limits of state diagrams
Here’s a graph of a simple state machine of somewhat under 512 states that models a dumb fifo queue. The initial state is “e” for
Read moreHow much should software cost?
The biggest VA outlay — and its biggest savings generator — was the Vista’s Computerized Patient Record System, the home-grown system for electronic health records
Read moreComputer science as a failed discipline again
As a senior researcher, I am saddened to see funding agencies, department heads, deans, and promotion committees encouraging younger researchers to do shallow research. As
Read moreNotes on modularity
Modularity is a desirable but elusive design property for large scale programs and computer systems [10, 11]. Designs that appear modular may, once put into
Read moreOh snap – Maurice Wilkes on Alan Turing
He was a real mathematician except that he only learned one little bit of mathematics and then didn’t learn any more. He was no practical
Read morePeer review in the electronic age
In academic computer science, conferences are often more important than journals, but The current system of publication in biomedical research provides a distorted view of
Read moreContinuing mathematician sanity thread: Boltzmann
[Boltzmann] Opposition to his ideas was harsh and his moods were volatile. Despondent, fearing disintegration of his theories,he hanged himself in 1906. It wasn’t his
Read moreMore computer science as humbug [updated with Brazil dream sequence]
Continuing my experiments in academic papers, I sent a paper on automata and circuit verification to CAV2010 (here’s an updated version with some corrections and
Read moreShape of the internet
“When we started releasing data publicly, we measured it in petabytes of traffic,” said Doug Webster, a Cisco Systems market executive who is responsible for
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