Category: Data

  • Miss and Guided

    It is very easy to miss even when guided. The margin of error is very small. Guided tours designed to lead you to the right place are helpful, but not quite failproof. Information defects are a huge issue across all walks of life. Information defects are not only costly, but in some fields they can…

  • Wrong and Hard to Correct

    The half life of a mistake is surprisingly long. Obviously, it is a function of the importance of the mistake. But in a world of immutable ledgers, mistakes will live on forever somewhere on that ledger.  Humans make all kinds of mistakes. Catching mistakes quickly can sometimes reduce harm, but sometimes you only get one…

  • Precision vs Imprecision

    The difference between right and wrong is so small. It really all comes down to tolerances. How much margin is there really? And at what point does something fall out of tolerance? Precision comes at a cost, and imprecision comes at a cost too. Figuring out the cost of precision vs the cost of imprecision…

  • Back and Better

    I don’t know that it is any better, but I am glad this is working again.

  • Missing the Point

    It seems to me that just about everybody is missing the point. I have no idea what the point is, but at least I can admit that. Thinking that you know the point, is a sign that maybe you are missing the point.

  • Seriously…

    … There are just days that feel so useless…And today is one of them.

  • Getting more serious

    I have decided to make a dedicated blog on information management strategy. The blog is located at lexonims.com.