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>Sometimes I make a hypothesis and test it, which superficially resembles debugging by superstition but is different. As Adam Savage [1] says, "The only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down." I don't follow this process for every problem I encounter, but when I have a really intractable issue, where nothing I've thought of seems to work, I start a "lab notebook" (usually a few sheets of p…
As Adam Savage [1] says, "The only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down." Not true at all, though publishing is an important step. Understanding what is going on is important. A startling revelation that the MythBusters guys have no understanding of statistics was when they invented their buttery-toast dropper. Doing a 'calibration' dry run (literal dry run!) with toast with one side mark…
Re: Incuriosity Will Kill Your Infrastructure
#31I'd have to see the segment in question, but that sounds suspiciously like an ironic comment.