{"id":5074,"date":"2025-11-25T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:26:41","slug":"twenty-five-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/twenty-five-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Free-write<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Discussion of a writing question…that Perplexity<\/a> did provide an answer to…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I checked to see if there was anything I’d set aside, and maybe could complete. Nothing was really hitting. so here goes with the free-write. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first listens today was Matt Welch on with LA Mayor Karen Bass<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My comment in the comments \u00a7 on the Substack post for this interview was something along the lines of it reminding me of the Douglas Adams Somebody Else’s Problem field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things are iffy in LA, but things are getting better, and if there’s a problem, it’s because of somebody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a few different ways to approach thins when you face questions\/criticisms about something that’s your responsibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no problem.
Yes, I see the problem, and here’s how I’m trying to fix it.
If there a problem, it’s somebody else’s fault.
If there’s a problem, it’s because of something that’s beyond anyone’s real control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Response two is probably the correct one, but it’s not what you’re going to get from a politician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also had some good discussion with my psychologist about health issues, and some of the OCD-related issues. For many (most?) people, there’s a point where people get stuck in the “D” of the OODA Loops<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worry about criticism in the AAR<\/a> prevents any<\/span><\/em><\/strong> action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the AAR, too, I think you have to describe the first two Os that fed into the D step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*searches for something about a job interview I had with a particularly-overbearing potential manager.*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was this interviewer who seemed not to like my response to a question that I wasn’t interested in the do-something-even-if-it’s-wrong approach to IT operations. Just Act. Don’t focus on the Observation or Orientation. I think I said I didn’t want to behave that way because if you do, beating the problem device with a hammer was always a legitimate option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t get the job. Given that the operation went out of business not long after should ease my mind a bit, I suppose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other thing I had for something related to the do-something-even-if-it’s-wrong attitude is from a 2003 private entry where I was talking about the USA PATRIOT Act<\/a>. Circling back to the entry a few days ago<\/a>, Lady G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or you could just let temporary things expire? So many things go to that in today’s news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think I’m finished for now. More tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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