15y ago
Make them the CEO? An engineering undergrad degree is the most prevalent degree among CEOs (at least with a sample of S&P 500 companies). http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/05/sp-500-ceos... I think there is a problem in bu
1181.
by digikata 15y ago
For my part, I feel that space robots supplement the exploration efforts, but are a poor substitute.
1182.
by digikata 15y ago
The reward of human exploration is impossible to quantify. You may as well ask what is the risk reward for basic research, philosophy, religion, or art.
1183.
by digikata 15y ago
Those membrane buttons are more common on ovens, but I did mean capacitive buttons on my oven. Honestly, I think there are companies and products lines which take the time and care to do the human factors engineering whatever interface is s
1184.
by digikata 15y ago
On the other hand, on my oven they work great. No worries about grease or flour on your hands to setup a temperature or timer. It all wipes off later.
1185.
by digikata 15y ago
It doesn't tell a complete picture to compare the absolute per capita costs without adjusting for buying power. For instance, looking up the cost of living between e.g. Houston and LA shows that cost of living is 60% higher in LA. Without s
1186.
by digikata 15y ago
The author's logic actually offers the fallacy of a false dichotomy. If you're so inclined there's no reason one couldn't eat locally, and shift food content.
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by digikata 15y ago
The iPad competitors seem to be shoved out into the light a bit early. I came across a an Android tablet on demo in a department store the other day. Hey, nice, let's see how it works. Hmm, the camera app came up with a black screen - nothi
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by digikata 15y ago
If you work in embedded space, there's often sections of code in asm - boot, stack manipulation, OS hosting, etc. Even in fairly high level application code, I've read disassembly to locate and workaround compiler bugs as recently as a year
1189.
by digikata 15y ago
If the investors have had the uses of their investment disclosed to them then it's hardly a Ponzi scheme. Wether the investment is sound is a different question.
1190.
by digikata 15y ago
I've often thought that there is no need for collusion if you can exchange minimal information over public, legal channels and know how to work a strategy that assumes a modified prisoners dilemma. You can often see oil prices or airline ti
1191.
by digikata 16y ago
Or they're doing a legal review to make sure they're covered for any lurking lawsuit threats.
1192.
by digikata 16y ago
So you're saying we're in a bubble bubble?
1193.
by digikata 16y ago
Steve is passionate about product and bringing new value to the customer via great product. Ballmer is about competition. The end difference is ... well the difference between Apple and Microsoft.
1194.
by digikata 16y ago
I think it has less to do with density than with willingness to invest in upgrades.