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unclebobmartin

  1. In software, as in all systems, simplicity is better than complexity. Simple systems are more likely to survive and adapt. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. If you want a measure of complexity, try: # of moving parts or # of interacting elements. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. Evolution is a random process. Complex life forms are many sigmas out on the tail of the bell curve. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. By any measure: # of individuals, # of species, or just sheer biomass, simple life forms outweigh complex life forms by orders of magnitude. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Next question: It is more common for evolutionary changes to add complexity or remove complexity? about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Good. Evolution has no bias towards complexity at all. Life simply evolves. Those evolved forms that can survive reproduce. about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. True or false: The Theory of Evolution posits that life evolves from simpler forms to more complex forms. about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  8. @soulware Me too. It's similar to a World Net Daily pledge from March. I'm still asking around. about 11 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to soulware
  9. @geekydevjoe I talk about all kinds of things. Tomorrow it might be astronomy or physics. about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to geekydevjoe
  10. @bdruth North of Chicago. Libertyville. about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to bdruth
  11. New blog reviewing @JohnMacIntyre 's blog about Clean Code. http://bit.ly/bbnpET about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. @bdruth I love the street names in your neighborhood. I'll wave the next time I drive up to the Dells. about 19 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to bdruth
  13. @markrendle their profile is just as high, but is cast more positive by the media that employs them. about 19 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to markrendle
  14. @isidore_us There is a book about that. <grin> about 19 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to isidore_us
  15. Anyone who tries to say that Ds or Rs are more moral than the other is morally challenged. about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  16. @marick Ds have used victim claims too (Bush lied. Stolen election) And Rs often talk about personal responsibility. about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to marick
  17. @markrendle Dowd, Rich, Olberman, etc. about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to markrendle
  18. @markrendle there are plenty of RRDs on the left. about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to markrendle
  19. @jonathanbaltz 1993+ was a time of _decreasing_ spending due to R takeover of congress. Trends were encouraging to business. Not now. about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to jonathanbaltz
  20. @hokiecsgrad I'm on it! 8:31 AM Sep 9th via TweetDeck in reply to hokiecsgrad