Trial by Jury: Just Give Us the Facts
I just finished a seven-day trial as a juror on a civil suit. This was my first time called and serving on a jury. It was an enlightening experience. There are a number of observations that I have. I may make an omnibus post to share all the little things I found surprising, from the high quality of the jury video to the great facial expressions of the judge. For now, I am going to focus on one major observation: most of the court time was spent extracting from the witnesses facts that were not in dispute, and if these facts had been directly conveyed to us, it would have been far more efficient without sacrificing any fairness in the proceedings. I am going to change a few details of the case so that this article will not draw any unrequested attention to the participants in this case.
Continue reading »One™ Bad Naming Fad
When a trendy corporate fad is embraced by the dinosaur in the market, that usually marks the peak and indicates the coming decline in the fad. I for one hope that the recent release of the Xbox One digital dinosaur Microsoft marks the decline of one bad naming fad—naming your latest product “One”. It seems like everyone has a “
Stochasticity Incompatible with Optimization
I have been thinking about the design of a framework capable of modelling an entire cell. Two of the design specifications, stochasticity and optimization, that I have been planning to incorporate seem to be incompatible.
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