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by bloorp 7y ago
Yeah, I've come to similar conclusions about Agile. It can be a great way for an already well-disciplined organization to think about the work they're doing. But many, many undisciplined organizations thought that Agile would be a
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by bloorp 7y ago
One big factor that I don't THINK the article touches on is how we are using 'space' metaphors (speed and distance) for our work that's very 'time' based (working productivity and duration). And I think when we
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by bloorp 8y ago
A counter-argument is that even someone like you who doesn't use facebook, amazon, and google is still irrevocably affected by their power and behaviors. You seem to think you've escaped them, but you surely have a Shadow Profile
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by bloorp 8y ago
Two months ago, Apple announced an ECG sensor for your wrist. A year before that, they announced face detection for the purposes of identity with enough accuracy that it can be used for financial transactions. Also, AirPods are incredible.
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by bloorp 8y ago
Yeah... Just yesterday I was driving at night, through road construction, with a torrential downpour, and nowhere to pull off, and it was freaking scary. And I remember just thinking, "This kind of thing happens to me maybe a few times
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by bloorp 9y ago
The next time you get a speeding ticket, ask yourself if you want public institutions to be financed by fees and fines.
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by bloorp 9y ago
As I read through the meltdown paper, it looks really difficult to have the security we want and the performance we want at the same time. It's pretty crazy, but here's my limited understanding: There's a huge shared buffer b
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by bloorp 9y ago
So is speculative execution just inherently flawed like this, or can we expect chips in 2 years that let operating systems go back to the old TLB behavior?