Cui Bono
Cui Bono Latin for "Who Benefits?" This the question to ask about any proposal. My heuristic is "does it...
Author: Simon
Data Detective Two
“Sometimes we want to be fooled.” Tim Harford in The Data...
Words Seldom Seen: Cruft
Cruft Noun: Computer Jargon, badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software....
Postal Haiku
A postcard arrivesWe slow down to decipherA rectangle of...
Everyday
Treat every day like it is a day there are going to be...
$2.99 Wrong Price
In a post a month ago I warned that pissing off the Saudi's and stopping fracking at the same time would be sure...
Anger
Anger won’t help. What will help is situational. But whatever the situation, anger won't...
The Data Detective One
“Have the confidence to assess information with curiosity and a healthy skepticism.” Tim Harford in The...
Words Seldom Seen: Rascal
Rascal Noun: A mischievous person. Usually a child or a man. Typically used affectionately. Somewhat...
Seeing
“Sometimes it’s only with the heart that we can see.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in The Little...
