Category Archives: Critical Thinking

Kona Qualification

Posted on October 30, 2015 by lord_lordy

Two recent events have prompted me to record many thoughts I’ve had on allocating Kona slots: a recent Slowtwitch thread on the Ironman Louisville slot allocation which showed the WTCs algorithm to be even more flawed than I’d realised; the … Continue reading →

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Fear Of Sunlight

Posted on May 1, 2013 by lord_lordy

Since Leander Cave hit the news having been diagnosed with a skin cancer I’ve heard from a few quarters a statement along the lines of “this is a timely reminder of the need to use sun cream”. I must admit … Continue reading →

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The Budget – Housing

Posted on March 22, 2013 by lord_lordy

Yesterdays budget yet again demonstrated that the government really has little idea of what is causing our problems or any ideas of what to do about it. With £1 trillion in debt we get a budget with headlines of 1p … Continue reading →

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How Is Money Created ?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by lord_lordy

Do you ever think about where money comes from ? It’s not like people growing stuff, making stuff and selling it somehow produces money. Money is merely a method to allow us to facilitate trade. It needs to be created … Continue reading →

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Sayings That Don’t Make Sense

Posted on May 1, 2012 by lord_lordy

Being a pretty literal thinker and rather logical there are some sayings I often hear that make me cringe. I’m hoping this months column will go some way to my hearing them less. Quality Not Quantity This is regularly said … Continue reading →

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Duty On Petrol

Posted on November 19, 2011 by lord_lordy

With the oil price going up it’s quite common in the mainstream news to get a roving reporter on some garage forecourt asking people filling their tanks what they think of increases in fuel duty. Good balanced reporting and is … Continue reading →

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Infinite Growth Paradigm

Posted on November 18, 2011 by lord_lordy

Yesterday I was pointed in the direction of this post. It’s a fairly optimistic blog about the cost of solar panels. The thing that caught my eye though was the first paragraph about how much energy the sun delivered to … Continue reading →

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Supply and Demand – More Critical Thinking

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lord_lordy

I did economics at A-Level and always enjoyed it. You could sit and think scenarios through in your head. I found it a nice mix between the rigour of mathematics and an art. It seems to almost be viewed now … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lord_lordy

This last week David Cameron announced that we would start tracking a happiness index. I watched the Politics show and the politicians, including those on his party, all made a joke about it. This was a very poor reflection on … Continue reading →

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The Alternatives – Part I

Posted on June 17, 2011 by lord_lordy

The oil price went over $100 a barrel this week. Don’t believe anything about it’s speculators. It’s plain and simple; demand is outstripping supply. Perhaps Japan requiring more oil to make up for lack of nuclear power also has something … Continue reading →

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