Occasionally I come across a piece of writing that's really memorable. (At least it sticks in my mind until the next day.) Perhaps because of all the news about avalanches in our surrounding mountains, this essay - The Failure of Networked Systems - really resonates.There is a critical angle for piles of sand - a level of steepness that the slope cannot go beyond without sand starting to roll down the slope.Imagine that, as you add sand, you colour red all of the areas of the pile that achieve this critical angle (and are thus on the verge of an avalanche). You will notice that the red ... Go to original article ...
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Three years ago, I posted my resolutions for New Years 2005, and updated two months in with my progress. This year, instead of resolving to do something, that is, committing to a change or continuation of something, I'll simply declare my intentions...
