Comment Re:Background on Mr. Moore (Score 1) 323
Charles Moore is the first of the real Tinkers (Vernor Vinge - Peace War)... he's so far ahead of institutionalised computing that nobody actually understands what he's doing.
It is possible to think about the act of computing in different ways. Pointing to a regular task (eg, running Microsoft Word) and saying "your system is crap if it can't do this" is about the same as asking Andre Agassi to swim 10 kilometres to prove he's any good.
My question: "How do you approach and solve problems? How do you get from 'this might work' to having something real in front of you?"
It is possible to think about the act of computing in different ways. Pointing to a regular task (eg, running Microsoft Word) and saying "your system is crap if it can't do this" is about the same as asking Andre Agassi to swim 10 kilometres to prove he's any good.
My question: "How do you approach and solve problems? How do you get from 'this might work' to having something real in front of you?"
