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Comment on Tags and Categories: not quite the ticket! by Phil

Phil — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:30:23 +0000

“long after the stable door is bolted” tsk, tsk!

Comment on The downside of economic stability by Basel II, Speed Limits and Northern Rock « Of socks and men

Basel II, Speed Limits and Northern Rock « Of socks and men — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:49:35 +0000

[...] collateral as security. This is another downside to government intervention that has combined with excessive stability to produce the biggest bubble in money supply that we have seen so far. No Comments so far [...]

Comment on Dangerous Scaffolding? by ibrahim

ibrahim — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:03:31 +0000

good spot, keep up the good work. And it is fascinating the things we notice when thinking about a certain thing at the time.

Comment on The downside of economic stability by The Pakistan crisis is a good example of a messy problem

The Pakistan crisis is a good example of a messy problem — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:14:27 +0000

[...] “The Pakistan crisis threatens economic stability” [...]

Comment on The downside of economic stability by North Cyprus property

North Cyprus property — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:48:31 +0000

i hope something will be better in coming times ,

Comment on Northern Rock by House price collapse begins « Of socks and men

House price collapse begins « Of socks and men — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:20:01 +0000

[...] 10:17 am Filed under: Economics, Property The crisis in the banking system which culminated in Northern Rock’s near demise is now having a visible effect in the housing market. I was called yesterday by [...]

Comment on Planning is just Thinking Ahead(TM?) by Michael Hugos

Michael Hugos — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:38:27 +0000

Yes I think you have a very good point and you express it with a catchy phrase here. There is a whole Zen art to thinking ahead, and a couple of tendencies to watch out for. One has to avoid the tendency to think so far ahead that there is hardly any information to go on thus making you thinking just fantasy and one has to avoid the tendency to worry unduely about things. I have found over the years that in the face of incomplete information and ambiguity (that describes most situations) there is a tendency to see a future that is simply a reflection of your own worst fears.

A colleague of mine is a professional project manager; he heads up the project office of his company and he has a saying that is also a catchy phrase. It addresses these two tendencies; he says “Plan to the horizon you can see.” That way you can think ahead and still have enough information to avoid pure fantasy and also avoid becoming caught in a reflection of your own fears.
It also means thinking ahead is a constant process on our journey through this world.

Comment on Recombinant Sock Theory by Timothy

Timothy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:16:20 +0000

Nice – the lean sock drawer.

However, I would submit that we should also reduce the variety of socks – better stick to one or two types of white sock and one type of black sock. If you have lots of fancy dress socks, forced pairing at stage 7 might be better. We should also do 5S in the sock drawer…