- From: Shelby Moore <shelby@coolpage.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:07:15 -0400
- To: shelby@coolpage.com
- Cc: "Boris Zbarsky" <bzbarsky@mit.edu>, "www-style list" <www-style@w3.org>
[snip] > However, with respect to a generalized layout algorithm that has to work > on all, then the battery on the smartphone may be the limiting least > common denominator of importance for many people that dictates which > algorithm can be used. If one allows a choice of algorithms, then yes you > are correct, that the battery issue can remain orthogonal and not > supercede the CPU as the general limiting factor. Note, I was assuming current algorithms work on mobile. below.. [snip] >> I'm pretty skeptical of claims like this, but again willing to be proved >> wrong. ;) > > That is healthy. I am skeptical, but I am also love challenges and big > paradigm shifts. You only need one in your life to claim greatness and > change the world. Nevertheless we do have to prioritize and risky > adventures do have a resource cost. > > What if someone had said that BGP routing was dealing with an infinite > domain and couldn't anneal? I approach this like one does speculation in investing. I invest say 10 - 20% of my time in wild goose chases, because if one pays off with 5 - 10 times better results, then I double my net result (e.g. net worth). Google has this model, allowing 1 day a week for individual experimentation.
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