begin quoting m ike as of Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 08:49:50PM -0700: > On 6/4/05, Lewis Wolfgang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Neil Schneider wrote: > > > John Oliver said: > > >>http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html > > a series of anedotes congruent with commonly held beliefs.
Um, no, not really "commonly". Unless you're talking about the sorts of people who are concerned about such things. > even the author admits to bogus research: > > "... this story was reported in an unusual way ..." > > the excessive euphemistic nature of this admission is > enough to make me write off the whole story as hype > intended as advertising. Really? For what? "Unconventional" is not the same thing as "bogus". But by all means, keep your salt lick handy -- but the points made about the dangers of chasing the cheapest price are valid nonetheless. > if the author will not describe > in a forthright manner the use of non-standard methods, > then it is not worth the bandwidth its conveyed on. Did you even _bother_ to read the article? I'm thinking not, because if you did, I'd wonder if you comprehended any of it. Or do you know of a journalistic investigative technique that would work in the sort of punitive environment such as was described in the article? > my 2cents Um, no, walmart says that's too high... -Stewart "Relentless optimization leads to non-optimal solutions" Stremler
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