Day 280 – Building a Working Group

There is a harsh reality that you just cannot do great things all by yourself. You may be able to come up with a concept and perhaps do a bit of a test pilot, but the second you start to try to have an impact, then your individual efforts will not be enough. You will […]

Day 250 – Power to the People

This morning, as I was reviewing a chess game at The Temecula Chess Club, it occurred to me that people, when combined, produce superior results. There has often been a debate in the computer science profession if open-sourced software would provide the best outcome in the long run. Of course, privately sourced, commercial software manufacturers […]

Day 166 – Teaching Them to Reset

A Memorable Experience at the NCAA Women’s Tournament Yesterday, my daughter and I attended the NCAA First Round in Regional 2 of the Women’s tournament held at Pauley Pavilion @ UCLA. There were two games. The first was between the Creighton Blue Jays and the UNLV Lady Rebels. The second was between the UCLA Bruins […]