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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Fried Egg Nebula…
Interestingly IRAS 17163-3907, the Fried Egg Nebula, lies in the same constellation that the Bacon Cluster & Sausage Cloud do. The the angular momentum of such galactic structures cannot be fully explained by the observsble mass in and around them . It is suspected that some dark massive substance is involved, possibly Brown Sauce. Having … Continue reading
It’s a Whoop of Gorillas…
… Professor, it’s a Flange of Baboons. If you suffer from collective noun disapnoeia leave your examples here or contact The Flange Trust, 21, Hour Road, Nottingham, Notts, NOT9 OCN I was an avid Not the Nine O’Clock News watcher in my … Continue reading
Spot the Neutrino…
Use you’re skill and knowledge to spot the Faster-Than-Light Muon Neutrino… … answers yesterday.
The Morning After…
M. Sarkozy forgot something… Frau Merkel reminisces…
Picture Quiz (1) – Supernova
How long did this supernova light up the sky for in AD 185 ? Oh, and where’s Wally ? Answer 1: 8 months. Answer 2: Bottom left 200 light-year square.
Lean Starts at Home …
Lean Home ? Right. I’ve identified my customers (children, wife, cat), established value from the customer’s point-of-view using a customer survey (an impressive 66% postal feedback), drawn some value stream maps, identified waste, bottlenecks and opportunities for value creation, then 5S’d the clothes, SMED’d the … Continue reading
Dark Energy: Dark Side or Dark Arts ?
I have a problem with Dark Energy. Most of the problem is my own ignorance, but there’s still a niggle. Is it a bit of a fiddle factor ? Adding “dark” as a prefix doesn’t help. Makes it sound sinister, mysterious, mythical, even denoting “of evil” . Does … Continue reading
Posted in Physics, Science
Tagged Cosmology, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Nobel, Particle Physics, Space
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The Power of Graphs
A compelling picture for an argument … … of accelerated global warming. Interesting cyclical fluctuations during 1800’s – real or functions of measurement ?
The BlackBerry Outage : An Opportunity to Reflect ?
I’ve seen a few comments flying around that show how “attached” people are to their BlackBerrys, and it struck me that this is an ideal opportunity to reflect on how much value such devices actually give us. Are they an essential … Continue reading
Interesting Bits from this Week (1)
Just sharing some interesting items so far this week: 1) Complexity (Systems) in Economics : – well the Nobel prize went to a pair that had looked at similar stuff to that which I’m interested in : http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2011/info.pdf – This popped … Continue reading
Posted in Science, System Behaviour
Tagged Causality, Jim Al-Khalili, Maths, Nobel, ONS, Space, System Dynamics, Systems Modelling, Systems Thinking, Turing, UK Economy
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Understanding GDP: Expenditure Method & Value Stream Networks
As promised, a while back, here is a continuation of my journey on understanding GDP, for the purpose of link economic outcomes to system behaviour. In this blog I’ll look at the expenditure method (GDP(E). I’ve skipped over the income method for the moment, … Continue reading
Jobs…
… not him but these Up to 375 jobs to go at AgustaWestland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-15214945 More ADS sector jobs gone. Not good for the Yeovil area.
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System Sensitivity: Algorithmic Trading
I should have looked at what was staring me in the face. Look at the behaviour of the FTSE 100 over the last 26 years, in the graph below. Up until the late 90’s the growth of the index was … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Business, Decision-making
Tagged FTSE, System Dynamics, Trading Behaviour, Trends
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New Science Programmes with Jim Al-Khalili
Watch out for two new programmes with Jim Al-Khalili in the next few days: 1) Shock & Awe : The Story of Electricity, BBC4 at 9pm, Thursday 6th October. Link to a clippet : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ksnyn 2) The Scientific Life, BBC Radio … Continue reading
Branding, Prizes & System Sensitivity
Kodak : Can a Brand Too Strong ? Just a quick memo, sparked by curious market behaviour around Kodak. In itself the market reaction to Kodak seems plausible based on a set of results and underlying business issues relating to it. But … Continue reading
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