Little Allocation for an M/M/c queue
In queuing theory, an M/M/c queue is one where arrivals (λ) happen by a Markov (Poisson) process, average time spent in the queue (μ) is also a Markov/Poisson process, and […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Rethinking our Priorities.
The job I held before my current one was working as a server (among other things) in a high-end bakery. My boss, the sous chef, loved to bake; she also […]
Example: Comparison of transparent conductive materials.
This is going to be a short article, based on this table I’ve created: Comparison of transparent electrodes. This presents a way of comparing materials by their properties directly, using […]
Functional processes
A functional process is something that maps a set of inputs to a set of outputs. This can include production processes, which turn inputs into different outputs, construction processes, which […]
Maximization is a Lofty Goal
Maximization is characteristic of the goals in capitalist economics. Corporations are legally required to maximize profit, and according to the most extreme views of market economics, humans are supposed to […]
Specializations Revisited
The networking of intentional communities, once established, would allow a specialization scheme for greater efficiency and robustness of the network. Due to the four-color theorem we know that 4 or […]
Fundamentals, Continued
If you’ve been following, you may have noticed that though I defined three basic parameters, S, E, and D, I only used two of them. If it wasn’t clear before, […]
Transferics 