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[Stilgherrian]

On 17/8/07 9:04 AM, "Ivan Trundle" <ivan at itrundle.com> wrote:
> You're right, though, Stil - but in this instance, millions of people
> have been affected by the outage, whereas the examples you've quoted
> aren't quite so omnipresent in their impact.
> 
> Our expectations are often tempered by track records: my neighbour is
> without heating - again - for another week because of an equipment
> failure, but on past experience, he shrugs and says 'it'll be fixed
> eventually'.

This is true enough. However the "experience" is often based on "my personal
experience so far" rather than the overall reality.

An example is hard disc failure. Many people happily continue with no data
backups because the hard drive has worked perfectly so far. Of course, it
can fail completely, and without warning.

 
> But it does bring to mind the monoculture argument: and that we
> should learn from nature and enjoy diversity in all things, and
> support that diversity.

Indeed. Or at least not centralise things TOO much.

Stil


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