Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Saturday, 2024.07.27 
It is fashionable today to assume that any figures about the future are better
than none. To produce figures about the unknown, the current method is to make a
guess about something or other - called an "assumption" - and to derive an
estimate from it by subtle calculation. The estimate is then presented as the
result of scientific reasoning, something far superior to mere guesswork. This
is a pernicious practice that can only lead to the most colossal planning
errors, because it offers a bogus answer where, in fact, an entrepreneurial
judgement is required.

		E. F. Schumacher

2000.04.11

An open letter to KUSA TV in Denver and the Board of Directors for the Komen Foundation.

This letter was originally written last fall. My wife’s health over the holidays prevented me from tracking down all the contacts to whom I wished to send this letter. Her health is much improved at the moment. She is off oxygen although her energy level is considerably diminished. I apologize for the delay and hope that my comments may still be of value.

November 22, 1999

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am writing this letter in the hope of initiating a positive change in the way breast cancer survivors are treated during Denver’s Race for the Cure event. I have shared this letter with organizations and people not directly involved with the Komen Foundation’s Race for the Cure in the hope that my experiences will assist them in avoiding some of the unfortunate trends I’ve observed with the Race for the Cure event in Denver. (more…)

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