“Willpower is the fuel that runs human life; Like a driver in a computer application, Or Operating System in cyber programme, Willpower works life to performances; Life is deadwood; life, robust carrion, Without willpower in bright flame within.” HumansRunningLife IsComputerPerformancesHuman LifeFlamesFuelDriversApplicationWillpowerProgrammesRobustCyberOperating SystemsCarrion Book:Celestial Glow Source: Celestial Glow
“My first operating system project was to build a real-time system called RSX-11M that ran on Digital's PDP-11 16-bit series of minicomputers. ... a multitasking operating system that would run in 32 KB of memory with a hierarchical file system, application swapping, real-time scheduling, and a set of development utilities. The operating system and utilities were to run on the entire line of PDP-11 platforms, from the very small systems up through the PDP-11/70 which had memory-mapping hardware and supported up to 4 MB of memory.” FirstsRealRunningBitsLinesMemoriesDevelopmentProjectsSeriesRanDigitalApplicationPlatformsFilesUtilityHardwareMultitaskingOperating SystemsMappingSchedulingSwapping Author:Dave Cutler
“We come finally, however, to the relation of the ideal theory to real world, or "real" probability. If he is consistent a man of the mathematical school washes his hands of applications. To someone who wants them he would say that the ideal system runs parallel to the usual theory: "If this is what you want, try it: it is not my business to justify application of the system; that can only be done by philosophizing; I am a mathematician". In practice he is apt to say: "try this; if it works that will justify it".” IfsMenWorldWantTryingRealDoneHandsRunningSchoolPracticeTheoryIdealsRelationMathematicsMathWhat You WantMathematicalConsistentJustifyReal WorldApplicationUsualMathematicianProbabilityParallels Author:John Edensor Littlewood
“But life cannot maintain itself alone. The Creator of life has entrusted us with the responsibility of preserving, developing, and perfecting it. In order that we may accomplish this, He has provided us with a collection of marvelous faculties. And He has put us in the midst of a variety of natural resources. By the application of our faculties to these natural resources we convert them into products, and use them. The process is necessary in order that life may run its appointed course.” MayUseRunningOrderCoursesPoliticsProcessNaturalResponsibilityEconomyProductsResourcesCreatorAccomplishVarietyDevelopingLiberalismCollectionsMidstFacultyApplicationMarvelousNatural Resources Book:The Law Source: The Law
“The letter of application ... should be a masterpiece of fiction, papering over all the cracks. Get it properly typed on decent writing paper. Never let it run over the page, people get bored with reading.” PeopleShouldWritingRunningReadingWorkFictionOfficePaperPagesLettersBoredDecentCracksApplicationMasterpiece Author:Jilly Cooper