Comments on: The technocratic calculation problem http://timworstall.com/2009/11/14/the-technocratic-calculation-problem/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brian, follower of Deornoth http://timworstall.com/2009/11/14/the-technocratic-calculation-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-37202 Brian, follower of Deornoth Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:28:32 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11127#comment-37202 Of course it was utter tosh. Just the same as the 21 units a week was utter tosh. We shouldn't be surprised that the scum of the state are lying; it's what the public sector do. Of course it was utter tosh. Just the same as the 21 units a week was utter tosh. We shouldn’t be surprised that the scum of the state are lying; it’s what the public sector do.

]]> By: Pogo http://timworstall.com/2009/11/14/the-technocratic-calculation-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-37189 Pogo Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:53:35 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11127#comment-37189 I prefer the colloquial definition of "expert"... "Ex" = "has-been" and "spurt" = "drip under pressure". I prefer the colloquial definition of “expert”… “Ex” = “has-been” and “spurt” = “drip under pressure”.

]]> By: ChrisM http://timworstall.com/2009/11/14/the-technocratic-calculation-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-37182 ChrisM Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:10:03 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11127#comment-37182 My father once observed that he used to trust in experts until people started calling him an expert. My father once observed that he used to trust in experts until people started calling him an expert.

]]> By: Kay Tie http://timworstall.com/2009/11/14/the-technocratic-calculation-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-37179 Kay Tie Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:37:58 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11127#comment-37179 Who out there thinks that 2000 calories a day is <i>the number</i>? The actual budget depends on age, weight, height, muscle mass, activity levels, etc. I conducted an experiment and controlled my calorie intake for two years, including a heart-rate monitor for exercise. The Harris-Benedict equation for estimating basal metabolic rate was pretty close to my observed levels. The "2000 calories a day" thing was utter tosh. Who out there thinks that 2000 calories a day is the number? The actual budget depends on age, weight, height, muscle mass, activity levels, etc.

I conducted an experiment and controlled my calorie intake for two years, including a heart-rate monitor for exercise. The Harris-Benedict equation for estimating basal metabolic rate was pretty close to my observed levels. The “2000 calories a day” thing was utter tosh.

]]>