On Tue, 2013-06-18 at 06:53 -0600, Marcus G. Daniels wrote: > Building a hammer could be decoupled from using a hammer. [...] > > In terms of enduring companies that misuse hammers, I'm thinking > Blackwater.
In the abstract, I agree. But in the concrete, these systems (mostly computer-based systems, but including meat-space social networks) require continual energy input. Their half-life is much much shorter than that of a hammer. The only reason Xe/Blackwater is able to maintain their abuse is because the government and Xe are very very competent at the transitioning/rebranding. Those involved are masters at their gaming of the system. Such mastery is more of an exception than a rule. -- ⇒⇐ glen e. p. ropella I can tell just by the climate, and I can tell just by the style ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
