jzachary

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1. 31.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   They left off Jason Bourne.
2. 32.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   George Heilmeier was a former DARPA director, for whom the Heilmeier Cathechism is used by DARPA PMs to judge projects. These simple questions are excellent for understanding other projects, and I use them to keep my own projects on track.
3. 33.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   In the academic/applied research setting, I find sensor networks are the canonical example of this phenomenon. People jump off into "secure energy-efficient self-organizing" sensor network architectures, that they lose the ability to even
4. 34.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   Echo that sentiment. When I hear an overly complex solution or idea, I think that person either doesn't know what they are talking about or that the solution is for a hyper-niche situation. Usually, asking a few "Heilmeier-type" questions
5. 35.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   "So yeah, apparently I don't want to maximize a window, I only think I do." You need to be re-programmed to accept the Macintosh way.
6. 36.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   If the pitch is for a great product that people want to use, does it really matter if it's on a Mac or Windows laptop? Substance is more important than style. I use PowerPoint, but I design my decks using the principle of "austere minimalis
7. 37.▲
   by jzachary 17y ago

   I do. (I've been a lurker on HN for a long time.)