The Heuristocratic Dialogs
What!? No rules?
Looking at these old research papers and abstracts reminds me that a great deal of what accounts for news and major advancements is hardly new. These papers are 25 years old but focus on advanced computation, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, user interfaces, lots of sensors and highly distributed computing. And even these research papers are… Continue Reading
This old IBM paper from 1989 was used during our discussions of how a semantic network database could be used for real-world applications. The Abstract: Tool developers for Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) applications arc experimenting with some new techniques that could he useful to other kinds of applications. Hierarchical-design techniques and semantic-network databases… Continue Reading
Before I left IBM in 1992 we worked hard to devise a brand new architecture and design for the flagship IBM mainframe. The semantic network database was one innovation that figured prominently into our plans. Today we see big funding behind database technologies like MongoDB which makes me think back to these early days. The… Continue Reading
There may be a lot of reasons to say this but in this case it’s innocent – just a new card game I learned last weekend. According to the mates in the hunting cabin this is a game played often in the Navy when they were sailing a few decades ago. The game is best… Continue Reading