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.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/data.json

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
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     "type": "excalidrawlib",
     "version": 2,
-    "source": "https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/releases/tag/2.16.1",
+    "source": "https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/releases/tag/2.18.3",
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ambiguity-in-construction-estimating.md

@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ and undoing years of poor conditioning is... not easy.
 
 ## Naming Conventions (Use Case vs. Description)
 
-Related: [[realism-vs-instrumentalism]]
+Related topic: [[realism-vs-instrumentalism]]
 
 Naming by use case is intuitive for those without estimating or field experience,
 but has the side effect that those accustomed to the names
-will inevitably _treat them as descriptive_.
+will inevitably _treat them as descriptive_,
+leading to [[ambiguity#Category Mistake|category mistake]].
 
 | Use Case            | Description   |
 | ------------------- | ------------- |

markup-vs-margin.md

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ title: Markup vs. Margin
 ---
 # Markup vs. Margin
 
+**Markup** and **margin** are both terms to describe the percent profit of a sold good or service.
+**Markup** describes an item's profit relative to its cost to the merchant.
+**Margin** describes an item's profit relative to its cost to the customer.
+
 $$
 \text{Profit} = \text{Sell Price} - \text{Cost}, \quad
 \text{Markup} = \frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost}}, \quad
@@ -31,4 +35,4 @@ Because of \*waves hands\* finance reasons,
 contractors (and sellers of products and services in general)
 almost exclusively talk about profit in terms of margin.
 Even if someone says "15% _markup_"
-they're still probably talking about margin.
+they may still be talking about margin.

supertopics.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Each supertopic note will be linked as below.
 
 %%
 
-## Risk-Oriented-Estimating
+## Risk-Oriented Estimating
 
 Main article: [[risk-oriented-estimating]]
 

the-book-of-the-new-sun.md

@@ -434,17 +434,20 @@ and/or from spending time near larger gravity wells.
 
 Also a spacefarer
 
-### Ymar
+### The Previous Autarch
+
+Severian's unnamed predecessor to the autarchy.
+He is not Ymar, but Ymar's successor.
 
-Severian's predecessor to the autarchy.
 He takes several forms in Severian's narrative
 before they meet in truth.
 
-Master Rudesind, the painting cleaner
+* Master Rudesind, the painting cleaner
     at the Citadel and then the House Absolute
-Maybe?
+    Maybe? No.
+    Confused with the unnamed clerk of the House Absolute.
 
-The proprietor of the House Azure
+* The proprietor of the House Azure
     who is also [[#Vodalus]]'s contact
     in the House Absolute
 

uncertainty-in-construction-estimating.md

@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ as reported in the winning contractor's historicals.
 
 an organization pays in estimator hours.
 These hours have a direct cost in salary and benefits,
-however the greater cost is the opportunity cost
+however the greater cost is the **opportunity cost**
 of tying up an estimator who could otherwise be starting a new project.
 
-In many cases, the utility of doubled throughput
+In many cases, the [[utility]] of doubled throughput
 far outweighs the increased risk of individual bids.
 
 %%