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This "bicycle shed effect" is easily explained: true expertise on nuclear plants is rare, while everybody can have a say about bicycle sheds, and refreshments are clear and dear to all. Sadly, the "bicycle shed effect" can be noted on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and theoretically every Wikipedian is working to build it.
The law of triviality is C. Northcote Parkinson's 1957 argument that people within an organization commonly give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. [1] Parkinson provides the example of a fictional committee whose job was to approve the plans for a nuclear power plant spending the majority of its time on discussions about relatively minor but easy-to-grasp issues, such as what ...
The development of Jobber's Canyon mirrored Omaha's emergence as a central hub in the United States transportation system of the late 19th century and early 20th century. . As the "Gateway to the West" serving several historic trails the Canyon housed several warehouses, grocers, and other dry goods outfitters for merchants throughout the Old West, particularly those along the Great Platte ...
The former Woodmen of the World Building in Omaha, Nebraska, was located at 1323 Farnam Street. Built in 1912 by the architectural firms of Holabird & Roche and Fisher and Lawrie, the building was the headquarters of Woodmen of the World (WOW) from 1912 until 1934. WOW relocated in 1934 to the Bee Newspaper Building at 17th and Farnam, also ...
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1415 Farnam Street No Yes Gottlieb Storz House: 1905 3708 Farnam Street Yes Yes Grossman Apartment: 1904 102-108 South 36th Street No Yes Havens-Page House: 1900 101 North 39th Street Yes No Hicks House: 1892 3017 Pacific Street No Yes Hicks Terrace: 1890 3005-3011 Pacific Street, 1102 South 30th Avenue No Yes Hill Hotel: 1919 505 South 16th ...
1004 Farnam Street Built in 1879. Burlington Station: 925 South 10th Street Built in 1898. City National Bank Building (Omaha) 405 S 16th St Built in 1910. Douglas County Courthouse: 1819 Farnam Street Built in 1908, this site was labeled a key historic site by the Federal Writers Project. [29] Eggerss-O'Flyng Building: 801 South 15th Street ...
1855 On January 18 the First Nebraska Territorial Legislature was held in Omaha on Ninth Street between Farnam and Douglas. 1855 The first school taught in Omaha begins on July 1, 1855 with 40 students. 1856 The first photographic studio located in Omaha is opened. 1856 The town of Saratoga is founded within the boundaries of present-day North ...