Virtual TravelogThoughts and essays by John R. Harris on System Design, The Internet, Globalization, Complexity, and Technology.Charles Babbage and Howard Aiken. How the Analytical Engine influenced the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator aka The Harvard Mk I- March 31, 2004 In 1936, Howard Aiken had proposed his idea to build a giant calculating machine to the Harvard University Physics Department, ... He was told by the chairman, Frederick Saunders, that a lab technician, Carmelo Lanza, had told him about...http://www.virtualtravelog.net/entries/2004/03/charles_babbage_and_howard_aiken_how_the_an... Ontology Review 2: The International System of Units (SI). US Resistance to Adoption of the Metric System- March 5, 2004 Ontologies are like Khunian Paradigms; new ontologies are resisted by those who have a vested interest in the old system. Ontologies, like jargon, can form barriers to market entry that effectively exclude potential competitors and protect established players. Establised players are acting out of self interest in resisting change.http://www.virtualtravelog.net/entries/2004/03/ontology_review_2_the_international_system_... |