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[[File:Robin.jpeg|350px|thumb|The contrarian in all of us]]<center><big><big><big><big><big><big>'''{{Helvetica|The Jالی Contrarian}}'''</big></big></big></big></big></big></center>
[[File:Robin.jpeg|150px|frameless|center|The contrarian in all of us]]<center><big><big><big><big><big><big>'''{{Helvetica|The Jالی Contrarian}}'''</big></big></big></big></big></big></center>
<center><Big>''“... the information entropy of a binary random variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability...”''</big></center>
<center><Big>''“... the information entropy of a binary random variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability...”''</big></center>


A stroll through the brambles of [[law]], [[crap jobs|management]], [[philosophy]], [[language]], [[technology]], [[cricket]] and [[high finance]]. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in this wiki.  
A stroll through the brambles of [[law]], [[crap jobs|management]], [[philosophy]], [[language]], [[technology]], [[cricket]] and [[high finance]]. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in this wiki. To ''browse'', use the bar on the left. To ''search'', use the box top right.  
 
{{JC favourites}}  
To ''browse'', use the bar on the left. To ''search'', use the box top right.  
 
==={{Helvetica|What’s in here}}===
'''[[Anatomy|Anatomies]]''': Clause-by-clause [[Anatomy]] and [[nutshell]] guides (hit the bar on the left) to [[ISDA Master Agreement|ISDA]] and other [[master trading agreement]]s. These may be incomplete, out of date, out of touch, flippant — well, they ''are'' flippant —  but will still be better value and more entertaining than that awful [[FT book about derivatives]]; <br>
'''[[:category:book review|Book reviews]]''' culled from twenty indolent years sounding off on Amazon; <br>
'''Much flippancy''' about [[plain English]], [[buzzword]]s, [[technology]], [[negotiation]], [[flannel]], [[Latin]], [[Greeks|Greek]], [[metaphor]] and [[:category:Egg|egg]]s. <br>
A new section on the [[Wage and price freeze|odd political situation]] in [[New Zealand]] in 1982. (Why? — long story, really.)
 
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'''We’ve gone CSA bonkers in January!''': Brand new anatomies of the {{vmcsa}} and the {{nyvmcsa}} - you can’t ask for fairer than that! <br>
'''[[Dangerboy]]''', the [[JC]]’s [[Legal Council|inhouse band]], has released a record! [https://soundcloud.com/thedangerboy/sets Here it is].
'''[[Nosferatu]] and the [[undead ISDA]]''': Dan Brown fans, form an orderly queue. <br>
'''[https://jollycontrarian.com/wordpress/ The Jolly Contrarian Blog]''': A tentative dip into the tepid waters of audience engagement. Newsletters. Surveys. That kind of thing.
'''The [[seven wastes of negotiation]]''': Imagine your [[ISDA]] was a [[Toyota Corolla]], and it all starts making sense. <br>
'''[[Confi Anatomy]]''': It may be the most pointless contract you'll ever negotiate, but doesn’t mean it can’t get tasty. Having an [[NDA]] smackdown? We've [[Confi Anatomy|got you covered]].<br><br>
 
[[File:GF logo small.png|200px|frameless|left|More about [[Georgia’s Fund]]]]
[[File:GF logo small.png|200px|frameless|left|More about [[Georgia’s Fund]]]]
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Revision as of 14:10, 18 January 2020

The Jالی Contrarian
“... the information entropy of a binary random variable that is 0 or 1 with equal probability...”

A stroll through the brambles of law, management, philosophy, language, technology, cricket and high finance. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now 4,609 articles in this wiki. To browse, use the bar on the left. To search, use the box top right.

The Devil’s Advocate
Notes on the absurdity of office life.

For the legal eagles
Common legal agreements, examined.

For malcontents
Miscellany. And eggs.

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