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One of Parkinson's essays (of Parkinson's Law fame) is full of stories of things that are "perfected" only after they stop being used. Although ancient, his es

One of Parkinson's essays (of Parkinson's Law fame) is full of stories of things that are "perfected" only after they stop being used. Although ancient, his essays are still useful in today's world... https://archive.org/details/parkinsonslawoth0000park_f7z9 https://archive.org/details/parkinsonslawoth0000park_f7z9 Short, funny, and inciteful

ghaff 3y ago
The Parkinson's Law aphorism departs a bit from his original point though both are totally valid. It's pretty amazing how applicable so many of his essays still are. They mostly don't seem dated at all. See bikeshedding.