Comments on: Time To Die http://bradstinyworld.com/time-die/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-die Big Ideas About a Tiny Planet Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:23:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brad http://bradstinyworld.com/time-die/comment-page-/#comment-843 Brad Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:19:32 +0000 http://bradstinyworld.com/?p=4001#comment-843 It wasn't taken as an insult. My sense of humor is often criticized as being so slight it is mistaken as serious thought... It wasn’t taken as an insult. My sense of humor is often criticized as being so slight it is mistaken as serious thought…

]]> By: GregR http://bradstinyworld.com/time-die/comment-page-/#comment-842 GregR Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:51:51 +0000 http://bradstinyworld.com/?p=4001#comment-842 Actually it wasn't meant as a pejorative but as a person who delves deeply into a subject. Another term is a geek. In this case a bet money they have argued over a brute force solution for GM and there are plenty of people who have suggested along similar lines to you and let the thing die. But there is just a persuasive argument that the downstream effects could be disastrous. Economies as you suggest are indeed complex systems which is why we have pointy heads studying them and making recommendations. My opinion is in the middle. As much as I would like to stick it to these b***ds for all the mistakes they made, I also feel for the factory guy who didn't contribute to these problems, or the guy who works at the factory that makes the widget that goes into the car, or the canteen across the road that feeds the guys at lunch. Actually it wasn’t meant as a pejorative but as a person who delves deeply into a subject. Another term is a geek. In this case a bet money they have argued over a brute force solution for GM and there are plenty of people who have suggested along similar lines to you and let the thing die. But there is just a persuasive argument that the downstream effects could be disastrous.

Economies as you suggest are indeed complex systems which is why we have pointy heads studying them and making recommendations.

My opinion is in the middle. As much as I would like to stick it to these b***ds for all the mistakes they made, I also feel for the factory guy who didn’t contribute to these problems, or the guy who works at the factory that makes the widget that goes into the car, or the canteen across the road that feeds the guys at lunch.

]]> By: Brad http://bradstinyworld.com/time-die/comment-page-/#comment-840 Brad Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:28:18 +0000 http://bradstinyworld.com/?p=4001#comment-840 There are always unintended consequences because complex systems can never be fully predicted and are inherently unstable. Sometimes you simply have to say I have enough data and make a choice based on that amount of data alone because if you wait any longer most of the data you have will become obsolete. This is one of those time where we simply have enough data and not enough time to dick around debating it. It is time we go after the monster that is GM with our torches and pitchforks and not rest until we slay it. BTW I have been called a lot worse by people who don't like the way I think... <abbr><em>Brad’s last blog post..<a href="http://bloggingfornoobs.com/blogging-basics/name-calling/?source=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss" rel="nofollow">Name Calling</a></abbr></em> There are always unintended consequences because complex systems can never be fully predicted and are inherently unstable. Sometimes you simply have to say I have enough data and make a choice based on that amount of data alone because if you wait any longer most of the data you have will become obsolete. This is one of those time where we simply have enough data and not enough time to dick around debating it. It is time we go after the monster that is GM with our torches and pitchforks and not rest until we slay it.

BTW I have been called a lot worse by people who don’t like the way I think…

Brad’s last blog post..Name Calling

]]> By: GregR http://bradstinyworld.com/time-die/comment-page-1/#comment-841 GregR Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:12:42 +0000 http://bradstinyworld.com/?p=4001#comment-841 I like your thinking, but I worry that just a creative solution will suffer the law of unintended consequences. There are lots of pointy heads working on a solution as we speak. Should I add you to the list of econo-pointy heads :) <abbr><em>GregR’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.kiwibloke.org/archives/976" rel="nofollow">Del Toro Right Choice for Hobbit</a></abbr></em> I like your thinking, but I worry that just a creative solution will suffer the law of unintended consequences. There are lots of pointy heads working on a solution as we speak.

Should I add you to the list of econo-pointy heads :)

GregR’s last blog post..Del Toro Right Choice for Hobbit

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