Ive spent a good bit of the weekend catching up on podcasts from the previous week as I went about my weekend chore fest. There was this one particular quote that I thought was absolutely brilliant and I needed to capture and share. This comes from the Slashdot Review podcast that was published on Friday, 22 October. The story in question had to do with the reality of Murphys Law at NASA. I believe this is actually a universal element of complex systems or operations:
Human error is an inevitable input to any complex endeavor. Either you manage and design around it or fail.
Brilliant!
August – Thanks for the SDR mention – I’m moving to the third week of the PODcast, and it’s great to hear that you found at least one item interesting – I’m trying very hard to stay to around ten minutes in the PODcast, plus having a little fun finding new artists and promoting Creative Commons. PS – On WiFi access, I wonder how long the premier chains (Hyatt, etc) will continue to whack customers for a $14/day uplift when only slightly downmarket (Marriott Courtyard) are promoting WiFi for free. WIth a choice, I will go for Free WiFi every time and imagine that most business travelers will as well.