tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post1474180386882014451..comments2024-03-28T18:39:59.184-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Fluff filters, and why you want to read with them turned onDan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-10562733372103432742020-02-11T08:57:13.533-08:002020-02-11T08:57:13.533-08:00I'm just a home cook but I don't think you...I'm just a home cook but I don't think you can skip the "soufflé" part out of the description. I know it's just foam, but it's essential fluff. ;)Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-54939782793890445752020-02-11T08:50:57.062-08:002020-02-11T08:50:57.062-08:00visual fluff
makes reading the textual fluff easie...<a href="https://imgur.com/a/YrZm8xU" rel="nofollow">visual fluff</a><br />makes reading the textual fluff easier…<br />…perhaps a different term/word would be in order…?<br /><a href="https://tinyurl.com/sen7vcr" rel="nofollow">fluffer</a><br /><i>"The term fluffer has also been used by the real estate industry to refer to a person that stages homes,[8] and as a term for a maid who fluffs pillows, or in general cleans and prepares work equipment.[9] These two usages of the term predate the pornographic usage, which came into use in the 1970s."</i>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-13755499322964436202020-02-11T08:30:49.952-08:002020-02-11T08:30:49.952-08:00You're right... I was a bit harsh on the Armad...You're right... I was a bit harsh on the Armadillo description: "Garlic and vinegar marinated Armadillo steaks" is better. (Who would want to leave out the garlic??) <br /><br />Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-9694497034832304302020-02-11T07:18:43.536-08:002020-02-11T07:18:43.536-08:00I love this and collect examples of fluff in compa...I love this and collect examples of fluff in company annual reports. <br /><br />Here's one: <br /><br />"The Company’s digital growth strategy is centered around exploiting our competitive advantage at the intersection of materials science and digital imaging science. The Company has leading market positions in large markets including digital printing plates, scanners, digital still and video cameras, and kiosks. In addition, the Company has been introducing differentiated value propositions in new growth markets that are in need of transformation."<br /><br />I normally say to students (usually more politely) WTF do growth markets need transformation - that's what the growth is doing. However converting this into a fluff free version is hard. Perhaps "The company's strategy is to service digital markets and prepare new products". <br /><br />This may have helped the share price as the original quote was from a company just prior to Chapter 11 bankruptcy. <br /><br />Or how about this one (where I've substituted X for the actual company name): <br />“X believes that the quality and skills of its employees have been key factors in its success to date. X intends to continue its recruiting strategies and operations worldwide to support its product development and growth strategies. X intends to retain, attract and develop personnel to drive organizational performance and foster an environment of innovation, learning and development for the Company’s talented workforce. In order to fully realize the potential of the Company’s personnel, the Company is also focused on realigning its organizational structure to reduce complexity and increase accountability to create a more effective work environment for its personnel.”<br /><br />Removing the fluff "X thinks some employees are good enough to keep in our slimmed down company, but many employees will get fired". <br /><br />BTW I'd not have been as ruthless on those armadillos. I'd have gone "Garlic and Vinegar marinated Armadillo steaks". <br />Arthur Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213417718516627413noreply@blogger.com