Monthly Archives: June 2009

State machine functions and recursive composition

Posted on June 24, 2009 by admin

My graduate school research was motivated by a difficulty we have doing real creative engineering in operating systems that may seem ridiculous to people who don’t work in the field. The problem is that we can’t describe the problem. What … Continue reading →

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Wind River sold to Intel: more reaction

Posted on June 13, 2009 by admin

And like Intel, I would argue that mobile software companies are instrumental in making silicon solutions pervasive, because they tick two major check boxes: reference design and support. The hidden asset of mobile software companies Mobile embedded software companies (e.g. … Continue reading →

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unnovation

Posted on June 9, 2009 by admin

This is a brilliant idea. Most innovation, well, isn’t: it is “unnovation,” or innovation that fails to create authentic, meaningful value. The biggest stumbling block to innovation is unnovation: most companies are too busy unnovating to ever learn how to … Continue reading →

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