Month: January 2013
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Mistakes
If we don’t allow ourselves to make mistakes, we will never invest in things that are radical.Jeff Clavier
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The truth, the whole truth…
No swimming right after lunch! Sugar will make you hyper! How many of these parental proclamations are actually true? Ken Jennings unveils the truth behind the myths (lies) parents tell kids.Stay away from the poinsettia! The leaves are poisonous. Not!No swimming for an hour after lunch, you’ll cramp up. Not!When you start shaving, the hair…
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9-1-1 call
“Hello, is this the Police?”“Yes. What do you want?”“I’m calling to report about my neighbor Billy Smith! He is hiding marijuana inside his firewood.”“Thank you very much for the call, sir.”The next day, the Police descend on Billy’s house. They search the shed where the firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece…
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Feature bloat
I was reading a white paper on Cloud Computing in Public Safety from InterAct yesterday, and on penultimate page was this graphic. What an excellent way to demonstrate feature bloat.