atw: Re: Inaction items


Steve:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:27:16 +1000,  you wrote:
> Stewie, I have seen this stuff before. It is oft put
> under "Future action actions", "To be discussed later
> pending <outcomes>" etc. I wont assume you are being
> disparaging, I will just say it is fairly common to
> have all input from a meeting output as comments for
> future action - like any good process all inputs must
> be rep'd by an output because the second law of
> thermodynamics holds true for data.
>

Three concepts in common usage, one in computing, the second 
in physics, and the third in common business practice  would 
appear to bring into question the idea that there is a 
necessary one-to-one relationship between meeting input and 
output:

1. The bit bucket  (aka  \dev\null)
2. The black hole
3. The Rule of the keeper of the minutes

--Peter M




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