tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post8080272002673038981..comments2023-12-15T23:33:59.034-06:00Comments on Cary Millsap: Profiling with my BoyCary Millsaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-62197650519748854992009-08-10T14:27:06.420-05:002009-08-10T14:27:06.420-05:00Andreas, the tail of your story reminds me of this...Andreas, the tail of your story reminds me of <a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/tragedy-is-when-i-cut-my-finger-comedy-is-when/536454.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. It's a lot easier to see the broader perspective when it's somebody else's problem.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-26070797780898420112009-08-10T07:15:25.981-05:002009-08-10T07:15:25.981-05:00I had a similar discussion with my son (back then ...I had a similar discussion with my son (back then he was 11). My customer had placed a couple of machines in a south-facing room with large windows - during a untypical hot summer. Obviously they (we) lost a couple of machines due to heat failure. Also the air-conditioners were placed in the same room but the windows were shut in the night - leaving them to pump air inside the room instead of out of the window.<br /><br />He understood the concepts of thermic extraction and the impact of large glass structures (we live in the Netherlands where a lot of fruit and vegetables are grown in large greenhouses).<br /><br />I suggested to my customer to hire my son - as he would have prevented the loss of the machines. My customer could not laugh about it :-$Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823522563072777035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-8711301181288045892009-07-04T17:06:38.671-05:002009-07-04T17:06:38.671-05:00Rog, my 11 year-old boy is the one with whom I had...Rog, my 11 year-old boy is the one with whom I had the discussion. My reference at the end was that I'll need to take his younger brother (age 9) to lunch for his turn later. —CaryCary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-16856264081951320552009-07-04T16:25:43.360-05:002009-07-04T16:25:43.360-05:00At the beginning you say it's a 11 year old an...At the beginning you say it's a 11 year old and at the end a 9 year old, so I suppose this is a way to teach "find the bottleneck" the easy way instead of a real story.<br /><br />Good article btw.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537386452625733462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-54102210266656867112009-07-03T10:47:21.707-05:002009-07-03T10:47:21.707-05:00I enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing it. I...I enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing it. I'll use that someday when my 6-year-old is a little older.Bill Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361805413524754837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-18712310575557849092009-07-02T21:20:44.998-05:002009-07-02T21:20:44.998-05:00Now THAT is quality time! BTW, as an ex-Dallas re...Now THAT is quality time! BTW, as an ex-Dallas resident I LOVE Mercardo Juarez :o)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111064456722410709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-15536751124917133472009-07-02T18:39:46.860-05:002009-07-02T18:39:46.860-05:00You could also extend this to apply to non-techni...You could also extend this to apply to non-technical, social issues, such as managing the national deficit. Our lawmakers (as well as many non-technical people) have a tendency to get really excited about line-items that sound outrageous but don't really make a big difference to the bottom line.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262944389958087783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-36809607968671109472009-07-02T18:30:27.196-05:002009-07-02T18:30:27.196-05:00That's a great, if laborious, way to explain A...That's a great, if laborious, way to explain Amdahl's law to someone without the mathematical background to understand a simpler formulation :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-14743442838445125222009-07-02T17:17:51.443-05:002009-07-02T17:17:51.443-05:00Actually sounds like a pretty good plan to me dude...Actually sounds like a pretty good plan to me dude!<br /><br />RT<br />www.anonymize.tkHarold Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018983019271676117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-17963586813731216052009-07-02T14:50:16.533-05:002009-07-02T14:50:16.533-05:00Domen: Eleven.Domen: Eleven.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-58088840250328458682009-07-02T13:57:14.991-05:002009-07-02T13:57:14.991-05:00Nice dialog, is your kid 9 or 12 years old?Nice dialog, is your kid 9 or 12 years old?Domenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060047762600446621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-848641584335919522009-06-28T13:29:20.955-05:002009-06-28T13:29:20.955-05:00Explaining things so your kid or boss can understa...Explaining things so your kid or boss can understand it may be completely different than teaching things that are learned better in a mentoring role because they are difficult to verbalize.<br /><br />In other words, for some things <a href="http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture_society/hardest-problems-can-make-the-best-teachers-928" rel="nofollow"> it's better to throw them in the deep end.</a><br /><br />"We don't experience the physical world itself, but rather the end product of a long causal chain of processes, from the senses to the brain. Not only that, but that end product is so amazingly elaborate and functional that most people live out their lives never realizing they have only indirect contact with the world." - Jack Loomis<br /><br />word: pacla<br />word: donactonJoel Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325061229393838224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-42739346524700375022009-06-18T13:14:56.385-05:002009-06-18T13:14:56.385-05:00... Or more to the point, the benefits and draw ba...... Or more to the point, the benefits and draw backs of OFA in a non-standard environment. <br /><br />See you at ODTUG!Doug Gaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16786329323466667017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-20991813905916575192009-06-18T12:25:43.125-05:002009-06-18T12:25:43.125-05:00We expect your 9yo to be able to discuss 3NF by th...We expect your 9yo to be able to discuss 3NF by the end of a Happy Meal.Jeff Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701602600662849251noreply@blogger.com