tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post1711395731851653607..comments2024-03-29T05:41:35.119-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Indistinguishable from magicFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-43092294379309011042010-06-22T12:45:28.364-07:002010-06-22T12:45:28.364-07:00That's kind of the thing here; we use these im...That's kind of the thing here; we use these implements all the time, for many different jobs, but don't really understand how they work.<br /><br />We're like neanderthals worshipping the God of Fire; we expect it to do what we want it to do in teh same way we expect magic to work - just "because". And when it doesn't, we have the same response - go through a set series of actions designed to "get the magic to work again".<br /><br />Excuse me, I have to go bang two rocks togther now...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-41080551965266775642010-06-22T09:34:58.856-07:002010-06-22T09:34:58.856-07:00Remember, software does not obey the intuitive rul...Remember, software does not obey the intuitive rules of physics. The mathematics are non-continuous and cannot be collapsed into larger aggregates.<br /><br />Furthermore, internal states matter deeply and are invisible.<br /><br />There is nothing human made which is more complicated than the insides of a typical windoze workstation.Aelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788190394672505925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-72700733377555171712010-06-22T08:22:47.407-07:002010-06-22T08:22:47.407-07:00According to senior software engineer I worked wit...According to senior software engineer I worked with "Windows is a non-deterministic environment" which explains why shutting down and restarting sometimes works. Even the almighty Linux needs an occasional daemon restart sometimes.Big Daddynoreply@blogger.com