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WGHubris on January 5th, 2009

One of the most difficult things in business, consulting, and analysis is the unforeseen flaw.  That tiny little gotcha that seems obvious in hindsight that just didn’t come up during months of preparation. Sometimes, that flaw is the fault of the system.  Sometimes, that flaw is the fault of the people involved in the system.  [...]

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WGHubris on August 7th, 2008

Sometimes as I go through my day, I stumble across things that seem so OBVIOUS to me that I have trouble understanding why it is even an issue. Today’s version comes courtesy of every single email client I use, which includes most of the big names, and a couple of the small names.  Now, every [...]

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WGHubris on July 31st, 2008

If a tree falls in the forest, and a bunch of websites all post about it, was there a bunch of overlap? Several of my usual websites all posted about Glary Utilities within a few days of each other, seemingly for no reason. A quick examination.

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WGHubris on July 20th, 2008

If only the people who see a movie rate it, can it be widely assumed that all ratings are too high due to the bias of the people who choose to see a movie based on its content and starring actors?

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