On 8/16/2012 6:16 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012, at 07:53 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>> ...
>> The future of the camera division may well depend on the OM-D line. ...
>>
>>> Joel (always fell asleep in econ lectures) W.
>> Got a degree in Econ, long, long ago, know very little as a result.
>> Worked in the headquarters of a huge manufacturing, distribution and
>> retail business for 31 years, know quite a lot as a
>> result.
> I did pay attention this time and it is almost interesting,
Nicely put!
> though I can't do anything with it whatsoever, so it is useless
Unlike astrophysics? There are a lot of people who find satisfaction in gaining
knowledge in areas where the knowledge
will have no practical application for them. Hawking's A Short History of Time
was a bestseller. I can't think of a
single practical use for the knowledge in it.
Lots of people find pleasure in learning how 'the world works', even in areas
of no practical use to them.
Honestly, I would never learn anything about that stuff if it hadn't come up in
the course of a career that started in a
different area. Then one day, there I was, doing all the financial projections
for a proposed international joint
venture. I'm not sure I ever did know exactly what I was doing. But we did the
deal and it was a great success.
The only reason I find it of use today is in seeing how naive, and generally
wrong-headed, the ideas of the general
public are about what makes for profit and loss, success and failure in
business, particularly large, publicly owned
businesses.
Specifically, I am often amazed at statements made here and on photo blogs
about how camera companies are doing, and
reflect total ignorance.
> , like being good at killing zombies in Halo.
Huh? Apparently an area of arcane knowledge of which I am unaware.
> This would go better over beers. I'll buy (as I know you're a light
> drinker).
Sounds good to me. When are you visiting the Left Coast.? :-)
Cheap Drunk Moose
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