Mastodawn

Resonates with current times so much:

For politics:
«The Reporting Problem: "Things are what they are reported to be."»

For software engineering as a profession and as one of the pillars of modern life:
«Tread Softly: "In setting up a new system, tread softly. You may be disturbing another system that is actually working."»

For those training LLMs:
«Focus on Process, Not Just Outcome: Most people are overly concerned with the end result, when they should focus more on the process that produced the outcome.»

#JohnGall

brand Sep 17, 2025

I’ve been slowly collecting the John Gall Haruki Murakami covers over the last few years. not really seeking them out but picking them up whenever I find one in good condition.

I’ve been seeking this one for a while and despite everything else being bad right now, this really made my day. Lovely novel, I’m overdue for a reread.

#books #harukimurakami #johngall #murakami

Phil Calvin May 3, 2024

Reality is more complex than it seems.

#systemsbible #johngall

Mike Amundsen Sep 30, 2023

Gall's Law

https://signalvnoise.com/posts/1414-a-complex-system-that-works-is-invariably

"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system." -- #JohnGall

#systemThinking #platforms #api360

Quote: A complex system that works is invariably…

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.

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