Comments on: The Case For Hard Core Research http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Jocelyn http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-20 Jocelyn Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:05:02 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-20 I believe that Nathan did really give some good advice (even if he doesn't eat donuts- a truly tragic thing, I tell you)! I am looking forward to your reports of your literary findings! I believe that Nathan did really give some good advice (even if he doesn’t eat donuts- a truly tragic thing, I tell you)! I am looking forward to your reports of your literary findings!

]]> By: Hilton http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-22 Hilton Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:55:05 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-22 You make it sound like I'll be giving a book report on Harry Potter or something! ;) You make it sound like I’ll be giving a book report on Harry Potter or something! ;)

]]> By: John Finlay http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-23 John Finlay Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:38:10 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-23 I agree... somewhat... While you are a student you should definitely take advantage of the time to study and research as much as you can. On the other hand, one of the problems I see in the genealogical computing field is that there is very little turn-over from research to useful technology. If you can DO something good while you are LEARNING something good, then your research will be all the more meaningful. I agree… somewhat…

While you are a student you should definitely take advantage of the time to study and research as much as you can. On the other hand, one of the problems I see in the genealogical computing field is that there is very little turn-over from research to useful technology.

If you can DO something good while you are LEARNING something good, then your research will be all the more meaningful.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-28 Ethan Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:18:30 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-28 Not to mention the fact that we live in a physical world where funding matters. Resources are always limited, and while pure research is great, to keep getting funded requires producing something that can do something. Sure it's a personal bias, but isn't that why techincal fields have way more money to toss around than the humanities? Now, I feel that the humanities do have use, but I'm saying that as a society we currently value physical results more than the development of the soul. Of course, that's probably why Nathan was telling you to take advantage of it in college. Not to mention the fact that we live in a physical world where funding matters. Resources are always limited, and while pure research is great, to keep getting funded requires producing something that can do something. Sure it’s a personal bias, but isn’t that why techincal fields have way more money to toss around than the humanities? Now, I feel that the humanities do have use, but I’m saying that as a society we currently value physical results more than the development of the soul.

Of course, that’s probably why Nathan was telling you to take advantage of it in college.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-29 Ethan Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:19:25 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-29 Oh, and I think you should take advantage of your time in school to do Harry Potter book reports. WHO'S GOING TO DIE IN BOOK 7??? Oh, and I think you should take advantage of your time in school to do Harry Potter book reports.

WHO’S GOING TO DIE IN BOOK 7???

]]> By: Enabling the Distributed Family Tree » Blog Archive » Request for Requests http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-47 Enabling the Distributed Family Tree » Blog Archive » Request for Requests Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:48:42 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2006/11/14/the-case-for-hard-core-research/#comment-47 [...] I previously said that I would start reading at least one research paper a week and then report on it. This week’s paper will be Storage and Querying of E-Commerce Data, which considers alternate implementations and performance results for “vertical representation of sparse data.” In other words, a Quad table like the one I’m using. I found this paper on a page about storing RDF in a relational database. [...] […] I previously said that I would start reading at least one research paper a week and then report on it. This week’s paper will be Storage and Querying of E-Commerce Data, which considers alternate implementations and performance results for “vertical representation of sparse data.” In other words, a Quad table like the one I’m using. I found this paper on a page about storing RDF in a relational database. […]

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