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;<small>Holder of the skeleton key.</small>
;<small>Holder of the skeleton key.</small>
;Upgraded to level <big>9</big>
;Upgraded to level <big>'''11'''</big>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf-_bRjZ38U The Decider]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf-_bRjZ38U The Decider]
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:#  No feature outweighs its performance needs. "Working" isn't good enough.
:#  No feature outweighs its performance needs. "Working" isn't good enough.
;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law Things I already knew]
;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law Things I already knew]
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This is a means to an end. Grain by grain the whole being formed will reveal itself and its nature. There is no rushing architecture. Systems rise and fall... nothing is meant to last. Adaptation is inherent to the structural feedback loop (which must exist). It's a tool for analysis. Kenshi is merely the current medium. A shame so much lives out of view.
:I've been given the go-ahead to shift from first gear to second. Summer rains...you can never expect their arrival!
:There are two sides to design. Most people only partake in one. ''Creative production'' is the standard fare modus operandi for how engineer and designer types are educated. The world '''needs''' creators to bring forth new ideas, washing away the old and ushering in the new.
:What is often overlooked, usually by way of organizational structure and a resultant cultural mode, is ''creative destruction''.
:For a given exercise we know there are two effective ways of approaching its execution...
::#Positively
::#Negatively
:The deconstruction and inversion of functional methodologies offers a look at mutually exclusive outcomes for the net routine. 
:Reverse engineering is '''crucial''' to understanding. A building's life cycle doesn't end at grand opening -- there's maintainence and the eventual possibility of demolition. Each a profession unto themselves beyond architecture and construction.
;Today, May 28th, 2025, I saw something I didn't believe was possible. While I occasionally fancy myself to be a trendspotter and (attempt) to keep expected outcomes reasonably in line... it's no longer possible when it comes to this. By 2027 to 2028 the world is going to look quite different than the moment of this writing. If my spidey sense is working properly then the deathknell of '''coding''' just occurred. Take it how you will, perhaps return to this at a future point to reflect. Learn Vim? Good sir, nobody owns a typewriter anymore and there are almost certainly no jobs for a typesetter, we have markup languages nowadays. Wake up and smell the ashes.
And yes, I realize in a world of endless possibilities anything can and will happen. That's why the last thing I expect to occur is nothing. Normalcy bias is endemic across modern society as people become desensitized and even numb to the march of progress. Automation is coming for everyone. This - as painful as the process might be - is a net positive goal. How we get there and what that landscape will look like once finally arrived at are open questions. The easiest way I've found to see this is to recognize ''most of life's hard problems have already been solved''. When someone makes a case for being replaceable they're speaking to a reality shard amongst all humans. Now, the charismatic do-nothing class of the populace are going to be forced to grapple with their fundamental ineptitude. You can take it personally or you can take it to heart. We're all in trouble. Some...more so than others.