Decision Tools

Notes on software and processes for collecting, analyzing and acting on data

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Uncertainty and Decision Theory: To start, I recommend two books which were my start, Making Hard Decisions by Clemens and Thinking and Deciding by (more . . .)

Complex Systems and Emergent Behavior: Most simply, a system is a collection of parts or pieces that interact, affecting each other over time. Each piece (more . . .)

AppleScript for Weblogs: Once upon a time there was Manila Express. It was the tool that drove my early weblogging experience. Once installed, (more . . .)

Photography and Deciding: Henri Cartier-Bresson coined the term "the decisive moment". He thought of photography as a tool to live in the world, (more . . .)

Archived Notes: (more . . .)

Tinderbox Notes Agent: These are the notes in the Tinderbox section of the map. They are collected by an agent as described here. (more . . .)

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Working Notes: Current Working Notes These notes are the contents of a whiteboard in Tinderbox that I'm using to map out my (more . . .)

About this site

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Essays

This is my how-to site. The essays are notes about the experience of becoming familiar with the tools of my trade. While I try to discuss some technical background, I'd advise following some links off page for detailed discussions. The pages change as more information is added. Progress is noted on the site's home page, along with a listing of newly added essays.

Here are the current areas of discussion.

My philosophical weblog, On Deciding . . . Better, began with explorations of Decision Theory and moved into discussions of Systems Theory. Over the years, I developed a somewhat coherent view of the relationship between uncertainty and the emergence of behaviors from complex systems. I was frustrated by the linear chronological structure of the weblog. It was a stream of writing stretching over years that was accessible only by searching.

My goal here is to use Tinderbox as a tool to collect my writing in an edited systematic, hyperlinked set of essays, more book than journal. My mission here is to be a how-to site. Since I spend a good bit of time learning how to do things, I can share that knowledge here. After the start, there's improvement and change.