Two Laws of Explanation

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Laws of Explanation

Laws of Explanation 01/16/2004 10:59 AM

Tim Bray: When you’re explaining something to somebody and they don’t get it, that’s not their problem, it’s your problem; When someone’s explaining something to you and you’re not getting it, it’s not your problem, it’s their problem

Instant classic.  Added to my favorites.

Search Marketing Techniques, Deceptive
Advertising Laws & Other Laws

Search Marketing Techniques, Deceptive
Advertising Laws & Other Laws 03/22/2005 04:39 PM

"explanation for the latest name change"

"explanation for the latest name change" 02/13/2004 02:37 PM

"Josh Marshall's explanation"

"Josh Marshall's explanation" 01/05/2005 04:16 PM

Does IBM Freeing Patents Really Need An
Explanation?

Does IBM Freeing Patents Really Need An
Explanation? 04/11/2005 05:58 AM
Want to know just how far the debate over intellectual property has been skewed these days? A few months after IBM decided to free up approximately 500 patents they weren't really using in hopes of stimulating growth in other areas, the NY Times felt it was necessary to write a whole article explaining how it was actually possible to profit from freely sharing information. The disturbing part is that the article frames this in a way suggesting that most business people these days probably wouldn't think it was possible to profit by releasing info so that others could improve on it and offer more that will come back to help IBM. This is what we get when we allow our education system to be outso urced to the entertainment industry, who go around telling kids that anything free is obviously bad and "stolen."

""In this case, I think ignorance is
most of the explanation.""

""In this case, I think ignorance is
most of the explanation."" 09/06/2004 08:36 AM

Tiny trackback explanation...

Tiny trackback explanation... 04/09/2004 03:54 PM

Another friend asked me what Trackback was today and I showed them my old guide to it and to be honest it wasn't very helpful for them. But I found a way to say it more simply even than that. Here is trackback in a nutshell: If someone links to one of my posts, my post will link back to them.

Great explanation of the World Live Web

Great explanation of the World Live Web 12/30/2004 04:35 AM
Nice post from a blog that I'll be watching more closely from now on: Welcome to the World Live Web!...

"Calpundit: The WMD Hunt...A Real
Explanation at Last?"

"Calpundit: The WMD Hunt...A Real
Explanation at Last?" 01/28/2004 03:23 AM

Worst Explanation From Tech Support?

Worst Explanation From Tech Support? 05/20/2004 11:16 PM

Calpundit: The WMD Hunt....A Real
Explanation at Last?

Calpundit: The WMD Hunt....A Real
Explanation at Last? 01/27/2004 03:33 AM
embraced this explanation .. must-read post

calpundit.com/archives/003127.html
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"this explanation for the e-mail dumping
phenomenon"

"this explanation for the e-mail dumping
phenomenon" 07/31/2004 10:19 AM

Google: An explanation of our search
results

Google: An explanation of our search
results 04/15/2004 03:47 AM
An explanation of our search results .. Google has officially responded .. Please read our note here .. ad

google.com/explanation.html
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Shark Tank: Just so long as there's an
explanation

Shark Tank: Just so long as there's an
explanation 06/17/2005 07:23 PM
It's the day before a scheduled buildingwide power outage, and in the midst of making sure the site is ready, pilot fish is accosted by a user who wants to know why her speaker is suddenly working.

Explanation Sought for Lobster Decline

Explanation Sought for Lobster Decline 08/23/2004 01:08 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Sun Aug 22, 10:04 am GMT

a nice simple explanation of smart
antenna systems

a nice simple explanation of smart
antenna systems 12/31/2004 07:10 PM
The International Engineering Consortium has a nice simple explanation of smart antenna systems. Vendors are starting to use smart antennas in 802.11 equipment to increase performance.

Byron York & Halliburton: There's a good
explanation � if anyone is interested

Byron York & Halliburton: There's a good
explanation � if anyone is interested 12/20/2003 07:36 AM
Price Gouging? Actually, No .. account

nationalreview.com/york/york200312190859.asp
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Documents give different explanation for
inmate's death (USATODAY.com)

Documents give different explanation for
inmate's death (USATODAY.com) 06/28/2004 06:43 AM
USATODAY.com - Conflicting accounts of the death of one Iraqi prisoner illustrate what investigators are grappling with as they re-examine cases to see whether U.S. military or civilian personnel should be charged with crimes.

Explanation of "winner's curse" in
upcoming Google IPO auction

Explanation of "winner's curse" in
upcoming Google IPO auction 05/03/2004 11:35 PM
An economics professor explains how the psychology behind bidding on things for investment reasons tends to limit the amount of the high bid.

Google intends to sell shares of itself through an auction in which Google stock is sold to those willing to pay the most per share.  This means, for example, that if only 20% of the bidders end up with Google stock, these 20% will consist of people who bid the most for Google.  Now, if you end up being one of these "lucky" 20% should you worry that the winner's curse has stricken you since you apparently valued the stock at an amount greater than what most investors believed Google to be worth?  

Rational investors will take the winner's curse into account when making a bid.  For example, assume that before the auction you think a share of Google is worth $100.  But you figure that if you end up being a winner in the auction it means that most investors think Google is worth less than $100.  So, the act of winning will cause you to think Google is worth only $80 a share.  You should, therefore, bid no higher than $80, an amount diminished by the winner's curse.

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Kerry Thrashes Around! - Plus another
explanation of the jobs mystery. By
Mickey Kaus

Kerry Thrashes Around! - Plus another
explanation of the jobs mystery. By
Mickey Kaus 08/11/2004 10:09 AM
looks into various reports .. today's column .. Mickey Kaus

slate.msn.com/id/2104926
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Excellent explanation of the merits of
RSS for fast reading by Robert Scoble

Excellent explanation of the merits of
RSS for fast reading by Robert Scoble 01/05/2004 04:58 AM
offers some reasons he thinks RSS is better than HTML .. Scoble

radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2004/01/03.html#a6054
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PARK SERVICE STICKS WITH BIBLICAL
EXPLANATION FOR GRAND CANYON

PARK SERVICE STICKS WITH BIBLICAL
EXPLANATION FOR GRAND CANYON 01/04/2005 10:49 AM
PARK SERVICE STICKS WITH BIBLICAL EXPLANATION FOR GRAND CANYON The Bush Administration has decided that it will stand by its approval for a book claiming the Grand Canyon was created by Noah’s flood rather than by geologic forces, according to internal documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

Bush's Mocking Drowns Out Kerry's
Explanation of Iraq Vote

Bush's Mocking Drowns Out Kerry's
Explanation of Iraq Vote 08/11/2004 10:51 PM
President Bush has challenged John Kerry for a yes-or-no answer on a critical campaign issue on which Mr. Kerry must maintain a difficult balance.

Miller Time (Again) - The New York Times
owes readers an explanation for Judith
Miller's faulty WMD reporting. By Jack
Shafer

Miller Time (Again) - The New York Times
owes readers an explanation for Judith
Miller's faulty WMD reporting. By Jack
Shafer 02/14/2004 07:22 AM
Judith Miller fiasco .. Miller Time (Again) .. behind the woodshed .. followed up .. February 12 .. follows

slate.msn.com/id/2095394
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""The fact is, if third- or fifth-grade
students made the mistakes made in the
test prep materials, they would be
flunked and no one would be asking them
for an explanation.""

""The fact is, if third- or fifth-grade
students made the mistakes made in the
test prep materials, they would be
flunked and no one would be asking them
for an explanation."" 03/26/2005 09:39 PM

The three laws of identity

The three laws of identity 12/19/2004 02:57 PM
If Kim Cameron, Microsoft's architect of directory services, had been a physicist, there might be one or two fewer buildings in Redmond today, and more holes in the ground - or maybe the world would be a lot better off.

BMP goes online with bye-laws

BMP goes online with bye-laws 06/13/2004 05:58 AM
Centralchronicle.com - Sun Jun 13, 12:45 am GMT

New Labor Laws

New Labor Laws 08/23/2004 05:08 AM
Many of you will lose your overtime benefits today. Welcome to Monday morning!

New UK sex laws come into force

New UK sex laws come into force 04/30/2004 08:34 PM
New laws on sex crimes have come into effect in what the government says is the most radical reform for 100 years.

Spam Laws

Spam Laws 07/20/2004 06:00 AM
Spam Laws
http://www.spamlaws.com/

A very comprehensive listing of spam laws around the world created and maintained by David E. Sorkin since 1999. This has been added to the Anti Spam sites section of Internet Hoaxes Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Fixing or Nixing the Fax Laws?

Fixing or Nixing the Fax Laws? 06/16/2004 05:13 AM
Wired News Jun 16 2004 9:38AM GMT

UK to update cybercrime laws

UK to update cybercrime laws 04/27/2004 11:00 PM
The UK's lone cybercrime law is antiquated, pre-dating the rise of the Internet. Parliament is looking at revising the legislation and toughening sentences.

Bad laws, bad code, bad behavior

Bad laws, bad code, bad behavior 05/10/2004 01:16 PM
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why laws regulating technology often invoke an even more powerful rule: the law of uninintended consequences.

UK Wants To Update Cybercrime Laws

UK Wants To Update Cybercrime Laws 06/30/2004 01:07 PM
Over in the UK, they've realized that it's about time they updated some of their cybercrime laws. This makes sense, since most computer crime laws are pretty much out of date, but since so few politicians seem to really understand technology, the fear is that any update may make things worse. Already, the report mentioned in the article recommends increasing jail time for "hackers." That may be good or it may not be, but just using the generic term "hackers" is a bad sign. The problem isn't with hackers, but it should be focused on what crime (if any) they've really committed. The report does note that the police do need to be better trained in how to deal with computer crimes, and that certainly makes sense. Still, politicians and computer crime laws seem to have a very bad history together, and it's unlikely this time will be any different. The problem is usually that the politicians don't understand cybercrime, and thus, they over-react to it. Until a new generation of tech savvy individuals gets elected to office, this is going to be an ongoing problem.

FTC Says No Spyware Laws Needed Just Yet

FTC Says No Spyware Laws Needed Just Yet 04/20/2004 12:47 PM
While I agree that rushing into anti-spyware/adware legislation wouldn't necessarily be a good thing, it's pretty clear that "self-regulation" isn't currently working. Still, that's what the FTC is recommending rather than any kind of anti-spyware legislation, such as the new Utah law that requires adware/spyware makers to inform users what their programs are doing. The FTC admits that certain deceptive practices may be illegal already, and they can go after those companies - but so far it's obviously done very little to stop the spread of spyware. Instead, the FTC recommends "education" which certainly hasn't done much to stop the spread of other internet hazards like viruses, spam, and phishing attacks. What's more likely to happen is that, as with those other threats, people are going to increasingly need to get their hands on anti-spyware applications which will work some (but not all) of the time. While many tech savvy people already use such applications, others are going to expect their ISP to protect them, which, so far, they've been unwilli ng to do.

No new laws on internet wagering

No new laws on internet wagering 07/01/2004 08:55 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Jul 2 2004 0:14AM GMT

Should murder laws be reformed?

Should murder laws be reformed? 08/06/2004 06:30 AM
Murder laws in England and Wales are "a mess" and need to change according to the Law Commission. Do you think they require reform? Send us your views.

Smacking laws set to be tightened

Smacking laws set to be tightened 07/05/2004 04:22 AM
Proposals to limit parents' rights to smack their children are to be debated by the Lords - but campaigners for a ban warn against a "fudge".

Accessibility Laws In Canada

Accessibility Laws In Canada 05/25/2002 08:32 PM

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