“I wanted to figure out how long to cook things. I did some experiments and then wrote a program using Mathematica to model how heat is transferred through food.” LongWantedFiguresModelsProgramExperimentsCooksHeat Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“It is a game of chess with this city. We'll have to see how it is going to play out. The city goes back and forth trying to figure out what programs to cut and what they have funding for. What I would love to see is for the city to step up and run the rink 10 months out of the year so kids can play in the summer and we can have camps here in Glenwood.” TryingYearsPlayRunningKidsGamesCitiesStepsCuttingFiguresMonthsSummerProgramChessHaving FunCampsFundingBack And ForthStep Up Author:Bill Vaughan
“...when we are going through the aftereffects of a bad jolt in loss of money or pride--and both are closely connected--we should get off to ourselves, make an honest appraisal of our shortcomings, and try to find our weak spots and bolster them up before starting in again. First on the program we should figure out a plan to eat. The money we have lost is a small matter; if we can keep our pride and strong faith in ourselves the battle ahead is half won before we start.” IfsShouldTryingFirstsMatterLostStrongLossHalfPlansHonestFiguresFailurePrideBattleProgramWeakPerseveranceStartingConnectedSpotsShortcomingsAppraisalStrong FaithWeak Spots Author:Sue Sanders
“If you're into writing and making people laugh, or just want to video blog something, you should get a simple digital video camera. And all computers now come with an easy video editing software program. Just mess around with that for a little bit, try to figure it out, then just put stuff online and have fun. Never give up!” PeopleIfsWantGivingShouldWritingTryingLittlesFunEasyStuffBitsSimpleLaughingFiguresGiving UpComputerLittle BitProgramCamerasVideoMessHaving FunDigitalOnlineSoftwareEditingNever Giving UpBlogsMaking People LaughVideo CamerasEditing SoftwareVideo Editing Author:Lucas Cruikshank
“On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.” IfsKindHas BeensTwoIdeasAbleAnswersFiguresPrayingComputerProgramMachinesIntelligenceConfusionOccasionsMathematicalProgrammingProvokingAccuracyComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceProgramming LanguagesComputingRight AnswersComputer Systems Author:Charles Babbage
“Drug warriors' staunch opposition to needle exchanges to prevent the spread of HIV in addicts delayed the programs' widespread introduction in most states for years. A federal ban on funding for these programs wasn't lifted until 2009. Contrast this with what happened in the U.K. At the peak of the AIDS epidemic in the mid-1990s, the HIV infection rate in IV drug users in the U.K. was about 1%. In New York City, the American epicenter, that figure was 50%. The British had introduced widespread needle exchange in 1986. That country had no heterosexual AIDS epidemic.” YearsCountryStatesCitiesHappenedFiguresNew YorkDrugProgramRateSpreadBritishAidsWarriorOppositionNew York CityContrastUsersAddictIntroductionFundingHivNeedlesBansEpidemicsWar On DrugsInfectionDelayedAids Epidemic Author:Maia Szalavitz
“There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program will work or not, and waiting for the reviews or seeing what the audience figures are.” ProblemWaitingAudienceSeeingMysteryFiguresProgramCrisisSatisfactionReviews Author:Rebecca Eaton
“Once you figure out what your own thing is it's all about trying to develop shows, programs that can, I guess, enhance what you already have and what you can add to Hollywood.” TryingShowsFiguresProgramHollywoodAdd Author:Ice Cube
“The changes are coming so quickly it's been difficult for workers to retrain themselves and for entrepreneurs to figure out where the next opportunities may be. The catalyst is something called computer learning or artificial intelligence - the ability to feed massive amounts of data into supercomputers and program them to teach themselves and improve their performance.” MayNextOpportunityDifficultAbilityTeachFiguresAmountComputerProgramPerformancesEntrepreneurWorkersDataMassiveArtificial IntelligenceArtificialCatalystSupercomputers Author:Andrew McAfee
“To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.” TryingArtFormFiguresProgramSkatingFigure Skating Author:Johnny Weir
“Teenagers are like bees at night, I think. We don't like waking up and we don't always get with the program immediately, but once we figure out our mission, we'll see it through.” ThinkingNightFiguresProgramWake UpMissionsTeenagerWakingBees Author:Joan Bauer
“She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's never over until the fat lady sings.” WellsLongDoeTurnsSportsFiguresProgramCoachesFatsFighterMotivational SportsOlympicsSkatingFigure SkatingSports CoachCoaches And PlayersPlayer To Coach Author:Frank Carroll
“Science is a philosophy of discovery. Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance. You cannot build a program of discovery on the assumption that nobody is smart enough to figure out the answer to a problem.” EnoughPhilosophyProblemAnswersFiguresDesignIgnoranceSmartDiscoveryProgramIntelligentAssumptionIntelligent Design Book:Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries Source: Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries