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  • Reply To: Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?

    Hey, folks, speaking of mortgage payment rounding, I will share with you all something that is happening right now with mortgages.

    A year ago I relocated and took a mortgage instead...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    One is the fiasco caused by their Y2K 'work-around' for for 2-digit years in the QIF inport/export file format...

    Good lord... I had to work through all of that...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?

    This is a very good article.  I shared it with another discussion group regarding the very popular Quicken personal financial package which has for years suffered from two bad design...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are You a Gatekeeper?

    ... nothing is more permanent than a "temporary" solution?

    David, I just have to add this to my collection on my computer that I call 'Bits of Wisdom'.  I love this!

     

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: What is Azure SQL Database Serverless?

    Wow, we're definitely not in Kansas anymore.  I sure am happy to be retired.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are You a Gatekeeper?

    This all depends on WHERE you place the gate!  If the gate is at the start of the process, then you will have problems.  If the gate is at the...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Missing Data

    Steve, it's good to know that you weren't truly flat-lined during those missing days.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: The Social Impact of Data

    ben.mcintyre wrote:

    It's incredibly concerning. The most worrying thing is that, having gotten onto some list through bad data matching or a poor algorithm, it's often incredibly hard to get off,...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: The Social Impact of Data

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:

    My point more is that we need to be careful here, and do a better job of analyzing our data, transparently disclosing how it is used, and reacting when...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: The Social Impact of Data

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    What I've found is that "Data" is always correct.  "Information" derived from the data is not.  And even if the "Data" is skewed, it is still correct but incomplete.

    I...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: The Social Impact of Data

    "The problem is that humans that program the systems might have some bias. Maybe more disconcerting is that the data used to train systems is likely biased as well."

    Very well...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Sabotage at Work

    Rod at work wrote:

    Lots of interesting things here. I thought the suggestion of working slow was poignant. Great reminder, to me, to do a good job, rather than just enough to get...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Representing uncertainty in difficult times

    call.copse wrote:

    Clearly you are free to dismiss my genuine concerns, and those of the Economist, and if you're still in the ring for this regime it's pretty clear we're not...

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    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Representing uncertainty in difficult times

    I didn't, in fact, hire him to babysit my granddaughters, of which I have five, nor would I do so.   I voted for him to run our country as he...

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    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Representing uncertainty in difficult times

    "p.s.  I agree with the concept that running for offices has become more of a financial contest and deters (along with a sick press) good people from running.  Apparently, it's...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

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