tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post293179377028216283..comments2024-03-20T14:31:49.238-07:00Comments on mole: The Way Everything WorksDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-54120200791538316522014-09-27T15:43:39.947-07:002014-09-27T15:43:39.947-07:00And I couldn't agree more. A robust program i...And I couldn't agree more. A robust program is not a perfect program but one that functions smoothly enough to not drive you crazy most days. And life is like that. Evolution works best in such a cobbled together way. If it didn't work like this, we could not make progress. Very few endeavors survive the perfection complex. If it can't work at 80% or thereabouts there is little chance for profit over the long haul. That's an engineering number. You work to 80% because the last 20% costs as much to accomplish as the first 80% does. That is just true.<br /><br />I made my career on getting to 95% without costing too much, but I was kept in my own little cubicle and did not contaminate the rest of the crew for the most part. It was justified because I was doing machine design rather than project management, but I was also laid off a bunch... They avoided that kind of work when possible... Cost too much even when it didn't.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-51220300501964701562014-09-27T12:15:26.550-07:002014-09-27T12:15:26.550-07:00Well, I'm just speaking of the world as built ...Well, I'm just speaking of the world as built and understood by human beings. Civilization. There are larger perspectives :-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-53831784086152636252014-09-27T11:17:05.523-07:002014-09-27T11:17:05.523-07:00I cannot say that I am wildly enthused with the id...I cannot say that I am wildly enthused with the idea that my future progress through this life is based on inadvertently side-stepping life's numerous bugs. It is to be hoped that something, somewhere, can see what I cannot and is taking the trouble to guide my footsteps. <br /><br />It is also to be hoped that it hasn't just eaten dinner and is feeling mildly queasy about devastation-seeking bugs!! :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.com