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Fallacies of Distributed Computing
jhm – Tue, 2007 – 03 – 20 09:41

This is something I have to do with on a daily basis. The list sounds silly, but is spot on:

  1. The network is reliable.
  2. Latency is zero.
  3. Bandwidth is infinite.
  4. The network is secure.
  5. Topology doesn't change.
  6. There is one administrator.
  7. Transport cost is zero.
  8. The network is homogeneous.

usually we are affected by all of them

The Reciprocating Dingle Arm
jhm – Thu, 2010 – 09 – 02 11:51

Several years ago, Rockwell International decided to get into the heavy duty transmission business. They were getting ready to tape a first introduction video and, as a warm up, the professional narrator began what has become a legend within the industry. This practice presentation is strictly off the cuff -- nothing is written down.

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Nathan plays Linkin Park What I've Done
jhm – Sat, 2010 – 07 – 17 08:11

Nathan plays Green Day's Know Your Enemy
jhm – Sat, 2010 – 07 – 17 07:30

I'm just some fuck'n guy
jhm – Thu, 2010 – 05 – 27 17:28

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Ontology vs. Tags
jhm – Thu, 2010 – 05 – 13 11:39

Does the world make sense, or do we make sense of the world

— unknown

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This is the News
jhm – Fri, 2009 – 02 – 13 10:19

Genius
jhm – Sat, 2008 – 07 – 19 13:58

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

— Albert Einstein

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