Politics on Polimath

"Thank you" is always appropriate

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Grandfather taught me that if you’re not sure what to say, try “Thank you.”

“Here’s that report you asked for.”
“Thank you.”

“Have a good time!”
“Thank you!”

“I’d like to offer you some feedback.”
“Thank you.”

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

I wrote before about types of value generated by data science projects. What happens if you can’t report value in dollars?

James Q. WIlson classified bureaucratic agencies based on whether their inputs and outputs were measurable.