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periodic/daily/2026-05-15.md

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+---
+id: 2026-05-15
+title: 2026-05-15
+tags: []
+weekly: "[[2026w20]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-05]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026q2]]"
+previous: "[[2026-05-14]]"
+---
+# 2026-05-15

timestamped/2026-05-14_17-57-07.md

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ daily: "[[2026-05-14]]"
 # 2026-05-14 17:57:07
 
 In my years of using [[accubid|Accubid]] nearly every work day
-I've always longed for good analogies for using the wrong [[tools|tool]] for the job.
+I've always longed for good analogies
+for using the wrong [[tools|tool]] for the job.
 I found one that could almost be said to be in common use:
 "Hitting a nail with the handle of the hammer"
 But the phrase is not ideal for my purpose.
@@ -24,13 +25,14 @@ you have still failed to use it as a fastener.
 Despite its name,
 Accubid is clearly not meant for bidding.
 Bidding requires an appreciation of uncertainty and risk
-that naive [[decrease-in-sigma|zero-sigma]] "estimating" does nothing to assist.
+that naive [[decrease-in-sigma|zero-sigma]] "estimating"
+does nothing to assist.
 Estimators have to do that part, _the important part_, in their head.
 
 It ought to be glaringly obvious to Trimble
 that their software is not being used as intended.
-The use of items to be budgetary of other item
-which are not known or not present in the database
+The use of items to be budgetary of other items
+which are not known, or are not present in the database
 is perhaps universal,
 even though this false specificity is detrimental
 to both estimating and operations.
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ I believe Trimble may be _deliberately avoiding_ respect for uncertainty, despit
 because to support price uncertainty would call into question
 the utility of their biggest earners and up-sells.
 Tra-Ser is the industry gold standard you can't live without,
-but what good is a single price, which isn't even guaranteed for purchase _today_,
+but what good is a single price,
+which isn't even guaranteed for purchase _today_,
 compared to a range estimated for the lifetime of the project?
 If you believe we live in Trimble's fantasy world
 where you can buy out a bid BOM as-is