tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post7377830529203154335..comments2024-03-28T00:36:13.790-07:00Comments on Volatile and Decentralized: Conference report: HotOS 2011 in NapaMatt Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-56998949818370314082011-06-09T21:35:03.838-07:002011-06-09T21:35:03.838-07:00David - I actually did think about adopting an unc...David - I actually did think about adopting an unconference model, but chickened out, in part because (a) I've never actually BEEN to an unconference before, and (b) I think most other attendees would not have either, so it would have been hard to get people on board with the format. But in theory it's a great idea.Matt Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077674014671176946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-17941205681144080382011-06-06T01:24:36.218-07:002011-06-06T01:24:36.218-07:00Have you considered running HotOS as an unconferen...Have you considered running HotOS as an unconference for part of the time? This would be a little tricky to pull off in conjunction with the standard peer review, but the participant driven format is in keeping with what I understand to be the spirit of HotOS.David Molnarhttp://www.dmolnar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-57112604237577148102011-05-16T14:50:44.640-07:002011-05-16T14:50:44.640-07:00Regarding "Repair from a Chair." I reall...Regarding "Repair from a Chair." I really think that many people will continue to use non-cloud-based apps for the foreseeable future. If for no other reason, people aren't always connected. More people are connected more often, but that's not the same thing.Matt Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851645743462447363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-39658449296173794052011-05-15T10:59:04.480-07:002011-05-15T10:59:04.480-07:00While I think the Ubicomp paper is quite interesti...While I think the Ubicomp paper is quite interesting, actually it completely ignores a result that its data supports, which was the entire purpose of my presentation. My claim is that research claiming proximity is inherently gender biased. I surveyed more people, far less scientifically, but both Patel (who I think is amazing) and I find that men are far more likely to be carrying their phone on-their-person or within arm's reach than women. (His number show that on-average, the female participants had their phone within arm reach 37% of the time, while the male participants had their phone on their person 59% of the time). So Patel's wonderful study simply confirms the point I was making.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375776249793758895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-20551076654568204962011-05-14T21:09:01.802-07:002011-05-14T21:09:01.802-07:00Wild and Crazy Ideas? Maybe you systems folks sho...Wild and Crazy Ideas? Maybe you systems folks should bother to look at Ubicomp 2006 to find RESEARCH on where people carry their phones :) : http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/~shwetak/papers/prox_ubicomp06.pdfAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776616183969942139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186457242428335144.post-10592430339174460082011-05-13T19:44:41.450-07:002011-05-13T19:44:41.450-07:00When I was a kid, I expected a college professor w...When I was a kid, I expected a college professor would be exactly like Dave Ackley. Now that I'm a stodgy, adult academic, I'm glad there are still some people in academia like him. Plus his paper is actually pretty interesting - although definitely very different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com