Yearly Archives: 2005

pocket ref website

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I want a website thats similar in concept to the Pocket Ref books (and other similar to-the-point all content/no filler references).

Then of course, it should be freely available (for the most part, the information falls into “facts”, and most of what doesn’t could probably be found in public domain works).

And searchable. Then the killer app would be to bundle it up into an app for a Palm or Pocket PC.

Just in case you ever need to calculate the velocity of air in pipe. Or know the approximate tensile strength of a grade 8 1/2 bolt. Or the type of household voltage in Iceland. Or the area of a regular octagon. Or the triple point of water. Or the density of carbon steel.

Seems like it could fall under Wikipedia since at least some of that info is already there.

pocket ref website

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I want a website thats similar in concept to the Pocket Ref books (and other similar to-the-point all content/no filler references).

Then of course, it should be freely available (for the most part, the information falls into “facts”, and most of what doesn’t could probably be found in public domain works).

And searchable. Then the killer app would be to bundle it up into an app for a Palm or Pocket PC.

Just in case you ever need to calculate the velocity of air in pipe. Or know the approximate tensile strength of a grade 8 1/2 bolt. Or the type of household voltage in Iceland. Or the area of a regular octagon. Or the triple point of water. Or the density of carbon steel.

Seems like it could fall under Wikipedia since at least some of that info is already there.

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Saturday did as little as possible. Eventually baked some cinnamon espresso cookies. Then
prepped rice and fixings for sushi. Took results over to badgers. Ate lots.

Sunday headed over for Phasmatodea practice. Later
that evening headed over to The Nightlight to catch The No Neck Blues Band. Great show.

how to solve a problem

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Started searching around Wikipedia for information about problem solving approaches and techniques. Looking for some general information to possibly use to help structure the content of the linux troubleshooting guide I’ve been slowly working on.

One of the more interesting things I found was TRIZ, a problem solving approach oriented towards mechanical devices, based on study of a large number of Russian Patents. The idea basically being to determine the contradictions inherent in a problem, and then attempting to dissolve the contradictions. Take a look at this page to get a better idea.

The first two things that came to my two track mind were of course, what would be the equivalent “contradictions” and proposed dissolving strategies for software and/or creating music. The software case has a lot of obvious analogies to the machinery case. The music (and any “art”) for that matter is a bit more difficult. Need to think about that.

On a similar note, I found a web reference for the list of problem solving ideas I first saw in Conceptual Blockbusting. See the Flexibility in Strategies.

Anyone know of any similar ideas or approaches?

how to solve a problem

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Started searching around Wikipedia for information about problem solving approaches and techniques. Looking for some general information to possibly use to help structure the content of the linux troubleshooting guide I’ve been slowly working on.

One of the more interesting things I found was TRIZ, a problem solving approach oriented towards mechanical devices, based on study of a large number of Russian Patents. The idea basically being to determine the contradictions inherent in a problem, and then attempting to dissolve the contradictions. Take a look at this page to get a better idea.

The first two things that came to my two track mind were of course, what would be the equivalent “contradictions” and proposed dissolving strategies for software and/or creating music. The software case has a lot of obvious analogies to the machinery case. The music (and any “art”) for that matter is a bit more difficult. Need to think about that.

On a similar note, I found a web reference for the list of problem solving ideas I first saw in Conceptual Blockbusting. See the Flexibility in Strategies.

Anyone know of any similar ideas or approaches?

[view at adrianlikins.com ]