a living, breathing algorithm
Wow.
In the comments above I've read some of the most interesting discussions I've seen in a while around here. This is the stuff I come to
Torvalds currently ranks 101st on the latest "Who Writes Linux" report for number of patches generated from the Linux 3.3 to the Linux 3.10 kernel releases. Topping the list is Linux kernel developer H Hartley Sweeten with 2.3 percent of changes. Sweeten is followed by kernel developer Mark Brown, who contributed 1.5 percent of changes.
Question 2
There is no space & time outside the physical universe.
Are you sure? How do you know?
Etc. etc. ad infinitum. It's a good answer though, even I can understand it and it's helpful. Thanks!
Entitled “Agile Undercover,” the first report from Hoda and her colleagues demonstrated conclusively that Agile development teams were failing to communicate with their customers — not just occasionally, but mainly. And in order to ameliorate the impact of these failures, teams and their companies were making active, intentional efforts to keep customers in the dark about their development practices, including their schedules of deliverables.
There's more. A bunch more."
Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun.