This talk is a polemic that distills the pessimistic side of my feelings about systems research these days. I won't talk much about the optimistic side, since lots of others can do that for me; everyone's excited about the computer industry. I may therefo
A quine is a program that prints its own source code (without any access to it). Typically quines are obscure code that few people can understand, and when run, they print the same obscure code that few people can understand. I've seen a similar trait in
You are in a dimly lit room. You are alone on a stage before an audience of 1,000. 10 minutes into your presentation, your hands no longer shake or sweat. This is going well, you think. But just then you notice a vaguely familiar sound--tap, tap, clickety
It's not as difficult as you might think to get started on a running program - even if you haven't been physically active. If you start off the right way, you will soon discover for yourself the mental and physical benefits of running.