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What is Moore’s law, you ask? Well, Moore’s law states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years. What is the relation between Moore’s law and the cost of a chip? Well, the Economist contends that even after Moore’s law ends, chip costs could still halve every few years. That crucial features…
I wrote the first version of this article almost a year ago and, since then, I have had several people remark to me that it has helped them a great deal (which is the point, I guess.) I have also had several people give me some new ideas and, of course, I have had time…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stopped at nothing in a bid to strategically win over University of Texas law professor Henry Hu to act as the head the first new division created at the agency in almost 40 years. However, the lengths the SEC sought fit to go to are now being questioned. Hu…
Imagine this… You are an educated, successful person capable of abstract thought, and responsible for overseeing software development. You have a reputation throughout your organization as a careful person, bordering on penny-pinching. On the other side of your desk sits a guy wearing a taupe blazer in his mid-30’s with a computer in his lap. He tells you: “We’re…
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Magician Keith Barry could be thought of as a hacker of the human brain. He writes routines that exploit the brain’s bugs and loopholes, and offers a revealing look at the software between our ears. In this thought-provoking TED talk, he shows us how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via podcast…
Those of you who read my articles and follow my missives on social media know that I more often write of the “soft-side” – the “human endeavor” – of Operational Excellence, rather than the forensic details of the tools (including those of Lean Six-Sigma and the like). I do this mostly because I feel that…
