The Unprofitable Valley Or: Why So Much Stuff Is Mediocre « Stohrer Music

The Unprofitable Valley Or: Why So Much Stuff Is Mediocre « Stohrer Music.

Very thought provoking blog on why  so many markets are dominated by mediocrity.  Especially interesting since it comes from an unexpected source, a Saxophone repair service professional.

I think this could pretty much be transcribed to apply to security in software development too – so much software is insecure because by definition, building software securely is more difficult and/or time consuming, requiring significant developer commitment without much return (since most clients are not equipped to recognize the difference).

Very interesting read!

 

Reinigen Jura IMPRESSA S-series (Impressa 300 repair)

Ik heb al een paar jaar een oude Jura volautomatische espresso machine. Zoals alle apparatuur heeft deze regelmatig onderhoud nodig. Naast de periodieke ontkalking- en spoeling zoals Jura het bedoeld heeft moet je eigenlijk elke 3-6 maanden de zetgroep uitnemen en écht schoonmaken. Kan je laten doen voor €250, of je pakt zelf een schroevendraaier en gaat er op los…
Ik heb de demontage van mijn machine zelf mogen ontdekken, maar kom zojuist – nu hij na een extra grote beurt incl. thermoblock ontkalking weer in elkaar zit – deze handige instructies tegen.

Uitgebreide guide met foto’s: Cleaning Jura IMPRESSA S95.
Minder uitgebreid maar goed voor ernaast: The Family Blog- Replacing brew group Jura coffee machine

Bij de Jura-shop of Koffie-onderdelen haal je alle benodigde vervangingsdelen zoals rubbers, pakkingen & smeervet.

Als bonus kan je je laten hypnotiseren door deze film van de werking van de zetgroep:

The future is already here

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A great quote by William Gibson, and since he made this statement in 1993 it has probably become even more extreme as the pace of innovation seems to increase ever more. New technologies tend to spread ever more quickly – whereas it took the TV decades to reach every household back in the fifties, the mobile phone took years to become a standard accessory to modern live in the late nineties, the iPad only took a few months to revolutionize how average people interact with computers in 2010.

Just last week I stumbled upon a discussion on which major breakthroughs we, the general public, are still unaware of. A separate discussion asks scientist for their new ideas in their fields that are likely to be proven by research in the near future.

To save you some time, this is a short summary of some of the most interesting developments. If you find these interesting, please visit the original discussions as they contain many more gems, and are still developing as I write this post.

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