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The solution which is considered to be "almost perfect" and relied upon as that, but failing unexpectedly is arguably worse than imperfect solution with known i
by atemerev 10y ago
The solution which is considered to be "almost perfect" and relied upon as that, but failing unexpectedly is arguably worse than imperfect solution with known imperfections.
- rhizome 10y agoThe solution which is considered to be "almost perfect" and relied upon as that, but failing unexpectedly What other failure mode is there? A solution that's considered to be actually perfect? Regardless, you have to account for Godel.
- atemerev 10y agoBlack swans arise because when people design things that work 99.99% of the time, they tend to relax and rely on the system more than they should, and when this 0.001% event happens, they are completely unprepared. The correct mode of operation is to always be prepared, without relying on the "perfect" system too much. If system is actually good, "chaos monkeys" may be employed to keep everybody prepared.