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Post #7,468
by Ashton
9/1/01 5:12:49 PM
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New Hey! I think I see a 'graph' in there________:-\ufffd
Or maybe just an epitaph..

Blessed are the numerologists, for they shall chart their demise - after the integrated vastly complex Real Market (the world of random homo-saps) makes it happen - to 6-digits of precision.

And.. it will look so Kewl! on that Power Point demo to the auction house, of the er 'recoverable assets': the 95.2312% of the Hill-O'Fingers Transistorized Banana Corer, still 'in stock'.

Ahhh.. numbers are so sooothing, so like P&G Ivory soap's crooning of,
99 and 44/100ths percent Pure.. It Floats !! (Hey! it sold a lot of soap!)

3.1415928... ah it's almost as satisfying as a Real Pi(e), except in the stomach, of course.



Ashton
99.87234% Sure! that Certainty is a chimera - and not only in regular religions.
Post #7,470
by Andrew Grygus
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9/1/01 5:56:44 PM
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New Adventures in marketing #48734655j
A century ago in a soap factory, a production mistake was made. A mixing machine was left running for way too long and ruined a batch of soap. The soap had stiffened and a lot of air got worked into it.

Production now had a very large and very "odd" batch of soap on their hands. They called in marketing to see if it could still be sold - a full scale new product introduction campaign followed immediately. You see, due to the fscked up processing, the soap floated. Further, due to the air in it, it disolved faster than regular soap, a convenience to the user, but one which would cause them to need to buy soap more often.

This is like the much earlier case in France, where the baker's apprentice, after preparing a large batch of dough, realized he had forgotten the butter. Desperately, he folded in the butter, but the dough was lumpy, so he rolled it out and folded it again and again until it finally looked normal.

It looked normal, but it didn't bake normal. The boss cornered his apprentice and sternly asked what had happened, and the kid confessed. He was not punished, however, because the baker was a marketeer, and launched the puff pastry industry, making possible the croisant and other popular products.

Disclaimer: the puff pastry story may or may not be true in reality (but if it isn't it ought to be). The soap story is true.

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     Bill Gates's way, or no way - (addison) - (105) - Aug. 29, 2001, 12:33:21 PM EDT
         A lesson - - (imric) - (104) - Aug. 29, 2001, 05:52:42 PM EDT
             At last I see, the only viable solution next: - (Ashton) - Aug. 29, 2001, 09:25:47 PM EDT
             Wrong lesson. - (addison) - (102) - Aug. 29, 2001, 09:36:45 PM EDT
                 This faith may not be entirely misplaced but.. - (Ashton) - Aug. 29, 2001, 11:08:56 PM EDT
                 And the Thousand Year Reich would have corrected itself . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - Aug. 30, 2001, 02:16:16 AM EDT
                     Touch\ufffd____cackle___cackle_____Market Forces for Dummies\ufffd - (Ashton) - Aug. 30, 2001, 06:03:23 AM EDT
                     Markets, Andrew, not Governments. - (addison) - (5) - Aug. 30, 2001, 09:38:10 AM EDT
                         False Godwin. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Aug. 30, 2001, 10:39:19 AM EDT
                             False False godwin. - (addison) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:19:19 AM EDT
                         I fail to see the difference. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:32:44 AM EDT
                             The one sentence version - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:57:39 AM EDT
                             I agree, its a failing. :) - (addison) - Aug. 30, 2001, 01:28:37 PM EDT
                 I disagree. - (Another Scott) - (15) - Aug. 30, 2001, 10:04:50 AM EDT
                     Re: I disagree. - (addison) - (14) - Aug. 30, 2001, 11:38:00 AM EDT
                         The infrastructure would still be there . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Aug. 30, 2001, 12:02:42 PM EDT
                             That's a "presume" not a "simply". - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 30, 2001, 01:31:49 PM EDT
                                 What's Microsoft's ratio of "plants, trucks, etc"... - (CRConrad) - (1) - Aug. 30, 2001, 01:55:20 PM EDT
                                     Erm. I think you got mixed up. - (addison) - Aug. 30, 2001, 02:16:00 PM EDT
                                 Counterexample. - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 30, 2001, 05:02:12 PM EDT
                         SOAP - (Decco Dave) - (8) - Sept. 1, 2001, 11:28:08 AM EDT
                             Needs more washing - (addison) - (3) - Sept. 1, 2001, 11:56:40 AM EDT
                                 Re: Needs more washing - (Decco Dave) - (2) - Sept. 3, 2001, 11:16:10 PM EDT
                                     Needs a LOT more washing. - (addison) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2001, 12:53:45 AM EDT
                                         Interoperation? - (Decco Dave) - Sept. 4, 2001, 12:28:29 PM EDT
                             Re: SOAP - MS 'invented' SOAP ? - (dmarker2) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:06:52 PM EDT
                                 Pleasing MS - (Decco Dave) - Sept. 3, 2001, 11:29:09 PM EDT
                             Microsoft did not invent SOAP. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:00:45 PM EDT
                                 Dave Winer. - (static) - Sept. 3, 2001, 12:27:38 AM EDT
                 Antitrust law IS a 'market correction' -NT - (imric) - (76) - Aug. 30, 2001, 05:29:26 PM EDT
                     No, its an artificial outside influence, like ceiling/floors -NT - (addison) - (43) - Aug. 30, 2001, 08:51:54 PM EDT
                         Wrong. - (imric) - (42) - Aug. 30, 2001, 10:34:33 PM EDT
                             If you insist on perverting the language, fine. - (addison) - (41) - Aug. 31, 2001, 12:24:14 AM EDT
                                 noting previous antitrust vs. Microsoft - (wharris2) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:46:23 AM EDT
                                     Absolute faith in a simplistic concept, 'free market' - (Ashton) - Aug. 31, 2001, 06:18:55 AM EDT
                                 So hostile... - (imric) - (38) - Aug. 31, 2001, 09:58:40 AM EDT
                                     Because its a "concept" that disallows agreement. - (addison) - (37) - Aug. 31, 2001, 10:24:01 AM EDT
                                         Now we know - (Silverlock) - (4) - Aug. 31, 2001, 11:19:48 AM EDT
                                             Re: Now we know - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:15:35 PM EDT
                                                 Just going by history - (Silverlock) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:58:22 PM EDT
                                                     I suggest you repeat History, you've forgotten it. - (addison) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 02:08:36 PM EDT
                                                         Sorry dude, you just rub me the wrong way - (Silverlock) - Aug. 31, 2001, 02:29:17 PM EDT
                                         Sure. Whatever. - (imric) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 11:32:36 AM EDT
                                             Re: Sure. Whatever. - (addison) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:12:21 PM EDT
                                                 ? - (imric) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 03:09:58 PM EDT
                                                     You've gotten confused. - (addison) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:19:13 PM EDT
                                         Shoplifting is a market force . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 12:02:23 PM EDT
                                             WOT - (jbrabeck) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:08:52 PM EDT
                                             Not really. - (addison) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:24:39 PM EDT
                                         Huh??? - (CRConrad) - (4) - Aug. 31, 2001, 07:12:14 PM EDT
                                             Context, CRC, context. - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 09:43:06 PM EDT
                                                 What, you think BeeP is the only economist in here??? - (CRConrad) - (2) - Sept. 2, 2001, 07:09:18 PM EDT
                                                     No idea how many there are in here. - (addison) - Sept. 2, 2001, 10:45:15 PM EDT
                                                     Econometrics...cool - (bepatient) - Sept. 2, 2001, 11:34:12 PM EDT
                                         Good point... - (hnick) - (17) - Sept. 1, 2001, 10:54:07 AM EDT
                                             Two approaches to "the market" - (Andrew Grygus) - (16) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:37:56 PM EDT
                                                 Re: Two approaches to "the market" - (addison) - (11) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:14:28 PM EDT
                                                     BTW: - (addison) - (10) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:15:40 PM EDT
                                                         Which is why you adhere . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - Sept. 1, 2001, 01:55:31 PM EDT
                                                             Which is why I asked... - (addison) - (8) - Sept. 1, 2001, 02:56:56 PM EDT
                                                                 How "Super Buys" work . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - Sept. 1, 2001, 04:25:28 PM EDT
                                                                     Hey! I think I see a 'graph' in there________:-\ufffd - (Ashton) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 05:12:49 PM EDT
                                                                         Adventures in marketing #48734655j - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 1, 2001, 05:56:44 PM EDT
                                                                     Or, for the 'engineering model' - (Ashton) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 05:38:24 PM EDT
                                                                         No problem - it's "Faith Based" -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 1, 2001, 06:52:49 PM EDT
                                                                     Missed item - (wharris2) - (2) - Sept. 3, 2001, 07:11:36 PM EDT
                                                                         dollar stores also - (boxley) - Sept. 3, 2001, 09:23:43 PM EDT
                                                                         No, I got that . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 3, 2001, 09:41:16 PM EDT
                                                 Boys boys boys.... - (bepatient) - (3) - Sept. 2, 2001, 01:24:22 PM EDT
                                                     Now don't spoil it, BP - (Ashton) - Sept. 2, 2001, 04:30:42 PM EDT
                                                     How much is this a semantic argument? - (drewk) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2001, 04:35:31 PM EDT
                                                         Definition... - (bepatient) - Sept. 4, 2001, 05:03:41 PM EDT
                                         hate to let a perfectly degenerating thread go to waste. - (boxley) - (1) - Sept. 1, 2001, 09:46:19 PM EDT
                                             Ah.. but the *Biggest* 'marketing force' has to be - (Ashton) - Sept. 2, 2001, 06:41:26 AM EDT
                     I think there is a definition issue here - (ben_tilly) - (31) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:03:53 PM EDT
                         Exactly. Thanks. - (addison) - (30) - Aug. 31, 2001, 01:26:31 PM EDT
                             Fine! - (imric) - (7) - Aug. 31, 2001, 03:01:33 PM EDT
                                 Market theory assumes idealized conditions. - (drewk) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2001, 03:30:55 PM EDT
                                     Oh, shut the (*#@$ up. - (addison) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:21:11 PM EDT
                                         *chuckle* -NT - (imric) - Aug. 31, 2001, 06:59:00 PM EDT
                                 Re: Fine! - (addison) - (3) - Aug. 31, 2001, 04:15:20 PM EDT
                                     Thanks for an illuminating thread, all. - (Ashton) - Aug. 31, 2001, 06:58:46 PM EDT
                                     Aieee! - (imric) - Aug. 31, 2001, 07:53:09 PM EDT
                                     In support of your position - (boxley) - Sept. 1, 2001, 09:56:04 PM EDT
                             Where do you get this stuff from??? - (CRConrad) - (21) - Aug. 31, 2001, 07:11:55 PM EDT
                                 Many years of econ classes. - (addison) - (17) - Aug. 31, 2001, 09:25:02 PM EDT
                                     How many? And of *what* -- Econ 101, over and over again...? - (CRConrad) - (6) - Sept. 2, 2001, 06:46:18 PM EDT
                                         3. - (addison) - Sept. 2, 2001, 10:59:10 PM EDT
                                         Apologies to Mr. Smith, for having blamed him for - (Ashton) - Sept. 2, 2001, 11:45:04 PM EDT
                                         Natural monopoly - (bepatient) - (3) - Sept. 2, 2001, 11:50:10 PM EDT
                                             yeah right Auburn :-) - (boxley) - Sept. 3, 2001, 01:08:08 AM EDT
                                             yeah right Auburn :-) - (boxley) - (1) - Sept. 3, 2001, 01:08:09 AM EDT
                                                 Just had to give the credit.... - (bepatient) - Sept. 3, 2001, 09:53:50 AM EDT
                                     Not just time but method - (mhuber) - (9) - Sept. 4, 2001, 01:34:20 PM EDT
                                         Yep...sometimes what is substituted... - (bepatient) - (8) - Sept. 4, 2001, 03:53:36 PM EDT
                                             How so? - (Silverlock) - (7) - Sept. 4, 2001, 04:05:31 PM EDT
                                                 Issues... - (bepatient) - (6) - Sept. 4, 2001, 04:26:50 PM EDT
                                                     Good! the nitty-gritty.. finally. - (Ashton) - Sept. 4, 2001, 05:23:42 PM EDT
                                                     I figured Billy needs a personal punishment. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - Sept. 4, 2001, 05:37:30 PM EDT
                                                         Well... - (bepatient) - Sept. 4, 2001, 07:59:40 PM EDT
                                                         Then why didn't you describe one? :-) - (static) - (1) - Sept. 4, 2001, 09:23:24 PM EDT
                                                             Nope. Then he'd go into politics directly, 'stead of buying' -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 4, 2001, 10:48:04 PM EDT
                                                     Re: Issues... - (addison) - Sept. 4, 2001, 10:16:30 PM EDT
                                 Oh it will... - (bepatient) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2001, 10:18:01 PM EDT
                                     Well... we are still waiting on that last supposition - (Ashton) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:37:37 AM EDT
                                 AT&T - (wharris2) - Sept. 1, 2001, 03:23:32 AM EDT

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