Monthly Archives: February 2009

Economics still isn’t a formula

Posted on February 26, 2009 by admin

Everybody is citing the article in Wired on the Gaussian copula function.  Apparently, everybody had been applying some clever maths to finance decisions so they thought they had a mathematically valid way of making accurate predictions while eliminating most variables.  … Continue reading →

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Getting closer to Michael Costa

Posted on February 25, 2009 by admin

Some time ago I was trying to form my view on Michael Costa.  I never quite finished that train of thought – but I was definitely leaning towards liking him a lot.   With that in mind I’m attend the following … Continue reading →

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Money for nothing, tough at the top

Posted on February 9, 2009 by admin

I only just found this article from December 2008′s Portfolio.com.  It’s by Michael Lewis (the Liar’s Poker guy).  It more or less supports my vague theory that this financial crisis thing is little more than a skimming off the top … Continue reading →

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TRIZ as a pattern language for problem solving

Posted on February 7, 2009 by admin

After watching Merlin Mann talking about the idea of creativity patterns today, I started reading through volume 16 of Make magazine.  On page 57 there is a brief but interesting article about TRIZ. TRIZ is an evolving set of patterns … Continue reading →

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Merlin Mann discovers Christopher Alexander, stops procrastinating, and fumbles a little

Posted on February 7, 2009 by admin

Merlin Mann stops talking about productivity and starts thinking about creativity. I’ve always had the nagging feeling that the GTD 43Folders clan were all really just procrastinating. He’s also discovered Christopher Alexander.

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