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To: Lane3 who wrote (21768)	6/22/2006 5:03:08 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543686

He replied that he wouldn't do the work he does if he had to work in a software shop that demanded planning, modeling, staging, testing, etc., all that stuff that underpins effectiveness and professionalism. He sees that mode as not fun. Thank goodness SI hasn't become a sterile corporate entity - yet. Imagine what a big company would do to our pleasant little playground.

To: Lane3 who wrote (21768)	6/22/2006 8:49:28 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 543686

You and I are so different. Yep, makes for a conversation. I value the disorder of markets because markets are inherently rational. I can't even begin to state all the ways I disagree with the use of the term "inherently" and "rational" in that statement. But neither of us is prepared to have that conversation either. Yep, we are different. But in public policy we lack that rational touch stone so disorder is very inefficient. There was a time I believed in something called "public policy," and/or its basis in some kind of rational planning process. However, I have a very hard time climbing the wall of belief to get to that now. Bless you if you still can.