tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702218379741046884.post6417950955191176931..comments2010-08-31T16:24:21.834-07:00Comments on BAAM-UMBC: Section One - BAAM! (Plus a rant on water)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03072233264412830274noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702218379741046884.post-54120444443556871012010-07-10T08:55:47.306-07:002010-07-10T08:55:47.306-07:00ALex, I am very familiar with the tragedy of the c...ALex, I am very familiar with the tragedy of the commons.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785072640043651321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702218379741046884.post-33265527726035778612010-07-10T08:54:27.505-07:002010-07-10T08:54:27.505-07:00Mike German has said that I made it look like the ...Mike German has said that I made it look like the arsenic in the water was causing the cancer outbreak in Nevada... which I didn't mean to do and exists because I refuse to go back and read my writing.<br /><br />So: There was a cancer outbreak in Nevada and they don't know what caused it, There is arsenic in the water, people become frightened because of the cancer outbreak and arsenic and buy bottled water, the two aren't actually related but neither are good and both result in people buying bottled water.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785072640043651321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702218379741046884.post-15870555486271173942010-07-09T16:12:32.628-07:002010-07-09T16:12:32.628-07:00Quality. I really like this post. I only sort of l...Quality. I really like this post. I only sort of liked it, but then you came down off the rant and started to talk about the reasons why people don't care with their actions. Next up - Not caring about the future.Timothy S. Milliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644033891188051976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702218379741046884.post-43996368693108515512010-07-09T12:26:16.155-07:002010-07-09T12:26:16.155-07:00On chains (and consulting and scalability...):
htt...On chains (and consulting and scalability...):<br />http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000024.html<br />"The secret of Big Macs is that they're not very good, but every one is not very good in exactly the same way. If you're willing to live with not-very-goodness, you can have a Big Mac with absolutely no chance of being surprised in the slightest."<br /><br />On the environment:<br />Are you familiar with the tragedy of the commons? Because that's what's happening with the oceans.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722157675784558619noreply@blogger.com