My house is replete with art. Mostly paintings, but sculpture and crafts are also present. My dining room affords one with the beauty to augment the conversation and tasty morsels with which I- and my guests- enjoy the evening.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
What happens when you choose the wrong study upon which you base your actions…
Big data. Correlation vs. causation. Most people think that it’s imperative that we harness big data to find any correlations that exist. Without once determining what the theory is that could substantiate the correlation. (If you check back to my 19 April post, you will find the references to determine what is wrong with this concept.)
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Till Death Do Us Part?
Betty Thompson would be pissed. Yes, she would. Because, she knew that the best way to have divorce ‘work’ in America was to make things equitable. She worked hard to change the laws in Virginia. Instead of basing the split of assets from who had the title (which typically was the male, especially when she began her practice) to “equitable distribution”. And, while she knew that alimony had to have a finite limit- and not proceed for decades or for life- that change came slower.
Anti-terror techniques
Yes, I am going to use current events to scare you. Maybe that way you will DEMAND action from Congress (or your country’s legislature) to pass laws, to fund solutions- to stop problems, before they occur.
A Centennial, Of Sorts
Isn’t it amazing that we develop things based upon what we see? And, that’s the real reason why we need to offer our kids toys that augment their creative sparks- and not those video games that seem to be proliferating at the birthday table.
Have Sales- Will Tax
If you think it’s just the federal government that is scrambling for revenue to cut their deficits, you are badly mistaken, Almost every single state is desperate to increase the tax coffers to balance budgets and/or deal with immediate needs- including transportation needs. And, one source they are desperate to tax is internet sales. Some $ 23 billion a year escapes state coffers (National Conference of State Legislature estimates) because of the 1992 Supreme Court ruling that currently obtains.
6 miles…please!
Today, I’m going to revisit an important issue I discussed some 30 months ago. I discussed the empirical research that showed if we walked 6 miles a week, our brains and our bodies would thank us. Our bodies- because that is about the minimum exercise to keep it in tone. And, our brains- because the data indicated that cognitive impairment was associated with those who walked fewer than 6 miles a week.
Big Data misses the difference between correlation and causation
Big data. It’s all the rage. Somewhere, someone decided that, given our awesome computing capabilities, we can use this to predict behavior. Or, to understand the world because our computer systems will let us crunch the numbers.
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Is this job for you?
So, we’ve learned that caring for our aged is a major expense. That is not surprising given that by 2030, some 73 million Americans will be over 65; two years ago that number was about half that- at 40 million.
Is XL the excellent choice?
I’ve stayed out of the fray for a while now. (Don’t cluck-cluck me; I really have!) Because I wanted to see what each side would really use for their arguments; you see, there is nothing that is intrinsically safe, unsafe, right, or wrong with either side’s position. No, it’s the execution that will make the difference. About what am I talking? Harvesting tar sands for oil refining and piping them thousands of miles.