Notices / Revision 04
The quest for
good explanations.
Notices, posters and stickers on knowledge, criticism and problems. Issued for public consideration.
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01 / The noticeboard
Conjectures
and refutations.
Current editions, for circulation. Download a notice. Make copies. Put the claim where it can be answered. No prior agreement required.
Showing all 12 editions.
Take an answer. Leave a choice.
Different people can start on different problems.
A birthday card with no exemption from criticism enclosed.
Not having a solution doesn’t settle the question.
A planning constraint the personnel department cannot fix.
All problems can be solved. We still have to work out how.
Send the argument into the argument.
The black swan has requested a correction.
A loophole in someone else's argument is not my qualification.
Please call me. I would like to continue.
We are seeking public input.
Questions are part of the assembly.
At home / Print desk
The reach
of explanations.
The sticker sheets match Avery 35523: waterproof white film for laser printers, ten 4 × 2-inch labels on US Letter. The mixed sheet contains all six designs, with four repeated. The SVG preview and PDF sheet use the same artwork, including the small print.
One design per sheet:
“We don’t know how” doesn’t mean “it can’t be done”.
Please attack the idea. It doesn’t have a nervous system.
Optimism is not a guarantee.
Your plan requires perfect people. We have the regular ones.
“All swans are white.” “I have some notes.”
Experts can be wrong. This does not make me right.
The poster pages each include a Letter-size PDF and a scalable SVG.
- Print the alignment PDF on plain paper first. Choose Letter, portrait, 100% / Actual size. Turn off Fit to page and browser headers. Background graphics are not needed.
- The test line must measure one inch. Hold the test behind a label sheet against a light and check every row.
- Check your HP model’s label-media and feed instructions before loading the laser-only stock. The exact printer model is not yet confirmed.
- Print the artwork PDF at the same settings. Choose black-and-white printing if available. The artwork sits inside the cut edges; no bleed or cut lines are printed.
Avery describes this film as waterproof, UV-resistant and outdoor-suitable. Printed colour life still depends on toner, sunlight, surface and weather. Try a small outdoor test first.
References: Avery stock · Material guidance · Official template · Find 35523 on Amazon.ca. Check the exact product number and laser compatibility before ordering.
02 / Departmental remit
All life is
problem solving.
REASONS REQUIRED
We make mistakes. We can look for them.
Knowledge grows through conjecture and criticism. We propose explanations, find faults and try to do better.
Age, prestige and conviction do not close a case. An explanation still has to explain something.
Work on particular problems may proceed without agreement on the final shape of the future.
The remaining errors are being processed.
Office of Perpetual Explanation
The Beginning.
The work of this Department is dedicated to David Deutsch.
The Canon / Departmental Scripture
Two volumes. One mandate.
Issued to every member. Consulted in every matter.
The explanations shall continue.