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- Why Isaac Asimov wasn't all that 'smart'
- Found via reddit: Isaac Asimov's Essay "What is Intelligence, Anyway?" The absolute money quote comes from Asimov recounting the words of his auto mechanic:"Because you're so goddamned educated, doc, I knew you couldn't be very smart." Asimov's response? "I have an uneasy feeling he had something there." by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Isaac Asimov, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
- Geek Trivia: Action-pact science fiction
- What did the Clarke-Asimov Treaty stipulate between the two iconic sci-fi writers? Ask someone what the Big Three refers to, and you'll get an interesting variety of answers. In 20th-century history, you're likely referring to the three heads of the World War II Allies: Joseph Stalin,...
- Tags: Isaac Asimov, Games, Jay Garmon, Game players, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Clarke, Corporate Communications, Wiki, Professional Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Online Communications, Career
- Technical articles 2006-10-31
- Why Isaac Asimov wasn't
- ACADEMIA NUTSYou've got to use your whole brain to catch one of those.
- Tags: BALTHOR, off-topic, Isaac Asimov
- Discussion threads 2007-02-07
- Watch Isaac Asimov's TV show
- Found via SFSignal: "You know you can watch the 2-hour premiere episode of Probe on YouTube? (We love you YouTube!) It has been uploaded in 5-minute pieces. Start with part 1 and follow the 'related' links for the other parts. "What is Probe, you say?...
- Tags: Isaac Asimov, TV, Episode, Science Fiction, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-10-12
- Geek Trivia: Action-pact science fiction
- Earlier AcknowledgementIn my copy of Arthur Clarke's 1966 anthology "Time Probe" (hardcover, published by Delacorte) Clarke begins his introduction to Heinlein's "Not Final!" thus: "In accordance with my half of the Clarke-Asimov Treaty, conclud
- Tags: Arthur Clarke, Clarke, clarke heinlein asimov, feedback, gfisher@..., Isaac Asimov
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- Watch Isaac Asimov's TV show
- SerendipityI clearly remember this show. I believe the title used when it aired was "Serendipity" which was also the name of Parker Stevenson's company in the series. I recall the episode with the ball lightning too. A couple thought that they
- Tags: geekend, Parker Stevenson, cnordby@..., feedback, ball-lightning, Isaac Asimov, Serendipity
- Discussion threads 2006-10-14
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- Fair Isaac: Gaining Advantage From Microsoft Software Assurance
- Fair Isaac Corporation provides decision management solutions that are powered by advanced analytics and used by banks and credit card issuers as well as insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers, healthcare organizations, and government agencies. The director of IT at Fair Isaac is responsible for server and workstation environments across 33 offices...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Training, Software Assurance, International Data Group, Workforce Management, Human Resources
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- The mad scientist's chemical desk reference
- The Indopedia has this handy list of famous fictional chemical substances, broken down by entirely fictional elements, fictional isotopes of real elements, fictional properties of real elements, fictional compounds and alloys, and fictional medicines or drugs. Required reading for any supervillain in training. Besides classics like Adamantium,...
- Tags: Scientist, Indopedia, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Mr. Robot (exe)
- Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world. When the Eidolon's computer brain malfunctions, it falls to Asimov to undertake a perilous journey through the bowels of the massive ship to save his robot friends and...
- Tags: Asimov, Robots, Emerging Technologies
- Software downloads 2007-01-24
- Who are today's Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein?
- Brin similar to Clarke.David Brin's works have a Clarkian feel. Check out "Sundiver" or "Startide Rising", the first two loosely connected books in the first Uplift trilogy. Clarke himself has co-authored at least two books this century, so if you like him you can still find new works.If...
- Tags: SECURITY, David Brin, Palmetto, Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- Why the Three Laws of Robotics are immoral and broken
- First order of business: I love the fact that there's a Web site called Asimovlaws.com dedicated to the ethical and technical issues surrounding the development of human-friendly artificial intelligence. Truly, this Internet thing has got some real potential.So, what is the first issue for debate on said uber-cool...
- Tags: Robotics, Robot, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-07-05
- Decision Management Solution Provider Gains Predictable IT Costs and Consistency
- As the leading provider of decision management solutions used by thousands of organizations from financial institutions to healthcare organizations, Fair Isaac helps drive hundreds of billions of business decisions each year. To maintain its competitive advantage through rapid growth, the company needed to equip its workers with consistent software tools....
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Desktop Software, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management
- Case studies 2006-06-01
- Decision Analysis: Concepts, Tools and Promise
- At Fair Isaac, some powerful and unique decision analytic tools have been developed in recent years. These tools add significant value to clients who use our products and services to optimize their strategies. While traditionally the emphasis at Fair Isaac had been on sophisticated prediction technologies, it has shifted in...
- Tags: Decision Analysis, Tool, Productivity
- White papers 2001-05-01
- Technology Provider Boosts Employee Satisfaction While Increasing Productivity
- Fair Isaac Corporation, one of the world's leading providers of business decision systems, has made a very successful decision of its own: to take advantage of the Microsoft Home Use Program included with its Microsoft Software Assurance for Volume Licensing benefits. As a Software Assurance customer, Fair Isaac can maximize...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies
- Mortgage-Related Field Services Firm Delivers Enhanced Services While Reducing Costs
- First American Field Services, a provider of property inspections and other field services for the mortgage industry, needed to automate a paper-based system that was bogging down its operations in providing services for some 150,000 properties per month. The company would print out work orders from a legacy system, send...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mortgages, Hardware Upgrade, Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, Finance, Capital Structures, Hardware, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
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- Isaac Garcia's Blog @ Tech Republic
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- Tags: Blogging, isaac@..., blog
- Discussion threads 2005-12-15
- Who are today's Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein?
- TechRepublic member lcallander asked me for some suggested reading material, with a rather intriguing sci-fi stipulation: "I was rereading an old post, where guys were reminiscing about reading 'Heinlein, Asimov, and Clark,' my personal favorites. I got out of reading SF in the '80s and am bewildered by the...
- Tags: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Scalzi, Games, C/C++, Personal Technology, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-07-26
- Wired: What's wrong with NASA
- Heinlein, Asimov and ClarkI believe all of theose gentleman knew and stated that government will never do space exploration right.It will take commercial business efforts for humans to occupy, use and achieve our destiny of at least inhabiting our solar system.Waiting for government to solve an issue is often a...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, BFilmFan, NASA, Wired Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- Geek Trivia: A star in the (un)making
- MnemonicEducated mothers can henceforth until the next planetary reshuffle serve Nachos. Olé!Quibblet -- "Moons of Pluto?""...Charon (Pluto's largest moon). (Pluto has two other moons, Hydra and Nix--both discovered in 2005.)" "Moon n: any natural satellite of a planet." By the accepted definition, Pluto has no moons.Good catchThat's a good...
- Tags: career, charon, gfisher@..., hydra, moon, Moon, nix, planet, Pluto, satellite
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
- The ultimate science fiction book meme
- Once again, SFSignal has content so good I simply must steal it: A comprehensive SF book meme. Below are my answers. Feel free to copy and paste your own responses in the comments thread, or in your own blog space just be sure to give SFSignal attribution.Science Fiction, Fantasy or...
- Tags: Author, Fantasy, Books-A-Million, Asimov, Dozois, Ender, Blogging, Games, Storage, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-16
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