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estimating-culture.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ even those that could be done by one person.
 ## Technicality
 
 In other industries, estimating is treated appropriately like a data science.
-In ours, [[gut-feel]] dominates decision making.
+In ours, [[intuition]] dominates decision making.
 
 %% TODO: %%
 [[estimator-calibration]]

fire-alarm-takeoff.md

@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ For each stairwell:
 
 ## Devices
 
+Takeoff should always(?) use the
+`DOES NOT INCLUDE COST OF DEVICES AND CABLE` assemblies,
+since we will always(?) have a fire alarm quote.
+
 ### Smoke Detectors
 
 1. `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS`/`INITIATING DEVICES WITH WIRE - ...`/`SMOKE DETECTOR W/ BASE - ...`
@@ -190,11 +194,12 @@ For each stairwell:
 _Design Build (method 1):_
 * Count every 75 ft,
     * measure with circles on Bluebeam
-    * or divide relevant SF area by 4415
+    * or divide relevant SF area by 4415[^2]
-        * $\pi(\frac{75}{2})^2 \approx 4415$
 * every elevator lobby, and
 * every BOH room on the first floor and garage levels.
 
+[^2]:  $\pi(\frac{75}{2})^2 \approx 4415$
+
 _Design Build (alternative method):_
 * 15ft from end of corridor,
 * then every 50ft

institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+aliases:
+  - IEEE
+title: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
+tags: []
+---
+# Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
+
+> The [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers)
+> is an American 501(c)(3) charitable professional organization
+> for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and related disciplines.
+
+## Style Manual
+
+[IEEE Editorial Style Manual](https://journals.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/create-your-ieee-journal-article/create-the-text-of-your-article/ieee-editorial-style-manual/)
+
+[The Chicago Manual of Style](https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)

periodic/daily/2026-05-23.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: 2026-05-23
+title: 2026-05-23
+tags: []
+weekly: "[[2026w21]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-05]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026q2]]"
+previous: "[[2026-05-22]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-23

periodic/daily/2026-05-24.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: 2026-05-24
+title: 2026-05-24
+tags: []
+weekly: "[[2026w22]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-05]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026q2]]"
+previous: "[[2026-05-23]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-24

periodic/daily/2026-05-25.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: 2026-05-25
+title: 2026-05-25
+tags: []
+weekly: "[[2026w22]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-05]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026q2]]"
+previous: "[[2026-05-24]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-25

periodic/daily/2026-05-26.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: 2026-05-26
+title: 2026-05-26
+tags: []
+weekly: "[[2026w22]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-05]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026q2]]"
+previous: "[[2026-05-25]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-26

periodic/daily/2026-05-27.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: 2026-05-27
+title: 2026-05-27
+tags: []
+weekly: "[[2026w22]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-05]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026q2]]"
+previous: "[[2026-05-26]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-27

periodic/weekly/2026w22.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+title: 2026w22
+tags: []
+yearly: "[[2026]]"
+previous: "[[2026w21]]"
+---
+# 2026w22

risk.md

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ in the most likely case of each axis of uncertainty.
 ## Risk Tolerance
 
 Determining risk tolerance is a task usually appropriated by executives
-(often based on [[gut-feel]]),
+(often based on [[intuition]]),
 but that is better determined mathematically.
 
 [Risk of ruin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_of_ruin)

timestamped/2026-05-01_20-37-29.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ construction estimating as a profession
 suffers from poor conditions for natural improvement of [[estimator-calibration]],
 namely delayed and uninformative feedback.
 As a consequence,
-decisions are made on [[gut-feel]] at best,
+decisions are made on [[intuition]] at best,
 and superstition at worst.
 The suitability of estimating methods
 is judged based on [value](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_(ethics))[^2]

timestamped/2026-05-25_15-02-03.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ and when they are simply bad luck.
 
 The last case is where I'd bet the perceived value of ConEst is found.[^4]
 I can't help but feel that this effort is misplaced.
-If project management is like estimating,
+If [[pdi-operations|ops]] is like [[pdi-estimating|estimating]],
 I have no doubt that they could _all_ benefit from training.
 Identifying who exactly needs it more, then, is pointless.
 As well to identify which cases of great project success