|
... events propagate quickly and universally (making them not long-tail for system as a whole), so little island of linearity/visibility about 1 hour ago from Syrinx |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Item: Agile projects don't seem resilient. They seem to die easily. Are they operating on edge of failure? about 1 hour ago from MoodBlast |
|
... the system becomes more complex than linear. This is a salable justification to my negative reaction to the about 1 hour ago from MoodBlast |
Item: a poster child for efficiency is just-in-time manufacturing, removal of buffers. But we're seeing how fragile that is when about 1 hour ago from MoodBlast |
Item: I agree that the quest for efficiency is part of the systemic problem in the global financial system. Efficiency has ruined resilience about 1 hour ago from MoodBlast |
|
|
|
George Pelecanos' _The Turnaround_ is oddly... sweet, from a writer of detective fiction, writer on _The Wire_, who I have not read much. about 3 hours ago from Syrinx |
Jonathan Carroll's _The Ghost Who Loved Her_ continues his slump. Nice bits, last 20-30 pages improve, but many events unmotivated. about 3 hours ago from Syrinx |
|