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Thursday, February 12, 2004
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} Failing software projects -- Comment()
CWD commenter my entry on Mad Hatter in IT: "165 million dollars! That is a lot! =(" So it is, but IT projects which end in chaos are not that uncommon. Wasn't there an big Australian bank which went bankrupt when their software project failed? (There was no backup plan.)
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Did I already mention that I really like the cover of the third edition of my textbook on solving optimization problems (the book is written in Finnish, and available on PDF format).
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![[Cover picture]](http://www.csc.fi/oppaat/optimointi/opt-kansi3.jpg)
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A nerd's growth path -- Comment()
Today appeared my column in the printed version of the MikroPC magazine (titled Nörtin kasvupolku). I discussed how a computer nerd may grow to become a human being. Or, to be more serious, what are the really important skills when working with information technology.
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Microfluidics: the next hype? -- Comment()
Yesterday I was in a seminar on microfluidics, for the second time in two weeks. This is a popular topics in Finland right now. A survey has been made, and the results were discussed in the seminar. There seem to be quite a few areas where a real breakthrough is possible.
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