Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience


If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science.

Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.

There are many reasons why initial success becomes the father of later failure. Sometimes designers cling too long to old technology, sometimes companies make ill-advised leaps to new and untried technology, and sometimes leaders cling to old business models when change is essential to survival.