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He said there would just be a bit of what he called tinkering and tweaking, that it was more about executing than redesign.

NPR Topics: News 2010

JSB called out that there is a renaissance in 'tinkering', a soft skill which in the past has been marginalized, but is being taken seriously as a way people learn.

Archive 2008-05-01 Jonathan 2008

JSB called out that there is a renaissance in 'tinkering', a soft skill which in the past has been marginalized, but is being taken seriously as a way people learn.

Back to the 'one room schoolhouse' Jonathan 2008

GOP leaders are wary of ending a popular tax break amid a weak economy, but many of the party's rank-and-file doubt its effectiveness and are concerned about short-term tinkering with the tax code.

Payroll-Tax Rift Throws GOP a Curve Janet Hook 2011

I'd prefer to support an open platform where tinkering is allowed and encouraged, rather than continue to use a closed one.

Android Running On iPhone Promises Great Things To Come | Lifehacker Australia 2010

Instead of more short-term tinkering, it's time for a coherent program to start gradually reducing excess reserves.

Four Reasons Keynesians Keep Getting It Wrong Allan H. Meltzer 2011

One "good" victim and the inertia to begin tinkering with the numbers would be overcome and the inevitable expansion of the bureaucracy would begin.

Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

I can understand why the court would be wary in tinkering in procedural matters unless those procedures clearly go outside of what article 1 allows.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010

Taleb believes in tinkering – it was to be the title of his next book.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom « Isegoria 2008

I would imagine the GOP would be interested in tinkering with them to help gerrymander for 2010.

Matthew Yglesias » The Return of Requests Blogging 2008