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Go toward uncertainty

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 by jessitron

It’s difficult for an executive to criticize a budget when most line items are for mysterious high technology activities. It’s easier to tackle the more understandable portions, like postage, janitorial services, and consulting. Jerry Weinberg We want to help. We want to do stuff. We look for matches between what needs done and what we … Read moreGo toward uncertainty

Certainty, Uncertainty, or the worst of both

June 29, 2019 by jessitron

Des Cartes looked for certainty because he wanted good grounds for knowledge, a place of fixity to build on, to make predictions. Juarrero counters that uncertainty allows for novelty and individuation. In software, we like to aim for certainty. Correctness. Except in machine learning or AI; we don’t ask or expect our algorithms to be … Read moreCertainty, Uncertainty, or the worst of both