Lost Spring

By rickColosimo / April 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Lost Spring

This is something I came up with to express one aspect of how we’ve all put lives on hold in different ways. Hey, let’s get together; let’s get a drink and meet; Hey, let’s get together; I really think you’re sweet. Hey we got together; had a meal and talked all night; Hey we got…

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Did not find

By rickColosimo / March 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Did not find

NB: Now that some time has passed and we’ve moved from the Mueller Report to the House Investigation to the Impeachment to the vote, this is not a “hot” topic but one just about the nature of proof and belief and the words we use to describe them. “Did not find” vs. “found no” I’ve…

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iPhone App ideas

By rickColosimo / March 9, 2020 / Comments Off on iPhone App ideas

So I’ve had this idea for an iPhone seismograph app that a person could use on a rollercoaster or taxi ride on the FDR or regional jet flight. Here are a couple apps I’ve come across that are in the same vein: Noise: Decibel X is a free app for the iPhone (also available on…

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Efficiency is free [in the long run]

By rickColosimo / March 4, 2020 / Comments Off on Efficiency is free [in the long run]

Efficiency is free in the long run, argues Seth Godin. I read his post as saying two very different things: First, shifting costs to other people ends up costing more money overall. That’s what economists call a negative externality (and the genesis of many NIMBY complaints — no one wants to be on the receiving…

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