tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post114184002323274955..comments2023-09-28T07:23:51.376-07:00Comments on ProjectPerko: Swamping the SystemCraig Perkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1141861734131980732006-03-08T15:48:00.000-08:002006-03-08T15:48:00.000-08:00Hm. Thanks, I'll look into it when I have the time...Hm. Thanks, I'll look into it when I have the time.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1141860762503622142006-03-08T15:32:00.000-08:002006-03-08T15:32:00.000-08:00Funny, not even fifteen minutes before reading thi...Funny, not even fifteen minutes before reading this post I finished listening to a lecture from the Long Now Foundation on the exact same topic.<BR/><BR/><A>http://www.longnow.org/shop/free-downloads/seminars/</A><BR/>Down near the bottom (Nov. 2005) is a seminar called Making Digital Durable, by Clay Shirky. It looks at what you're talking about here, and how it relates to preserving information and its context for the future.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you're familiar with the Long Now Foundation or not, but they've got some really fascinating seminars for download.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Eric PoultonEric Poultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985606452808972095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1141848828608918352006-03-08T12:13:00.000-08:002006-03-08T12:13:00.000-08:00Pretty much!Pretty much!Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1141846989309289352006-03-08T11:43:00.000-08:002006-03-08T11:43:00.000-08:00This sound like it directly relates back to the La...This sound like it directly relates back to the <A HREF="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/LeakyAbstractions.html" REL="nofollow">Law of Leaky Abstractions</A>.<BR/><BR/>All systems, computer or otherwise, are attempts to abstract people or processes from each other. This has the practical up-shot of making interactions between groups easier. It also creates problems when the systems (or abstractions) get mis-aligned an can no longer easily interact. Thus we patch the abtraction, creating bloat and ill-fitting abstractions. Or we can create a better abstraction.Duncan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280914228859902589noreply@blogger.com