Reading Thinking in Systems. It started off really well and promised a lot. But it became a bit too generic and lacked in a bit of depth. I am sure Donella would have revised it and added a lot more perspective if she had gotten the chance. RIP. But, on the whole, it is definitely a new perspective on how to think of systems and to ask different questions.
It’s amazing that after I had stopped my social media accounts (several years ago), I have stopped feeling the need to voice every small opinion!
This is going to be a constantly updated page. When it’s not worth a post… consider it a ‘tweet’ or a ‘post’ or whatever. I’ll just keep adding them here. This part will stay on top though.
I hate weddings. I think weddings are the dumbest thing that humans have ever invented. They are dumber than Donald Trump
Computer latency – What is the cost of latency1 cpu cycle – 0.4 ns – $1 – a cup of coffee
Layer 1 cache – 0.9 ns – $2 – cheap menu at McDonald
Layer 2 cache – 2.8 ns – $7 – your average stapler
Layer 3 cache – 28 ns – $70 – Netflix subscription for 6 months
Reference main memory – 100ns – $250 – a cheap smartphone
Reading 1 MB from an SSD – 1 ms – $2 500 000 – a really nice house
Reading 1 MB from an HDD – 10 ms – $25 000 000 – a fortune 500 company s yearly profits
Send packet San Francisco to Hong Kong – 141 ms – $352 500 000 – a bit more than the GDP of Micronesia in 2017
If you want to raise successful kids, put them in a growth mindset, not a fixed mindset. Which means, praise them for their efforts, not their innate genetic intelligence or abilities (Which to be frank, does not really exist… it’s all learned… until you get the fixed mindset..so be careful) .. For more.. inc.com link
“Being dead is like being stupid, it’s only painful for others” – Ricky Gervais
A decently interesting list.. to paraphrase:
1. Condoning a victim mentality
2. Parenting out of guilt
3. Making the kids the center of the universe
4. Allowing fear to dictate their choices
5. Giving kids power over the parent
6. Expecting perfection
7. Letting kids avoid responsibility
8. Shielding the kids from pain
9. Feeling responsible for their kids’ emotion
10. Preventing kids from making mistakes
11. Confusing discipline with punishment
12. Taking shortcuts to avoid discomfort
13. Losing sight of the values they hold dear (they = parents)
https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/mentally-strong-kids-have-parents-who-refuse-to-do-these-13-things.html?cid=sf01001&sr_share=twitter
We are undergoing ISO 27001 pre-audits… and when I said we use ZAP-Proxy as a test-suite, he said, “Oh is it open source” …and I said yes… and he said… “We don’t prefer you to use Open source”.
I have no more respect for him!