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You hit the close parenthesis instead of the open parenthesis.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
You hit the close parenthesis instead of the open parenthesis.
Does PGWE for prior weeks update based on all results to date? Or is it locked down once each week is over?
For example, did the KSU/Utah game yesterday impact the PGWE for ISU/KSU in Week 0 and therefore ISU's 2nd order wins to date?
For example, did the KSU/Utah game yesterday impact the PGWE for ISU/KSU in Week 0 and therefore ISU's 2nd order wins to date?
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Does PGWE for prior weeks update based on all results to date? Or is it locked down once each week is over?
For example, did the KSU/Utah game yesterday impact the PGWE for ISU/KSU in Week 0 and therefore ISU's 2nd order wins to date?
For example, did the KSU/Utah game yesterday impact the PGWE for ISU/KSU in Week 0 and therefore ISU's 2nd order wins to date?
Yes agreed. I think a lot of product development processes getcreated by people who read headlines, abstracts or AI summaries which misses all the critical nuance and detail.
People who care about making money and progressing career rather than awesome product.
People who care about making money and progressing career rather than awesome product.
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yes agreed. I think a lot of product development processes getcreated by people who read headlines, abstracts or AI summaries which misses all the critical nuance and detail.
People who care about making money and progressing career rather than awesome product.
People who care about making money and progressing career rather than awesome product.
Of course not. And thats not what I said. Use the lab to determine precise materials limits by testing to failure (break things). Then use analysis and experiments to develop the design (more breaking). Scale up analysis/exp to refine. Final validation. THEN release to prod.
I think we agree.
I think we agree.
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Of course not. And thats not what I said. Use the lab to determine precise materials limits by testing to failure (break things). Then use analysis and experiments to develop the design (more breaking). Scale up analysis/exp to refine. Final validation. THEN release to prod.
I think we agree.
I think we agree.
You don't think civil engineers do test-to-failure when looking for new materials or structures? Figure it out in the lab. Then in controlled real-world conditions. Find and eliminate all the failure modes. THEN sell it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
You don't think civil engineers do test-to-failure when looking for new materials or structures? Figure it out in the lab. Then in controlled real-world conditions. Find and eliminate all the failure modes. THEN sell it.
Right. During development. Before a customer is anywhere near your product. Break things in development so that you can be confident you don't have failures during production.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Right. During development. Before a customer is anywhere near your product. Break things in development so that you can be confident you don't have failures during production.
At some point, doing a new thing requires figuring out what doesn't work and why. Finding limits, then expanding them. The limits WILL be found, either by product development or by customers.
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
At some point, doing a new thing requires figuring out what doesn't work and why. Finding limits, then expanding them. The limits WILL be found, either by product development or by customers.
I didnt mean dev and prod are separate teams, but that they're different development phases. There are certainly specialists who only do one or the other as the organization/product gets bigger.
My background is reliability and SysEng, not purely SW. Slightly different perspective.
My background is reliability and SysEng, not purely SW. Slightly different perspective.
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I didnt mean dev and prod are separate teams, but that they're different development phases. There are certainly specialists who only do one or the other as the organization/product gets bigger.
My background is reliability and SysEng, not purely SW. Slightly different perspective.
My background is reliability and SysEng, not purely SW. Slightly different perspective.
If you can "go fast and break things" in prod, then your product is a toy. It might generate a ton of revenue, but it doesn't generate any societal value.
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you can "go fast and break things" in prod, then your product is a toy. It might generate a ton of revenue, but it doesn't generate any societal value.
"Breaking things" is good in dev. It's how you learn what does and doesn't work. But you have to maintain a clear line between dev and prod. Customers usually don't want to be your beta testers, particularly if they use your product to generate revenue.
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Breaking things" is good in dev. It's how you learn what does and doesn't work. But you have to maintain a clear line between dev and prod. Customers usually don't want to be your beta testers, particularly if they use your product to generate revenue.
As a native Iowan I must inform you that Iowa is in fact the head of the chef. IYKYK
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November 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
As a native Iowan I must inform you that Iowa is in fact the head of the chef. IYKYK
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I thought that was your character from The Life of Chuck (which I just watched this week, and was brilliant).
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I thought that was your character from The Life of Chuck (which I just watched this week, and was brilliant).
Smart of you to install it underneath the Pop-Tart slot.
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Smart of you to install it underneath the Pop-Tart slot.
Star Wars - its the cat that Han keeps on board the Millenium Falcon to keep the Tribbles in check.
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Star Wars - its the cat that Han keeps on board the Millenium Falcon to keep the Tribbles in check.
Years ago I took an astrophotography class and LOVED it. Except for my (film) camera malfunctioning and not advancing the film... Dozens of exposures of the moon on a single frame for my final project 😖
(Still managed a B by doing a really good report!)
(Still managed a B by doing a really good report!)
September 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Years ago I took an astrophotography class and LOVED it. Except for my (film) camera malfunctioning and not advancing the film... Dozens of exposures of the moon on a single frame for my final project 😖
(Still managed a B by doing a really good report!)
(Still managed a B by doing a really good report!)
The best thing you ever did for them girls was get hit by that train.
August 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The best thing you ever did for them girls was get hit by that train.
Dude's got a fantastic voice for football announcing, but is just factually wrong so often...
August 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Dude's got a fantastic voice for football announcing, but is just factually wrong so often...
In the US, hotel bacon is sliced so paper-thin that it takes 3 slices to equal 1 normal slice like you'd find in the grocery store.
August 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In the US, hotel bacon is sliced so paper-thin that it takes 3 slices to equal 1 normal slice like you'd find in the grocery store.
When did George W Bush start coaching Rutgers?
August 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
When did George W Bush start coaching Rutgers?