If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
This is one of those annoying questions that philosophy professors like to pose as thought experiments to students pondering the nature of reality. A true student of philosophy may launch into a heavy discussion of metaphysics. Those who prefer their questions to be answerable would do well to respond: It depends. Define "sound."
The American Heritage Dictionary...
Alternate title: "In Defense of Hacks"
Competition breeds innovation, and there is perhaps no better example than the space race between the United States and Soviet Union in the 60s and 70s. The desire to demonstrate the superiority of one model of government over the other manifested in a fierce competition for supremacy in space exploration, out of which came such indispensable inventions as CAT scans, bar codes, fire-resistant fabrics, dialysis machines, and Tempurpedic mattresses. The question...
Aug.06.09 , In
Solution Design , by
Niki Hammond
The title of “Business Analyst” is one of the fastest growing in the IT industry. In fact, the United States Department of Labor projected a 29-percent increase in computer systems analyst employment by 2016. There are many resources available that explain what a business analyst is, often in terms of comparing the responsibilities of an analyst to those of other team members we’re more familiar with, like project managers, software testers and...