Aphorism 41
Thinking of computer security in terms of war is a mistake, public health is closer to the right way to look at this problem. Glyn Wintle
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Aphorism 40
The patterns are simple, but followed together, they make for a whole that is wiser than the sum of its parts. Go for a walk; cultivate hunches; write everything down, but keep your folders messy; embrace serendipity; make generative mistakes; take on multiple hobbies, frequent coffee houses and other liquid networks; follow the links; let [...]
Aphorism 39
Even if people are technologically available, it doesn’t mean they are behaviorally available. Helge Tennø cited by Dan McQuillan
Aphorism 38
Medicines have to be trialled, before they go on the market, and most fail. In public policy, most ideas have never been tested and trialled, so when they fail, it’s on the largest possible canvas. Geoff Mulgan (quoted by Zoe Williams in the Guardian)
Aphorism 37
The most important thing to remember about the virtual world is that it is actually very real. Catherine Howe quoted by MyPolice
Aphorism 36
Chance favours the connected mind. Steven Johnson
Aphorism 35
The trouble with best practices is that they worked yesterday. Jean Russell (via Valdis Krebs)
Aphorism 34
We go to the Net to ask a question and end up making friends. Telephones were invented for speaking, and cars were invented for driving, but the Internet was not invented for any single use. That is the source of its value, and certainly of its economic value. It’s why we need to preserve Net [...]
Aphorism 33
Central units excel at producing coherent strategies that departments then don’t implement. William Perrin
Aphorism 32
The biggest mistake is to think you know what the best use for your data is, and lock the data away. Nigel Shabolt (quoted by Yves Raimond, hat tip Lee Bryant)