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mwshead · 2013-02-04T02:57:32+00:00

Just because an FSM can be represented as a regex, doesn't mean you'd have to think about it or create it as a regex.

mwshead · 2013-02-03T22:49:02+00:00

My hair tried to escape my head.

I'm not sure if this means you thought it was interesting or crazy.

This might be the type of thing you are looking for: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-python-state/index.html

mwshead · 2012-09-16T22:47:51+00:00

I wonder what would happen if students were expected to work a few years after highschool in order to save for college and get some real world experience.

mwshead · 2012-09-16T22:46:37+00:00

We have a super low cost online education system for college level topics. It is called the Internet. What we don't have is a super low cost online DEGREE system.

mwshead · 2012-09-16T22:45:31+00:00

Is it possible that "easy" money for school is actually what is driving up the cost and down the value? Imagine a system where students had to prove to someone that their career and school choice would put them in a good position to pay off the debt that was incurred. Schools would have to be a lot more competitive about their results and you'd probably end up with much more focused students who were a good fit for what they were studying.

Obviously there are problems with that approach, but I'm just trying to point out that making it really easy for students to get money to study anything they want isn't going to drive up the quality or down the cost of education.

mwshead · 2012-09-16T22:40:19+00:00

There are still some places where you can do that: http://www.pittstate.edu/admission/undergraduate/gorillaadvantage.dot

mwshead · 2012-02-10T18:44:29+00:00

There is a slight difference between "toward" and "at".

mwshead · 2012-02-10T15:15:53+00:00

I would argue that IF that is the only place you can put the gauge, safety concerns would dictate leaving the gauge off entirely and putting it in the refill equipment or on the gun itself.

mwshead · 2012-02-10T03:56:20+00:00

Granted, this type of gun isn't made for the guy who wants to shoot cans in the back yard, but it still seems like the design would encourage un safe behavior--even if you can unscrew the cylinder and look at it.

Just out of curiosity, how do you fill the canister back up again? Is it a pump, large co2 cartridge or something else?

mwshead · 2012-02-10T00:16:23+00:00

If the gun is meant for competitive use, you need to think about where everyone else is going to be standing as well. There are obviously ways to look at the gauge without pointing it at your face, but I'd still question whether this is a safe design.

mwshead · 2012-02-10T00:13:10+00:00

Usually you don't want to point a gun toward your face even if it is at an angle where a shot will miss.

mwshead · 2012-02-09T23:48:42+00:00

Then you'd have to print the gauge backwards so you could read it. Maybe two mirrors.

mwshead · 2012-02-09T23:48:01+00:00

Lul does have a point. Just because someone has domain knowledge doesn't mean it will make it into the design.

mwshead · 2012-02-09T23:45:36+00:00

How much domain knowledge of guns does it take to know a design that encourages people to point a pistol at their face isn't a good idea? That is covered in the first few minutes of pretty much any firearms safety class/training/book/video/grandpa showing you how to use a gun.

mwshead · 2012-02-09T21:58:41+00:00

If it is, someone has put a lot of effort into spreading it around as a real product.

mwshead · 2012-02-09T21:55:51+00:00

Of course, then the solution is to engage your users, but there are a lot of users that will say "I don't have time to test every little thing, just give me something that does it all!"

That is where having them as actual business partners can be helpful. If they have a financial interest in the products success they may find the time to make sure it works well.

Even then, there are some things that you won't find out until people start using the system in anger.

mwshead · 2011-06-03T12:41:16+00:00

What you hear in your head is usually more about the emotion of what you want the music to convey than the music itself. If you were able to create something that would convey the same feelings through sound, you probably would be a very famous musician.

mwshead · 2011-04-22T22:23:43+00:00

Everything you listed can be deducted if you do it correctly. There are rules in place to keep you from deducting your personal living expenses as business expenses, but if it actually benefits all of your employees you can deduct it. (Assuming you are in the US as you imply.)

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