November 1st, 2008 — thoughts
This is something I do when I have an important and/or difficult decision to make. It’s a method of examining my opinions and avoiding certain (but certainly not all) biases.
First, I give each issue a weight. The scale doesn’t matter, so I usually do a scale from 1 to 10. Then I rate each alternative (in this case, each presidential candidate) according to my judgment of their quality on this issue. The scale is, again, arbitrary, but “good” should always mean a higher number.
I probably forgot a few issues with this table, and I might go back through it again and tweak the numbers to make sure they are consistent with what I think, but I see that Obama looks like a clear winner in my head. This was my gut feeling, as well, so that’s a comforting thing.
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October 8th, 2008 — thoughts, webthings
Today, T-Rex said the same thing I’ve been telling relationship-depressed single people for years. Check it out:
See? He’s preachin’ my sermon! And in honor of this momentous occasion, I’ve developed a chart to visually illustrate the point that the big green killing machine and I clearly agree on. Here it is (click for a bigger version):
Note how quickly the curve climbs. Even if you’ve only dated 3 other people in your life, you’ll have a 75% failure rate. Of course, this assumes you ever get married or otherwise enter a permanent relationship. Don’t fret. I’m sure you will. And now you know why you feel like a relationship failure, even though you’re not! (any more than anyone else)
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