Comments on: Failure as the secret of success http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/ ... the four laws of humanity ... Tue, 15 May 2012 07:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mick http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-4311 Mick Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:40:53 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-4311 I'd give my left NUT for a failure rate of 60% I’d give my left NUT for a failure rate of 60%

]]> By: Irrepairable Failure « John Poelstra http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-4232 Irrepairable Failure « John Poelstra Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:37:07 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-4232 [...] me and Fedora out of our comfort zones.  The result could be failure, but that is not all bad.  Karsten had a good post on failing often.  The January 2010 issue of Wired had a cover story dedicated to the benefits of [...] [...] me and Fedora out of our comfort zones.  The result could be failure, but that is not all bad.  Karsten had a good post on failing often.  The January 2010 issue of Wired had a cover story dedicated to the benefits of [...]

]]> By: Fedora fails… and that’s a good thing! « Dark Matter Matters http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Fedora fails… and that’s a good thing! « Dark Matter Matters Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:12:59 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-3091 [...] open source, release early release often Great post by Red Hat’s Karsten Wade on the role of failure in Fedora (and in life). One of the key tenets of both the open source and design thinking movements is the [...] [...] open source, release early release often Great post by Red Hat’s Karsten Wade on the role of failure in Fedora (and in life). One of the key tenets of both the open source and design thinking movements is the [...]

]]> By: quaid http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 quaid Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:04:29 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2943 It is even more confusing because it is a nickname (a 'nick') that I use only online. However, Quaid is a name in English, most usually a last name (family name), and probably comes from a Scottish name that dropped a prefix. Original spellings would have been McQuaid, McQwayde, or even possibly McWade? The spelling differences are because the names are from Gaelic dialects and are translated in to English (Roman) characters. Many Gaelic people (Irish and Scots) dropped the prefix on their family name when migrating to the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s. This was done to make the name sound "less Irish" because there was enormous prejudice against immigrants from Ireland. It is even more confusing because it is a nickname (a ‘nick’) that I use only online. However, Quaid is a name in English, most usually a last name (family name), and probably comes from a Scottish name that dropped a prefix. Original spellings would have been McQuaid, McQwayde, or even possibly McWade? The spelling differences are because the names are from Gaelic dialects and are translated in to English (Roman) characters.
Many Gaelic people (Irish and Scots) dropped the prefix on their family name when migrating to the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s. This was done to make the name sound “less Irish” because there was enormous prejudice against immigrants from Ireland.

]]> By: quaid http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 quaid Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:34:42 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2935 I understand. I have experience writing for translation, but I do not try to do that in my blog. I enjoy letting the words just flow from my mind. :) As for the title and sub-title of this blog, it is a reference to the famous Isaac Asimov story collection, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot" rel="nofollow">I, Robot</a>". I understand. I have experience writing for translation, but I do not try to do that in my blog. I enjoy letting the words just flow from my mind. :)

As for the title and sub-title of this blog, it is a reference to the famous Isaac Asimov story collection, “I, Robot“.

]]> By: xiao haii http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 xiao haii Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:33:39 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2925 sorry, it's me again, i relize my question is really silly when i saw your name is quaid. I learnt a new english name anyway. sorry, it’s me again, i relize my question is really silly when i saw your name is quaid. I learnt a new english name anyway.

]]> By: xiao hai http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2924 xiao hai Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:25:04 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2924 I neglected the advantage of failure sometimes, but I learn something from your artical, more would be learnt if I can understand all your sentences (I'm a biginner to learn English, so pardon me for a couple of grammer mistakes), and I just want to ask you a silly question --what are the title "i, quaid" means? I was stepping by by accident, I'm a chinese student who are preparing for the English debate about failure & success, and some of your viewpoints and words do really help me a lot, and thank you for your kindness words! And it's about 12:24pm in my country now, but it may show another time in your country. Thank you! I neglected the advantage of failure sometimes, but I learn something from your artical, more would be learnt if I can understand all your sentences (I’m a biginner to learn English, so pardon me for a couple of grammer mistakes), and I just want to ask you a silly question –what are the title “i, quaid” means?
I was stepping by by accident, I’m a chinese student who are preparing for the English debate about failure & success, and some of your viewpoints and words do really help me a lot, and thank you for your kindness words!
And it’s about 12:24pm in my country now, but it may show another time in your country.
Thank you!

]]> By: quaid http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2917 quaid Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2917 Thanks for the plug, Chris. That is exactly the purpose of the <a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Community_Architecture" rel="nofollow">Community Architecture</a> team. As you know, those are hard metrics to track. In addition, from a community buidling angle, I'm not sure I'd track hardware compatibility. That is really the purview of QA. Our role is to make sure there is a thriving QA community who are enabled to track such metrics and do something about it of their own free will. So, for this purpose, we are hacking on <a href="http://fedorahosted.org/ekg" rel="nofollow">EKG</a> as a starting point for tracking community health. That said, it is a problem that we don't have such a discipline across the entire distro. Perhaps a continued focus on QA and learning from failure might attract some new folks interested in that sort of QA management. Thanks for the plug, Chris. That is exactly the purpose of the Community Architecture team. As you know, those are hard metrics to track. In addition, from a community buidling angle, I’m not sure I’d track hardware compatibility. That is really the purview of QA. Our role is to make sure there is a thriving QA community who are enabled to track such metrics and do something about it of their own free will. So, for this purpose, we are hacking on EKG as a starting point for tracking community health.
That said, it is a problem that we don’t have such a discipline across the entire distro. Perhaps a continued focus on QA and learning from failure might attract some new folks interested in that sort of QA management.

]]> By: JorgeRS http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2916 JorgeRS Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:37:53 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2916 Great! This is true, totally agree. And I have an extra advice, please, if you fail learn about it, as you say. I'm telling this because there are some people who fails and always try (and find) somebody else to blame, if you fail and blame somebody or something else, then you didn't learn anything. Regards. Great! This is true, totally agree.
And I have an extra advice, please, if you fail learn about it, as you say. I’m telling this because there are some people who fails and always try (and find) somebody else to blame, if you fail and blame somebody or something else, then you didn’t learn anything.
Regards.

]]> By: Accept to fail to reach the target. « Ce n’est plus ce que c’était ! ça fonctionne maintenant. http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 Accept to fail to reach the target. « Ce n’est plus ce que c’était ! ça fonctionne maintenant. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:11:57 +0000 http://iquaid.org/?p=375#comment-2910 [...] : http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/ Posted by Frederic Hornain Filed in FOSDEM, Fedora, Management ·Tags: Linux, Management, [...] [...] : http://iquaid.org/2009/02/28/failure-as-the-secret-of-success/ Posted by Frederic Hornain Filed in FOSDEM, Fedora, Management ·Tags: Linux, Management, [...]

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