Self-Organized Criticality: An Explanation of 1/f Noise 24 December 2020 We show that dynamical systems with spatial degrees of freedom naturally evolve into a self-organized critical point. Flicker noise, or 1/f noise, can be identified with the dynamics of the critical state. This picture also yields insight into the...
Docker is Object Oriented Programming (OOP) for Systems 18 December 2020 I was explaining about docker to my colleagues and I was struck by an epiphany: Docker is essentially object oriented programming (OOP) for systems programming. For the uninitiated Docker is OS-level virtualization that allow you to package softwa...
End-To-End Arguments in System Design 18 December 2020 This paper presents a design principle that helps guide placement of functions among the modules of a distributed computer system. The principle, called the end-to-end argument, suggests that functions placed at low levels of a system may be redun...
Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management 17 December 2020 The dynamic capabilities framework analyzes the sources and methods of wealth creation and capture by private enterprise firms operating in environments of rapid technological change. The competitive advantage of firms is seen as resting on distin...
Evolutionary Rate at the Molecular Level 14 December 2020 Calculating the rate of evolution in terms of nucleotide substitutions seems to give a value so high that many of the mutations involved must be neutral ones.