Murphy's Law Quotes
- If anything can go wrong, it will. (see Murphy's law)
- Systems in general work poorly or not at all.
- Complicated systems seldom exceed five percent efficiency.
- In complex systems, malfunction and even total non-function
may not be detectable for long periods (if ever).
- A system can fail in an infinite number of ways.
- Systems tend to grow, and as they grow, they encroach.
- As systems grow in complexity, they tend to oppose their
stated function.
- As systems grow in size, they tend to lose basic functions.
- The larger the system, the less the variety in the product.
- The larger the system, the narrower and more specialized
the interfaces between individual elements.
- Control of a system is exercised by the element with the
greatest variety of behavioral responses.
- Loose systems last longer and work better.
- Complex systems exhibit complex and unexpected behaviors.
- Colossal systems foster colossal errors. -KISS
-- mcguyver
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