Computer Genius Blog :: aka “TheGarage”

I cant believe Floridians are in the path of yet another major hurricane. What are the freakin odds? I expect the damn thing to move into the gulf just because the odds of one state getting hit three times by a major named storm within a month must be quite high.

Also, I think the timing of these storms are very suspicious. Karl Rove must be operating a nuclear-powered hurricane generation machine south east of Grenada so the Bush’s can claim they are the re-builders of Florida. I am surprised Kerry didn’t actually show up to work just to vote against the obviously politically motivated relief package.

If he were president, Kerry would look into the treasury, see the big IOU, then look at all his precious programs for “those who need it the most” and be forced to tell Floridians, “Sorry, we cant really afford to send help beyond what is already provided for. So when you run out of water, tough!”

Maybe the good people of Florida could lash Bob Graham to a pier somewhere in the Keys to appease the Kracken. It probably wont work, but its worth a try.

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Here’s an interesting article on the importance of route planning for Waste Management and how they tackled the daunting task:

Once dozens of variables are combined into a route knowledge bank, WasteRoute uses algorithms to pick the most efficient paths. These algorithms sort through the myriad issues Waste Management executives face daily: Is construction delaying a driver? Are there promised windows of time to pick up waste? Is a driver close to running more than the 60-hour-per-week maximum imposed by the Department of Transportation?

It is a fairly detailed and thought provoking article. The bottom line from an abstract point of view is that small gains in efficiency on a large scale operation can result in significant gains in productivity.

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