2026-11-04T01:27:50Z https://njump.me Seths.blog https://njump.me/npub1ck9fgy2aue8rcfp08t3htdxsw5m48j2scdcvm9gt0e9xda4fktrqvkynve https://s3.c.im/accounts/avatars/109/264/510/388/509/805/original/64c3437e091d8652.jpg https://s3.c.im/accounts/avatars/109/264/510/388/509/805/original/64c3437e091d8652.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdjd9z6vujkccc5tgupkkn3nplwk059s4zmqp547t63gvs529lmwgzyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevvjuny55 The relentless math of bandwagoning<br/><br/>It often seems that everyone is talking about what everyone is talking about. No one cares about a song or a movie or a political issue--and then they do....<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2026/10/the-relentless-math-of-bandwagoning/">https://seths.blog/2026/10/the-relentless-math-of-bandwagoning/</a> 2026-10-23T09:03:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszyh7uudldtg0wcj2r7d4um42q7m3k0lu06ud4zhq70acsz3ptglgzyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevvz3allt Getting critical<br/><br/>I&#39;d heard a lot about critical theory but didn&#39;t really understand what was being talked about. The Frankfurt School of the 1930s wasn&#39;t really a school....<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2026/10/getting-critical/">https://seths.blog/2026/10/getting-critical/</a> 2026-10-04T09:03:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8c9ve3d66k7pame2m2wzj3tnnp66g5yuw2p2nvy805xx0tfvck0qzyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevvmumfef Backlist confusion<br/><br/>The backlist are the products already in the marketplace. Built earlier, still sold. The frontlist is the new....<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2026/06/backlist-confusion/">https://seths.blog/2026/06/backlist-confusion/</a> 2026-06-29T09:09:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphchxhtkms2h470jfn7ecqx4m79cyfxx3klq0c0asf8lc6fp5rrqzyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevv8uet68 “There is no alternative”<br/><br/>TINA! This is what Margaret Thatcher said about her draconian free market policies. It&#39;s an easy thing to tell ourselves about compliance to any dominant system. But it&#39;s incomplete. The complete sentence is, &#34;There is no alternative unless we&#39;re prepared to endure short-term discomfort as we push back against the dominant system.&#34; So the real question isn&#39;t, &#34;what&#39;s the alternative?&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2026/04/there-is-no-alternative/">https://seths.blog/2026/04/there-is-no-alternative/</a> 2026-04-03T09:03:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0rnx4v337tarzpnp9lxqtrnglcpg9zgpprykrjkfeenja5z5p2zqzyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevv73zpdf Redundancy and resilience<br/><br/>If it&#39;s important, don&#39;t ask the team to try harder. Instead, create the conditions for ordinary effort to produce redundant outputs that reduce crises. If quality is a problem, look at the system, not the people.<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2026/03/redundancy-and-resilience/">https://seths.blog/2026/03/redundancy-and-resilience/</a> 2026-03-30T09:03:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0vuunnelg4j85ntsgfq44arf75p6zxj9xmjzd4qyr5yxlykp30pczyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevv34ddjd Embracing externalities<br/><br/>Freedom is something we desire. The freedom to choose, to speak up, to produce, to follow our passions and our dreams. And organizations in search of efficiency, shortcuts or profits often argue for freedom as well. The freedom to organize their production and to go to market without regulation or hassle. Our actions, though, have consequences. That power plant might be venting steam into the river that millions depend on.<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2025/01/embracing-externalities-2/">https://seths.blog/2025/01/embracing-externalities-2/</a> 2025-01-17T10:03:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf7p4kwxwyxwv0r7vx67hugh077p0yn9fxs3rl86fgxjrvums6hjszyrzc49q3thnyu0py9uawxad56p6nw57f2rphpnv4pdly5ehk4xevvpszlaz Yes, but how does it work?<br/><br/>I worked with Arthur C. Clarke at the very beginning of my career. He&#39;s most famous for saying, &#34;Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.&#34; Magic isn&#39;t such a bad thing. And we certainly have plenty of advanced technology around. Advanced in the sense that we can&#39;t be bothered to take the time to understand it. A friend showed me his electric water bottle.<br/><br/><a href="https://seths.blog/2024/10/yes-but-how-does-it-work/">https://seths.blog/2024/10/yes-but-how-does-it-work/</a> 2024-10-05T08:51:14Z