Patterns are good things. When we tune in to them properly, we can process information faster and more efficiently. We can make predictions. We can detect anomalies. But if we aren't careful, we let the patterns imprint us with ruts that get in … [Continue reading]
I am a mathematician
Posted on July 11, 2007 Written by
...or at least more so than the guy who claims to be one in the latest "Screw-Big-Oil" e-mails that is wafting past my inbox. This one has THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER … [Continue reading]
Powerless Thinking
Posted on July 6, 2007 Written by
So - it has occurred to me during this, most-recent power outage, that our dependence on electricity is greater than we'd feared. I can only imagine the travails of the early Americans, eager to share their doctrine of Manipost Destiny. By virtue … [Continue reading]
Newsworthiness
Posted on July 6, 2007 Written by
"So, when you go to a council meeting, how do you know which part is the most important to go in your story?" - unnamed new reporter, to one of my ex-interns "Oh, I am so blogging that!" - Ike Pigott … [Continue reading]
Good directions
Posted on July 6, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|It's just easier to deal with the rest of the lost if you don't remind them how lost they are. They just get angry at you.}} … [Continue reading]
Syntext
Posted on July 6, 2007 Written by
I love figuring out how we figure things out. That's the joy of having a five-year-old... you get to see everything through a pair of unjaded eyes. But every so often, you get a chance to revisit something with a wiser brain than you had … [Continue reading]
Net Debris
Posted on July 5, 2007 Written by
I have felt so behind lately. I've been doing my best to keep up with the newest tools and social networks out there, to see what I can use professionally. I've been on LinkedIn, MyRagan, just joined Facebook, have arguably the coolest Twitter … [Continue reading]